Illini 2009 Class now rated number 2

ESPN has come out with an article and ranking of the 2009 classes, and no surprise to me, the Illini are ranked number 2 behind North Carolina, due to their verbals from Tyler Griffey, Brandon Paul, DJ Richardson and Joseph Bertrand. There are still a majority of the top players left uncommitted, but the Illini and Bruce Weber have a great early class commmitted for 2009.

Illini Class of 2009 Looking Top Notch

The new rankings for the class of 2009 are now released by scout.com, and are shown here. The Illini are looking fairly strong, with a year to go.

Joseph Bertrand is number 52 in the country.

Brandon Paul is number 67.

Tyler Griffey is number 81.

DJ Richardson is not listed, but has been rated highly by other experts.