Asmussen | Henson is breaking out his orange coat

Stephen Haas/The News-Gazette Former Illinois Men's Basketball Head Coach Lou Henson poses for a photo Tuesday, June 12, 2018, at his home in Champaign.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,…