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Big Ten Roundup (July 22): Ayo Dosunmu Agrees to 3-Year Deal, 4-Star Commits to Penn State

Former Illinois basketball player Ayo Dosunmu agreed to a three-year deal to stay with the Chicago Bulls on Friday, as he enters the third year of his NBA career after three seasons in college under head coach Brad Underwood. In recruiting news, four-star defensive lineman Liam Andrews committed to James Franklin and Penn State.

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Big Ten Roundup (July 22): Ayo Dosunmu Agrees to 3-Year Deal, 4-Star Commits to Penn State
Big Ten Roundup (July 22): Ayo Dosunmu Agrees to 3-Year Deal, 4-Star Commits to Penn State /
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Ayo Dosunmu finally has his second NBA contract, as the the 23 year-old Chicago native agreed to a three-year, $21 million dollar deal to stay with the Chicago Bulls on Friday. Dosunmu played his college ball at Illinois and was the leader of the 2020-21 Fighting Illini team that won the 2020-21 Big Ten Conference Tournament under head coach Brad Underwood.

On the recruiting trail, James Franklin and Penn State picked up another four-star commit in the class of 2024, landing defensive lineman Liam Andrews. 

Here's everything you need to know in today's Big Ten Roundup:

Dosunmu Agrees to Three-Year Deal 

No matter what he does, Ayo Dosunmu just can't bring himself to leave the state of Illinois.

After lighting it up in Chicago as a high school basketball player and achieving collegiate legend status at Illinois, Dosunmu agreed to a three-year deal on Friday to stay with the Chicago Bulls, as first reported by ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski.

The Bulls selected Dosunmu with the No. 38 overall pick in the 2021 NBA Draft, and he played for the Bulls in 157 out of their 162 regular season games during the past two seasons. 

Despite being drafted in the second round, Dosunmu has already carved out quite the NBA career for himself. 

He's averaged 8.7 points, 2.9 assists and 0.8 steals per game in his NBA career, and has been comfortable coming off the bench or starting. In his 157 career regular season games, Dosunmu has started in 91 of them. 

During his career at Illinois, Dosunmu was an absolute star, averaging 20.1 points, 6.3 rebounds and 5.3 assists in his junior season on the road to being named a consensus first team All-American. Dosunmu was also named the 2021 Big Ten Conference Tournament MVP and led to Illinois to a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament alongside co-stars Kofi Cockburn and Trent Frazier.

The Bulls have yet to find the same team success with Dosunmu that the Illini did, but were still confident enough to ink the lanky, defensive-minded guard to a significant contract. 

Liam Andrews Commits to Penn State

The top-ranked 2024 football recruit in the state of Massachusetts committed to Penn State on Friday, adding to a Nittany Lion class that already ranks fifth overall in the nation, according to 247 Sports. 

Andrews is the 23rd Penn State commit in the class of 2024 and the 10th four-star in the class committed to the Nittany Lions, according to 247. In a conference with recruiting juggernauts like Ohio State and Michigan, James Franklin and PSU just picked up another big piece to help in their mission to win the Big Ten. 

For more on the commitment of Andrews, check out the full story on our sister site All Penn State. 

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Daniel Olinger is a Sports Illustrated/FanNation reporter for HoosiersNow.com. He graduated from Northwestern University with degrees in both journalism and economics. 

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