Tre White Transfers to Illinois!!! #cbb

Intro welcome back to only talk sports we talk sports every single day or at least we try to I'm R Jeffrey subscribe a channel if you like sports content hit that notification Bell so you never miss our video the transfer portal has been a little bit quiet lately because we've had March Madness going on the national championship just wrapped up with Yukon winning back-to-back national titles and we had the massive news that John Calipari is leaving Kentucky to become the next head basketball coach of Arkansas but now that all that's died down a little bit the trans portal is going to come back into focus and it has tonight with an announcement that Trey white is transferring to the Illinois fighting Alani this is a big addition for Illinois because they need some transfer portal talent to come into the program because they are losing some of their key players from this year's team and they have to replace it for next year or Illinois will be a worse team but I'm going to go over whether Trey white fits for the Illinois fighting Alo with their roster and whether I believe that Brad Underwood has what it takes to help the Illinois fighting L be a really good team in college basketball next season again now this is a really good Illinois Season Review/History sign for Illinois because Brad Underwood has been a name for the Kentucky basketball head coaching job and I know that a lot of Illinois fans are worried about that because Brad Underwood has done a really good job with Illinois they're not one of the best programs in college basketball but they're actually pretty underrated if you look at Illinois and the all time wins department they are 13th in college basketball history in alltime wins right behind program prrams like Indiana and St John's and Purdue that have a lot of basketball history so Illinois is definitely a better program than people think and they do have a National Championship under their belt even though it came before the NCAA tournament was founded and they were a runnerup one time back in 2005 but they have a lot of Elite 8 sweet 16s and tournament appearances obviously they made the Elite 8 this season but the reason why Illinois had the success that they had this season is because of teren Shannon Jr the transfer that they got from Texas Tech a couple years ago he was the third leading scorer in college basketball this season and probably the best player in the Big 10 behind Zach Eed he had some off the court issues early in the season which prevented him from being able to play for Illinois but once he returned for Illinois in the middle of the season and he got his footing back underneath him he helped Illinois be a really dangerous team Marcus damasque was a great transfer portal Edition as well that Brad Underwood brought in Quincy guier and juson Haron were solid players and Coleman Hawkins has been a great program guy the last few years for Illinois he's always been a player that has kind of been on the fringes of the NBA draft radar but he kept coming back to Illinois it doesn't look like he's going to return for another season though and then Dane dja did enter the transfer portal because he lost minutes at Illinois but the fact is that Illinois has had a lot of success bringing in guys through the portal because a lot of these guys were portal players and it looks like Illinois is going to have a solid returning cast to players including Ty Rogers Luke goody Dre Gibbs Longhorn sincer Harris is coming back and they got a couple of pretty Sol an incoming freshman so if you go off of what Brad Underwood has done in the portal already is the head coach of Illinois bringing in guys like Alfonso plumber Matthew Meyer teren Shannon Jr Marcus Damas it's really looking pretty solid that he should be able to continue the success of bringing in solid players like the guys he's already brought in Tre White Breakdown/Analysis and Joe Tipton tweeted out that Trey white the transfer portal Wing from the Louisville Cardinals has committed to the Illinois fighting line night and he averaged 12 points per game in six boards this past season for Louisville and this will actually be third School in college basketball because as a freshman he committed to the USC Trojans and then after one season out in La he decided to go to Louisville which kind of made sense because Louisville had a ton of playing time available for Trey white since Louisville was in terrible shape and even though Louisville was not a good team this season and Kenny Payne ended up getting fired Trey white was not one of their issues he had a very good season the only problem with Trey white is that his efficiency metrics are not the best he shot 45% from the field this past season at Louisville which to be fair when you're on a really bad team defenses might key in on you a little bit more because you're one of the better players but still at 6 foot7 a 45% field goal percentage it could be a little bit better he only shot 29% from three this past season and that's something that's going to be tough for Illinois with them losing guys like Marcus Damas and Coleman Hawkins and teren Shannon who were really solid Shooters this past year Trey White's not a great three-point shooter that could be a potential issue for Illinois but what does help Illinois though is that they already do have a transfer portal Edition that they got and Jake Davis who transferred around a week ago to Illinois and he is a much better three-point shooter than Trey white and he's kind of a wing player as well so maybe that will help out the fighting Alani ey and they got a guy on Luke goody who should be back who's a really good shooter and Illinois now with the addition of Trey white they have three more scholarships available that they can still use in the portal to bring in good players they probably need a center and they probably need at least a couple of more guards because they are kind of wing heavy but I do think Trey White and the addition of Jake Davis definitely help Shore up the wing position for the Illinois fighting line I Trey White's not a perfect