Evan Long

UIUC '19. YHIM. JHS '15. St. Louis Cardinals Fan.

[NCAA March Madness @MarchMadnessMBB]

The hometown kid 🙌

Thank you, Kylan Boswell 👏 #MarchMadness

[NCAA March Madness @MarchMadnessMBB]

First Final Four for Brad Underwood ❤️

#MarchMadness

[ESPN @espn]

THE ILLINI ARE HEADED TO THE FINAL FOUR FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 21 YEARS 🟠

[Illinois Men's Basketball @IlliniMBB]

ARE YOU WITH US?

For the first time since 2005, we're heading to the FINAL FOUR.

[ESPN @espn]

THE FIGHTING ILLINI TAKE OVER IN H-TOWN 😤

Illinois knocks off Houston to keep dancin' to the Elite Eight 🪩

[Bleacher Report @BleacherReport]

ZVONIMIR IVISIC PUT HIM THROUGH THE RIM 🤯🤢

[Adam Schefter @AdamSchefter]

Jack Hughes for the gold.

[Illinois Football @IlliniFootball]

From Champaign to champion.

[Illinois Men's Basketball @IlliniMBB]

Stacked days of work into years of impact.

For the seventh straight year, we've notched 20 wins in the regular season.

[College Basketball Report @CBKReport]

ILLINOIS PICKS UP A TOP-5 ROAD WIN IN LINCOLN 🔹🔸

THE HOTTEST TEAM IN THE COUNTRY? 🔥

[𝕮𝖔𝖓𝖓𝖔𝖗 𝕻𝖎𝖑𝖘 @TheConnorPils]

“You only have 300 seconds left to live, how would you like to spend them?”

[NCAA March Madness @MarchMadnessMBB]

Keaton Wagler scored the most points EVER by a visitor at Mackey 😱:

46 PTS
13-17 FG
9-11 3PT

WOW.

[SportsCenter @SportsCenter]

46 POINTS FOR THE FRESHMAN 🔥
MOST IN A ROAD WIN OVER A TOP-10 OPPONENT IN AP POLL HISTORY 😱

No. 11 Illinois takes down No. 4 Purdue at Mackey Arena 😳

[Illinois Football @IlliniFootball]

Shot Caller.
Bowl MVP.

[Illinois Football @IlliniFootball]

Back-to-back bowl game champs🏆🏆

[Illini Ministry of Propaganda @810illini]

A kid from Mississippi who chose to leave home and forge his own path.

A kid who bought into a rising program and helped revive its identity.

So much of the last 2 years wouldn't be possible without him.

Thank you, Luke.

[The Champaign Room @Champaign_Room]

BIG WIN in Nashville!

[The Field Pass @TheFieldPass]

In his 3 seasons at Illinois…

8,098 total yards
67 TDs / 21 INTs
64.5% completion
145.1 rating
Captain
Back-to-back bowl games
23 wins

Thanks for choosing to wear the orange and blue and taking this program to new heights.

There’s only one way to send him off…

LUUUUUUUUUUKE

[Robert Rosenthal @ALionEye]

November 18, 2018: Illini football 4-7 after a 63-0 loss to Iowa, Illini basketball KenPom #103 en route to a 14-18 season.

November 18, 2025: Illini football #21 in the CFP rankings, Illini basketball #8 in the AP Poll & KenPom #5.

[St. Louis Cardinals @Cardinals]

14 years ago today:

"We will see you...tomorrow night!"