Throughout the long history of Illinois basketball, there have been some great players who have prosperous NBA/ABA careers.
Most of the young Illini fans will remember some of the more recent NBA players to come out of Illinois, but there are also extremely talented players from 30, 40, or 50 years ago who made an impact in the professional ranks.
I wanted to lay out the best of the best. I wanted to see which Illinois basketball players had the best NBA/ABA careers.