The News-Gazette · Dec 9, 2018
UI basketball notes: 'That's what makes basketball special'
Photo by: Stephen Haas/The News-GazetteCHAMPAIGN — Lou and Mary Henson lounged in a pair of chairs sitting across from the UNLV sideline during Saturday's Illinois men's basketball game, an eventual 77-74 victory for the Illini over the Rebels.
The former Illinois coach and his wife popped up on the video board at State Farm Center during the first media timeout as well, drawing waves of applause of a chorus of long "Lou" chants.
A group of Illini basketball alumni, headed by Rod Cardinal, Steve Lanter and Larry Lubin, donated funds to create the Lou and Mary Henson Men's Basketball Academic Assistance Fund, which was announced Friday.