Mar 14, 2021; Indianapolis, Indiana, USA; Illinois Fighting Illini head coach Brad Underwood talks to the crowd after defeating the Ohio State Buckeyes at Lucas Oil Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Aaron Doster-USA TODAY Sports
Illinois basketball fans will be seeing Brad Underwood coaching the program for a long time.
On Thursday afternoon, the Illini announced that Underwood is getting an extension through 2027. This extension makes his current contact a six-year deal extending through the 2026-27 campaign.
In the press release sent out by the program, athletic director Josh Whitman expressed his fortune for having landed Underwood and the meaning of the head coach to the program.