The world may never know if Brad Underwood seriously considered the thought of leaving Illinois for Kansas State when the Wildcats expressed interest in hiring him as their new men’s basketball coach earlier this month.
But one thing is clear: Underwood profited off of K-State’s coaching search.
Less than a week after the Wildcats hired former Baylor associate head coach Jerome Tang to replace Bruce Weber, the Fighting Illini announced a lucrative raise and extension that will keep Underwood under contract at Illinois until 2028.
