THE FADEAWAY 15 - Leron Black

The FadeAway with Deon Thomas and Eric Schmidt - Episode 15 Leron Black, Fighting Illini Basketball 2017-18 All-Big Ten Leron Black lead the Fighting Illini basketball team in scoring during the 2017-18 season and was named Homorable Mention All-Big Ten (coaches and media). But this past spring, with a year of eligibility left but a degree already in hand, Leron made the decision to turn pro. Deon and Eric talk to Leron about how he came to that decision, what he’s looking forward to -- and scared of -- heading to Israel for the next stop on his basketball journey, and how he feels he matured over his time in Champaign. The FadeAway is hosted by Deon Thomas and Eric Schmidt. Deon currently does television studio work for the Big Ten Network and radio color analysis during Fighting Illini Men’s Basketball games. Eric can be seen on the Comcast “Game of the Week,” and other sports and entertainment segments, for Comcast in Chicago. Keep in touch with the FadeAway on the following social media channels: Facebook – Twitter – Instagram – In this episode, we also hear from Marty Casey’s debut solo album, “The Ground You Walk On,” available now on iTunes at You can also find it on Spotify, Amazon Music and Google Play. And big thanks to Chris Hartweg and Painless Networking for making us a part of the Painless Podcast Network! Visit to activate your FREE account profile and TODAY!

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THE FADEAWAY 15 - Leron Black is an episode from Painless Podcast by Painless Podcast Network.

This episode is 00:35:58 long.

This episode was published on Sep 18, 2018.

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