It's time to re-post this article from September. Back at the media opportunity during the football season opener, I asked Illini basketball coach Brad Underwood about recruiting the Balkans. In his response, he mentioned that an orange jump suit could be in the future. Today, Underwood delivered on that promise, and hence, we bump this back to the top. … [Read more...] about Brad Underwood Makes Good on Orange Jump Suit Promise from September
Mihailo Petrovic
Mihailo Petrovic ‘big piece of the puzzle,’ says Brad Underwood
It took awhile, but Illinois Fighting Illini point guard Mihailo Petrovic is on campus. He arrived from Prokuplje, Serbia to Champaign, IL on August 25th, and once the season gets started, we'll see why he's worth the wait. "I felt pretty good because there were some things that just took time, and time was the only cure for it," Illini basketball coach Brad Underwood said … [Read more...] about Mihailo Petrovic ‘big piece of the puzzle,’ says Brad Underwood
Illini Basketball Transfer Talk: Mihailo Petrovic, Andrej Stojakovic
As we joked in both edition one and edition two of Illinois Fighting Illini Basketball Transfer Talk, covering NCAA basketball in the offseason has a very European feel these days. By that we mean transfer portal developments occur in a story arc that is similar to the British tabloids covering European soccer players. But now more of the players themselves are Euro, as the … [Read more...] about Illini Basketball Transfer Talk: Mihailo Petrovic, Andrej Stojakovic