Five-star F Will Riley commits to Illinois, reclassifies to ‘24

Will Riley, a five-star recruit in the Class of 2025, signed his letter of intent Sunday to play for Illinois and will reclassify to 2024.Riley became the highest-ranked recruit the Fighting Illini signed in “the internet era,” according to Illinois in a news release. Riley was the No. 9 overall prospect and the No. 2 small forward according to 247Sports, and No. 12 overall in that service’s composite rankings.Riley, a 6-foot-8 Canadian prospect, was playing at The Phelps School, a prep school in Pennsylvania. He is averaging 21.9 points per game on the Nike EYBL circuit this year.He chose Illinois over Arizona, Alabama and Kentucky.

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