East St. Louis big man Jeremiah Tilmon finally made it official on Thursday, announcing that he signed with Illinois on Wednesday.
“We are thrilled to officially welcome Jeremiah to the Illini family,” Illinois coach John Groce said. “He has been a top priority for our program for a number of years. Jeremiah has tremendous size, talent and skill. He is a dominant big with unlimited potential.”
He’s the highest-ranked recruit John Groce has brought to Champaign. Tilmon delayed his signing until the last day of the early signing period.
“I had personal things that I had to deal with so basketball took a backseat for a little while,” Tilmon said.
