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HOUSTON — David Mirković might really feel himself on the sting of tears as Illinois started to inch away from Iowa within the NCAA Tournament Elite Eight on Saturday evening. He fought it till the ultimate moments, when Keaton Wagler dribbled slowly down the court docket, elevating his proper arm up and right down to…
To subscribe, click here Sign up for our daily basketball newsletter here HOUSTON — David Mirkovic moved practically 5,000 miles to begin his faculty basketball profession. Keaton Wagler’s journey was roughly 12 instances shorter from Shawnee, Kan., to Champaign. But that is simply in hundreds traveled. The similarities truly run deeper than you’d count on…
Adam RittenbergFeb 26, 2026, 07:30 AM ET Close College soccer reporter; joined ESPN in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Multiple Authors CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — There was a touch of exasperation in Brad Underwood’s voice as he ran via the well-worn tropes about Keaton Wagler. The Illinois coach is delicate to minimizing Wagler’s journey, or separating…
