Aaron Jordan will be the only four-year Illini player to graduate and play out his entire eligibility at the University of Illinois from the 2018-20.
Last year, Leron Black left a year of eligibility on the table, and Michael Finke transferred to Grand Canyon. Mark Alstork was a senior, but he only spent his final year of college ball in Champaign.
This year’s seniors are Aaron Jordan and another graduate transfer, Adonis De La Rosa, who previously played at Kent State.
Next year, Kipper Nichols could play out his eligibility at Illinois, and while he would have officially played exclusively at Illinois, he did practice at Tulane for a week, which means he was at Tulane for a half year, and at Illinois for three and a half.