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Executive Producer, Illini Sports Night / Producer, Director for Illinois on @BigTenPlus / @Champaign_Room Beat Reporter / @IlliniOn247 Writer / UIUC ‘24
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THIS JUST IN: Following Elite Eight loss, Coleman Hawkins says he is “done at Illinois.”
Has the option to use his COVID year for one last season, but wants to take his talents to the next level.
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How big is this Illinois-Purdue game tonight?
Well, this was at 11:45 am. People were getting in line two hours before that.
The game is at 6:00 pm. The Orange Krush is ready.
#Illini
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The B1G Champions have landed back in Champaign.
And
#Illini
fans were here waiting for them.
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I didn’t think I could possibly like Tommy DeVito more, but then he goes undrafted, fights his way onto a practice squad, gets unexpectedly thrust into a starting position on a 2-7 team, then wins three straight, including a game-winning drive against the Packers on primetime TV.
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Matthew Mayer on how the
#Illini
keep a level head after the big win over No. 2 Texas: “It’s hard not to when Coach is yelling at us every 5 seconds.”
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Coleman Hawkins says his knee injury is still lingering. Currently playing at 60% healthy.
“I’m playing as hard as I can right now, and I’m playing through everything.”
#Illini
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It is April 2025. Dain Dainja has made 258 straight field goals and led the
#Illini
to a second straight National Championship.
Coincidentally, he has also missed 258 straight free throws.
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After the program lost 13 straight to Wisconsin in an 8-year span, Brad Underwood has defeated the Badgers in 7 straight games.
He becomes the first Big Ten coach EVER to win at Kohl Center four straight times.
#Illini
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Everyone sees Domask’s defense, but watch Harmon on this play.
Loses the battle for the ball, but he hustles back and fights for position on Reese before getting the rebound and assist.
Effort like this wins games, and I don’t think you win this game today without it.
#Illini
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This is the most of the 2+ minute long tribute for Trent Frazier I could get on here. It still couldn’t fully capture what he did for this program. Illini legend💯
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#Illini
play their Sweet Sixteen matchup against No. 2 Iowa State on Thursday at 9:10 pm CT.
Hey
@StateFarmCenter
, what do you say to a big watch party that night? The program may not have a bigger game than this for some time…
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Some dude walks past me in Ft. Lauderdale, sees my Ayo jersey and says “Fuck Luke Goode!”
Certified knower of ball.
#Illini
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#Illini
men’s and women’s basketball were at all-time lows. He hires Brad Underwood and Shauna Green and both programs start making history every year. Illinois basketball is back to being the pride of
@IlliniAthletics
.
Josh Whitman is the best AD in the COUNTRY‼️‼️
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My jaw drops every time I look at the box score:
Dainja and Harmon combined for 37 points.
Hawkins was 5-8 from three.
Rodgers had 15 REBOUNDS.
Domask had 11 ASSISTS.
Oh, and by the way, there were SIX
#Illini
in double figures.
What a team win.
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Brad Underwood has done so much for this
#Illini
program. He’s brought it back to a level that was unimaginable just 6 years ago.
But he’s yet to win the biggest games. Well, here you go. The program’s biggest game in 18 years.
The opportunity is there. Make it count.
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No time to rest for Underwood. Goldin opportunity here.
#Illini
BREAKING: FAU center Vlad Goldin has entered the transfer portal.
Averaged 15.7 points and 6.9 rebounds as a junior.
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Unfortunately, the
#Illini
made history in just about the worst possible way you could tonight.
But do NOT let this distract you from the other history they made this season. The program is back to a better state than it has been in over two decades.
Underwood will be back.
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#Illini
collapse should be studied.
Sending three guys to crash glass (up 7 with 35 seconds left) leads to fastbreak 3.
Then, trying to dribble through a full-court press, missing two free throws, fouling on a three.
Inexcusable, embarrassing mistakes. They happened all night.
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PREDICTION: If Plummer was on this team, the
#Illini
would go 38-2 and win the national championship.
If anyone was wondering, both losses would be to Maryland.
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Looking back to last night. What an atmosphere. What a game. What a team.
