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CHAMPAIGN — CHAMPAIGN — Tevian Jones had plenty of interest in his recruitment. Mississippi State was coming hard. California, too, for the Culver City (Calif.) transfer. Not to mention other reported offers from the likes of Arizona, UConn, Nevada, UNLV and USC.
What none of those programs had, though, was the relationship Jones said he was able to build with Illinois. That ended up being a deciding factor for the four-star guard, who committed to the Illini on Tuesday morning and intends to sign his National Letter of Intent on April 11 when the spring signing period opens.