CHICAGO — Twenty-one Illini greats are being honored at Friday night's Hall of Fame Gala.
But there is no doubt about the star of the show: Lou Henson.
The winningest basketball coach in school history leads the second class at the Field Museum of Natural History.
"Years ago when I started coaching, I never dreamed of this," Lou said Tuesday in his Champaign living room. "It's quite an honor to be inducted into the Hall of Fame."
It is not his first Hall call. Actually four related to college basketball. His alma mater, New Mexico State, inducted Lou way back in 1978.