5-Star Brady Pettigrew to Visit Illinois: Breaking Down His Recruitment and Game

It has been nearly a year and a half since Illinois first extended an offer to five-star in-state guard Brady Pettigrew, a member of the class of 2028. Pettigrew was still a freshman when he picked up the offer in April 2025. Since then, Brad Underwood and his staff have apparently never let up in Pettigrew’s recruitment.

Brady Pettigrew will visit Illinois – and this time it’s official

Top college basketball programs routinely engage in a song-and-dance with elite prospects – you have to shoot your shot, right? – but there comes a time when frontrunners separate themselves from the others. Pettigrew has attended multiple Illinois games and recently took another unofficial visit to campus earlier this summer, but on Thursday it was reported by Sam Kayser that Pettigrew had locked in his five official visits – and will be to Champaign.

Along with his visit to Illinois, Pettigrew has scheduled trips to Michigan, Florida, Ohio State and Arkansas. Of note, the Illini were the first team on that list to offer Pettigrew – and one of just two (Florida being the other) to extend an offer before this summer.

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Brady Pettigrew scouting report

First and foremost, Pettigrew is a scorer – in every sense of the word. He is a solid shooter from deep and can connect off the bounce (he shot 30.2 percent from beyond the arc in Nike EYBL play). In the midrange, Pettigrew can get to his shot at will.

But Pettigrew, who may very well be the most vertically explosive player in his class, is most effective attacking the rim. He lived at the line in EYBL play, averaging 8.7 free-throw attempts per game. That figure alone suggests he does not shy away from contact.

And between his touch, body control, willingness to play through contact and athleticism, he is borderline unstoppable in downhill mode. He is also great in transition. The list goes on. Pettigrew is an ultra-polished scorer through and through.

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