Mention the 2004-05 basketball season to Illinois fans and most will get almost giddy with excitement. The way that team played, the utter dominancit showed every single game, the way that no deficit was too much (looking at you, Arizona), it all harkens back to a time where Illinois Basketball ruled the college landscape.
There was a time when Illinois was easily one of the top programs in all of college athletics. That 2004-05 season encapsulated the pinnacle of Illinois basketball. One man on that team would be drafted third overall by the Denver Nuggets following that season.