Keaton Wagler and David Mirkovic can dunk, they just haven't yet

The question everyone has been asking all tournament, and really all season, has finally been answered: Can Illinois's Keaton Wagler and David Mirkovic dunk the basketball?

Well, according to Mirkovic at least, the answer is an emphatic yes.

"Me and Keat both can dunk. It just didn't happen. I had a few chances, but I missed, I don't know. Me and Keat will have dunks in our future career, for sure," Mirkovic said.

While Illinois fans have yet to see Wagler or Mirkovic elevate to dunk the ball in a game, according to the Illini himself, the pair undoubtedly have the ability.

This may not be a surprise for Mirkovic's skill set; the freshman forward stands at 6-foot-9, after all. However, it never hurts to receive the assurance on your freshman point guard, who is three inches shorter, standing 6-foot-6 in stature.

Illini duo Keaton Wagler and David Mirkovic take over CBB

Throughout the Big Dance, as Illinois has pulled off blowout wins and incredible upsets, Wagler and Mirkovic have become quite the iconic duo in college basketball, even topping the charts in NIL jersey sales over the first two weeks of the tournament.

Beyond their hilarious answers to media members' questions and infectious personalities off the court, the two have also had dynamic and dominant performances throughout the first four games of the NCAA Tournament.

Wagler earned a double-double against the Houston Cougars in the Sweet 16 and pieced together a resounding 35-point performance against Iowa in the Elite Eight.

Meanwhile, Mirkovic has averaged nearly 15 points and exactly 11 rebounds per game throughout March Madness, averaging a double-double through the Illini's run to the Final Four.

With the UConn Huskies on the horizon, Wagler and Mirkovic will have to continue their in-game production to send the Fighting Illini back to the National Championship game for the first time since 2005, hopefully securing the title for the first time in program history.