Brad Underwood retooled his entire Illinois roster after just missing the Final 4 with a blowout loss to UConn last season.
ROSEMONT, Ill. -- The college basketball season doesn't tip off until next month, but Big Ten Media Day arrived in Rosemont as Illinois sets its sights even higher after an Elite 8 appearance last year.Brad Underwood will begin his eighth year in Champaign with a whole new cast. Junior Ty Rodgers is one of only two returning players from last year's Elite 8 team.
I'm not gonna rest until we do that.'Rodgers, a Thorton Township alum, said he gets 'chills' thinking about how far the program has come during his tenure at Illinois. He said the opportunity to improve this season is 'exciting.''It's stuff you dream of as a kid,' Rodgers said. 'So just to put that work in and right now that's what we're thinking of. We're thinking San Antonio. So that's where our heads are at.
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