Everyone here knows Kendall Cedric Gill, retired NBA player, now professional boxer and analyst for Comcast Sports Net and the Big Ten Network.
The ex-Chicago Bulls player and current Bulls expert for CSN starred at suburban Rich South before taking his talents to Champaign-Urbana for the “Flyin’ Illini” of the late 80s, earning a Final Four berth in 1989. He’s quintessentially Chicago basketball through and through.
I had an exclusive with Gill this off-season. For part one on Bulls insights go here.
Welcome to part two, discussing the 2010-11 Fighting Illini.
As a senior in college, Gill led the Big Ten in scoring and was named a first-team All-American (UPI). Gill left Illinois as the 7th all-time leading scorer in school history. Gill’s Illini earned NCAA bids each year he played. Gill also won the college basketball Slam Dunk championship at the Final Four his senior season.
He was pretty high on his alma mater’s chances this winter.
“With Demetri McCamey and Mike Davis coming back, Jereme Richmond coming in, D.J. Richardson and Brandon Paul, they have a great nucleus to win the Big Ten. I know Purdue is going to be strong again, they?re going to be up there; they always are. �Michigan State is going to be right up [More …]
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