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Christ Follower, Husband, Father of 3, Grateful for a 2nd chance, Watch my story:

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Bret Beherns
3 months
Emotions in Kansas court as the verdict is read NOT GUILTY for former #Illini Terrence Shannon Jr. The immediate reaction from his legal team, family and friends in Lawrence
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"It's the most absurd thing in the history of sport" #Illini coach Brad Underwood on transfer portal open during NCAA tourney "This is ridiculous. I've got 1 coach scouting and 2 just living in the portal. I'm making recruiting calls...as we're preparing for an Elite 8 game"
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11 months
The Dick Butkus press conference in 2019 for his statue dedication was pure gold
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3 years
Giorgi Bezhanishvili was waiting for Kofi Cockburn after the #Illini beat Michigan State 79-74 at Breslin
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5 months
"Hopefully this a place where people in high school pray they get an offer to come here. I hope there's people who have the loyalty I had and want to stay around and be an #Illini for life because that's what I am" @colehawk23 reflects on his time and what's next for the program
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5 months
The chair push-in bit is on a disappearing level today.... Love how Brad Underwood is just taking it all in 😂😂 "Coleman knocked himself out back here by the way"
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5 years
Lovie Smith after securing the biggest comeback win in school history...
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3 years
When Brad Underwood wins a Big Ten title and crashes Andre Curbelo's interview
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5 years
STATEMENT WIN: @IlliniFootball shocks the world upsetting No. 6 Wisconsin 24-23 for the first win over a ranked opponent since 2007. Lovie Smith gets his first program changing victory WOW
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3 years
"AMAZING" You could say Giorgi Bezhanishvili and Kofi Cockburn are pumped up to win the Big Ten title and be a No. 1 NCAA tournament seed...AMAZING 11 times in 27 seconds 😂😂😂
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4 years
Andre Curbelo is all of #Illini Nation after beating Michigan
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2 years
"I can't tell you guys how good a player Coleman Hawkins is" Hawkins was a +12 guarding Zach Edey, the Boilers big man was -10 "It's hard when he's getting those touchy fouls. Kofi was here for three years and never seen him get any calls like that"
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3 months
BREAKING: Former #Illini basketball player Terrence Shannon Jr. has been found NOT GUILTY of rape in Kansas court and NOT GUILTY of aggravated sexual battery
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2 years
"I've never seen anything like that traveling wise cause we were the reigning National Champs and the Baylor fans were amazing at home but I've never seen fans travel like that" #Illini Matthew Mayer and Terrence Shannon Jr: "Thank you #Illini Nation for the support"
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Terrence Shannon Jr. is ready to hear his name picked, with the former #Illini arriving at his NBA Draft party in Chicago with a greeting from his family and friends, including Angel Reese, Brad Underwood and Chris Beard, who is wearing a TSJ t-shirt
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3 years
#Illini Underwood on other B1G teams not liking Illinois: "I think you have to play the game with some fire in your belly and maybe it means we've arrived a little bit. People want to talk about us that way and not like us. I'm never going to apologize for coaching with passion"
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"I got a chip on my shoulder for sure" Terrence Shannon Jr. says he was taking notes watching the NBA Draft, waiting for his name to be called. 26 players went before the former #Illini standout "It fuel me a lot, you're all going to see it next year"
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"I'm going to take a lot from this program. Even though it was just a year, it felt like it was four" Quincy Guerrier on his time with the #Illini , a Big Ten tourney title and Elite Eight appearance "I'm just really happy and grateful to have that opportunity this year"
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"They're playing to win there's no other agendas" #Illini Brad Underwood on his veteran team after blowout win over Mizzou "There's no me, me, me there's none of that...there's no knuckleheads. Everything you could think of you would want in a connected team, right now we have"
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"No one knows how hard this season has been for us, from injuries to COVID, my eye, we've been all over the place" #Illini Trent Frazier left a legacy: "Hell of a career, we're leaving this program in good hands...despite the loss, I'm still proud of this team and this program"
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2 years
#Illini Bielema says Heisman people have been reaching out asking for info, video, etc. of Chase Brown the past few days
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2 years
First look at the Mike Leach tribute on the field at Raymond James Stadium, as crews continue to transform the playing surface for Monday's ReliaQuest Bowl @robbiefaulk247
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Terrence Shannon Jr. will cash in on a $5.2 million 2-year guaranteed contract for getting drafted 27th overall to the Timberwolves, according to Sportico 4-year contract with team options worth $13.1 million
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#Illini Brad Underwood on Trent Frazier left off Naismith DPOY watch list👀 "I want it out there publicly it's not a DPOY award IMO if he's not on it. I'm ticked off...I'd like to know who the committee is that puts that nonsense together. It's obviously not intelligent people"
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Bret Beherns
10 months
Lou Henson once called Bob Knight "a classic bully" But on Feb. 29, 1996 in Henson's last game in Bloomington, the two icons hugged and shared a laugh "Is this really the Bob Knight that I know?" -Lou Henson A classic moment out of the @WCIA3 archive, RIP Bob Knight
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3 years
#Illini freshman Brandin Podziemski is back on the court shooting after winning the Big Ten title
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6 years
Ira Henry picks Florida State
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2 years
"Our program is at a place where we're never rebuilding. Anybody who uses that word, I'm not going to talk to you anymore. We're not rebuilding, we're reloading" With a new look roster, #Illini head coach Brad Underwood sets the standard at the start of summer workouts
