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 ...

Again relying on a six-player rotation, and with Adalia McKenzie and Kendall Bostic playing wire to wire, the Illini let a second-half lead slip away Thursday at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in ...

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 ...

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He attended and played at Illinois from 2018 through 2021, earning All-America honors as a junior – his last season in Champaign – when he also helped lead the Illini to a No. 1 seed in the ...

The University of Illinois said Saturday that it is investigating allegations of "inappropriate comments" that were made toward Purdue supporters after Boilermakers star Trey Kaufman-Renn said his ...

Illinois basketball coach Brad Underwood’s blood pressure likely was trending the wrong way when the Illini trailed Purdue by 10 points midway through the second half Friday night in Champaign.

We’re just going to have to call it a tie for first with wherever else. The Illini (20-11, 12-8 Big Ten) trailed 63-53 with nine minutes gone in the second half. Fans were going ballistic ...

The upcoming second annual Illini Get Pickled Charity Pickleball Tournament serves up more than just paddle thwacks and tangy, bitter-filled prizes. The event, to be held on March 29-30, fosters a way ...

Kofi Cockburn smiled as he walked into the State Farm Center media gaggle on Tuesday night. The legendary Illini center was just an hour away from his honored jersey ceremony in front of a Champaign ...

His biggest moment, though, was knocking down a go-ahead, stepback three-pointer with 40 seconds to play before the Illini finished off their 88-80 com-from-behind win. "You don't want to give him ...

Not just because they were losses to good teams. But because the Illini got crushed in that three-game stretch with a 14-point loss to Michigan State followed by a 21-point loss to Wisconsin ...