Field of 68 college basketball broadcaster Jeff Goodman vowed to no longer use the moniker "Fighting" to describe the Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team for the rest of the season during ...

Maryland coach Kevin Willard was almost apologetic when describing how hard his Terrapins went at Illinois in their 88-65 Big ...

Illinois is feeling better about its NCAA Tournament chances after closing its regular season with three victories.

And they weren’t just any wins, as the Illini scored a pair of 20-point blowouts over Iowa and No. 22 Michigan (in Ann Arbor) before taking down No. 20 Purdue 88-80 in an electric season finale ...

Illinois' Tre White pivots takes a shot the Illinois men's basketball team's 88-80 win over Purdue on Friday at State Farm Center. Anthony Zilis/The News-Gazette College/Prep Sports Reporter ...

As one of 62 voters in the weekly AP poll, I had the Illini at No. 20 on my preseason ballot. Before this week, the last time I ranked them – and the last time they appeared in the poll – was ...

He leads the Illini in scoring and assists, averaging 15.2 ppg and 4.8 apg, and is third on the team in rebounding at 5.6 rpg. Jakucionis becomes the fifth Illini of the Brad Underwood era to ...

Kasparas Jakucionis and the Illini could see Ohio State guard John Mobley Jr. and the Buckeyes again this week. College/Prep Sports Reporter Kasparas Jakucionis and the Illini could see Ohio State ...

It's the Illini's first time in the poll since Feb. 3. Each week, the Journal Star will take a look back at the Illini's previous week and assess how their resume has changed and stacks up to the ...