The first time Trent Frazier played in the Orange and Blue, the Illini dropped a painful exhibition game to Eastern Illinois in Brad Underwood’s Illinois coaching debut.
Four years later, Brad Underwood holds a 70-55 record, the Illini are a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament and Frazier is just a day away from playing in his first March Madness game.
“To walk out on the basketball court earlier and see ‘March Madness’ it was like all my dreams come true,” he said on Wednesday.
Frazier, who played a team-high 43 minutes in the Illini’s 91-88 overtime win over Ohio State for the Big Ten Championship, was one of the first players to hoist the tournament trophy.