Here's what you need to know about the Illini when they play in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Friday.

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 ...

The Illini that got throttled by Duke? The Illini that bounced back with four straight wins? Or the Illini that were on track ...

The all-Mid-Illini Conference boys and girls basketball and wrestling teams have been announced for the 2024-2025 school year. Here are the athletes who garnered all-league honors. 2025 All-Mid ...

Jackson, who finished her prep basketball career with 2,204 points, will be the 10th Gatorade Player of the Year to play for the Illini women's program and the fourth from the state of Illinois.

The Illini, having committed 16 turnovers in their ... digits and two against top-25 opponents – is playing its best basketball of the season. Then again, the same could be said for Maryland ...

The internet never sleeps – especially on Selection Sunday – so social media was abuzz about the Illini headed into March ...

Ivisic, a native of Croatia, averaged 12.6 points and 7.6 rebounds in 28 regular season games during his first season of college basketball. Senior Ben Humrichous was given the Illini’s Big Ten ...

Illinois Fighting Illini guard Will Riley (7) shoots a free throw during the college basketball game between the Purdue Boilermakers and the Illinois Fighting Illini on March 7, 2025, at the State ...

Loren Tate Illini Lines Like a porch swing caroming back and forth in a lusty breeze, the game of basketball rebounds from one extreme to the other. Top-ranked Auburn lost twice last week ...

The Illinois basketball team put on an offensive show of force against Iowa in the second round of the 2025 Big Ten Tournament on Thursday at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. The Illini had ...

The Fighting Illini's record in Big Ten action is 13-8. Illinois ranks second in college basketball with 27.8 defensive rebounds per game led by Tomislav Ivisic averaging 6.0. Maryland averages 8. ...