“They both let their competitive fire feed off each other”: An Inside Look at Intense Brad Underwood-Terrence Shannon Exchange
Even while the leading scorer in a NCAA Tournament opener on Friday, Illinois All-American guard Terrence Shannon still needed to hear from irate head coach Brad Underwood about his defense.
Matt Stevens, IlliniGuys Staff Writer
March 23, 2024
OMAHA, Neb. — Any doubt Illinois head coach Brad Underwood genuinely doesn’t care much about his players offensive numbers should’ve ended at the under-4-minute media timeout of his team’s NCAA Tournament opening round game.
Terrence Shannon Jr. already had a game-high 19 points and was walking to the bench for the break while the 3-seed Illini were holding onto a 36-31 lead on 14-seed Morehead State after the upset-minded Eagles began the game on a 9-0 run. Before Shannon got a chance to sit down, Underwood was in the face of Illinois’ leading scorer and the seventh-year coach was screaming.