The Chicago Tribune article seems to indicate that Jeff Jordan is headed to Champaign to be a walk-on basketball player at Illinois. We had already heard that his application had been accepted, and now the word is that he will start school this summer. Announcement expected soon.
Further confirmation on a recruiting website Illinois Prep Bulls-Eye
There is lots of speculation about the impact of Jordan on Illinois' basketball program, which to me is rather silly. It is obviously a positive event for Illinois to have the son of the greatest basketball player ever to attend Illinois. Further, anyone who watched Michael as a college player and a pro knows that Michael kept improving until he was in his late 20's or early 30's. Finally, Jeff Jordan is rated a three star guard, and we have had very successful guys at Illinois that were rated three stars and lower in high school. And Weber is not even using up a scholarship for young Mr. Jordan. Awesome news, period!
Thursday, April 26, 2007
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4 comments:
Lets hope he wears #23 and we now have Air Jordan for Air Gordan.
My understanding is that he has been invited as a walkon and will not sign a LOI.
So, if he has a change of heart, he can go to another program at the last minute.
True, but why go somewhere else, when he can stay close to Chicago, be coached by Bruce Weber and get a great education at the same time. And go play some at the Maui Invitational!
one reason would be to play! I don't think he will play much at U of I.
Pat Ewing was an interesting experiment for IU. His dad was not happy with playing time and the kid transfered to Georgetown.
Nothing positive came of Ewing.
I think Jordan will be a better outcome, but he is not really a legit guard right now. His younger brother Marcus is more close to being ready.
scot
Right, but he can work on his game, get good grades, and prepare for more playing time as a Soph or Jr. I agree, that does take patience on the part of a young man, but maybe it does work out.
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