CHAMPAIGN, IL - JANUARY 05: Chester Frazier #3 of the Illinois Fighting Illini drives around Drew Neitzel #11 of the Michigan State Spartans on January 5, 2006 at the Assembly Hall at the University of Illinois in Champaign, Illinois. (Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images)
Brad Underwood is working quickly to fill the two assistant coach vacancies, as the Illinois basketball program has made their first hire.
In an article earlier this week, I put together five assistant coach options I believe would work best for the Illini. I was close to putting two former Illinois basketball players on the list but decided to just stick with one.