This has to be one of my favorite photos ever. So much raw emotion.
These
#EveryDayGuys
went through hell and came back stronger than ever. You better believe they’re ready for UConn.
#Illini
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Tournament CEILING?!?! Unreal.
But good. The constant disrespect from the doubters just adds fuel to the fire.
#Illini
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Not only was this the third largest win in program history, but a reported 6,000+ kids came to watch. This gave
@IlliniWBB
its largest attendance in 20 years🔥🔥
let’s talk about this DOMINANT performance today by
@IlliniWBB
.
@Shauna_Green
has things headed in the right direction…
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“I will never take [Coleman Hawkins] serious as the face of a championship-level team.”
As one of the three faces of this team, he is a double-digit scorer and an all-conference defender.
“You haven’t been a champion.”
B1G Champion - tournament and regular season. Come on man.
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Ran into a few UConn fans last night. They told me they already booked their flights to Phoenix.
Perhaps I underestimated their fan base. Paying all that money to go support Illinois in the Final Four says a lot.
#Illini
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IT’S HAPPENING🚨🚨🚨
The
@StateFarmCenter
is holding an
#Illini
basketball doubleheader WATCH PARTY on Thursday‼️‼️
#Illini
play their Sweet Sixteen matchup against No. 2 Iowa State on Thursday at 9:10 pm CT.
Hey
@StateFarmCenter
, what do you say to a big watch party that night? The program may not have a bigger game than this for some time…
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A watch party for the
#Illini
’s biggest game in 19 years would be electric.
Make it happen
@StateFarmCenter
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Northwestern can’t miss from three. Your star player has his worst game of the season. And you almost win in regulation on the road (in a conference where teams rarely do).
Now is not a time to overreact.
#Illini
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After today’s five-steal performance, Coleman Hawkins is the first
#Illini
to record 5+ steals in back-to-back games since before 2010-11.
Only two Illini since then (Trent Frazier and Brandon Paul) have had two games of 5+ steals in a whole season.
Is Hawkins the Big Ten DPOY?
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Hearing the crowd erupt after that first basket made me think.
No matter what happened, no matter who is gone, you better believe Illinois fans will be behind this team until the very end.
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If you give
@AyoDos_11
the opportunity, he’ll show you what he can do.
Ayo’s numbers since LaVine’s season-ending injury:
16.5 ppg🔥
59% from the field🔥🔥
50.9% from three🔥🔥🔥
And don’t forget that in January, he was the first Bull EVER to shoot 50/40/90 in a month.
#Illini
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When
#Illini
fans realize that they’ll have to choose between paying hundreds of dollars to go see Illinois-Purdue in person, buying a Peacock subscription, or just not watching the game at all.
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This is how the U of I campus celebrated after the
#Illini
won the B1G Tourney in 2021.
What will the (post-COVID era) celebration look like on campus if they get the job done tomorrow?
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It took one quarter of Illini football, but the Block I student section is full to see an exciting remainder of this Homecoming game.
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Unreal. What a performance from Spoon. His journey from a 0 star recruit to now is simply incredible.
This transformation through the Illinois system shows the insane impact these coaches can have. Was Spoon just a fluke, or is there hope for more guys like him?
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John Paddock and Casey Washington both to the Atlanta Falcons on the same day.
Coincidence? I THINK NOT!
#Illini
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Fastbreak Shannon is back.
Ty is the best rebounder in the stadium.
Dain, DGL and Amani have provided HUGE minutes.
Domask is as reliable as ever.
What we’re seeing so far tonight is still a fraction this team’s full potential.
#Illini
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After the
#Illini
won five straight against Izzo from 2002-06, they lost 17 of their next 25.
However, after over a decade of Izzo owning Illinois, Underwood has turned the tables on the all-time great.
He has defeated Izzo in four straight, tying the overall series at 64.
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This is the greatest game Dain Dainja has played in an
#Illini
uniform.
Don’t let his performance go to waste here.
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Underwood: “This game is for the people of Maui”
Hunter Dickinson:
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This team is so fun to watch.
