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NORMAL — This was the comeback season Sy Chatman envisioned. He was an integral part of Illinois State's basketball team and enjoying his role.

"I felt I was having one of the best seasons I've had in a long time," he said. "We were getting some wins with the team and it was fun playing with them. Now I have to sit on the sidelines."

To have it end as suddenly as it did only makes the 6-foot-8, 230-pound junior forward more determined to return even better for the 2022-23 season.