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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 main difference about Illinois basketball now compared to when I first started covering the team a decade ago? Relevance.
The Illini in 2015 had zero presence on the college basketball stage. Now they’re a perennial top 25 team sparking conversation nationally. Like with the guys from Field of 68, who in the last couple days discussed Illinois in regard to Keaton Wagler and the program’s international recruiting: