Well, Illinois missed another NCAA Tournament, extending its streak to five straight years without a bid.
But, here at The Champaign Room, we still have March Madness fever, and we’re not going to let a lack of the NCAA Tournament hold us down, which is why we’re introducing the Greatest Illini Men’s Basketball Player Ever bracket.
Three of our staff writers — Tristen Kissack, Matt O’Neall and Michael Berns — as well as myself, Stephen Cohn, tallied up 48 names a piece, ordered 1-48. If a player was ranked No. 1, they earned 32 points.