Former Illinois basketball commit now hearing from Ohio State

Basketball runs in the Fears family, and what was a loss for the University of Illinois, could ultimately be Ohio State’s gain.

Jeremiah Fears, brother of Michigan State guard Jeremy, at one point was committed to his home state school, Illinois. On July 1, the 6-foot, 3-inch, 175-pound combo guard decided to reopen his recruitment. Unlike his brother, Jeremiah has left the state of Illinois to finish his high school career at Compass Prep in Chandler, Arizona.

Since the nation’s No. 32 overall prospect according to the 247Sports Composite Rankings has decommitted from the Illini, he has heard from multiple schools, with the Buckeyes being one of them.

Ohio State recently got its first commitment from a 2025 class prospect as in-state guard Dorian Jones verballed to the Buckeyes on the same day Fears changed his mind. It seems like OSU will be looking to add more than a few more players to join Jones in the class, with the hope that the former Illini commit could join him.

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