March Madness 2025: Illinois men's and women's basketball ready for NCAA tournament debuts
University of Illinois basketball – both men's and women's teams – are getting ready for their 2025 NCAA Tournament debuts. The first NCAA Tournament in 1939 consisted only of eight men's teams. Today,
2025 NCAA Tournament: Illinois basketball earns No. 6 seed and will face Texas or Xavier
The Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team faces either Texas or Xavier in the 2025 March Madness NCAA Tournament first round.
Illinois basketball tickets in 2025 NCAA Tournament: Prices, how to buy
Want to buy tickets to Illinois basketball’s NCAA Tournament 2025 opener? Here’s how, including prices for March Madness.
Predicting final score of Maryland men's basketball vs. Illinois in Big Ten Tournament
With Illinois' dominant win over Iowa on Thursday evening in the second round of the Big Ten Tournament, Maryland men's basketball will have another showdown with the high-flying Illini on Friday. Illinois took down Iowa,
Selection Sunday: Illinois basketball 2025 NCAA Tournament bracketology projections
Here are the Illinois men's basketball 2025 March Madness NCAA Tournament bracketology predictions on Selection Sunday.
Illinois basketball’s March Madness opponent is Texas or Xavier in NCAA tournament
It’s Illinois basketball vs. Texas or Xavier in March Madness to open its 2025 NCAA Tournament men’s bracket. Here’s what to know about the first-round game in Milwaukee.
Maryland men’s basketball destroys Illinois, 88-65, to reach Big Ten Tournament semifinals
Maryland ended a run of futility in the Big Ten Tournament quarterfinals and advanced to Saturday’s semifinals for the first time since 2016.
Social Media Reacts to Illinois Basketball's NCAA Tournament Draw
The internet never sleeps – especially on Selection Sunday – so social media was abuzz about the Illini headed into March Madness
Illinois, Notre Dame earn berths in NCAA women's basketball tournament
The Big Ten was well-represented in the NCAA women’s basketball tournament, with Illinois going dancing this spring.
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Tate | Which Illini team will show up for NCAA tournament?
Good question, but Maryland loss raised some red flags as Brad Underwood and Co. gear up for what they hope is another deep ...
Plotting Illinois Basketball's Path to a National Championship
Third-seeded Kentucky should see to the fall of Troy in the first round, and then Otega Oweh will become Illinois' problem. And as an explosive and dynamic 6-foot-4 guard, Oweh is just the type of ...
Three Illini earn All-Big Ten men’s basketball honors
The Big Ten conference released its men’s basketball awards on Tuesday. Three Illinois basketball players were honored by the ...
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Illini heading to Milwaukee as six-seed
Illinois men’s basketball is a six seed in the 2025 NCAA tournament. The Illini will play an eleven seed, the winner of an ...
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Illini falter in Big Ten tournament blowout
Friday night's loss to Maryland delivered a dose of reality for Illinois — win or go home becomes a reality next week ...
MEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Terrapins dismantle Fighting Illini
Two nights, two totally different teams. The Illinois Fighting Illini saw their run for another Big Ten Tournament championship end in Friday’s quarterfinals with an 88-65 loss to second-seeded ...
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Fran McCaffery gets run by the refs, and Iowa gets run out of Big Ten tourney by Illini
Hawkeyes leave Indianapolis with a 17-16 record and questions about what comes next after 106-94 loss to No. 24 Illinois ...
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Broadcaster Jeff Goodman drops 'Fighting' from Illinois Illini name after Maryland loss
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 ...