There has been a lot of bad news among the Illini circles as of the last few years. This spanned from players getting injured to off-court trouble.
Finally, the Illini received some good news over the last week. They found out that center Mike Thorne Jr. will be returning for his sixth season.
Let the Quad-Cities Online tell you more about the good news.
QCOnline: Finally, some good news regarding Illinois basketball
The Illinois basketball team has missed the NCAA tournament the past three seasons. This drought has Illini fans down, but could things change this season?