CHICAGO – Compared to other high profile high school athletes, Morgan Park’s Ayo Dosunmu keeps a relatively low profile on social media. His twitter handle, @AyoDos_11, is filled mostly with articles written about him or his team or comments on an NBA game.

It is bereft of emoji explosions directed at other recruits, which modern players often utilize to try and entice other players to a future school.

But don’t let that fool you.

After scoring a game-high 24 points along with six rebounds and four assists in the Chicago Elite Classic on Saturday night at the UIC Pavilion, the 6-foot-4 point guard said he has indeed been recruiting players to join him at Illinois.

“I’m working on a lot of kids. Lots of people probably think I’m not a big recruiter, but I just don’t like recruiting out loud,” Dosunmu said after Morgan Park defeated Champaign Central 82-66.

“I don’t feel like commenting on somebody’s social media, or that saying, ‘Come here’ will make them come here. You’ve got to talk to them personally and that’s what I’ve been doing. I’ve been talking to a lot of good talent around me. I’m a smart kid; I know I’m going to need talent around me, so I’ve been working on that.”

Dosunmu declined to give names but the smile on his face makes one think he’s confident there will be major talent joining forces with him in Champaign. Although Dosumnu displayed his elite dribble penetration game on Saturday, the best player on the court may have been Morgan Park super sophomore Adam Miller. A 6-foot-4 guard who currently ranks No. 36 in the class of 2020, Miller was fantastic in the second half and finished with 18 points in 23 minutes.

“I tell Adam all the time that I think he’s going to end up in orange and blue,” Dosunmu said. “I’m the big brother and he’s going to see how they treat me and how good I do hopefully, and then he’s going to come in.”

Dosunmu was guarded for much of the game by 6-6 senior Tim Finke, who surprised observers last month by committing to Grand Canyon University in Arizona. Finke has the length to compete with Dosunmu but was not quick enough to keep him out of the lane.

The future Illini guard got the rim basically whenever he wanted, although he did take 20 shots for his 24 points. Dosumu missed a couple layups he’d like to have back, however he ended the first half with an acrobatic spinning layup that had some Frankie Williams-type flair. Sitting courtside, Illini assistant coach Chin Coleman had to like what he saw.

His 24 points all occurred either in the lane or the free throw line, so Dosunmu’s much-discussed perimeter shot was only tested once with a missed 3-pointer.

“I just want to keep working on my overall game,” he said. “Keep making jump shots, keep staying in the gym and doing the little things to make myself a better player.”

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