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Riley became the highest-ranked recruit the
Fighting Illini signed in "the internet era," according to
Illinois in a news release. Riley was the No. 9 overall prospect
and the No. 2 small forward according to 247Sports, and No. 12
overall in that service's composite rankings.
Riley, a 6-foot-8 Canadian prospect, was playing at The Phelps
School, a prep school in Pennsylvania. He is averaging 21.9
points per game on the Nike EYBL circuit this year.
He chose Illinois over Arizona, Alabama and Kentucky.
"It's exciting to add a supremely talented player in Will Riley
to our program. He is the consummate positionless basketball
player who has all the tools offensively," Illinois coach Brad
Underwood said in a statement. "... Will has the ability to
score it at all three levels, and he gives us another action
player who can make plays for others and himself based on
matchups. He is skilled, has a great midrange and float game,
and extremely high basketball IQ."
By reclassifying to 2024, Riley joins a roster that loaded up on
transfers, namely guards Kylan Boswell (Arizona) and Tre White
(Louisville) and forwards Ben Humrichous (Evansville), Carey
Booth (Notre Dame) and Jake Davis (Mercer). Underwood also
brought in Tomsilav Ivisic, a center who has played for the
Croatian national team, and Kasparas Jakucionis, a guard from FC
Barcelona.
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