CHAMPAIGN — The Illinois men's basketball team spent most of the spring in the weight room with strength and conditioning coach Adam Fletcher.
Per NCAA rules, Fletcher gets quadruple the time with the players than the coaches do on the basketball court.
One look at a photo of the eight remaining players on campus this spring that made its way around social media reveals the fruits of those labors. Gains on top of gains for the Illini this spring.
But that wasn't the only place for growth.
Multiple transfers, Leron Black's decision to turn pro and Mark Alstork exhausting his eligibility changed the dynamic of the Illinois roster.