Illinois was Brad Underwood's dream job. Now, he has it in the Final Four
Brad Underwood, the head coach of the Illinois men's basketball program, has led the team to the Final Four for the first time since 2005. Underwood, a Kansas native, had previously stated that coaching at Illinois was his dream job, and he has now achieved that goal after a 71-59 victory against Iowa in the Elite Eight of the 2026 NCAA Tournament.
Brad Underwood is the head coach of the Illinois men's basketball program. He led the team to a 71-59 victory against Iowa in the Elite Eight of the 2026 NCAA Tournament, sending them to the Final Four for the first time since 2005. Underwood has spent much of his coaching career in the Great Plains, southeast, and southwest. He had experience in Illinois as an assistant coach at Western Illinois from 1992-2003. Underwood was hired as the head coach at Illinois in 2017 and has restored the program to national prominence. The team has made the NCAA tournament for six consecutive years and advanced to the Elite Eight in 2024.
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