Spiegel and Holmes.

Look at this duo. He's all grown up. Look at you two. I love the mashup between you two, by the way. It's like two great comic books that I used to collect are now a team up. Afternoons on the score. Dion Thomas is the only Illinois player to crack the 2,000 point barrier. The all-time scoring king led the Illini and scoring in 1992, 93 and 94.

He never shot less than 57%. As a matter of fact, he shot 61% as a junior, then 64% his final year.

Thomas once hit 19 free throws in a game, led the Illini all four years in blocks,

while scoring a double double in the 94 NCAA tournament with 19 and 10 against Georgetown.

It's a good time to be in Aligni right now.

I was having a conversation a few weeks ago with Jeremy Warner

about whether we're in the golden age of Aligni Athletics.

Well, I remember that.

I remember that, and you brought that up on the score as well.

And Brett Bilema's got the football team cooking.

And Brad Underwood probably won the biggest game of his Illinois career last night.

Women's basketball is incredible.

Alina baseball is really strong.

Like, there's a lot going on in Champaign.

But the most important thing for this conversation with Dionne Thomas is the

Aligni men's team and their win last night against a very tough and physical

Houston Cougar squad, basically on the road.

You played a road game in the tournament with that

game being held in Houston. Dion Thomas joins us now here on the Speed Going Home Show.

Dion, thanks so much for joining us. What was the most satisfying part of last night's game,

in your opinion? First, let me say thank you guys for having me on. I truly enjoy your show. I catch you guys on YouTube all the time, so thank you much for having me. That's so cool. That's awesome, Deanna. It's nice when we get a chance to talk to somebody who we've known in this sports world for decades,

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