University of Illinois Athletics

Basketball / 1988-89

Nick Anderson earned First-Team All-Big Ten honors after helping lead the famed Flying Illini to the 1989 NCAA Final Four. Anderson averaged 17 points per game during his Illini career and his 35-foot buzzer-beating jump shot to defeat Indiana is considered one of the iconic plays in Fighting Illini history. Anderson entered the NBA Draft following his junior season and was the 11th overall pick by Orlando Magic, becoming the franchise’s first-ever draft pick. Anderson played 13 years in the NBA with a 14.4 career scoring average.