University of Illinois | 150 Years & Beyond

Nick Anderson

11th pick in 1989 NBA Draft

1,172 points in two seasons

Ryan Baker

Lead sports anchor

CBS Chicago

Stephen Balogh

Associate judge

Winnebago County

Kenny Battle

27th pick, 1989 NBA draft

Namesake of UI hustle award

Scott Brown

CFO/VP/Treasurer

Carpet Weaver’s of Champaign

George Buchanan

Executive VP, Risk Management

Regions Bank

Sarah Baumgartner

Executive senior associate athletics director, sports administration

University of Texas

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Jimmy Collins

Beloved basketball coach, Lou Henson's top recruiter

(1946-2020)

Annie Crawley

Underwater photographer

Women Divers Hall of Famer

Dave Eggers

Best-selling author

Time Book of Year winner

John Giannini

College basketball coach

508–375 career mark

Kendall Gill

All-Century Team member

Scored 12,914 NBA points

Lou Henson

Winningest basketball coach

423-224, 11 NCAA bids

Clint Hull

Circuit court judge

Kane County

Paul Johnson

Executive VP/International

PGA Tour

Jovan Jovanovic

Patent attorney

Founding partner, Watson IP Group

Kimberly Kemper

U.S. Loyalty Manager

ExxonMobil

Marcus Liberty

’87 Illinois Mr. Basketball

Now coaching in Florida

John Norkus

Managing director

Chicago consulting firm

Jim Rowader

Attorney

VP/general counsel, Target

Mark Steinberg

Tiger Woods’ agent

Excel Sports partner

Darren Treasure

Sports psychologist

Nike’s Oregon Project

Telisa Yancy

President

American Family Insurance