Anthony Kelley is still working on writing a happy ending to his basketball career at the Illinois-Chicago.

Much of the 6-foot-6 guard’s four years with the Flames was marked by frustration. The Aurora Central Catholic grad spent most of it watching the action from the bench. But about halfway through his senior season, he finally worked his way into the starting lineup.

“Everything finally came to fruition at the end,” he said in a phone interview this week. “I couldn’t ask for a better ending to my last year.”