Brad Underwood on Marquette's Kam Jones: "He's a very, very gifted shooter."

On paper, Illinois' matchup with Marquette tonight in the Gavitt Games looks like it has the requisites to be one of the best games that we've seen so far this season.

A big reason for that is the presence of Golden Eagles shooting guard Kam Jones.

"He's a very, very gifted shooter," Illinois head coach Brad Underwood said of the 6-5 Jones this week on the College Hoops Today Podcast. "He's got great range. If he gets an open look with his feet set, he's not going to miss. There's not many people like that. He's one of the most underrated players in college basketball."

Through Marquette's first two games, Jones is averaging 21.5 points, 4.0 assists, and 4.5 rebounds.

Both teams are currently ranked in the Top 20 of this week's ROTHSTEIN 45 entering tonight's tilt in Champaign.

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