Top 10 Fighting Illini men’s basketball players of all time

10. Deon Thomas

Thomas remains the Illini’s all-time leading scorer with 2,129 points and ranks fourth all-time with 846 rebounds and second in blocks with 177 as well. While he has some great counting statistics, he didn’t earn many national honors despite his strong play. This makes all the difference when measuring all-time greats against each other and why Thomas isn’t higher on this list.