The memories I have of the center position started back in the day when Fess Hawkins helped lead the Illini to a Big Ten Championship game as the No. 11 seed.
A combination of Marcus Griffin, Brian Cook, and Robert Archibald then transitioned the Illinois basketball team from the Fess era to a new, more athletic, era of basketball at the center position.
These three guys were a real tough combination. All of them were tremendous rebounders and they managed to find a way to continue the progress at the center position.