Illinois Fighting Illini 1999-2000 Retro Shorts Laborday Sale Although they were led by

Although they were led by Wooden Award winner Ed O'Bannon

They also had the nations best player in senior forward Danny Manning

averaging 22

gave Missouri the Big 8 Conference Tournament Championship

Unfortunately for the rest of college basketball all 9 future NBA players were on the same roster

Illinois Fighting Illini 1999-2000 Retro Shorts Laborday Sale Although they were led byLon Kruger's Fighting Illini entered the 1999 2000 season ranked 16th in the AP Poll and poised to make a run at a Big Ten championship. An up and down January dropped Illinois out of the polls but it wouldn't last. The Illini closed the regular season going 12 2 over their last 14 games before beating Indiana and Penn State in the Big Ten Tournament. A loss to #5 Michigan State in the Big Ten Championship game put Illinois at 21 9 on the season and