Former Illinois Basketball Forward Drops Double-Double in Overseas Exhibition

Former Illinois basketball forward, Amani Hansberry, recorded a double-double in his debut for West Virginia. In an overseas exhibition, Hansberry dropped 14 points, 10 rebounds and 3 blocks. Hansberry should play quite a substantial role for the Mountaineers after rarely seeing the floor for the Illini his freshman year. Though, he could have seen the floor a tad bit more, the Baltimore native had all Big Ten player, Coleman Hawkins in front of him. Additionally, Hansberry suffered a back injury that limited him in the middle of the season. As Amani returned from his injury, Dain Dainja really hit his stride and so did the rest of the Illini.

No Hard Feelings from Illinois Basketball

Amani was a strong recruiting win for Illinois Basketball. He did show some potential, however, the Illini have recovered nicely in the front court. They added Tomislav Ivisic, Morez Johnson, Carey Booth, and Ben Humrichous to their unit so they should be fine. Hansberry, however, is a talented prospect, but after Chester Frazier left Champaign, it only made sense that Amani Hansberry would follow suit. Fellow former Illini, Sencire Harris also recorded 11 points in the overseas exhibition as well. 

Amani Hansberry is good at basketball. Expect big things this season. pic.twitter.com/QCTAwcKbHq

— Jonathan Martin (@JonathanKMartin) August 3, 2024

Thank you for reading Armchair Illini. For more Illinois Athletics and Big Ten content from Armchair Illini, follow us on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram.  For feedback, questions, concerns, or to apply for a writing position, please email our Publisher at [email protected]. Please use our Seatgeek code for $20 off your purchase on Seatgeek.com: ARMCHAIRILLINOIS. It is because of your support that we have become one of the fastest-growing Illinois media outlets around!

Please use our Seatgeek code for $20 off your purchase on Seatgeek.com: ARMCHAIRILLINOIS. Please subscribe to our podcast, IlliniCast, the top Illinois fan podcast. It is because of your support that we have become one of the fastest-growing Illinois media outlets around!