The Illini, who were peaking before Friday's blowout loss to Maryland, appear to be a wild-card seed in the Big Dance ...

Money and player turnover were supposed to destroy men’s college basketball. Instead, they’ve saved it.

Where Illinois Fighting Illini basketball March Madness bracketology and predictions stand on Selection Sunday, when the 2025 NCAA Tournament bracket will be revealed.

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

The Big Ten Tournament loss to the Terps oddly could be a blessing in disguise – but only if the Illini make the most of it ...

The Cougars have a shot to win their first national championship since Phi Slamma Jamma back in the 80s. The SEC is by far ...

Bielema opened his fifth spring session as Illinois coach. With a talented, experienced team returning, expectations are high ...

The Big Ten Quarterfinals were dominated by the No. 2 and No. 3 seeds on Friday. Both Maryland and Michigan cruised past Illinois and Purdue, respectively, on t ...

Before you go filling out the March Madness bracket in Monday’s News-Gazette, we asked press row regulars from NCAA men’s ...

This season marks the seventh year the NET rankings are used as the primary metric for assessing college basketball teams when it comes to NCAA Tournament selection and seeding. The NET takes into ...

Maryland almost broke through to the final for the first time, but the Wolverines’ Tre Donaldson refused to let it happen.

While the stories of the rivalry between Ohio State and Michigan have been traditionally told about the battles on the ...