Milwaukee native point guard Te'Jon Lucas made headlines yesterday after becoming the first high school player to become a part of Illinois' 2016 recruiting class. He also solves many of the backcourt issues that the team has faced over the course of the the past couple seasons. You can check out a full breakdown on Lucas here.
Here's how Twitter reacted after this big announcement:
I am Proud to say I have officially Committed to the University of Illinois #FightingIllini #illinoisCommit
— Te'Jon Lucas (@too_smoove23) September 17, 2015
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Coach Freddie Riley: Mr. & Mrs. Lucas are in heaven, they're so happy Te'Jon picked the #Illini. pic.twitter.com/mOD8OVqVxi
— Kedric Prince (@KedPrince4) September 17, 2015
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-partner="tweetdeck"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Talked to new <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Illini?src=hash">#Illini</a> commit Te'Jon Lucas. "I just had that feeling that Illinois is the place I need to be. It has all the right things."</p>— Derek Piper (@DPiperScout) <a href="https://twitter.com/DPiperScout/status/644316248285777921">September 17, 2015</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-partner="tweetdeck"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Looking for comparisons on 2016 PG Te'Jon Lucas potential - have heard coaches & scouts reference Trey Burke (MI) & Travis Trice Jr. (MSU)</p>— NY2LA SPORTS (@ny2lasports) <a href="https://twitter.com/ny2lasports/status/644308173961207809">September 17, 2015</a></blockquote>
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#Illini commit Te'Jon Lucas: "I just felt like it was the right time and in my gut I felt like I knew where I wanted to be."
— Marcus Jackson (@MarcusJ_NG) September 17, 2015
Te'Jon Lucas welcome to the best family in the nation
— Dan Bernstein (@yaboybernie11) September 16, 2015
I hope Beilein feels bad about not signing Te'jon Lucas, poor kid has to play for Groce now
— Vinay Swarup (@swarupvi) September 16, 2015
TE'JON LUCAS, THE SON OF GEORGE LUCAS #Illini #StarWars #ThereHasBeenAnAwakening #HaveUFeltIt
— Jon Reimer (@jonnyreimer) September 16, 2015
I'm excited to see what Te'Jon Lucas can do at Illinois. He has been one of my favorite point guards to watch in the 2016 class.
— Trevor Andershock (@INBBallSource) September 16, 2015
— Kedric Prince (@KedPrince4) September 16, 2015
Welcome to the family Te'Jon, we're thrilled to have you!
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