So will Kofi, very coolWas looking at the criteria for having their jersey hung from the rafters (https://fightingillini.com/sports/2018/1/10/mens-basketball-honored-jerseys.aspx).
Players selected to have their jerseys hung must have achieved any of the following criteria:
1) National Player of the Year
2) Enshrined in the National Basketball Hall of Fame
3) U.S. Olympian
4) Big Ten Player of the Year
5) Consensus First- or Second-Team All-American
6) Illinois All-Century Team Member
7) Individual whose pioneering efforts made a significant impact on Illinois and international basketball
Ayo will get there with First Team All-American.
I’ve been saying that Ayo’s banner will be honored and hung in the rafters since he announced he was coming back, based on this criteria. Congratulations, Ayo Dosunmu, First-Team All-American! Hopefully, Kofi Cockburn makes it, too! Congratulations, Kofi!!!Was looking at the criteria for having their jersey hung from the rafters (https://fightingillini.com/sports/2018/1/10/mens-basketball-honored-jerseys.aspx).
Players selected to have their jerseys hung must have achieved any of the following criteria:
1) National Player of the Year
2) Enshrined in the National Basketball Hall of Fame
3) U.S. Olympian
4) Big Ten Player of the Year
5) Consensus First- or Second-Team All-American
6) Illinois All-Century Team Member
7) Individual whose pioneering efforts made a significant impact on Illinois and international basketball
Ayo will get there with First Team All-American.
I'm so glad he got recognition for his defense too. You can tell from his comments that he wants that recognition for all the work he's put into becoming a lockdown defender. It's not like he's naturally gifted to be as defensively gifted as he is. That is all hard work and that dog mentality.I'm surprised that more hasn't been made of Trent Frazier receiving one of the BIG all Sportsmanship awards. He's a class act and deserves the award. Thanks for staying the course Trent.
Curbelo is a menace. If he weren't an Illini, I would be so annoyed by his outrageous playmaking ability.Finally the Big Ten did something right! They put together a 15 minute Andre Curbelo highlight reel for his 6th man award.
If that meeting happens, I hope it results in an Ayo poster over Garza. The symbolism would just be...Knowing Ayo if we meet Iowa in the semis Friday Im sure Garza getting POY will just slightly motivate Ayo to prove them wrong!
Amazing to see his improvement just over the course of the season too. Always extremely savvy, but you can see him manipulating the defense more and more as the season goes along. He is exactly the kind of guy Illinois was unable to land for a decade+. Sure glad to have him on our side.Curbelo is a menace. If he weren't an Illini, I would be so annoyed by his outrageous playmaking ability.
Show this video to every big man we are recruiting.Finally the Big Ten did something right! They put together a 15 minute Andre Curbelo highlight reel for his 6th man award.
His ability to draw a foul by being crafty is legit. Fouls drawn is a stat I wish was tracked.One aspect of Andre’s game (among the others) that I’ve noticed getting way better which is his ability to control defenders by forcing them to react the way he wants instead of just making really creative plays. It gets me giddy to think about his growth in an offseason after this year. Scary.
That dog is absolutely named "Davison".Mulcahy is Rutgers Sportsmanship Award winner. Good times.
Fouls drawn per 40 min is tracked by Kenpom. Kofi leads IL with 7.1 per 40min - good enough for tenth in the country! Dosunmu draws 5.3 per 40 and 'Belo is third with 4.6 per 40. Those numbers are for this season against all D-1 competition. I'd post the whole chart but I'm pretty sure Mr. Pomeroy's Intellectual Property lawyers would object!His ability to draw a foul by being crafty is legit. Fouls drawn is a stat I wish was tracked.
That steal at 7:30 is my favorite Curbelo play of the game. He acts like he’s walking to the bench and the opposing player doesn’t even realize he’s playing until his pocket has been pickedFinally the Big Ten did something right! They put together a 15 minute Andre Curbelo highlight reel for his 6th man award.
Absolutely. So many times in the replays we were down when the Human Hairlight Reel came in. Then BOOM! And love they included the absolute barbaric steal at the end of the NW game. Simply golden.Curbelo is a menace. If he weren't an Illini, I would be so annoyed by his outrageous playmaking ability.
Next year Adam will feast, 17+ ppg. I'm predicting he and Belo will be all B1G next season.Kind of disappointed for Miller not to be on Freshman team, but he is developing and getting plenty of minutes.
I also agree that the idea is funny.Haha Luka is better than Ayo, hahahaha
Someone seems insecure LMAOHaha Luka is better than Ayo, hahahaha
I think your username tells all.Haha Luka is better than Ayo, hahahaha
The famed Iowa proseHaha Luka is better than Ayo, hahahaha