The Champaign Room · Feb 24, 2022
‘Whatever I gotta do’: How Andre Curbelo is fitting on this Illinois team
Unlike his game, Andre Curbelo’s sophomore season has been anything but smooth.
The Puerto Rican point guard was supposed to match his magical, monster freshman season with a dynamic encore, pairing with Kofi Cockburn to form one of the most intimidating pick-and-roll combos in college basketball.
To Illinois fans’ chagrin, it hasn’t exactly turned out that way.
Curbelo suffered a concussion and missed large chunks of the season in concussion protocol. When healthy, Curbelo has been inconsistent on the offensive end and found himself struggling mentally and physically to find a new role on a team that was rolling without him.