The Illinois regular season is over, and the Illini are once again on the outside of the NCAA tournament discussion. What Josh Whitman has to do next seems fairly straightforward, but who are the options on his list of potential replacement candidates? As part of a TCR mega-series, today we’re examining current Baylor head coach Scott Drew, and his chances of potentially becoming the next men’s basketball coach at the University of Illinois.
Drew graduated from Butler in 1993. Although he never played high school or college basketball, Drew was a student assistant for the Bulldogs’ basketball team for three seasons.