By John Supinie After meeting with Bruce Weber early Friday morning, Thomas fired the nine-year Illini basketball coach to revitalize a program that slid from the nation's elite over the last five seasons. Assistant coach Jerrance Howard was named as
Former Illinois basketball coach Bruce Weber reacts to his firing on Friday. Weber was let go by the Illini after a 17-15 season by his team, which ended with a 2-12 finish. Weber had coached the past nine years at Illinois
4, 2012 file photo, Illinois head coach Bruce Weber yells to his team during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Northwestern in Evanston, Ill. In his five-plus months on the job as athletic director at Illinois, Mike Thomas has
By John Supinie After meeting with Bruce Weber early Friday morning, Thomas fired the nine-year Illini basketball coach to revitalize a program that slid from the nation's elite over the last five seasons. Assistant coach Jerrance Howard was named as
AP Illinois coach Bruce Weber celebrates during the second half against Iowa in Sunday. Illinois won 65-54. By DAVID MERCER The Associated Press Illinois fired coach Bruce Weber on Friday after three lackluster seasons and a 17-15 record this year that
