Forget about the two missed shots just feet away from the basket with less than 20 seconds left in the game, and Leron Black essentially had a perfect night.
Illinois’ junior forward was always a workhorse for John Groce as an underclassman, but he seems to understand his role changes completely under a new head coach this year as an upperclassman.
Black played 34 minutes in Illinois’ second game of the season, a 77-74 win over the UT-Martin Skyhawks. It was not just his endurance and hustle that did it for the Tennessee native Sunday night.