Efrem Winters, a key driver in the revival of Illinois basketball in the mid-1980s and a widely beloved figure among Illini ...

"Very humble, very generous and very loving," Illinois teammate and close friend Bruce Douglas said of Winters. "You could always count on Big E.” ...

Of course, Illinois athletic director Josh Whitman was at Thursday's men's basketball game in Lincoln, Neb. On Saturday, he ...

To scores of Fighting Illini fans in the 1980s, the lob pass from Bruce Douglas to Efrem Winters was both a thing of beauty ...

Chicago native helped Illinois basketball to a Big Ten Conference title and national prominence in the mid-1980s.

Whitman: "It was almost kind of a three-party opportunity to come together and do something special to remember Dick and also ...

Former Illinois men's basketball standout Efrem Winters died Monday morning after a long battle with an undisclosed illness, according to the university. He was 61. The Champaign News-Gazette was ...