Before the season, I couldn’t have imagined Underwood building a more hard-working and selfless team than what we’re seeing right now.
#Illini
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Coleman Hawkins and Marcus Domask were asked about the motivation behind their chair routines.
Domask: “We just wanna be respectful human beings and push in our chairs.”
#Illini
(Moments before their new disappearing act…)
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BREAKING: Matthew Mayer in the works for a potential NIL deal with Monster.
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It’s the “Illinois” Student section for a reason.
Multiple Iowa fans attempted to trespass into the section and were kicked out by the Illini faithful.
The rivalry is real tonight.
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Tomorrow’s
#Illini
game is a lot more important than people may realize.
OSU is a hot team. They’re playing to make the tournament. In a week, you will face other upset-minded, streaky teams like the Buckeyes (with nothing to lose).
Tomorrow is a test. Prove you can handle it.
Things you didn't think you'd tweet: Ohio State is 6-1 under Jake Diebler and three wins away from the NCAA Tournament.
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#Illini
's offensive firepower is almost unmatched. With just a decent defense, they would win the Big Ten outright. No question.
Watching them play in shootout after shootout against far worse offenses is so frustrating when you think about what they are capable of.
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Don’t care what anyone says. The only thing that matters tonight is the letter W.
Also, let’s not forget Toledo came into this season defending MAC Champions (with more AP votes than the
#Illini
).
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MBB could re-enter top 10 with a win tomorrow.
No. 5 men’s gymnastics defeats 2nd top-5 opponent in a week.
Indoor women’s track is No. 1 in the nation.
And now, men’s tennis defeats No. 8 Duke and No. 17 UNC in last two matches.
Best year of
#Illini
athletics since ___?
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Dainja: I feel like I’m definitely one of the best bigs in the Big Ten.
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This team needed more than one year from Alfonso Plummer. Like badly.
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We’ve seen some insane anti-Illinois bias in the media in the past year.
Not sure if any of that compares to the
#Illini
women’s team not being ranked today. What a joke.
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No one is more unstoppable in transition in college basketball than Terrence Shannon Jr.
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Our trip to cover the
#Illini
in Boston is over, and what a journey it was.
The season didn’t end as we hoped, but in no way does it take away from the history those guys made. Couldn’t have asked to cover a better team or season to finish my college career.
I-L-L forever🧡💙
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Gotta hand it to these guys.
#Illini
only faced three double-digit deficits all year before yesterday.
But now, they’ve won back-to-back games against hot teams after falling down 10+ points.
Now, welcome back to the Big Ten title game.
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If Dain Dainja transfers after this year, that may be the worst day of my life.
#Illini
#DainjaZone
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Here’s an interesting question for
#Illini
fans:
If Illinois finally making a Sweet 16 meant Purdue winning it all, would you take it?
Hint: there is a right answer here.
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Today was Field Trip Day at State Farm Center, and that meant reaching the 4th-highest attendance in
@IlliniWBB
history (11,563)!!
Check out the kids’ reactions when the
#Illini
broke the 100-point barrier.
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The
#Illini
big three (TSJ, Hawkins and Domask) has combined for 62 points so far.
But if they pull out the win, no one deserves a podium game more than Dain Dainja.
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Penn State was trailing by six with just under a minute to go tonight against Iowa. The Hawkeyes ended up winning by 9.
#Illini
fans:
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I think this may be the worst played football game I have watched in my ENTIRE life.
And that’s saying a lot.
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Tonight was my last
#Illini
home game as a student. What a crazy four years it’s been.
After all the down years, covering and watching this team have the most conference wins of any Big Ten team during my time here? It’s something I will never forget.
I-L-L🧡💙
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#Illini
are lucky to be down 5 at half. They’re playing very low IQ basketball, but UConn can’t hit the broad side of the barn from outside.
Clearly, the game plan was to attack Clingan relentlessly to get him in foul trouble. That is NOT working, so you gotta change it up now.
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Probably the fullest I’ve ever seen the top bowl before a game.
#Illini
face off against Michigan St at 2:40 pm on BTN.
