Underwood has not yet coached a team to a championship. Over his time at Stephen F. Austin, he did lead the team to three Southland regular-season and tournament wins, and with Illinois, he'd guided the Illini to one Big Ten regular-season title and two tournament titles.

It's never a good idea to show Dan Hurley the same thing twice, but Illinois has a lot to glean from its defensive game plan for the Huskies in November.

The Wildcats had three future Final Four coaches on the same staff two decades ago.

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The Illini have adapted to a new era of college hoops by applying a variety of practices reflective of an NBA squad