At Illinois.
My goodness.
"Before we get into the substance of the game tonight, obviously, we had a regrettable situation at halftime with the jersey around [Shannon's] celebration," Illinois athletic director Josh Whitman said after the game. "Obviously, a really regrettable moment. It's a shame that it happened that way. Of course, I didn't hang the jersey but I'm ultimately responsible for everything that happens in this building and ultimately, that means that was on me tonight. We need to make sure we understand that in life, mistakes happen. But there are also certain moments where mistakes can't happen. And tonight, we stole that moment from [Shannon] and that's on us and something that we have apologized to him for, apologized to his mom. We want to make sure that we apologize to our fans and everybody who was excited to be a part of this experience tonight."
"We did get the jersey right-sided and have a chance to get [Shannon] with [Underwood] on the court to take some pictures after the game was over," Whitman said. "But nothing we can do to recreate that moment. We recognize that. We own it. There's certain mistakes that can't happen. I had some spirited conversations during the second half [so] that the right people knew the level of disappointment and frustration we felt in that moment. Hopefully, in the lens of history, that won't do anything to diminish, of course, what [Shannon] accomplished here and what this evening was meant to be for him and for the legacy of Illinois basketball."
My goodness.
"Before we get into the substance of the game tonight, obviously, we had a regrettable situation at halftime with the jersey around [Shannon's] celebration," Illinois athletic director Josh Whitman said after the game. "Obviously, a really regrettable moment. It's a shame that it happened that way. Of course, I didn't hang the jersey but I'm ultimately responsible for everything that happens in this building and ultimately, that means that was on me tonight. We need to make sure we understand that in life, mistakes happen. But there are also certain moments where mistakes can't happen. And tonight, we stole that moment from [Shannon] and that's on us and something that we have apologized to him for, apologized to his mom. We want to make sure that we apologize to our fans and everybody who was excited to be a part of this experience tonight."
"We did get the jersey right-sided and have a chance to get [Shannon] with [Underwood] on the court to take some pictures after the game was over," Whitman said. "But nothing we can do to recreate that moment. We recognize that. We own it. There's certain mistakes that can't happen. I had some spirited conversations during the second half [so] that the right people knew the level of disappointment and frustration we felt in that moment. Hopefully, in the lens of history, that won't do anything to diminish, of course, what [Shannon] accomplished here and what this evening was meant to be for him and for the legacy of Illinois basketball."
