Marques Wilkins
Marques Wilkins
came clicked giving half last second
We wanted it. It was that simple. It came down to who wanted the game. And once it clicked in, we weren't giving up in the second half like last year. We came out to play.
everybody four gave kept matter nobody score tempo
Everybody kept the tempo up. Nobody gave up. That's what we do. I said it don't matter if don't score at all or I score four times. If we win, I'm happy.
deciding decision drag dream miami offer recruiting school senior several wait waited
Miami was my dream school. But they wanted to wait to see what I did as a senior before deciding to offer or not. What if I waited and they didn't offer? I had several offers. I didn't want to drag out the recruiting process. I feel comfortable with my decision to go to Illinois.
ahead chance early gives
Getting here early gives me a chance to get started ahead of the other freshmen.
chose coaching felt head illinois main offered reason schools talked talking
The main reason I chose Illinois was because of the coaching staff. They are different from other staffs. I felt more comfortable talking to them. Zook was the only head coach I talked to. Some schools offered scholarships but I never talked to the head coach.