Fighting Illini basketball will have the first shot at landing one of the nation’s most talented recruits. Five-star wing Kris Wilkes (IN) has scheduled an official visit to Champaign for the weekend of September 9-11, which coincides with the football team’s night game against North Carolina. Wilkes is the No. 17 overall player in the country, per 247Sports.
Indy Hoosier 5 Star G/F Kris Wilkes will start Official Visits with Illinois on Sept 9 wknd and Indiana Sept 30 wknd. XU in home 13th.
— UA Indy Hoosiers (@Indyhoosiersbba) August 25, 2016
Wilkes narrowed his list to five schools a few weeks ago, including Indiana, Xavier, UCLA, and UConn along with the Orange and Blue.
The 6-foot-7 wing has scheduled additional campus visits to UCLA (September 23) and Indiana (September 30); Xavier will also get an in-home visit on September 13.
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