Illinois adds former Utah guard Alfonso Plummer; Trent Frazier to return

By ADAM ZAGORIA

After losing Adam Miller to the Transfer Portal, Illinois effectively replaced him Saturday with the addition of former Utah guard Alfonso Plummer.

The 6-foot-4 Plummer averaged 13.6 points and 2.2 assists while shooting 38 percent from deep as a senior at Utah before transferring due to the coaching change there.

Plummer, a native of Puerto Rico, will team with rising sophomore point guard Andre Curbelo, also Puerto Rican, to lead the Illini backcourt going forward.

“Alfonso Plummer is a proven scorer at this level… his experience and high basketball IQ, combined with his explosive scoring ability, make him a great fit for our multi-guard offense,” Coach Brad Underwood said when Plummer signed April 23.

Boom: Illinois lands a KEY veteran guard Alfonso Plummer (@AlfonsoPlummer9 ) , who averaged 14 ppg and hit at 40% clip from 3…. Silky smooth lefty who in first round of the 2020 PAC12 Tournament drained (11) 3-pointers as part of a career-best 35-point performance 🔷🔶🇵🇷🔨👀 pic.twitter.com/032vwHljPA

— Dariush Takhtehchian, M.D (@takhtehchianmd) April 17, 2021

Illinois senior guard Trent Frazier also announced he’ll return for another season after averaging 10.2 points, 2.7 rebounds and 2.7 assists.

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