Illini basketball unveils navy throwbacks and honors 1989 legends ahead of UConn showdown

Illinois and UConn will face off at Madison Square Garden in an intriguing non-conference contest. Dan Hurley's Huskies recovered following their first loss of the season with a 72-49 win over Bryant on Sunday. UConn is hoping that senior center Tarris ...

The most lopsided stat of the night came on the glass. Illinois dominated the rebounding battle 40-22, overwhelming LIU with size, length and physicality. Beyond pure talent, though, this was an energy and effort game. The Illini boxed out, smothered the paint and created a steady stream of second-chance opportunities.

PEORIA — Illinois men's basketball appears interested in restarting the "Peoria Pipeline." Richwoods sophomore Amarion Smith-Holley announced Saturday on social media that he has picked up an offer from the Fighting Illini. This is Smith-Holley's fourth ...

But has he ever fully explained why he fell in with high school-age hoops foreign nationals in the first place? Not to the best of my knowledge – at least, not previously in as clear and detailed terms as he offered at Thursday's Big Ten Men's Basketball ...

All the details to know about Illinois’ next game, a home matchup – and Friendsgiving! – against Western Kentucky in Champaign

CHAMPAIGN — Just before Kofi Cockburn went to the free-throw line with 54 seconds left on Wednesday against No. 5 Michigan, Giorgi Bezhanishvili pulled him aside for a quick word. The two stood on an island on the floor at the State Farm Center.

On Feb. 17, 2016, the University of Illinois hired former Illini football tight end Josh Whitman as its 14th permanent Director of Athletics (counting interim positions, the U of I has had 21 ADs), replacing the disposed AD Mike Thomas.

Davis talked about the Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team during a truTV pregame show on Thursday ahead of the Rutgers vs. UNLV game, and he said Illinois has the highest ceiling of any team in the Big Ten Conference.