Time flies when you are Dee Brown having fun.
It seems like just a minute ago, No. 11 was finishing up his Illinois career with a second-round NCAA tournament loss. It has been a decade since the game in San Diego.
So much has happened after Brown wore his Illini jersey for the last time.
The program he left was in solid shape. It was a year removed from the 2005 title game and a bad second half against Washington away from a repeat trip to the Sweet 16. (I remember hurriedly making plane reservations. Nevermind.