CHAMPAIGN — Giorgi Bezhanishvili had something important he wanted to share before answering his first question after Wednesday’s game against Minnesota. The Illinois freshman forward eventually hit on what worked well for the Illini rebounding against the Gophers and how it played into their 95-68 victory, but not before …
“I just want to say my man Ayo’s got a birthday (Thursday), and that was the birthday gift for him for (Thursday),” Bezhanishvili said, putting his arm around fellow freshman Ayo Dosunmu. “He will be 19, the young man right here. That was a gift for him.”
Bezhanishvili is rarely seen without a smile on his face.