Illini Basketball 2026-2027
I don't know if we're calling CH a liar here, but he missed 2 or 3 games near the beginning of the 2023-24 season with a knee injury and then played the rest of the season with the bad knee.
Coleman Hawkins Continues Playing Through Pain in Illini’s NCAA Tournament Run - IlliniGuys.com
Illinois senior forward Coleman Hawkins says he’s more intensely monitoring an injury situation to his left leg that has hampered most of his 2023-24 season. Matt Stevens, IlliniGuys Staff Writer March 23, 2024 OMAHA, Neb. — During each of the three open locker room sessions of this NCAA...
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Paid article, but the relevant quote is: "It felt like (Thursday) I was playing on one leg"