Ep. 808 - Derek Piper on Illini wing pursuits, NBA Draft Combine & scheduling
Illini Inquirer Podcast: An Illinois Fighting Illini athletics podcast
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4.9 • 576 Ratings
🗓️ 14 May 2024
⏱️ 69 minutes
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Summary
Illini Inquirer's Derek Piper joins Jeremy Werner to discuss the NBA Draft Combine, including Terrence Shannon Jr. speaking to the media for the first time in six months and Coleman Hawkins' stay-or-go decision. Piper then discusses the Illini's pursuit for another wing to add to the 2024-25 roster and potential options. The guys then discuss Illinois added Alabama and Duke to the 2024-25 schedule and a future return to the United Center before wrapping up the conversation focusing on high school recruiting.
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| 0:53.3 | Today on the online inquire podcast, Derek Piper joins me, Jeremy Warner, to break down |
| 0:57.8 | all the latest with Illinois basketball. |
| 1:00.3 | We talk about Terrence Shannon talking. |
| 1:02.6 | For the first time, in six months, he speaks to the media while he's at the NBA Draft Combine |
| 1:07.3 | and a lot to touch up on with Terrence Shannon Jr. |
| 1:11.3 | Because the first time he's talked since his arrest for that charge of rape, |
| 1:14.5 | since he returned to the team after federal judge overturned his team suspension. |
| 1:19.6 | And after his phenomenal run to end the season, |
| 1:22.7 | one of the best 18 game stretches I've ever seen from a college basketball player. |
| 1:26.8 | And now he's preparing for the NBA draft, but he's going to be standing trial before then in Kansas on June 10th. |
| 1:34.7 | That is the scheduled date for his trial to begin. |
| 1:37.9 | And we'll see what comes of that. |
| 1:39.8 | We talk with Derek about Terrence Shannon's NBA draft stock. |
| 1:43.1 | Coleman Hawkins in his upcoming decision of whether to stay in the draft or come back to college, |
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