CHAMPAIGN — Illinois athletic director Josh Whitman and men’s basketball coach John Groce acknowledged the severity of the allegations Illini basketball players Leron Black, Jaylon Tate and Kendrick Nunn are facing.
Black has been charged with aggravated assault, a Class 4 felony. Tate was charged with one count of misdemeanor domestic battery, and Nunn with two counts of the same.
But the central message Whitman and Groce delivered Thursday afternoon in a joint news conference at Memorial Stadium surrounded choices.
Educating student-athletes about making the right choices. Promoting a culture that relies on making the right choices.