Illinois guard commits to Western Illinois

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Jim Molinari got signed NLI's today from a couple pretty good Illinois guards-
Garrett Covington, a 2-guard from Edwardsville HS, and Jabari Sandifer, a 6'1" point guard from Neaqua Valley HS. He is also expecting to get a letter from the juco kid mentioned above, Tate Stensgaard.

http://chicagohoops.hoops247.com/ind...ngton-sandifer

The kid Coach Mo got last November from Nequa Valley, Jabari Sandifer - is turning out to be a huge steal...
He has led his team to 15-0 beating far higher rated teams all along the way...
Coach Mo better hope the kid doesn't get the big boys in his ear...

http://napervillesun.suntimes.com/sports/17484346-419/boys-basketball-neuqua-valley-remains-undefeated.html

http://chicagohoops.hoops247.com/index.php/2011-08-04-18-06-26/587-neuqua-bets-bolingbrook-now-15-0

Then the other kid Mo has signed is Garrett Covington who was just the MVP of the Carbondale Holiday Tourney and has led his team well into the statewide rankings

http://chicagohoops.hoops247.com/index.php/2011-08-04-18-06-26/533-s10d

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WIU will need the help next year since they lose 4 of their top 6 players

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but they get BMo back

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Jim Molinari got a commitment from a pretty good 2013 guard..... Garrett Covington

...Athletic 6-5 shooting guard, GOOD defender, who averaged 18 ppg as a junior and 42% on 205 3-pt attempts. And 58% from the floor overall PLUS 8 rebs/gm, 3 assists, 2 steals..
and 83% on free throws. There's hardly anything this kid doesn't do well.
I am impressed - good job Coach Mo..... kid is a steal for WIU

Notice what approach worked to land this kid -- Coach Mo simply convinced the kid he was really wanted at WIU...
"To me the deciding factor was mainly to go somewhere
where they want me more than like I want them....
They put on a showcase for me to be there.
They really wanted me there.
I felt at home when I got there."

Garrett Covington is a sophomore at WIU and doing great - sadly he's on a very weak team, although Covington's 27 tonight was enough to help WIU to a victory
He's averaging 16.4 ppg and almost 46% from the arc