Brian Randle stayed awake as long as he could Tuesday night.

The miles passed on his drive from Champaign to Peoria - roughly 90 of them - after a final round of "goodbyes," and " see you laters" went down around campus.

The former Illini was thinking about his 14-hour flight from O'Hare to Israel, with an expected layover in London's Heathrow Airport.

By Jeremy Werner

Staff Writer

Shaun Pruitt's senior season at Illinois didn't go exactly as planned. The former Illini led the team with 12.6 points and 7.3 rebounds per game, but his struggles at the free throw line continued. League coaches did not name him to an All-Big Ten team, and the center was even benched for a game after a verbal altercation with the coaching staff following the Illini's 74-67 loss at Purdue Jan.