E.J. Liddell was a miss for Illinois on the recruiting trail. The thing is, he wasn't the first and he won't be the last. Our college basketball writer takes a look at 10 freshmen, once on the Illini radar, who could be set up for success this season:
1. Keldon Johnson, Kentucky
The one area the Wildcats needed an infusion of talent to replace its latest NBA draft picks was on the wing, which makes Johnson perhaps the most important of Kentucky's five-star freshmen. He'll help at both ends as a legit two-way wing.