Former Illinois Basketball Commit Enters Transfer Portal

Former Illinois Basketball Commit AJ Storr is once again in the transfer portal. After a successful sophomore season at Wisconsin in which he averaged 16.8 points, Storr was also once in the transfer portal. The Illini reportedly had conversations about Storr coming back home to Illinois, even after he was an Illini commit back in April 2021. The Rockford, Illinois native eventually committed to Kansas in what was a huge NIL payday. That same production during the 2023-2024 season was nowhere to be found as Storr struggled to establish a role on a weirdly put-together Kansas Jayhawk team.

AJ Storr averaged  6.1 points on 38.4 percent from the field and 29.1 percent from three in just 15.4 minutes per game. In fact, this will be Storr’s eighth destination in eight years, dating back to his high school career.

The Fit?

AJ Storr is a talented scorer who proved that he can be a top perimeter player on a Big Ten team. The question will always be how will he make his teammates around him better. During his season at Wisconsin, Storr averaged 0.9 assists per game and had a very high usage rate. With how he performed last year at Kansas, his NIL price tag may not be as high as it was this time last year. Would Illinois basketball be interested in a one-year rental? Likely not, as I am sure they are looking for a more complimentary piece to returning senior guard, Kylan Boswell.

Storr is a talented scorer and will still likely demand a high NIL price. However, the on-court fit for the Illini simply does not make much sense.

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