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In today’s era of college basketball, few things better determine success than age and experience – both of which Illinois is quite short on. The Illini’s season was as up-and-down as any ...

Morez Johnson Jr. is the second Illinois men's basketball player to enter the NCAA transfer portal. The 6-foot-9 freshman forward on Friday joined Carey Booth as the second Fighting Illini player ...

On Friday, another Illini frontcourt player hit the portal ... program as a sophomore at St. Rita through his Illinois Mr. Basketball senior season at Thornton through rushing back from ...

The Illini took control of the game early, outscoring the Eagles 26-11 in the first quarter. Much of this advantage was because of stellar offensive play by sophomore RJ Fitzpatrick. He scored 12 of ...

Following the 2023-24 season, six Illini players entered the transfer portal. The Illini picked up four transfers last offseason, including Booth. FOLLOW THE MADNESS: NCAA men's tournament bracket ...

Texas' relentless ball pressure harassed Illinois (22-10) the entire game, and the Longhorns scored 23 points off 20 Illini turnovers. All of it was keyed by Harmon, who had four steals and locked ...

Freshman forward Morez Johnson Jr. entered the transfer portal on Friday afternoon in a relatively unexpected move. He is the second Illini to jump into the portal since the offseason began. Fellow ...

Follow along live Thursday as Jared Peck of the Lexington Herald-Leader and freelance writer Josh Moore provide live updates from courtside during the second day of the 2025 UK HealthCare Boys ...

(LEX 18) — Although the University of Kentucky has wrapped up its home games for the season, and March Madness has moved on from Lexington, Rupp Arena remains a hive of basketball activity.

After hosting the Girls’ Sweet 16 state tournament and opening-round games in the men’s NCAA Tournament, Rupp Arena will now welcome the best boys basketball teams in the commonwealth for a ...