By Paul M. Banks & Paul Schmidt of The Sports Bank and Joe Kutsunis of Hail to the Orange, "Home of the Blogging Illini" When putting together an All Decade Team, our first effort was Nick Smith, at guard, forward, and center. Nick Smith all the way baby. So obviously someone spiked our Egg Nog with opium or something. Eventually we decided to take the job seriously and … [Read more...] about Illini Hoops All-Decade team
Frank Williams
Former Illinois Basketball Standout Williams Arrested: Surprising, or Not?
by Paul Schmidt The news came down with little fanfare, something that puzzled me greatly. On top of all of that, very little has been written of what has to be considered a fairly bizarre story. The headlines read: Hoops star Frank Williams, brother arrested: Drug agents seize marijuana, handgun. Specifically, the agents seized 78 grams of marijuana (about 3 ounces, … [Read more...] about Former Illinois Basketball Standout Williams Arrested: Surprising, or Not?