How Current Illini Remember First 'Wow' Moments of Terrence Shannon Jr.
Hours ahead of him leading Illinois into its first Sweet 16 game in 19 years, several Illini teammates of Terrence Shannon Jr.
Matt Stevens, IlliniGuys Staff Writer
March 28, 2024
BOSTON — Ty Rodgers still vividly remembers the first time he saw Terrence Shannon Jr. on the campus of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign nearly two years ago.
Just a few months after announcing his verbal pledge out of the transfer portal from Texas Tech in the summer of 2022, Shannon Jr. arrived at his next and final college looking for some pickup basketball games at the student rec center.