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The Fighting Illini during a warm-up. The Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team, representing the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign, has had 77 players drafted into the National Basketball Association (NBA) since the league began holding the yearly event in 1947. [1]
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Terrence Edward Shannon Jr. (born July 30, 2000) is an American professional basketball player for the Minnesota Timberwolves of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Texas Tech Red Raiders and the Illinois Fighting Illini .
When he finished at Illinois, he had totaled 1449 points and averaged 20.1 points and 10.3 rebounds per game over his three varsity seasons. This offensive output led to Freeman being named a 1st-team All-American by the Helms Foundation , a 2nd-team All-American by Converse and Basketball News, and honorable mention with UPI ,
Entering the 1990–91 season, Illinois, faced with the loss of Kendall Gill, Steve Bardo and Marcus Liberty, who declared himself eligible for the NBA draft after his junior season, was picked to finish as low as ninth in the Big Ten by some publications.
Illinois has seen three players from its 2023-24 Elite Eight team head to the NBA since the draft last week, ... Illini recruiting: Illinois men's basketball lands coveted 5-star recruit.
5 Team players drafted into the NBA. 6 Rankings. 7 References. ... The 1994–95 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team represented the University of Illinois.
The four-star recruit was tops in Illinois and helped Team USA win the FIBA U18 AmeriCup. Jason Jakstys , No. 31, freshman forward The 6-10, 210-pound Yorkville native was the state's No. 4-ranked ...