Sophomore Year Highlights at Eastern Arizona College. Thank you! @ea_mbb
✅Captain
✅2x Conference Champ 2x ✅Region 1 Champ (55-11 record in 2 seasons)
✅#1 in A/TO Ratio in the Conference (4.5)
✅37.9% from 3
✅95 total assists
✅HIGH ENERGY!!
JC: 7’0 sophomore center Ryan Hunt of Eastern Arizona College, a Revocruit Powered JUCO, delivered an incredible double-double, 15 points and 29 rebounds, shooting 6-for-9 from the field in a 79–72 victory.
Hunt continues to draw major interest, emerging as one of the most talked-about junior college players in the country.
JC: 7’0 sophomore center Ryan Hunt of Eastern Arizona College, a Revocruit Powered JUCO, delivered another dominant double-double with 22 points and 17 rebounds, shooting 11-for-16 from the field in an 81–55 victory.
The best offenses don’t run plays. They hunt advantages.
That’s the lens the Illinois Fighting Illini men’s basketball uses every game.
The first question isn’t what do we run? It’s what’s our biggest strength and where is their biggest weakness?
Everything flows from there.
Illinois talks constantly about creating, attacking, and maintaining advantages. One action into the next. Spacing as a weapon. Letting individual skill shine when there’s a switch, and flowing right back into team advantage if the defense stays home.
Shot selection is the backbone of it all.
They simplify it: gold (layups), silver (threes), bronze (midrange) shots. And then they practice different constraints so players feel it.
For example:
No-dribble possessions. Scores only off cuts. Offense made intentionally hard.
Why? Because constraints teach players how many ways a possession can still produce a gold-medal shot.
Early in the season, they were playing fast, but the shot quality wasn’t good enough. So they adjusted. Now they’re one of the slowest teams in the Big Ten.
Not because slow is better. Because it fits their strengths.
The result?
~50% of shots from three
~43% at the rim
~7% midrange (mostly late clock)
That’s not accident. That’s alignment.
Takeaway: Great offense isn’t about pace or volume, it’s about discipline, spacing, advantages, and repeatedly choosing the best shot available.
Listen to coach @TyUnderwoodILL
6’4” freshman guard Kofi Peyton @kofi_peyton is a three-level scorer who has been a key contributor to Eastern Arizona CC’s @ea_mbb success this season. He’s averaging 10 points per game while shooting 40.6% from the field, 34.5% from three, and an impressive 83.9% from the free-throw line. Peyton also adds 3.1 rebounds and 1.7 assists per game. His strong play has drawn interest from several Division I programs, including Sam Houston, Houston Christian, Eastern Illinois, SEMO, Campbell, Binghamton, and Louisiana Tech.
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Congrats to @Kahutreacher & @RyanTJHunt for both being ranked in the top 100 in the nation. Only JUCO with ✌️guys in the top 15 players in the nation.
JC: 6’9 sophomore forward Kahu Treacher (@Kahutreacher)— an Oregon State commit from Revocruit Powered Eastern Arizona — delivered a dominant 29 points and 7 rebounds, shooting 3-for-7 from beyond the arc and 8-for-14 from the field in an 81–69 victory.
JC: 6’4 freshman guard Kofi Peyton (@kofi_peyton) of Eastern Arizona erupted for 28 points, adding 2 steals and 2 rebounds, while shooting a perfect 6–6 from the line, 6–9 from three, and 8–11 from the field in a 111–73 victory — elite efficiency and rhythm scoring all night.