CHAMPAIGN — Illinois will have a three-man radio team for basketball season. Just not in the traditional sense.
Television commitments for new analyst Deon Thomas with the Big Ten Network will keep the former Illini from covering 14 games in the 2016-17 season. That’s where another former Illini, Doug Altenberger, fits into the mix, taking on the analyst duties for those 14 games.
“I’m very humbled to be a part of the team,” said Altenberger, who played at Illinois from 1983-87, helped the Illini win a share of the Big Ten title in 1984 and was team MVP in 1985.