The largest crowd of the season attended the January 23rd Illini Rebounders luncheon! They watched and recognized Coach Lou Henson’s 80th birthday and gave Mary Henson a standing ovation, as she was inducted as a Rebounders Lifetime Member. The Rebounders new state of the art website was unveiled and went live a few days later. All time leading scorer and   Read More ...

Here is Sara Seed’s three-part interview of Mary and Lou Henson for the January 23rd Rebounders Luncheon.   Part 1 Part 2 Part 3

As Head Coach I recruit, retain and teach student athletes to compete in a highly competitive environment. As Athletic Director I manage a budget in excess of half a million dollars and direct and promote ten additional division I and division II sport programs. I believe my strongest personal asset is the ability to understand and relate to players who   Read More ...

Growing up in Champaign, I have been an Illini fan since birth. I remember playing nerf basketball in the hallways pretending to be Audie Matthews, Reno Gray, Rob Judson and Eddie Johnson through the years– I bleed orange and blue! So, it’s perfectly natural to have the opportunity to support the Illini basketball program by being an Illini Rebounders sponsor.   Read More ...

On behalf of the entire Illini Rebounders Board of Directors, welcome to our new web site! We are pleased to be able to provide Rebounder members with the latest and most relevant Rebounder news and information, as well as Illini basketball news and Illini sports news! We hope you will visit www.illinirebounders.com on a daily basis and enjoy how easy   Read More ...