Former Illinois basketball head coach Lou Henson has passed away at 88 years old.
The Hall of Fame coach died Saturday and was buried this morning. https://t.co/3vDBVJemSx
— The News-Gazette (@news_gazette) July 29, 2020
The News-Gazette reports Henson passed away Saturday and was buried Wednesday morning.
Henson is the program’s all-time leader in wins with 423. He coached at Illinois from 1975-1996, coaching the 1989 Flyin’ Illini, a team that won a then-program record 31 games and advanced to the Final Four. Henson coached players like Kendall Gill, Nick Anderson, Steve Bardo and Eddie Johnson over his 20-plus years in Champaign.