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Lou Henson in his own words: 'I'm just happy'

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On the day he enters the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame in Kansas City, Mo., Illinois legend Lou Henson shares his thoughts.

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It is such a great honor to be inducted into the Hall of Fame. There are a lot of people who deserve it more than I do. I'm just happy to be one of them. It's quite a prestigious award.

It's a combination of everybody we've been in contact with. It took all of them for this to happen.

I want to mention all my great assistant coaches: Mark Coomes, Dick Nagy, Jimmy Collins, Tony Yates, Les Wothke and Bob Hull.