Michael Finke is leaving the Illinois men's basketball program.
The Champaign native, who just finished his redshirt junior season with the Illini, announced he will transfer with a note posted to his Twitter account on Monday afternoon.
Finke, The News-Gazette's All-Area Player of the Year in 2013 and 2014 after a standout high school career at Centennial, averaged 9.8 points and 4.6 rebounds this past season with the Illini.