UNIVERSITY PARK, PA - FEBRUARY 18: Trent Frazier #1 of the Illinois Fighting Illini celebrates a win after a college basketball game against the Penn State Nittany Lions at the Bryce Jordan Center on February 18, 2020 in University Park, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Mitchell Layton/Getty Images)
On August 21, 2016, the Illinois basketball team received a commitment from a player who would help change the future of the program.
That is the day Trent Frazier would pledge his talents to the Orange and Blue. A day that would forever change the path of a once prestigious program.