May 1999
A good assist man
CHAMPAIGN – If they know what's good for them, Illini basketball players will think twice before challenging their new coach to a postpractice game of P-I-G.
Steve Henson beat the great Grant Hill a few times, and he'll beat you, too, Cory Bradford.
Freelove, Franklin All-Americans
Illinois' Oliver Freelove and Cary Franklin earned All-America tennis honors Tuesday at the NCAA Championships in Athens, Ga.
Illinois assistant nets Purdue job
CHAMPAIGN – Although Jeff Hulsmeyer is leaving the Illinois volleyball program, he won't be a stranger.
Next season, Don Hardin's three-year assistant will visit as head coach of the Purdue Boilermakers.
Tennis powers reach NCAA final
The Georgia Bulldogs won the NCAA men's tennis championship in 1985 and 1987, and each time it was against UCLA.
UI football coaches making friends around the state
Robert Jackson goes door to door in his old stomping grounds. Same with Tim Kish. And Greg McMahon.
Chris Green makes new friends at every stop.
Archibald hurt; Illini now 6-0
Playing for the sixth time in seven days, Illinois stayed unbeaten on its Australian men's basketball trip with a 104-73 win today against the Sydney Sky team from the Australian Basketball Association.
Cory Bradford, playing in his last game before returning to the U.S. to compete in the USA Basketball World University Games tryouts, scored 22 points and was 5 of 11 from three-point range.
Poor weather no hurdle for Armstrong
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. Neither rainy conditions nor ruinous setbacks were going to thwart Illinois in the 1999 Big Ten Championships.
Heck, Sherman Armstrong felt right at home.
Cheers turn to tears for Illini
ATHENS, Ga. – They had a ball breaking every school record in the book, bagging a third straight Big Ten title and barging into the Elite Eight.
Then, late Sunday night, Illinois' men's tennis team had its first bawl of 1999.
UI''s Ridley misses out on history
It was one small misstep for a man. But it would have been a giant leap for Babatunde Ridley.
The Illinois junior finished second Saturday in the men''s long jump at the 99th Big Ten Championships in West Lafayette, Ind., with a season best of 25 feet, 5 1/2 inches.
Illini make NCAAs in golf
For the first time since 1989, the Illini have made the NCAA Championships cut.
D.A. Points tied for the low round of the day as Ed Beard's team rallied to finish seventh at the NCAA Central Golf Regional in Columbus, Ohio.
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