The calendar hasn't turned from 2024 to 2025, yet already Illinois basketball's NCAA tournament resume is being built for ...

Both forwards have been playing their best basketball of the season heading into Sunday's Braggin' Rights matchup ...

After each of the last three Braggin' Rights games between the Missouri Tigers and the Illinois Fighting Illini have been ...

CHAMPAIGN — It’s the most wonderful time of the year. Seriously. Just ask Illinois men’s basketball coach Brad Underwood. And ...

Two more things: First, he knew Tennessee coach Rick Barnes. who led his teams to 17 consecutive NCAA Tournaments across ...

This loss to Tennessee was the second time in a week Illinois basketball suffered a close defeat. The Fighting Illini ...

Win a big college basketball game on a last-second play, and it's back slaps and high-fives for the hero. In Saturday's case, with No. 1 Tennessee visiting Illinois, it was Jordan Gainey who made an ...

Tennessee coach Rick Barnes and Illinois coach Brad Underwood reacted to the Volunteers’ buzzer-beater win on Saturday in ...

But a month and a half into the season, the offense – especially the shooting Underwood and others raved about in the offseason – has been below average at best (32.4 percent on 3-pointers). While the ...

One of the most-discussed topics around Illinois basketball over the past ... first-year talent – has been the schedule. Coach Brad Underwood knew that his 2024-25 Illini would have a chance ...

Illinois men’s basketball has a huge opportunity and a major test on Saturday. The Illini are set to host the nation’s top ...

Wootten coached high school basketball for over 40 years ... it was his play and the first one we put in that newsletter that ...