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Illinois Basketball: 2018-19 Illini season wrap-up for Kipper Nichols

It has been an interesting journey for Nichols so far. Here is his 2018-2019 season wrap-up.

Expectations

The first year under Brad Underwood was sensational for Nichols. He put up 10 points and 4.2 rebounds per game. He started to shine a little bit in the final year of the John Groce regime, and then Underwood’s scheme seemed to work with Nichols so well.

Entering this past season, I was expecting big things from Nichols. I wanted him to be the No. 3 on the team who could run the court and be a headache for opposing teams.