Illinois Basketball: Top 3 Illini shooting guards of all-time

The Illinois basketball program has had an array of good shooting guards in the last few decades, and that is why I am here to give you my top three all-time.

This list won’t be controversial, in my opinion. I think this because the gap between the player I have at No.4 isn’t close to the player I have at No. 3. That is the reason there will be no honorable mention for this list.

The way I rank these shooting guards is the same as the point guards. Both team and individual accomplishments will be important. Stats and where players rank on the all-time Illini records will also be important. Player efficiency will have an impact too.

NCAA tournament runs will still remain a factor in these rankings. Team and individual accomplishments will be the biggest factor when picking these players. It is important to see team and individual success.

Even though there is no honorable mention for this list, it was still hard to make. The Illinois basketball program has had players such as Kendall Gill, Luther Head, Kenny Battle, Brandon Paul, Nick Anderson, and Dj Richardson all put on Illini uniforms. I should also clarify that I’m basing the position of these players off of what basketball reference lists.

Here is my top 3 all-time Illini shooting guards list.