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BenFred: Illinois legend Henson's impact on Underwood will live on

FILE - In this Aug. 24, 2015, file photo, former Illinois men's basketball coach Lou Henson is interviewed during a ceremony announcing the naming of the basketball court at State Farm Center to "Lou Henson Court" at Memorial Stadium's 77 Club in Champaign, Ill. Henson, the basketball coach who led Illinois back into the national spotlight, has died at age 88. The school said Henson died Saturday, July, 25, 2020, and was buried on Wednesday, July 29, 2020. (Rick Danz/The News-Gazette via AP, File)

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Brad Underwood had just stepped off the practice court Thursday morning, but his mind was at the bowling alley, where he and the man he calls “Coach” shared their last lunch together.