Former Ole Miss signee Anthony Higgs picked up an offer from Illinois on Monday -- he announced on Twitter.

"Blessed to receive an offer from University of Illinois," Higgs tweeted out with an edit of him wearing an Illini jersey.

The three-star 2018 prospect is a product of Baltimore, Md., where he averaged 15.7 points, 8.8 rebounds, and 1.9 blocks per game at Perry Hall High School as a senior. Higgs measures in at 6-foot-8 with freakish athleticism and elevation, which are evident in his dunking displays. He also has the versatility to guard multiple positions.

Higgs cut his list down to Buffalo, South Florida and Virginia Tech in late May.

"First and foremost I'd like to say that I am extremely grateful for all the schools that have recruited me, it has truly been a pleasure and an incredible experience. That being said my family and I have decided to choose between the 3 schools that best fit me not only as a player but as a person. So I am proud to announce that I will be picking my future home from Virginia Tech, the University of South Florida, and University at Buffalo," he released on Twitter.

Higgs is fresh off an official visit at Virginia Tech, which began last Wednesday. Despite reports that he committed to the Hokies, Higgs tweeted out on Friday that those reports are false.

Louisville jumped on board with an offer on Monday as well.

Illinois still has three scholarship spots available for the upcoming season, and assistant coach Orlando Antigua is heading the recruitment of Higgs. The Illini would love to bring some more length, depth and versatility to their frontcourt.

"I think we always look for somebody who can score. I think we always look for somebody who can expand (the court),” Brad Underwood said last week. “The way we play with an open post, finding guys of size who can step out and make shots, that means ‘the tag’ is longer when somebody does roll to the rim, you have further to go.”

“Finding guys who can make baskets, finding guys who can spread the floor, finding guys who can guard multiple guys in ball-screens. It’s a world of ball-screens today, so you’ve got to have some mobility to do that. That’s an area we got to get better at than we were last year.”

Illinois was in the mix for 2018 forward Dima Zdor, who played at the St. James School in Maryland, but he committed to Weber State this past weekend.

With Ayo Dosunmu arriving in Champaign on Monday after winning a gold medal with the USA Basketball U17 national team, Underwood currently has four freshmen on campus -- along with Tevian Jones, Alan Griffin and Giorgi Bezhanishvili. Fellow freshman Samba Kane left campus late last week due to a transcript issue, but he is expected to return in August.

Higgs would potentially be the seventh member of the 2018 class, which also includes JUCO point guard Andres Feliz.