Chasing another Illinois recruit

Tavaras must be working hard. he leads NU's recruiting efforts in metro Chicago, and the 'Cats are hot on the trail of wing Drew Crawford from Naperville Central. i've seen him listed at anywhere from 6-2 to 6-5, and chicagohoops.com has him ranked 29th in the state for the class of 2009. but he's played well this summer and had 20 points in the Illinois Warriors' loss in the U17 Super Showcase Gold final.

given the programs they're competing with, you'd like to think NU could lock this one down. but of course that's hoping a bigger fish doesn't swoop in at the last minute.