Who you retain and what position they play might matter more in college basketball roster-building than ever before ...

I caught up with former Illinois head basketball coach Bruce Weber.He led Illinois to the national championship game in 2005, ...

There is a clear urgency with the search for some size after the 2025-26 campaign. Entering this upcoming season, the Illini ...

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

Scott Richey covers college basketball for The News-Gazette. His email is srichey@news-gazette.com, and you can follow him on ...

The Illinois basketball program has done numerous things right over the past half-decade or so. During the Brad Underwood era, the Illini have had one of the mo ...

Keep an eye on six former Illini: Kasparas Jakucionis and Dain Dainja (Miami Heat), Coleman Hawkins (Golden State Warriors), ...

The Fighting Illini will face Tennessee on Saturday, Dec. 6 at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville.

The Illini will head to Nashville to take on the Volunteers on Dec. 6 in a key early test for a reloaded squad ...

He’s the most dynamic scorer in the 2026 draft. Peterson gets to his spots with an impressive blend of burst, creativity and ...

Expect 7-foot-1 center Tomislav Ivisic, who is an excellent rebounder and all but guaranteed to play the most minutes of any Illinois frontcourt player, to lead the Illini on the glass (with his ...

Still, Illinois coach Brad Underwood has a pretty good idea what he should get out of most of his guys. Take Tomislav Ivisic and Kylan Boswell, for example. Each owns a long track record against ...