2022 Illinois Men’s Basketball is built different
This is a new era in Champaign, and it could be another great one.
Congratulations, head coach Brad Underwood. You’ve finally done it. You’ve got the team you wanted.
Don’t get me wrong, Coach. I know that having two First-Team All-Americans is a luxury most coaches crave. Ayo Dosunmu and Kofi Cockburn each served as the sun in the Illini galaxy, and did so with aplomb. So I’m not insinuating that you didn’t want them.
But we all know your dirty little secret.
(If we all know it, is it really a secret?