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Bret Beherns
2 years
The #Illini celebrate their first win over Iowa since 2008 and the first victories over Wisconsin and Iowa in the same season since 1989
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Bret Beherns
3 years
Did some number crunching to put things in perspective of what #Illini head coach Brad Underwood is doing against Top 10 teams: Underwood in 5th year: 10-9 Groce in 5 years: 3-14 Weber in 9 years: 8-23 Self in 3 years: 5-6 Kruger in 4 years: 2-10 Henson in 21 years: 21-55
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3 years
#Illini Bret Bielema not holding back about his roster today, especially OL: "I don't believe we have a player in the 2-deep that they've recruited here over the last 3 years that is really significantly doing anything for us in the playing department, that's a major concern"
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Bret Beherns
6 months
Coleman Hawkins had a celebratory cigar ready in his locker after winning the Big Ten title in Minneapolis "I'm not actually going to smoke it, just take a picture. I took it out and it smelled like dog food" Says it's mainly for pics, had to watch a YouTube tutorial
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2 years
"I could really care less what people have to say, they're just on social media saying things, they're never going to come up to my face and say it" #Illini Andre Curbelo on how he responds to criticism: "I know the player I am and I'm going to continue to do my thing"
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"That's when it really hit me right there" Terrence Shannon Jr. reflects on a long hug with his mom after getting drafted "My mom has been with me through everything. She raised me and she's my rock and just happy to share that moment with her"
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3 years
#Illini Nation: A PSA from Brad Underwood for the Michigan game: "I think there are some fine establishments that a few people could partake in before and just have fun" 😎 "If they happen to go out for an early dinner and it happens to include happy hour, 👍"
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"It felt good" Marcus Domask got a big ovation from friends and family after dropping a game high 31 points at Wisconsin in the return to his home state "There were a lot of people that put on an Illinois shirt for the first time today...but they're never putting it on again"
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4 years
Kofi Cockburn cuts off Ayo Dosunmu in the post game presser: "He knows he can take over whenever he feels like it. Nobody can guard him, it's that simple. Nobody can guard him, he knows that whenever he feels like it, he can take over. That's it. He's trying to be a nice guy"
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"I wanted him to have his moment because I'm not sure his jersey's going up there and that's the truth" @trentfrazier was the last one to get his B1G title ring and had the longest intro video, all by design: "One of the all-time greats here and he needed that moment"
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"A lot of people come back to school and say they have unfinished business but what business did they start?" Coleman Hawkins on his journey to the Elite Eight "I think I can truly say that I've had unfinished business and I've done a good job backing that up and playing well"
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3 years
#Illini coach Brad Underwood wins the Big Ten regular season title and gets a $125,000 incentive bonus for it, per his contract Other incentives so far this year: Missouri win $15k Indiana win $15k 10+ B1G wins $15k 20 wins overall $15k NCAA tourney appearance $25k Total: $210k
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"If any fan has anything negative to say about us, can they really call themselves a fan?" Coleman Hawkins on #Illini fans, the good and bad "The real fans support us despite whatever opinions they have...when they're loving and supporting there's nobody like it in the country"
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"I don't want winning to ever, ever just be a relief. I want them to enjoy that moment" #Illini coach Brad Underwood on locker room super soakers and celebrating success "They've got a 60-year old man taking his shirt off and doing his best dad bod"
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7 months
Coleman Hawkins in a Maryland shirt is next level troll
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Bret Beherns
3 years
Current #Illini Kofi Cockburn, Da’Monte Williams and Jacob Grandison here to support and celebrate with Ayo Dosunmu tonight in Chicago
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Illinois passes its first test ✔️ It's a happy Friday night for #Illini Nation in Las Vegas with the upset win over No. 8 UCLA with Terrence Shannon Jr. dropping 29 points, 10 rebounds and making 8/9 from 3
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Terrence Shannon Jr.’s next court appearance has been pushed back to May 10 at 9 a.m. in Douglas County, KS His preliminary hearing is now well after the #Illini season will ended, meaning if there are no further updates, he should be able to play the rest of the season
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Here’s the scene for Terrence Shannon Jr.’s draft party in Chicago, the former #Illini will be arriving shortly. Lots of family and friends here including Brad Underwood, several assistant coaches, Ty Rodgers and more
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"You know I'm just thankful" @marcusdomask reflects on his lone season with the #Illini , helping lead them to the Elite Eight "I'm thankful for how everyone treated my family, they really enjoyed this run" "I'm really proud"
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5 years
Kofi Cockburn told me he will NOT sign his NLI tomorrow on the first day of the period. He wants to wait until his mom gets here later in the week, says likely on Friday but not sure. He said there’s no need for #Illini Nation to worry, he’s 100% in, just wants his mom here
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4 years
When COVID-19 forced @CoachUnderwood into working from home, the @IlliniMBB leader found a new office. He's walking 8-to-12 miles a day while he works, losing 30+ pounds as a result. "I've had people jump out of their cars and want to take pics." More on @WCIA3 at 6/10
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2 years
Extension season continues for the #Illini with @IlliniMBB strength and conditioning coach Adam Fletcher getting additional years on his contract, now through 2027-28 season. Standard raises built in, $350k this season, up to $430k in final year. Has been at Illinois since 2015.
