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Illinois Basketball is right around the corner! The excitement was in the air as today's Media Day festivities were our first look at the 2014-15 squad. TCR brings you some of the notable tweets and interviews from the day. You can check out Coach Groce's entire press conference on the front page of the site (click here).
Tweets:
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-partner="tweetdeck"><p>Here’s your complete 2014-15 <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Illini?src=hash">#Illini</a> men’s basketball media guide. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ALLIN?src=hash">#ALLIN</a> >> <a href="http://t.co/mfb3E7AQaq">http://t.co/mfb3E7AQaq</a> <a href="http://t.co/nveOevOBgR">pic.twitter.com/nveOevOBgR</a></p>— Illinois Basketball (@IlliniHoops) <a href="https://twitter.com/IlliniHoops/status/520281754137939968">October 9, 2014</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-partner="tweetdeck"><p>The freshmen Black and Finke. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Illini?src=hash">#Illini</a> <a href="http://t.co/nVfX5i3LKs">pic.twitter.com/nVfX5i3LKs</a></p>— Illinois Basketball (@IlliniHoops) <a href="https://twitter.com/IlliniHoops/status/520308550040813568">October 9, 2014</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-partner="tweetdeck"><p>Chicago Simeon <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Illini?src=hash">#Illini</a> connection runs deep. <a href="http://t.co/ZZJ7FszgTW">pic.twitter.com/ZZJ7FszgTW</a></p>— Illinois Basketball (@IlliniHoops) <a href="https://twitter.com/IlliniHoops/status/520319755539218433">October 9, 2014</a></blockquote>
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Player Interviews:
Kendrick Nunn:
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Malcolm Hill:
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Leron Black:
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Rayvonte Rice:
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Nnanna Egwu:
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