The Champaign Room · Mar 7, 2018
Could the Illini have been NCAA Tourney bound?
Looking back on the season, a 14-18 record (4-15 Big Ten), it’s easy to say this season was a disappointment, the team threw in the towel, Illinois athletics are slipping further into the deep pit of mediocrity and abyss, and some have even called for Whitman and Underwood’s heads.
But just how far away was this team from being successful? Not as far as some might think. Let’s take a look at some of the losses from last season, starting with the first.
Nov. 28, 2017 - at Wake Forest (80-73)