Before Brad Underwood stepped on campus in 2017, it’d been five years since the Fighting Illini boasted a first-round pick in the NBA Draft. Under his reign, the streak ballooned to 12 before Terrence Shannon Jr. opened the floodgates in 2024.Since then, Illinois has been a hotbed for finding and developing NBA talent. Will Riley, Kasparas Jakucionis, and—perhaps Underwood’s most audacious find yet—Keaton Wagler headline Champaign’s deepest tale…
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