A four-star recruit, Dioum is listed as the No. 140 prospect in the class of 2026 and the 10th-best player in the state of Arizona, according to 247Sports. Dioum has a solid face-up midrange jumper, ...

Illini head coach Brad Underwood recently met with the media and gave updates on his basketball programDown three players -- ...

Big men have been a specialty of the Illinois basketball program, and we are trying to continue that trend in the near future ...

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Illinois coach Brad Underwood and associate head coach Orlando Antigua, one of the nation’s top recruiting combinations, have ...

The figure drawing Underwood’s attention, along with that of a handful of other high-major coaches, is Arafan Diane, a 7-foot-1 center from Iowa in the class of 2026.

Illinois basketball in recent years has extended itself thousands of miles and across oceans to land some of its top on-court ...

Kendall Gill, left, listens as Illinois men’s basketball coach Brad Underwood talks to the crowd on Monday at the 36th ...

Illinois head men’s basketball coach Brad Underwood spoke with reporters in Savoy on Monday. Underwood was in attendance for the charity golf outing, put on by a former Illinois basketball player.

Former Glenbard West star and Ivy League Player of the Year Caden Pierce plans to enter the transfer portal next season ...

Former Illini coach Bill Self, now at Kansas, received rare commendation in a recent analysis of college basketball coaches ...

With his size, frame and agility, Ponder seems to dunk everything. Not surprisingly, he has drawn many comparisons to NBA Hall of Famer Shaquille O’Neal. A class of 2026 prospect, Ponder is the No. 84 ...