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Illinois Basketball: Remembering Deron Williams’ run in the Olympics

US guard Deron Williams passes the ball during the London 2012 Olympic Games men's gold medal basketball game between USA and Spain at the North Greenwich Arena in London on August 12, 2012. AFP PHOTO / TIMOTHY A. CLARY (Photo credit should read TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP/GettyImages)

As the men’s Olympic basketball team sets to tip-off on Sunday, let’s take a look back at former Illinois basketball superstar Deron Williams and his tear through multiple Olympic games.

There are a lot of people who don’t remember how good the former Illini legend was on the basketball court.