The Illinois high school tournament is just about the greatest single sporting event ever created on the face of the Earth.
And when it is played back again on the legendary floor of the Orange and Blue, it’s a little piece of Heaven.
Every big city and small town gets a chance. Every player gets his shot at being on the Big State Stage. Memories are made on the U of I floor that last a lifetime. Generations of them.
It is pure basketball yet unadulterated by personal agendas and the polluting lure of money.
Thanks for bringing this spectacle back where it belongs. Thanks for the three-day format and keeping the Third Place games (a chance for a second team to go back home winners and get a nice trophy).
Thanks to all the young men who work day and night on their games to become the best players they can be. And their coaches for dedicated their lives to these young men and the communities they represent.
The movie asks, ‘Is This Heaven’?
The answer is... YES. It’s Illinois high school basketball on the Illini floor. Doesn’t get any better than that.
And when it is played back again on the legendary floor of the Orange and Blue, it’s a little piece of Heaven.
Every big city and small town gets a chance. Every player gets his shot at being on the Big State Stage. Memories are made on the U of I floor that last a lifetime. Generations of them.
It is pure basketball yet unadulterated by personal agendas and the polluting lure of money.
Thanks for bringing this spectacle back where it belongs. Thanks for the three-day format and keeping the Third Place games (a chance for a second team to go back home winners and get a nice trophy).
Thanks to all the young men who work day and night on their games to become the best players they can be. And their coaches for dedicated their lives to these young men and the communities they represent.
The movie asks, ‘Is This Heaven’?
The answer is... YES. It’s Illinois high school basketball on the Illini floor. Doesn’t get any better than that.