WESTFIELD, Ind. — Talen Horton-Tucker’s first scholarship offer came the spring following his sophomore season at Simeon when Illinois-Chicago started its recruitment of the versatile Wolverines wing.
DePaul entered the picture last summer. Loyola Chicago was in on Horton-Tucker in early fall and was followed soon after by Northwestern.
The offer Horton-Tucker wanted, though, remained elusive. Until last month. That’s when new Illinois coach Brad Underwood offered the 6-foot-5, 205-pound Class of 2018 prospect on April 22 along with his Mac Irvin Fire teammate Ayo Dosunmu.
“It means a lot,” Horton-Tucker said of his Illinois offer.