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Victor Uyaelunmo receives scholarship offer from Illinois

The Florida native could bolster the Illini front court.

According to his Twitter account, four-star big man Victor Uyaelunmo has received a scholarship offer from Illinois. The 6-foot-11, 210-pound prospect is ranked as the No. 88 overall player and No. 10 center in 247Sports' composite rankings.

In addition to Illinois, Uyaelunmo has other scholarship offers from Pittsburgh, Rutgers, and Southern Cal; Georgetown, Miami (FL), Tennessee, and Texas have also expressed interest in the big man.

Highlights

Scouting Report (via Scout.com)

Raw but possessing great promise, Uyaelumno runs the floor well and is a huge, true center. He blocks shots, gets ahead on the break for dunks and rebounds his area on the defensive glass. He has a long way to go in terms of post scoring, but he does possess tools.

Illinois Basketball's 2017 Recruiting Class

Looking for more on Illinois' class-of-2017 recruiting efforts? You can click here to see a list of all the documented scholarship. You can also view an illustration of the program's future rosters right here.