Illinois basketball coach Bruce Weber has been ripped (and not undeservedly) for his failure to attract top-notch recruits to Champaign.
But Weber has attracted one recruit who, although he's not expected to do much this season on the court, should do plenty to draw attention to the program. The recruit is Jeff Jordan, son of Michael Jordan, and father and son are both doing what they can to promote the Illinois basketball team.
Jeff and Michael had a sit-down with Matt Lauer for a Today show piece that will show how Jeff is adjusting to Illinois and how his old man feels about his son following in his footsteps. It sounds like it'll be a feel-good story, and a rare piece of good news surrounding the Illinois basketball program.
And the best may be yet to come, as Jeff's younger brother, Marcus (pictured with dad 14 years ago) is a junior in high school and considered a better prospect than Jeff. If Weber can land the other Jordan brother, it might help put to rest that talk that he can't recruit.
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10-17-2007 @ 11:44AM
PeteJayhawk said...
Remember how Michael Jordan used to do those Chicagoland commercials for the Chevy Blazer? And now Jeff Jordan is going to Illinois, home of the Chevy Blazer?
Something just doesn't add up here. Maybe Bruce Pearl can get to the bottom of it.
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10-18-2007 @ 8:42AM
Nate said...
You haven't happened to notice that the Illini have recruited 4 players in the last week, have you?
Your article is very "2 weeks ago". Try to stay current.
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10-19-2007 @ 10:28AM
tom stovall said...
#1- If Bruce Pearlman can't get to the bottom of this, maybe you can ask Ken"Snakeyes"Norman. I saw the lic. plate of his chevy blazer on campus many times.(#33).
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10-22-2007 @ 1:11PM
Kip Dondlinger said...
PeteJayhawk -
Do you really think Jeff Jordan, son of one of the wealthiest athletes in the history of sports, was somehow lured to Illinois by cars or cash? His father is worth $398 million according to one source. You think his choice of school was put out for the highest bidder? Additionally, no one has ever...EVER...questioned Bruce Weber's recruiting ethics.
Think next time before you post.
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