August 21, 2016.
That’s the day Trent Frazier committed to Illinois.
The world looked a lot different back then. Barack Obama was still president. Lovie Smith had yet to coach a game at Illinois. Peyton Manning had just won a Super Bowl.
A lot has changed in five years, but one thing that hasn’t is Trent Frazier’s commitment to Illinois basketball. Trent could have decommitted when Brad Underwood replaced John Groce — the coach who recruited him — but he stayed. He could have transferred in search of greener pastures when Ayo Dosunmu’s arrival bit a chunk out of his role, but he stayed.