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One Shining Moment not having TSJ diving on the floor twice in one play or Brad Underwood with the water guns is just so fitting🙄🙄
There will always be a lack of
#Illini
representation in the media I guess.
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With this news, the
#Illini
will (more than likely) lose almost 90% of scoring from last season.
Only Ty Rodgers, Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn, Niccolo Moretti and AJ Redd are left.
This is the way college basketball is now.
NEWS: Illinois guard Luke Goode has entered the transfer portal,
@LeagueRDY
has learned.
Goode is a native of Fort Wayne, Indiana, who has spent the last three seasons at Illinois.
He averaged 5.7PPG and 3.6RPG this season. Shot 38.9% from 3.
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Petition to bring Dick Vitale to SFC, put Lieb in, and have him say “UNBELIEBABLE” on the broadcast.
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#Illini
should do everything in their power to be ranked No. 14 heading into the tournament.
Record while ranked below No. 14? 8-2.
Record while ranked above No. 14? 8-5.
Record while ranked at No. 14? 6-0
Go 1-1 this week and you may just win out and be national champions.
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Underwood on the 2021
#Illini
: “That team had an opportunity to be as good as anyone. If you don’t play well, you go home. That day, Loyola was better than us.”
Continued to say the beauty of this tournament is fates are decided by single games, not series.
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We all miss Trent Frazier, but at least Sencire Harris’s presence on the court makes me feel like he’s still here.
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If Illinois wins tonight, it will have won 11 of its last 12 over Northwestern.
This stretch would rank fourth-best in series history behind:
1. 23 of 24 (16 straight) from ‘80-‘91.
2. 26 of 28 from ‘95-‘09.
3. Another 16 straight from ‘47-‘55.
All done by the
#Illini
.
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Illinois defense today:
Before Newton’s ejection: 233 yards and 10 points allowed (9 drives)
After Newtons ejection: 140 yards and 15 points allowed (2 drives)
Bielema said post-game that it was the “turning point in the game.”
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When Hawkins and Domask are playing this poorly on offense, there’s just no way you can win.
This is not the time of year to have these performances from your main guys.
#Illini
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Tom Allen is FIRED up at half, and I can only speculate that it’s solely because he wants Illinois to go to Indy.
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Re-listening to TSJ from Friday talking about his leadership last year:
“Can’t have any hard feelings. I feel like that’s what I lacked last year. I had a lot of regrets biting my tongue to certain guys. You can’t do that. You’re not gonna win just letting stuff slide.”
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Kofi, I mean Dain Dainja finished the game with 20 points, 15 boards and 5 blocks.
Dainja on his performance: I’ve worked hard all my life, and all that has led to this moment.
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When asked about Terrence Shannon Jr., Michigan HC Juwan Howard told the
#Illini
media, “You’re welcome. I recruited him. You’re welcome.”
Shannon was considering transferring to both teams in the summer of 2022 before choosing Illinois.
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I’m still trying to process what I watched earlier. Let’s check on career highs achieved today, shall we?
Paddock: 507 passing yards✅
Williams: 200 receiving yards✅
Love III: 140 rushing yards✅
Bryant: 131 receiving yards✅
Washington: 99 receiving yards✅
What a game.
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Looks like Underwood yelled "Owen!!" three times (directed at referee Owen Shortt who supposedly cursed at him) before saying "Don't you talk to me!!"
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This mentality is what allows guys like Nick Saban to succeed. Keep it up Brad😤
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Underwood will have these guys running all of next week if they keep getting dominated on the boards like this.
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Shannon Jr., Domask and Hawkins are the first Illinois trio to score 20+ points in a game since Malcolm Hill (32), Jalen Coleman-Lands (26) and Maverick Morgan (20) did so over eight years ago.
Remember that day,
#Illini
fans? If not, let me refresh your memory…
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#Illini
Terrence Shannon Jr.’s performance since his reinstatement:
First three games: 13.3 ppg, 32.1% FG, 7.1% 3PT, 7 assists, 8 turnovers
Tonight: 23 points, 41.2% FG, 42.9% 3PT, 3 assists, 2 turnovers
A sign of things to come?
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