Illinois taking offseason seriously

Shortly after Butler lost to Duke in the title game, gym-rat freshman Tyler Griffey headed over to the Ubben basketball complex, shot a couple of hundred shots and put a sign in his locker that read "Houston 2011," the site of next year's Final Four.

"With the talent coming in, and the talent we have, the work ethic that I've seen out of the juniors so far this summer, this offseason, the sky's the limit," Griffey said. "It's going to be awesome."

Chris Hine