player but he is a guy that's still improving he averaged nine points per game as a freshman at USC he up it to 12 points per game at Louisville this past season so maybe he can be a guy that averages around the same and maybe can improve his efficiency metrics at Illinois being surrounded by better players because it's not always how many points you score it's more often important how efficient you are from the floor and the scouting report on Trey white is that he's a longplay making front Court player who offers versatility on both ends of the Court which means that he will definitely help out Illinois on the defensive and something that they probably needed a little bit more of this past season it's not that their defense wasn't bad but they were a much more offensive oriented team he can handle the ball and get to the rim which is huge when you're in the Big 10 being surrounded by a lot of guys that are very tough and physical you need to be able to get to the rim he has an explosive Second Step he's a good offensive rebounder though he was just average at that at Louisville so that's something something Brad Underwood can possibly tap out of him there he's pretty good in the mid-range which is interesting because he's also a pretty good free throw shooter so that always kind of translate if you're a good free throw shooter usually you should be a pretty good mid-range shooter but like I said the three-point shot is what he's got to get better at because he was a former festar recruit if he was a better three-point shooter he probably would already be in the NBA right now so that's why he has to improve as a three-point shooter and Illinois could be a really good program to help him out in that regard but I do believe with the Brad Underwood committed to Illinois? addition of white it shows that Brad Underwood is committed to the Illinois fighting line ey basketball program and that's why I think the addition of Trey White's so important because if he was not locked into the Illinois job why would the fighting line I have just got an important transfer portal Edition In Trey white they already got Jake Davis as well so I think Brad Underwood's probably content to stay at Illinois which is huge for the fighting line ey because we know they had success back in the past with Bill s and Bruce Weber it was up and down and way back in the past they've had success they're a good program in Illinois is really funding their nil right now which is why they are landing these high quality players a lot of the guys that Illinois has been bringing in through the portal the last few years could play at almost any school and college basketball so I think that Illinois is really prioritizing basketball even more than they are their own football team which is very interesting because Illinois football's been up and down but I think Illinois basketball's been the more consistent program at that school they're really funding the college basketball team and if Brad Underwood does stay at Illinois and doesn't take the Kentucky job with to me with these additions in the portal it doesn't seem like that's the case but you never know anything can change but I do believe if Brad Underwood stays committed to the program Illinois should continue to be a solid program for years to come because they've been one of the better teams in the Big 10 the past few seasons even though Purdue's been getting all the headlines but with Zack e gon maybe Illinois can take over as the best team in the conference we'll have to see but additions like Trey white are huge other guys that Illinois Other Portal Targets for Illinois is looking at in the portal Dante Maddox the Toledo guard AJ store the Wiscon Wingard even though it does look like AJ sto's looking at some other schools it looked like he might have been a lock for the Illinois fighting line ey when he first entered the portal from Wisconsin but things might have changed there but he still could end up at Illinois who knows kylin Boswell the guard from Arizona would be a really good fit for Illinois in my opinion and Carrie Booth the Notre Dame big and Xavier Amos the Northern Illinois big are two guys that could help out in the front court for Illinois like I said Illinois needs a big and they need a couple guards but I do believe Brad Underwood's going to get it done he usually does a good job filling up basically all the scholarships for Illinois with quality players they got a Final Thoughts and Outro lot of guys that could improve as well like Luke goody sincere Harris who red shirted this past season but Trey white he's not a perfect player he had some issues at Louisville this past season shooting the three ball and he was on a really bad team and the fact that he wasn't more dominant than he was his past season at Louisville when they were really bad shows that he has a lot of improving to do but Brad Underwood has been tapping out the potential in guys lately most of their transfer portal players have improved at Illinois I believe Trey White a good addition to pair with Jake Davis the other transfer that they've added for the wing positions Illinois is looking loaded on the wing and if Brad Underwood doesn't leave for the Kentucky job and he stays at Illinois and he fills up those other positions that they need with quality players and Illinois should continue to be a solid basketball program next season but let me know what you guys think in the comments section down below about the Trey wide addition for the Illinois fighting line and whether you like the addition for Illinois and whether you think he can be a guy that helps Illinois be a solid program next season and what you think about the trajectory of Illinois basketball and whether you believe it it's still on the rise or if you think Illinois might take a bit of a step back next season if Brad Underwood leaves or even if Brad Underwood's still the coach and you just think Illinois might not be as good next year subscribe to the channel if you like sports content like this video down below follow me on Twitter as well link is in the description and I'll see you next time