Illinois Fighting Illini 1988-1989 Retro Shorts (Alternate) West Virginia Mountaineers but there is only one

but there is only one team that isn’t afraid of you

complete with matching warm-ups

which made him an obvious choice for SLAM to work with for this cover

the Bruins were deep

In one of the most memorable National Championship games of all time

Illinois Fighting Illini 1988-1989 Retro Shorts (Alternate) West Virginia Mountaineers but there is only oneThe 1988 1989 University of Illinois mens basketball team was electric enough to earn their own nickname that would go down in history as one of college basketball's best. "The Flyin' Illini."Even better, the name was given to them by Dick Vitale during the height of his powers at ESPN, and it has stuck ever since. The "Flyin' Illini" moniker probably stuck because the team ended Illinois' 37 year Final Four drought. Lou Henson, the school's famed