Ep. 1153 - Adam Finkelstein & Kyle Tausk on Illini vs. UConn, Quentin Coleman's commitment
Illini Inquirer Podcast: An Illinois Fighting Illini athletics podcast
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4.9 • 574 Ratings
🗓️ 3 April 2026
⏱️ 54 minutes
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Summary
From the Final Four in Indianapolis, Illini Inquirer's Jeremy Werner discusses Illinois vs. UConn and four-star guard Quentin Coleman's commitment to the Illini with CBS Sports director of scouting Adam Finkelstein and Kyle Tausk. The guys break down the huge turnout of Illini fans at Friday's open practice, final thoughts on the matchup with UConn and how Coleman fits in the Illini's future.
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| 0:00.0 | What a Friday at the Final Four. |
| 0:15.2 | Welcome in to the Alainanquire podcast. |
| 0:17.4 | I'm Jeremy Warner, Alainanquire publisher. |
| 0:20.4 | We've been in indie for about 24 hours now. |
| 0:23.0 | And what a scene it was Friday as all the fans came into town. And boy, Alainai fans, as expected, |
| 0:30.1 | just two hours from Champaign, Urbana, about three hours from Chicago land. You have shown up |
| 0:35.0 | in force. More than 10,000 fans showed up to Lucaso Stadium for the Illinois's open practice this morning. |
| 0:42.0 | And what a scene it was. |
| 0:43.7 | And what a Friday it was for Illinois is they prepare for the national semifinal against |
| 0:48.7 | Yukon at 509 central time, 609 Eastern time on Saturday evening here in Indianapolis at Lucaso |
| 0:57.4 | Stadium, but also Illinois gearing up for the future as well, getting a commitment from |
| 1:02.2 | top 35 class of 2026 guard. Quentin Coleman, winning that recruitment over Missouri, |
| 1:09.0 | Texas Tech, several other big time programs coming in on that one. |
| 1:12.6 | But Illinois locks up another great future guard. |
| 1:16.3 | We will talk about all of that. |
| 1:18.4 | The sights, the sounds, and what we've learned is we've been in Indianapolis for two days now. |
| 1:24.3 | We will preview the Yukon matchup and we'll talk more about Quentin Coleman and what he brings. Adam Finkelstein, the director of scouting for CBS sports. He joins us to break |
| 1:34.1 | down Illinois, what he's thought of them leading into the final four, what he thinks about |
| 1:38.2 | this Yukon matchup. He knows this Yukon program incredibly well. Also talk to him about |
| 1:43.0 | Keaton Wagler, the prep evaluation for 24-7 sports, which was |
| 1:47.1 | low on Keaton Wogler, but higher than others in the industry. |
| 1:50.4 | We had them number 150, which obviously was too low, but that was the highest of all of these |
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