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{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ↑ "Illinois Names Coaches," The Associated Press (AP), Thursday, March 30, 1967 (scroll down to page 7). Retrieved July 29, 2020
- ↑ "Slush Fund Scandal: Three Illini Coaches Quit," United Press International (UPI), Monday, March 20, 1967. Retrieved July 29, 2020
- ↑ "2021–22 Illinois Basketball Record Book" (PDF). University of Illinois. 2021. p. 81. Retrieved May 16, 2022.
- ↑ www.fightingillini.com https://web.archive.org/web/20100322194327/http://www.fightingillini.com/sports/m-baskbl/archive/MBKBHist-All-TimeRosters--1925-49.html. Archived from the original on March 22, 2010.
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