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Team manager, to walk-on, to scholarship player—AJ Redd has done it all with Illinois Men's Basketball. But he's also a bright Gies Business student whose academic prowess led to being named the NCAA Elite Scholar at this year's Final Four. Congrats, AJ! #GiesBusiness #BusinessOnPurpose

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