Poised for the moment. Poised for more.

Big Ten Freshman of the Week: Keaton Wagler 🟠 Averaged 21 points and 7.5 assists in a pair of games, shooting 50% from the field, 54% from 3-point range and 92% from the free throw line. 🔵 Scored a career- and team-high 23 points with five assists in road win at Ohio State.

#Illini's Keaton Wagler has burst onto the scene as one of the best freshmen in the country. Through 12 games, Wagler has become indispensable for a tough Illinois squad, averaging 15.7/5.1/3.3 on 43.3% from 3. Mock drafts have him at: ESPN: 25th Athletic: 37th Bleacher Report:

Big Ten Freshman of the Week: Keaton Wagler 🟠 Averaged 16.3 points, 6 rebounds, 5.7 assists and 1.3 steals leading the Illini to three-straight wins 🔵 Shot 53.6% from the field, 46.7% from 3-point range, and 80% from the free throw line 🟠 Game-high 22 points with 8 rebounds, 4

Illini star freshman Keaton Wagler grew up in my backyard, playing at my old high school where he was classmates with my son. Been fun to watch and now get to tell “one of the greatest stories in college basketball.” nytimes.com/athletic/69929…

"We can win these types of games, in these types of environments if we just play tough and together." Miles Simon caught up with Illinois Men's Basketball's Keaton Wagler after the freshman dropped 46 points against No. 4 Purdue.

Keaton Wagler's 46 points is the most an individual has EVER scored in a road win over a top-10 opponent in AP Poll history, per ESPN Research.

The Illinois staff has never been shy in telling the world how great it thought Keaton Wagler could be. But this? Even his biggest fans didn’t see 46 on the road at Mackey coming. Inside an all-time performance from a guy seemingly made for the moment: si.com/college-basket…

A generational performance.

Do you believe?

🔥 46 PTS 🔥 76.5 FG% 🔥 9-for-11 3PT 🔥 11-for-13 FT Keaton Wagler shattered the Illinois Men's Basketball freshman scoring record Saturday with the second-highest individual performance in program history 🤯

Keaton Wagler's unexpected rise to potential NBA lottery pick is inspiring 🤩 The Journey features the Illinois Men's Basketball freshman's story 👇

He scored 4️⃣6️⃣ points in a win at Purdue. As a freshman‼️ The Journey relives Illinois Men's Basketball star Keaton Wagler's historic performance at Mackey 👇

Keaton Wagler Big Ten Freshman of the Year First-Team All-Big Ten Unanimous Big Ten All-Freshman Team

Was there ever a doubt?

Keaton Wagler Jerry West Shooting Guard of the Year Award Top 5 Finalist

You know the story; under-recruited to phenom. But now add Freshman of the Year to the list.

"I'm a competitive guy. I hate losing." 😤 Keaton Wagler joins Lauren Shehadi right after leading his Illinois squad to the Final Four 🔥

South All-Region Team 👇 🟠 Keaton Wagler (Most Outstanding Player) 🟠 David Mirkovic 🟠 Andrej Stojakovic 🐤 Bennett Stirtz 🌽 Pryce Sandfort #MarchMadness

Best Coach in college hoops 🟠🔵