Top Illini target EJ Liddell has finalized his official visit schedule, which he released to IlliniInquirer.com on Thursday.

Liddell will kicks things off in Columbus on Aug. 31, and he has had that visit lined up to Ohio State since early on last month. From there, he will go to Missouri (9/8), Kansas State (9/28), Wisconsin (10/6) and Illinois (10/12).

"I just want to see how everything goes. It's going to be school time and everybody is going to be on campus," Liddell told Illini Inquirer. "I just want to see how the players are treated there and just see how nice everything is. I'll look into how they train every day and different things."

The Illini will have Liddell on campus during homecoming weekend, which is also when Brad Underwood’s staff is set to host three-star center Jason Jitoboh for an official visit.

Illinois football will square off with Purdue on Saturday afternoon of that weekend. Liddell will also get a chance to see Illini basketball practice, which begins in late September.

The reigning Illinois Mr. Basketball averaged 20.8 points, 8.2 rebounds, six blocks and 2.8 assists per game during a historic 32-2 season at Belleville West as a junior. Liddell joined Jabari Parker as the only non-senior to win the Illinois Mr. Basketball award.

The 6-foot-7 forward led Belleville West to the school’s first ever state title back in March, when the Maroons took down Whitney Young in overtime 60-56. Liddell finished with 17 points, 10 rebounds and seven blocks in the championship game with Underwood and assistant Chin Coleman in attendance.

The following month, Underwood and assistant coach Jamall Walker conducted an in-home visit with Liddell and his family.

“It went well,” Liddell told IlliniInquirer.com back in April. “Coach Underwood just sat down and talked to us for a couple hours. My mom was asking a lot a questions. I was just sitting and listening and enjoying it.”

“They brought their computer and put it on our TV. They showed me a lot about their system. They said I’d fit in well in any spot because their spread offense runs positionless.”

In May, Liddell took a trip to Champaign with Illini football recruit Keith Randolph and others from Belleville West as part of a leadership conference. Both players got a chance to meet with the respective coaching staffs as well.

Underwood and the Illini coaches were back on the AAU circuit last month, and they saw Liddell have strong showings at Peach Jam and out in Las Vegas. Though Brad Beal Elite didn’t advance out of pool play at Peach Jam, Liddell put up 13.8 points, 9.2 rebounds and 2.4 blocks per game.

"It went well for me. I averaged, basically, a double-double at Peach Jam," Liddell said. "In Las Vegas, I had to step up and take a bigger role. Our point guard was missing and Francis (Okoro) reclassified to 2018, so I had to play the five-spot and I was guarding bigger guys the whole time."

"But I thought I finished out July great."

Now, Liddell is ready to enjoy the rest of the process and find the place where he is going to produce at a high level for years to come.

"It took a lot of stress off of me when I announced my top five," Liddell said. "Right now, I'm just going to take these visits and see how I feel about each school. Hopefully, I'll have a decision before the early signing period."