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I’ve been saying this for months, that if Kofi Cockburn came back to college, he’s the Preseason National Player of the Year. I’m still a believer that will be the case. Illinois will once again be a Final Four contender, exciting time for #Illini Nation
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2 years
#Illini Bielema on Michigan State injuries: "They set a record for injuries and miraculously everyone came back but that's the game, that's how it's played. It was really hard for us to get tempo going because they got injured"
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The reveal from @TheOrangeKrush at Michigan, surprising the #Illini with their annual trip. Took two busses up to Ann Arbor today, lots of I-L-L chants
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2 years
What a night for 54 Champaign County teen moms with Young Lives, partnering with @IlliniFootball for a holiday shopping experience they won't forget anytime soon More than 65 #Illini players donated their time, with @BretBielema and @jenbielema picking up the entire $10,000+ tab
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"It's not about checking a box, I came here to win a national championship" Brad Underwood on the #Illini Sweet 16 drought, it's been since 2005 "We are here to win a national championship and if those goals ever change, then I probably don't need to be your ball coach anymore"
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"I can't wait to be on this journey with all of you. One thing I can promise is us winning. My goal for not only us as a team but for you guys as fans, is to bring home a national championship." New @IlliniMBB signee @brandinpodziem2 speaking to #Illini Nation from the start
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BREAKING: Ezekiel Brian Beherns commits to dad and mom for life. Class of 2037 prospect weighs 6 pounds, 2 ounces and is 19 inches long. High upside, elite eater and 110% committed. #RespectMyDecision #NoInterviews
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3 years
Former #Illini Giorgi Bezhanishvili just arrived, sitting behind the Illinois bench
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"That was a disgusting scene I'm sure, for all the fans on social media I apologize" #Illini Brad Underwood on celebrating with his shirt off in the locker room with water guns "I did do a little better job with the super soaker today"
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NCAA March Madness
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Illinois locker room celebrations >>> #MarchMadness @IlliniMBB
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4 years
Scrubbing through video @WCIA3Andy shot last night at Indiana and this is my favorite find. #Illini head coach Brad Underwood after Ayo Dosunmu got called for a charge and fouled out
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"Hunter, how would you describe your relationship with #Illini fans?" - @JWerner247 "You know I think it's...umm...that's a good question, shit...uhh...you know I think it's...I can't give you a good answer right now, I'm sorry" -Hunter Dickinson
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2 years
#Illini RJ Melendez on tech: "I didn't get an explanation from the ref. I've been doing that since high school so I don't know what the problem was...tried asking what it was (to the official) but he didn't want to talk about it"
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"The lack of leadership on this team is zero, it's none. Inexcusable" #Illini coach Brad Underwood on a 74-59 loss to Penn St. "We have been atrocious in practice, maybe the 2 worst days of practice leading up to a game I've been part of...put it bold damn print, leadership"
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"To be able to say I was a part of this, I never imagined this man. If you was here from Day 1, you would know how much blood, sweat and tears we put into this program" Trent Frazier will go down as one of the #Illini all-time greats after winning a regular season Big Ten title
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"It hit me like a bowling ball. I didn't know if I would cry cause I haven't cried in a long time but yeah it hit me. Just happy, my dream came true and now it's time to go to work" Terrence Shannon Jr. on his NBA Draft moment, No. 27 overall to the Minnesota Timberwolves
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3 years
He’s back for another year @_Trentfrazier1
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4 years
The W feels from the Dosunmu fam watching from Chicago after @IlliniMBB beats Northwestern
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"It's a great accomplishment but at this point in my career I'm really past all the personal accolades, at this point in March, it's all about winning" Marcus Domask nets the 10th triple-double in NCAA tourney history with 12 points, 11 rebounds, 10 assists beating Morehead St.
