The Illinois basketball players will return to campus this weekend in preparation for summer workouts, including newcomers Jalen Coleman-Lands, Aaron Jordan, Darius Paul, Mike Thorne Jr. and D.J. Williams. Basketball beat writer Marcus Jackson talks about their arrivials and Williams' expectations for himself as he enters college.
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