2024-25 Post Mortem and Looking Ahead to 2025-26

[Zippy87]

I've been researching the roster limits and I believe the players who were walk-ons are grandfathered in - so Groce and Halligan wouldn't count toward the 15 player limit. They apparently did this so existing walk-ons weren't forced out of programs. 

[Illini Zip]

22 hours ago, Zippy87 said:

I've been researching the roster limits and I believe the players who were walk-ons are grandfathered in - so Groce and Halligan wouldn't count toward the 15 player limit. They apparently did this so existing walk-ons weren't forced out of programs. 

 

So you're saying there is room for one more...

 

[mrelegazna]

On 9/2/2025 at 7:29 PM, Captain Kangaroo said:

In any country outside North America they don’t have college-associated sports. 

Correction, and trivia: There's at least two other country outside of North American that do: The Philippines, and South Korea.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U-League_(basketball)

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/College_basketball_in_the_Philippines

[Let'sGoZips94]

On 9/9/2025 at 9:53 PM, Zippy87 said:

I've been researching the roster limits and I believe the players who were walk-ons are grandfathered in - so Groce and Halligan wouldn't count toward the 15 player limit. They apparently did this so existing walk-ons weren't forced out of programs. 

 

What a find. 

[clarkwgriswold]

49 days until Zips basketball.

[Zippy87]

Anyone want to guess on what the rotation looks like?

[kreed5120]

1 hour ago, Zippy87 said:

Anyone want to guess on what the rotation looks like?

 

Whatever rotation we start with in November will likely be far different come February and March.

[clarkwgriswold]

7 hours ago, kreed5120 said:

 

Whatever rotation we start with in November will likely be far different come February and March.

...and we all know the most important rotation is the one in at the end of the game, not the starters.

[zipinnc]

11 hours ago, Zippy87 said:

Anyone want to guess on what the rotation looks like?

This should get it’s own topic, right?

[Illini Zip]

2 hours ago, clarkwgriswold said:

...and we all know the most important rotation is the one in at the end of the game, not the starters.

I’ll go a step further. I always liked our chances of winning when Evan Wilson was in the game at the very end.