Dosunmu excited to be honored by Illinois basketball originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago
When Billy Donovan arrived home from the Advocate Center on Tuesday, he flipped on the TV to catch Illinois playing at Minnesota.
Donovan, as he does with many in the coaching fraternity, goes way back with Illinois coach Brad Underwood.
“I had heard that that was the best start in the Big 10 for Brad,” Donovan said following Illinois’ victory that pushed them to 3-0 in the conference.
So of course, Donovan had a playful question for rookie Ayo Dosunmu at Wednesday’s Chicago Bulls practice.
“I asked him why he couldn’t help (Underwood) get off to a better start last year,” Donovan cracked.
The joke landed, because Dosunmu’s decorated collegiate career is well-documented. On Thursday night, Illinois will honor him before its game against Maryland in Champaign, placing him in the school’s “honored jerseys” program.
Dosunmu, who averaged 20.1 points, 6.3 rebounds and 5.3 assists…