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Video Shows Illinois' Terrence Shannon Dominating As High School Football Receiver

Before he led the Illinois Fighting Illini to the NCAA Tournament this season, Terrence Shannon was a top-tier high school wide receiver in the Chicago area
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Video Shows Illinois' Terrence Shannon Dominating As High School Football Receiver
Video Shows Illinois' Terrence Shannon Dominating As High School Football Receiver

Not only is Illinois guard Terrence Shannon an impressive basketball player, he was also pretty good in football in high school. 

A recent highlight video of him resurfaced of him playing at wide receiver at Lincoln Park in the Chicago area. Here's a look: 

Last week Shannon averaged 34 points in three games in the Big Ten tournament, leading the Illini to the championship. It helped them earn the No. 3 seed in this week's NCAA Tournament. The Illini play Morehead State Thursday in the first round of the East Regional in Omaha. 

Here's what his teammates have said about Shannon the last week entering the NCAA Tournament:

Guard Luke Goode: "It makes it easy on us. You get a defensive rebound and look for him in transition. That's basically the key to it. When you have someone as gifted of a scorer and as gifted of an athlete that can get downhill and still go 5 for 9 from 3, it's special."

Guard Marcus Domask: "Terrence, he's got a motor that just keeps going. He doesn't get tired. Little by little, he just wears teams down. He drew 10 fouls. That just hurts teams."

Coach Brad Underwood: "I was very, very fortunate that I coached Michael Beasley as a freshman [at Kansas State] averaged 26 and 12. Unfortunately, I saw Michael do that quite a bit. I saw him have an unbelievable game in Allen Field. I have [seen a performance like Shannon's before] but that was pretty special today."

Forward Quincy Guerrier: “It’s really hard to stop him in transition. I don’t think any team in the country can stop him.”

Forward Ty Rodgers: Nobody can stop him. I think he's the best player in the country by far. When he's in that mode, you can't get him out. I think in transition, he's electric. Guys don't have answers for him. He's showing why he's the best player in the country."

Terrence Shannon Has Another Big Game To Lead Illinois To Big Ten Title Over Wisconsin

Shandel Richardson is the publisher of the Illini Now. He can be reached at shandelrich@gmail.com

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Shandel has covered the NBA since 2010, with previous stops at The Athletic and South Florida Sun-Sentinel. He has covered six NBA Finals, one Super Bowl, the NCAA basketball tournament. He has also been a beat writer for the Miami Hurricanes and contributed on every major beat in South Florida since 2003, including the Miami Dolphins and Miami Marlins. He can also be read in the Sportsbook Review for gambling coverage from around the NBA. A native of Bloomington, Illinois, Shandel attended Southern Illinois University in Carbondale. He's also worked for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch and Kansas City Star. TWITTER: @ShandelRich EMAIL: shandelrich@gmail.com You can subscribe to our YouTube channel here Follow all of our Miami Heat coverage on Facebook here

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