Keaton Wagler plays basketball with an instinctive confidence that doesn’t manifest itself in screaming celebrations or ...

Underwood arrived at Illinois as a coach who built his reputation on havoc-style defense. His journey in Champaign to this ...

And if Underwood’s team wins, he’ll have his 100th Big Ten win — all at Illinois — joining Michigan State’s Tom Izzo, Purdue’s Matt Painter and Wisconsin’s Greg Gard in the triple-digit club among ...

The computers love Illinois. Check any of the most popular sites dedicated to advanced metrics in college basketball, and you'll find the Illini ranked among the top 10 teams in the country. Ken ...

Kofi Cockburn helped the Illini men’s basketball team get by Luka Garza and Iowa during the semifinals of the 2021 Big Ten tournament in Indianapolis. Kofi Cockburn helped the Illini men’s basketball ...

The first game, an 18-13 Illinois win, took place on March 7, 1908 in Evanston and sparked six straight Illini wins to begin ...

Drew Timme could have left for the NBA after leading Gonzaga into last season's national title game. He likely would have been drafted and gone on to have a solid career. But Timme wanted more.

Zvonimir Ivisic has had a heck of a season for the Illini. Not only has he been arguably the best shot blocker I’ve seen in an Illini uniform, his rebounding and presence inside have been almost as ...

It’s the end of the week and I wanted to do a second roundtable this week. While we focused on football on Wednesday’s post this one is all about men’s basketball. I wanted to know who is Purdue’s ...

As Illinois turns the calendar to 2026, it will bring more than fresh resolutions. It will also usher in hundreds of new state laws, statutes that will quietly reshape daily life from grocery store ...

Very rarely does a game feature two power conference teams that have never faced one another, but that's the case in this year's Music City Bowl. While Illinois and Tennessee had a men's basketball ...

Hundreds of new laws will take effect in Illinois in 2026, impacting areas from healthcare to education. New education laws will guarantee free public education regardless of immigration status and ...