Who’s at PG? And other questions for Illinois’ Spain trip

We’re over 4 months removed from the Illini loss to Arkansas in the NCAA Tournament, and lack of tourney success leaves some question marks in the roster that might have been addressed in the offseason.

The trip to Spain will give us a sneak peek of what the team has been working on this summer:

In anticipation, here are some questions we’d like (at least partially) answered after next week’s games.

1) Who is the Point Guard?

The question we’ve wanted answered since the middle of last season. All signs point to this being Ty Rodgers’ job to lose. He showed flashes of playmaking with the ball in his hands last year, but this trip is a chance to get some meaningful reps under his belt. Has he developed confidence in his jumper? He only took 2 jump shots his entire freshman season. Clearly his preference is to get to the rim, but he’ll be much easier to guard if defenses can consistently play underneath on ball screens.