What Was The One Game That Made Ayo Dosunmu a Superstar?
By Zain Bando - IlliniGuys Student Correspondent
August 12, 2022
Ayo Dosunmu played for the Illini from 2018-2021 and was one of the catalysts that helped Illinois go from the basement of the Big Ten to regular season champs just four years later.
But let’s back up a step — 2018. Illinois was in the midst of an extensive rebuild after the firing of John Groce and the hiring of Brad Underwood the previous year. Not many Illini fans were pleased with the move, considering his lack of major Division 1 college basketball head coaching experience. But he had a belief that if he could make Chicago basketball important in Champaign again, something special could happen. And it did. Although it took a little bit of time to adjust. Not just for the program, but the fanbase as well.