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@LaTulip_Mike Enjoy listening to your analysis Mike !

To say I enjoyed helping cover this group would be an understatement. An incredibly memorable season from a group that was about all the right things. Seeing the University & this program back on this stage was special. The arrow continues to point upward 🔸🔹

@ktausk13 @IlliniOn247 @JWerner247 @mrwagner25 Congratulations Kyle. Very well deserved

Could not be more pumped to join the unbelievable team at @IlliniOn247 long-term. @JWerner247 and @mrwagner25 are the absolute best at what they do and there’s no better place to continue to learn and grow than with those two guys. Can’t wait for what’s to come.

@TheIlliniFN We can do better than Jake

Next seasons hopeful (🤞) depth-chart: Mega-stud portal guard Davis Stojakoivc Mirkovic Tomi Rodgers Z Coleman Morillo Transfer defensive wing Do they still fit — Lee, Petrovic? Development — Landon Davis, Brown

@wischlist You never know. Took Arizona 25 years. I remember thinking the same thing in 05. It's really hard to get here

This I’m confident about: We aren’t going to have to wait 21 years to see Illinois in the Final Four again. In fact, how’s next April in Detroit sound?

@BobZuppke Reminds me of many Illinois tournaments games where we simply can't hit shots

I am very sad

@NoisyHuevos I can really say Brad was outcoached. We just couldn't hit shots. Is that coaching? Maybe

This may surprise you, no one really is. Hurley is the best all-around coach in the game.

@wischlist Did not play out best but perhaps hit our ceiling

The Illini had opportunities all game long. Just did not hit enough shots.

@NoisyHuevos 3's too

Staggering amount of at-the-rim missed opportunities for Illinois.

@ktausk13 To be a champion you have to make those twos.

UConn has left the door open for the #Illini. 2:44 scoring drought.

@JWerner247 He's bad

What a terrible foul by Kylan Boswell 90 feet from the basket. Just can't have it.

@Samclaur We are just missing

They’re getting clean looks from their offense. Everything’s a struggle for us. No ball movement.

@ALionEye Andrej crapped himself at the line. Hope he can make up for it

This is the first time I’ve sensed any nerves in months. The shots are there but many have been missed badly. Dre 1-4 at the line. Open threes not close. I guess it might be the shooting background but to me it looks like nerves. Hope we settle down in the second half.

@BBallSchoILL Hopefully. We do iso ball while Hurley drawn up open 3's

Career defining halftime for Brad

@JWerner247 Back to our terrible defense.

UConn has made 5 straight shots for a 13-2 run to take its largest lead, 34-24.

@kiddfrmNeptune @JWerner247 Another blown layup

@JWerner247 Ben and Jake provide nothing offensivley. My goodness. U can add Boswell to that. Maybe 90% of the team

HALF: UConn 37, #illini 29 FG%: UConn 41.2%, ILL 34.5% 3FG: UConn 7-18, ILL 3-14 Rebounds: ILL 22, UConn 18 Second-chance points: UConn 5, UConn 2 Blocks: ILL 4, UConn 1 Pts off TO: UConn 6, ILL 0

@JWerner247 Andej missed free throws swung the momentum

@ktausk13 Missed free throws. Blown layup

UConn is perfectly comfortable allowing #Illini to play iso ball. Illini have zero assists in the first 17 minutes of this game.

@dandakich You're a lying piece of crap who is just making things up about about a man who is no longer around to defend himself

Just stop Henson was cheating his ass off - new cars from a dealership in Decatur Illinois (actually players paid $1) - new furniture for parents - bags of money for high school coaches to be shared w Illini recruits These former Illinois players whining is jackassery Pearl caught the lying ass players and coaches Ps.. a family member was a football All Big 10 player at Illini during this time and told me about the cars/cash etc - 2 HS coaches of the “Flying Illini” told me about the cash/furniture - everyone knew about Henson paying Sonny Cox and the Simeon guys etc Enough already Grow the f up You got caught Quit whining

Keaton Wagler CBS Sports First Team All-American

@takhtehchianmd Remember that play like it was yesterday!

Throw back to the last Illinois Final 4 The Rev Put back Hammer