A lot of people are, especially by committing to an Atlantic 10 team, and not a higher level. UMass has not finished higher than the 6th seeded team in the A-10 under Derrick Kellogg. Illinois Coach John Groce had personally scouted him. From what I hear from Illinois insiders, they wanted to continue following him and considered him a backup option for point guard. DePaul coach Oliver Purnell really liked him and had offered him, but Pipkins probably didn't expect Purnell to still be the coach when he got there.