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NBA Draft
‘You can’t plan this. This is a dream come true.’ Go inside Ayo Dosunmu’s NBA draft party, where the Chicago Bulls selected the Illinois guard at No. 38.
Ayo Dosunmu — a Chicago native who led the Illini to the Big Ten Tournament title and a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament — had hoped to be a first-round pick, but that disappointment faded quickly after getting selected by his hometown team, the Chicago Bulls.
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Dosunmu's NBA dream comes true with hometown team: 'It's destined'
Inside NBA Draft night for Illini All-American Ayo Dosunmu.
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NBA Draft
Former Illini star Ayo Dosunmu will be selected in the 2021 NBA Draft, where will he land?
"He’s a gritty defender who can handle the ball, and would provide another playmaking presence on the (Milwaukee Bucks). But he may not even make it to the second round."
Illini Basketball
For Tim Anderson, Illini job 'an opportunity I couldn't pass up'
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — There’s a passion that pours out of Tim Anderson when he talks about his hometown of Chicago, one that can’t be mistaken for
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2021 Illini Football
| Date | Opponent | Time/TV |
| Sat, Aug 28 | Nebraska | 12:00pm FOX |
| Sat, Sept 4 | UTSA | 6:30pm BTN |
| Sat, Sept 11 | at Virginia | 10:00am ACC |
| Fri, Sept 17 | Maryland | 8:00pm FS1 |
| Sat, Sept 25 | at Purdue | |
| Sat, Oct 2 | Charlotte | |
| Sat, Oct 9 | Wisconsin (Homecoming) | 2:30/3:00pm |
| Sat, Oct 16 | ---Bye--- | |
| Sat, Oct 23 | at Penn State | 11:00am |
| Sat, Oct 30 | Rutgers | |
| Sat, Nov 6 | at Minnesota | |
| Sat, Nov 13 | ---Bye--- | |
| Sat, Nov 20 | at Iowa | |
| Sat, Nov 27 | Northwestern |