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Welcome to “Good Morning, Illini Nation,” your daily dose of college basketball news from Illini beat writer and AP Top 25 voter Scott Richey. He’ll offer up insights every morning on Brad Underwood’s team and college basketball at large:
The 2025 NBA Draft is exactly one month away, with 59 players — most from the college ranks, some international — set to hear their names called.