CHAMPAIGN — Illinois' search for help in the 2018 class continues. The latest target? An AAU teammate of Ayo Dosunmu, the Illini's lone 2018 signee.
Former Chicago Uplift standout Demarius Jacobs earned an Illinois offer Friday evening. Jacobs, a one-time Southern Illinois commit who reclassified to 2018, is playing a prep school year at Hillcrest Prep in Phoenix. He's averaging averaging 13 points, five rebounds and two assists this season.
Jacobs is considered a three-star prospect by both Rivals and 247Sports and holds other offers from Arizona State, Saint Louis and Kentucky. The 6-foot-2 guard reclassified from 2017 after putting up 19.