Good Morning, Illini Nation: More of Underwood on the portal

Apr. 15—Welcome to "Good Morning, Illini Nation," your daily dose of college basketball news from Illini beat writer and AP Top 25 voter Scott Richey. He'll offer up insights every morning on Brad Underwood's team:

If you pick up Saturday's News-Gazette (or check things out here at IlliniHQ.com), you'll read about what the Big Ten coaches who made the trip to Gordyville USA earlier in the week for Illinois' Kickin' Cancer event had to say about the transfer portal. Sneak preview: They don't really like it.

Here's what Illinois coach Brad Underwood had to say about the portal and building a team/program: "One day at a time. It's literally managing your highs and lows. You're going to see new guys in every day. It goes in cycles. We keep searching every day. We watch so much film on guys trying to find out as much information as we can. It's quick. It's speed dating. You have to have an idea of what you want and what you need. We're not done yet. There's no doubt about that. We've got to add some pieces."