Bill Cole might be one of my favorite Illini of all time.
Not because he put up crazy numbers, or was a big-time recruit, but as a kid I remember watching him go off in one game and it was the most excited I can remember myself being while watching basketball since the Illini had made the Final Four. Also, as someone who delights in being incredibly average at pick-up basketball, Bill Cole seemed to do exactly what guys like me try to do: hustle and shoot threes.
Except he’s like 9 1⁄2 inches taller than me.