These two Illinois basketball players will get their shot at the NBA after signing as free agents

PEORIA – Two members of the Illinois basketball team signed NBA Schedule 10 contracts on Sunday.

Former Missouri Valley Conference star Marcus Domask – who transferred to Illinois for his final collegiate season – has been signed by the Chicago Bulls. Illini forward Quincy Guerrier has been signed by the Toronto Raptors.

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Illinois has seen three players from its 2023-24 Elite Eight team go to the NBA since last week’s draft, including Terrence Shannon Jr., who was selected 27th overall by Minnesota.

Schedule 10 contracts are non-guaranteed one-year deals, essentially an NBA training camp invitation contract that the franchise can waive without financial penalty and include an option for the team to convert to a two-way contract. Players signed from Expo 10 will likely play on an NBA team’s summer league team.

Who is Marcus Damascus?

Domask, a three-time Missouri Valley Conference selection while at Southern Illinois, earned first-team All-Big Ten honors with the Illini, where the guard averaged 15.9 points, 5.0 rebounds and 3.0. 9 assists per game. He was a key part of an Illinois offense that ranked third in the nation in efficiency last season.

Who is Quincy Guerrier?

Guerrier was born in Montreal, Quebec and now goes to an NBA team in Canada. He played two years each at Syracuse and Oregon before arriving at Illinois.

The 6-foot-9 forward started all 38 games for the Illini last season and ranked fourth on the team in scoring with 9.6 points, tied for the team lead in rebounds (6.1) and shot 47.6 percent. field. He produced nine double-doubles, most for the Illini and fifth in the Big Ten.

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Dave Eminian is a sports columnist for the Journal Star and covers Bradley, Rivermen and Chiefs men’s basketball. He writes the Cleve In The Eve sports column for pjstar.com. He can be reached at 686-3206 or deminian@pjstar.com. Follow him on X.com @icetimecleve.

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