University of Illinois head coach John Groce announced the hiring of Paris Parham as assistant coach. A Chicago native, Parham comes to Illinois after five years as an assistant at Illinois State. We first reported this as rumor on 6/27 (http://hoopdirt.com/blog/485fd8e0/daily-dirt-6-27-12/…">http://hoopdirt.com/blog/485fd8e0/daily-dirt-6-27-12/……). Here's the link to the official release: http://hoopdirt.com/blog/485fd8e0/daily-dirt-6-27-12/…">http://hoopdirt.com/blog/485fd8e0/daily-dirt-6-27-12/……

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