Piper's update on Illini basketball staff, 2025 recruiting efforts | Illini Inquirer Podcast

Illini Inquirer's Derek Piper joins Jeremy Werner to discuss the status of Illinois basketball assistant coach Tim Anderson and what his potential departure would mean for the program. Piper then updates the Illini's recruiting efforts, including official visits for 2025 prospects Keaton Wagler, Brandon Lee and Trey Maddox as well as the latest with target Jacob Furphy.
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[@stephengooch]

TI is an ILLINI guy pay him an keep the ball rolling in Champaign

[@thomaswoodmancy7096]

I'd hate to see T.A. leave.. but I trust Coach Brad and his ability to fill the coaching staff. ILL 🧡 💙

[@gregoryhelton2408]

In Daddy Brad we trust!!!!!!

[@craigbarber7859]

Big mistake if they let Tim go.

[@DOutlaw]

If he takes less money, at a lesser program, then he didn't want to be here.

[@robertem4899]

Pay Tim Anderson.. period

[@gregl3690]

Brad turns most "opportunities" into upgrades. Keep your pants on. Anyone worried about missing Demin or Fears? Anyone worried about Chester? Nope, upgrades on all. There's a reason some folks call him Daddy Brad. Dude isn't going to sweat it.

[@wupapi39]

Not good considering what the In-State class looks like for 27’ hopefully he doesn’t go to a program that can siphon that talent elsewhere

[@airsoftempire8951]

Wasn’t he the lead for Morez 🤦🏼‍♂️ I don’t wanna see him transfer, good Lord. And to insinuate that Tyler U and Zach H (combined!) are in the same stratosphere as TA re recruiting- like those 2 being “out on the road” is going to offset this.. is incredibly wishful thinking

[@dennisgriffin6742]

2 hours after you wrote this Tyler got a 4* kid to commit.

[@DOutlaw]

he committed to Brad, and the Illini.

[@airsoftempire8951]

@@dennisgriffin6742 I’m glad! 2 things can be true, right? TA would be a massive loss. Hope TU gets many more!

[@airsoftempire8951]

@@DOutlaw So kids nowadays don’t follow assistant coaches who recruited them to other schools.. 😂 🤦🏼‍♂️

[@DOutlaw]

@@airsoftempire8951 they won’t follow for lesser schools, and if they do, they aren’t good enough to be here.

[@medicalstaffingsolutionsus4160]

Our AD is usually good but he is not on one this. Fix this pay Tim!

[@stoney4098]

If TA leaves, this is a big big loss.

[@gregoryhelton2408]

Not really.

[@claytonhall989]

Eh. I’d rather he stay, but our program is big time right now. This is what happens: coaches leave and then you bring in other good ones (like Orlando Antigua).

[@TruthfullySpeaking2001]

You still need that plug into Chicago Tim has that plug with Mean streets he deserves to get paid.

[@jwillenbo]

Makes you wonder.. 🤔

[@jedward5155]

All the armchair experts are weighing in, suddenly believing they know better than Underwood and Whitman.

[@EricGoldstein-m6g]

Why do we lose a coach every off season this has to stop this is a normal with this head coach. Tim is a big loss for this program.