Illinois Fighting Illini 1988-1989 Retro Shorts (Alternate) West Virginia Mountaineers SLAM has been the Basketball

SLAM has been the Basketball Bible

but there is only one team that isn’t afraid of you

In one of the most memorable National Championship games of all time

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Illinois Fighting Illini 1988-1989 Retro Shorts (Alternate) West Virginia Mountaineers SLAM has been the BasketballThe 1988 1989 University of Illinois mens basketball team was electric enough to earn their own nickname that would go down in history as one of college basketball's best. "The Flyin' Illini."Even better, the name was given to them by Dick Vitale during the height of his powers at ESPN, and it has stuck ever since. The "Flyin' Illini" moniker probably stuck because the team ended Illinois' 37 year Final Four drought. Lou Henson, the school's famed