Erik Gayle

2025 FRESHMAN Did not play in a game and redshirted HIGH SCHOOL Four-star recruit by ESPN Three-star recruit by 247Sports, On3, and Rivals Position ranks: #46 (ESPN), #90 (247Sports), #132 (On3) State of Ohio ranks: #14 (ESPN), #32 (Rivals), #55 (247Sports), #59 (On3) Played for head coach Anthony Berry at Withrow 2024 All-CMAC First Team 2023 All-CMAC Second Team Two-time all-district Also played basketball in high school Offers included Boston College, Cincinnati, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisville, and West Virginia PERSONAL Born May 11, 2007 Son of Erika Gayle One brother, Clifford Gayle, and three sisters, Shamiya Shaw, Shantrice Dennis, and Shanice Martin Chose Illinois because “it just felt like home. I had a lot of other places I could have gone, but none gave me the same feeling that Illinois gave me.” Majoring in exploratory studies