Photos from the 1984 and 1949 Illini basketball reunions

"We played in New York in the preliminary rounds, both in '49 and '51. The Final Four was in Seattle in '49, Minneapolis in '51. It was a good setting," Beach said. "Madison Square Garden, I think they had 18,000 to 20,000 people. It was a neutral crowd. In '51 we played Columbia, the hometown school, and they were undefeated going into the tournament. In the first round we beat them."

UI notebook: Frazier = Douglas

I'll always say Efrem's dunks belong on anyone's all-time highlight reel. If I could ever get the complete sequence of his windmill dunk against Minnesota in 1984 -- rather than the partial tape in existence that doesn't show how he caught Quinn Richardson's inbounds pass behind his head -- I'll slap it on YouTube and prove to the world Efrem's eternal greatness.

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Tony Wysinger - UI's single-game assists record-holder (16), now assistant AD and head coach at Illinois Central College.

Doug Altenberger - Three-time All-Big Ten guard, now president of Charter National Bank and Trust in Chicago area.

Efrem Winters - UI's ninth-leading career scorer, now with Chicago's Pepper Construction.

Bruce Douglas - 1983-84 co-MVP, now associate minister at Broadview Missionary Baptist Church and works with Exelon/ComEd in Chicago area.

'84 Illini: Where Are They Now

"Bruce [Douglas] talked about being a great teammate, being a great leader, leaving it on the court,'' Illinois coach Bruce Weber said. "You can't focus on wins, losses and records. You have to play basketball, then leave a legacy. He's truly done that, not only here but in his life. The guys reacted pretty well.''

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