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  • Three Illini named national player of the year semifinalists

    Nov 1, 2022 9:15 am by Division of Intercollegiate AthleticsAthletics
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    A trio of Fighting Illini standouts – Chase Brown, Devon Witherspoon, and Jer'Zhan Newton – were named semifinalists for the Maxwell Award for the Player of the Year and the Chuck Bednarik Award for Defensive Player of the Year.