CHAMPAIGN — Ayo Dosunmu's first practice at Illinois this summer wasn't exactly an eye-opener. He knew what to expect.
Still, there he was fresh off helping Team USA win a gold medal at the 2018 FIBA Americas U18 Championship — which followed a second straight Class 3A state title for Morgan Park — and Dosunmu found himself on the receiving end of some pointed criticism from Illinois coach Brad Underwood demanding more and demanding better.
It's what Dosunmu wanted when he picked the Illini and picked Underwood.
"He really got on me," Dosunmu said. "But I take constructive criticism well.