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Memory Lane: On the brink of a title

Mon, 04/08/2013 - 10:21am | Brett Dawson

EACH WEEK, WE'LL TAKE A LOOK BACK AT A MEMORABLE MOMENT IN ILLINI HISTORY, THANKS TO THE WORDS OF THE NEWS-GAZETTE

This week: With the NCAA title being decided tonight, no better time to remember when Illinois was on the brink of glory.

Date: April 4, 2005

Headline: Visions of beauty

Memory Lane: Ending another Sweet 16 drought

Fri, 03/22/2013 - 11:02pm | Jim Rossow

EACH WEEK, WE'LL TAKE A LOOK BACK AT A MEMORABLE MOMENT IN ILLINI HISTORY, THANKS TO THE WORDS OF THE NEWS-GAZETTE

This week: If it beats Miami, Illinois will reach the Sweet 16 for the first time since 2005. In 2001, the Illini ended a much-longer Sweet 16 drought by winning twice in Dayton.

Memory Lane: Bradford's game-winner

Fri, 03/15/2013 - 9:47am | Jim Rossow

EACH WEEK, WE'LL TAKE A LOOK BACK AT A MEMORABLE MOMENT IN ILLINI HISTORY, THANKS TO THE WORDS OF THE NEWS-GAZETTE

This week: Brandon Paul's shot to beat Minnesota on Thursday was the second game-winner by an Illini at the Big Ten tournament. Cory Bradford's three-pointer down Bob Knight's Hoosiers in a 2000 quarterfinal.

Memory Lane: Roadtrip with the Krush

Sun, 02/17/2013 - 9:47pm | Bob Asmussen

News-Gazette reporter Bob Asmussen and photographer Holly Hart were allowed to tag along on the Krush's recent trip to Purdue. Embedded in a group of 100, Asmussen had to dress and act like the Krush for nine hours.

Memory Lane: Bob Knight goes berserk

Tue, 02/12/2013 - 12:17pm | Jim Rossow

EACH WEEK, WE'LL TAKE A LOOK BACK AT A MEMORABLE MOMENT IN ILLINI HISTORY, THANKS TO THE WORDS OF THE NEWS-GAZETTE

This week: Fifteen years ago this month, Lon Kruger's Illini won a Big Ten title and Bob Knight went nuts.

Date: Feb. 25, 1998

Whatever happened to ... Michael Finley

Thu, 01/31/2013 - 12:50am | Bob Asmussen

Throughout the day, we'll take a look back at iconic figures — one per school — from Big Ten's basketball past. The 12th installment:

Whatever happened to ... Wisconsin’s Michael Finley

Whatever happened to ... Joe Barry Carroll

Thu, 01/31/2013 - 12:00am | Bob Asmussen

Throughout the day, we'll take a look back at iconic figures — one per school — from Big Ten's basketball past. The 11th installment:

Whatever happened to ... Purdue’s Joe Barry Carroll

Whatever happened to ... John Amaechi

Wed, 01/30/2013 - 10:30pm | Bob Asmussen

Throughout the day, we'll take a look back at iconic figures — one per school — from Big Ten's basketball past. The 10th installment:

Whatever happened to ... Penn State’s John Amaechi

Whatever happened to ... St. John Arena

Wed, 01/30/2013 - 9:00pm | Bob Asmussen

Throughout the day, we'll take a look back at iconic figures — one per school — from Big Ten's basketball past. The ninth installment:

Whatever happened to ... Ohio State’s St. John Arena

Whatever happened to ... Evan Eschmeyer

Wed, 01/30/2013 - 7:30pm | Bob Asmussen

Throughout the day, we'll take a look back at iconic figures — one per school — from Big Ten's basketball past. The eighth installment:

Whatever happened to ... Northwestern’s Evan Eschmeyer

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