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The Andre Curbelo ( @papicurbelo11 ) dance was back on the sideline this afternoon at Indiana
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Ayo Dosunmu on his #Illini banner in the rafters: "It was very emotional. I was trying to keep myself straight, smile through it all...I was excited to know that no matter what...whoever comes to Illinois, my son or daughter, my kids' kids' kids, going to see my name up there."
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Awful look by Iowa
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The Orange Krush
2 years
Statement from the Orange Krush:
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That first road kill feeling for @IlliniMBB
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"Nobody in America loves their team more than I do, I mean are you kidding me?" - @IlliniMBB head coach Brad Underwood
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Illinois coach Brad Underwood was asked what other Big Ten Player would he want on his roster? His pick: Connor McCaffery ( @connor_m30 ) "He and I would have fun in a Pizza Hut parking lot with some opponents. He's a fighter, he's a tough guy"
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Chase and Sydney Brown are back #Illini
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4 years
HUGE news as @AyoDos_11 announces he’s returning to the #Illini for his junior season and withdrawing his name from the NBA Draft. So many big implications for Illinois and the Big Ten
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#Illini Ayo: "I hope we're remembered as the guys that helped turn this program around, that's what it's all about."
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Michigan fan behind me on the Curbelo coast-to-coast layup: “G— damn who is that?!”
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Illinois AD Josh Whitman on decision to hang Terrence Shannon Jr. jersey in rafters @StateFarmCenter "Only for the situation he had to go through that he didn't get the votes to be the consensus All-American that our policy requires and so we were excited to grant an exception"
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"I just refused not to lose...it was my night before the game started, that's my mentality every time I step on the court" Dain Dainja scored 18 points in 20 minutes with 8 rebounds helping the #Illini beat Ohio St. in the Big Ten Tournament "They really had no answer for him"
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"I didn't know I looked that good with my shirt off" #Illini coach Brad Underwood on his cold tub pic from Saturday night in Minneapolis "I had to show them that the old man has a little toughness to him"
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A FaceTime with dad happens after every game for Ayo Dosunmu, it’s both coach and dad talk. Quam doesn’t go to sleep until Ayo is back in Champaign after road trips
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Sound familiar? New @IlliniMBB signee @brandinpodziem2 says he wants to be different: "You don't often see people that got offers from Kentucky and top schools like that to choose Illinois...I want to be different and I want to give #Illini Nation something they haven't had"
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2 years
The 2022-2023 Illinois men’s basketball team
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7 years
Lanphier beats Central tonight for the third-straight time in the sectional and Lions head coach Blake Turner had some words for the Maroons after the game 👀👀👀
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"WE'RE NUMBER ONE" #Illini head coach Brad Underwood takes the mic at Target Center and leads the crowd in his team's celebratory stomp, a tradition they've done the past few years
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2 years
Illinois basketball lands at No. 23 in the AP Preseason Poll Last time #Illini football and basketball were both ranked? All the way back on Jan. 4, 2002: Football: No. 12 in final AP poll coming off Sugar Bowl Basketball: No. 7 at 11-2 in B1G title season
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3 years
Bump #Illini Nation, @CoachFrazierVT is back
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Bret Beherns
4 years
Excited to announce I've signed a 3-year extension to stay @WCIA3 through April 2024. Crazy to think when I started with @WCIA3sports in 2013, figured I'd only stay a couple years. God had bigger ideas! Thanks to all the viewers both on air and digitally, big plans ahead!
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The #Illini win the Braggin’ Rights
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#Illini Ayo on his mask: “I feel like a super hero with the mask on.”
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#Illini head coach Bret Bielema greets Chase and Sydney Brown before the Toledo game
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"Hey, damn, the half court handshake with Eric Gordon, are you shittin' me? I mean he blasted that dude, you don't think that didn't fit with me? We're rockin' right there now" #Illini HC Brad Underwood on the vibe with new assistant coach Chester Frazier ( @CoachFrazierILL )
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#Illini Bielema: "I've been around championship teams and this team is on that level if not better"
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#Illini Matthew Mayer on Illinois crowd in Las Vegas: "I've never seen anything like that traveling wise. That was a packed arena going crazy"
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It’s official, new @IlliniMBB signee @brandinpodziem2 signs his NLI with the #Illini
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