CHAMPAIGN — Each Kofi Cockburn dunk on Saturday erased more and more of the struggles Illinois basketball has had with Wisconsin in the past decade. The last time Illinois beat Wisconsin in Champaign, ...

The News-Gazette, Champaign-Urbana, Ill. Scott Richey, The News-Gazette, Champaign-Urbana, Ill. Jul. 18—Kofi Cockburn, thus far, has been an anomaly when it comes to the big men who have played at ...

With soft touch around the basket with both hands, and even a floater he would occasionally unpack, Cockburn could score in a variety of ways around the rim. A native of Kingston, Jamaica, he didn't ...

Illinois' Kofi Cockburn, seend dunks in an exhibition game against Lewis on Friday, Nov. 1, 2019, in Champaign, Ill., helped Illinois roll on Saturday night. (AP Photo/Holly Hart) CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — ...

Illinois' Kofi Cockburn, seend dunks in an exhibition game against Lewis on Friday, Nov. 1, 2019, in Champaign, Ill., helped Illinois roll on Saturday night. (AP Photo/Holly Hart) PHOENIX (AP) — ...

One of the most memorable players in Illinois basketball history, Kofi Cockburn etched his name into Illini lore as a two-time All-American, a walking double-double and, not for nothing, a winner.

The former Illini All-American first committed to play for the Jamaican National Basketball Team in late November. But after two dominating performances in back-to-back wins against Puerto Rico, the ...

CHAMPAIGN — Kofi Cockburn got Michigan coach Juwan Howard's attention. The 7-foot Illinois freshman from Jamaica had 19 points, 10 rebounds and four blocks to help Illinois upset No. 5 Michigan 71-62 ...

Today marks another entry in our ongoing Illinois on SI "Best of the Century" series featuring the top 10 Illini players over the past 25 years. In our selection process, we considered individual ...