Illini Basketball 2023-2024

The most enjoyable season with the best outcome in nearly 20 years. Saying goodbye to this season hurts, but I suppose the more we go deep in March, the more it’s going to hurt to leave with out a natty. But for the first time in a long time, I believe we will get there.

Thanks Dan, thanks insiders, thanks Coach Underwood, and most of all thanks to the players who gave up everything they have to move to a small town in central Illinois to don the orange and blue, especially those who chose to stick with us for their last ride .

Onwards and upwards, gentleman.

The best part of this year is that we just got rolled in the Elite 8 & (for the most part) we are looking back on a beautiful journey and a brotherhood. This is the type of culture that Josh envisioned & Brad has built. Really going to miss these guys

FoundersClub said:

This one got me. Really hope we continue supporting TSJ and see him in the draft.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1774454355418140914

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1774454355418140914

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“This does not define you. This does not define you. You understand?”

SkyysNotFalling said:

“This does not define you. This does not define you. You understand?”

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Is that what was said? I'd love to know. That man provided hours of joy to us all this year. I look forward to following his professional career.

I hope Sencere returns next year, for those who have doubts look at 2022-23 UCLA or Texas games. We need players with that type of speed on the team, Connecticut had several. Against the KU exhibition game which was more real than 80% of our games this year, Sencere was a contributor. Not a star but a contributor.

BU is also going to need guys like Ty, Goode, Sencere, Dain who have been around to carry the culture. You add 4 transfers who likely will be your 1-2 top scorers and now you have a large shift. We also have freshmen coming in, need to a core that keeps focus on winning as a team.

I say this knowing that we need some high skills players who can be high level scorers, shooters, dribblers.