The last few weeks have been filled with bad news for Illinois basketball fans. Just days after announcing the Jalen Coleman-Lands injury news, the program issued a press release to report that Tracy Abrams will miss his second consecutive season with a torn Achilles tendon. Life without the senior floor general won't be easy for the Illini, but John Groce needs to find a way to make things work.
Last week, we covered some of Groce's potential options on the current roster. Though there isn't another 'pure point guard' behind Jaylon Tate, it's entirely possible that Coleman-Lands, Kendrick Nunn, or someone else could fill in for a handful of minutes each night.