By Paul Schmidt
With his decision to transfer from the University of Illinois, the enigma that is the oldest offspring of one Michael Jeffrey Jordan continues to evolve.
The junior, who is entering his last year of eligibility for college basketball has two choices — ending his collegiate basketball career or transferring to a Division II or III school where he can play immediately (Division I would require Jordan to sit out one season and lose a year of eligibility which would end his career).
First, from a sports standpoint, the effect on the Fighting Illini is really nil. With two heralded incoming freshmen coming in to the program that can handle the ball (Crandall Head and Jereme Richmond), one more guard coming back from a redshirt as a freshman (Joe Bertrand, who many of the Illini on their Twitter feeds this offseason have called the team’s best dunker and most athletic player), the ongoing development of Brandon Paul and D. J. Richardson and the return of Demetr...
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