Noskowiak opens up his recruitment

[WadeATKBurton]

This LOCAL radio sports talk is out of my league lol

[LloydMooresLegs]

Fixed above

The best Chicago Sports Personalities ....

1. Brian Hanley
2. Len Kasper
3. Jen Lada
4. Dan McGrath
5. who cares

whew...and nailed it with the MU grads, sir!

[MU Fan in Connecticut]

LOL, what the hell happened?  Let me say it a different way:  Ma$$holes.

That's Connecticut vs. Massachusetts right there.

[wadesworld]

Maybe Coach K placed a call on Wojo's behalf?

[Jet915]

Still have a feeling he will recommit to Marquette but has an in-home visit with Creighton today.

[ronald dragon]

Still have a feeling he will recommit to Marquette but has an in-home visit with Creighton today.

If he doesn't land at MU I hope he goes to Creighton.

[bilsu]

If he doesn't land at MU I hope he goes to Creighton.

That way the people who post here that think he is not any good can see how stupid they are.

[Jet915]

Just got a commitment from BU PG Maurice Watson Jr. who will be eligible in 2015.  One PG down...

[Markusquette]

Just got a commitment from BU PG Maurice Watson Jr. who will be eligible in 2015.  One PG down...

Congrats jet!

[WarriorPride68]

John Groce & Illinois visited Nick Noskowiak over the weekend.

[77ncaachamps]

Word is UNLV offered recently.

http://247sports.com/Bolt/UNLV-offers-Nick-Noskowiak-28284488

[Tugg Speedman]

Groce is nothing like Weber, and it's way too soon to judge the results.
Last year was the Illini's best season in quite a while, with winning the Maui Invitational, 14-0 start, win over #1 Indiana, etc.
This year they took an expected step back after losing their top two players from the previous season and three starters in all. Barring transfers, they'll lose only one player off this year's roster and should be improved next year.

Off to a good start for next year ....

Illini's Darius Paul charged with underage drinking, resisting officer

http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/chi-report-illini-paul-arrested-20140422,0,3260760.story

Illinois basketball player Darius Paul was arrested Tuesday morning for resisting a police officer and for underage drinking.

Paul, 20, ran from a university police officer after she saw him and another male walking across a parking lot, university police captain Roy Acree said. The other male was not identified.

Paul exhibited no violent behavior, Acree said.

He was taken to the Champaign County satellite jail in Urbana at the time of the incident and subsequently released on bond. Paul was arraigned at the Champaign County courthouse later Tuesday.

Paul will appear in court again on May 16 and faces up to 365 days in jail for the misdemeanor, according to the Champaign County state's attorney office in Urbana.

Via email, Lynda Paul, Darius' mother, said the family had no comment and it has hired an attorney.

Paul was walking across the South China restaurant parking lot on Springfield St. after 3 a.m. Tuesday, when an officer noticed him. She lost sight of him before she noticed him again in a location where it appeared he had been walking across railroad tracks.

When the officer followed Paul on foot and ordered him to stop, he began walking at a brisker pace, Acree said. When Paul was asked to stop a second time, he began running. He was tackled and apprehended outside of 57 E. Healey St., where he lives in Champaign.

He was arrested for resisting and obstructing a police officer and for illegal consumption of alcohol by a minor. Police say he admitted he had been drinking.

"If he would have just listened to the police officer at most he would have received a city ordinance for the illegal consumption of a minor," Acree said. "For one reason or another, he decided to run."

A sophomore transfer from Western Michigan, he sat out last season because of NCAA transfer rules but is expected make a strong impact in the upcoming season. He is the younger brother of former Illini guard Brandon Paul, whose Illini career ended two seasons ago.

"We are aware of the situation that occurred with Darius and are in the process of gathering more information," coach John Groce said in a statement Tuesday. "We need to let the legal process run its course and then will determine the appropriate disciplinary action."

[mr.MUskie]

Off to a good start for next year ....

Illini's Darius Paul charged with underage drinking, resisting officer

http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/chi-report-illini-paul-arrested-20140422,0,3260760.story

Illinois basketball player Darius Paul was arrested Tuesday morning for resisting a police officer and for underage drinking.

Paul, 20, ran from a university police officer after she saw him and another male walking across a parking lot, university police captain Roy Acree said. The other male was not identified.

Paul exhibited no violent behavior, Acree said.

He was taken to the Champaign County satellite jail in Urbana at the time of the incident and subsequently released on bond. Paul was arraigned at the Champaign County courthouse later Tuesday.

Paul will appear in court again on May 16 and faces up to 365 days in jail for the misdemeanor, according to the Champaign County state's attorney office in Urbana.

Via email, Lynda Paul, Darius' mother, said the family had no comment and it has hired an attorney.

Paul was walking across the South China restaurant parking lot on Springfield St. after 3 a.m. Tuesday, when an officer noticed him. She lost sight of him before she noticed him again in a location where it appeared he had been walking across railroad tracks.

When the officer followed Paul on foot and ordered him to stop, he began walking at a brisker pace, Acree said. When Paul was asked to stop a second time, he began running. He was tackled and apprehended outside of 57 E. Healey St., where he lives in Champaign.

He was arrested for resisting and obstructing a police officer and for illegal consumption of alcohol by a minor. Police say he admitted he had been drinking.

"If he would have just listened to the police officer at most he would have received a city ordinance for the illegal consumption of a minor," Acree said. "For one reason or another, he decided to run."

A sophomore transfer from Western Michigan, he sat out last season because of NCAA transfer rules but is expected make a strong impact in the upcoming season. He is the younger brother of former Illini guard Brandon Paul, whose Illini career ended two seasons ago.

"We are aware of the situation that occurred with Darius and are in the process of gathering more information," coach John Groce said in a statement Tuesday. "We need to let the legal process run its course and then will determine the appropriate disciplinary action."

Must be pretty slow if a female cop caught up to him.

[brandx]

Interesting. Faces 365 days in jail for walking across a parking lot at night.

[Tums Festival]

Word is UNLV offered recently.

http://247sports.com/Bolt/UNLV-offers-Nick-Noskowiak-28284488

UNLV isn't the only one:

Derek Piper ‏@DerekPiper247  23m
Buzz Williams has offered former Marquette commit PG Nick Noskowiak. Groce and Parham visited on Saturday. #Illini http://247sports.com/Player/Nick-Noskowiak-23497 ...

[Daniel]

Word is Buzz offered Noskowiak too -

[tower912]

So...does Nick like Marquette, or does Nick like Buzz?

[Marqevans]

So...does Nick like Marquette, or does Nick like Buzz?

Exactly!

[Tums Festival]

So...does Nick like Marquette, or does Nick like Buzz?

He has mentioned more than once that Marquette is his favorite team, so we shall see.

[ATWizJr]

when is signing day?

[GooooMarquette]

He has mentioned more than once that Marquette is his favorite team, so we shall see.

Don't recall that.  I thought it was Cohen who said he'd long been a MU fan.

Hope you're right....

[VegasWarrior77]

I thought that it was Nick that said something like:  "It's not a question of whether I want MU, it's a question of whether MU and coach Wojo want me." - paraphrasing....

[jakeec]

Yea, this will get interesting with Buzz back in the picture.

[BM1090]

FWIW Mark Miller and Evan Flood both predicted Nick to MU today

[MU Buff]

No inside info but I'm pretty confident if Wojo keeps recruiting Noskowiak he will be at Marquette.