When sophomore center Meyers Leonard decided to forgo his final two years of eligibility to enter the 2012 NBA Draft, the Illinois Fighting Illini and new coach John Groce found themselves with a dearth of able bodies in the frontcourt. On Thursday, Groce added another option when 6-foot-8 Coastal Carolina forward Sam McLaurin announced he's transferring to Illinois for his senior season.

And how did he announce it? Well.

Transfer McLaurin's announcement: RT @Category__5: Fuck it im going to Illinois #illinination

— Shannon Ryan (@sryantribune) May 3, 2012

Sounds like every high school senior who just got rejected from Northwestern's engineering program.

McLaurin immediately deleted the tweet and went back to Twitter to apologize for his language.

Hey everyone sorry about my language last night. I was just extremely excited to be apart of #illinination

— #⃣5⃣ Sam McLaurin (@Category__5) May 3, 2012

Really, this is how "The Decision" should have went down.

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