TCR Contributor CJ Jackson is a former member of the Illinois Basketball team, playing for the Illini from 2005-09.
After being dropped out of the Top 25 after just one loss to the then-No. 4 team in the country, we should have a clear understanding of what is going to be the Illini’s story this year. “Prove it!”
If you go back in the very recent years we’ve have some really good teams. Unfortunately not good enough to make a deep tourney run after getting the coveted No.