The Illini lost Johnson to a broken wrist, and his absence compromises the team in ways that may be impossible to make up for ...

Illinois freshman Morez Johnson Jr. will be out “for a good bit” after breaking his wrist in Saturday’s loss to Michigan ...

Illinois basketball is coming off its toughest stretch of the season, so where do they sit for March Madness? Here's the Feb.

Morez Johnson Jr. broke his wrist ahead of Illinois' game on Tuesday at No. 11 Wisconsin, hurting an already struggling ...

Illinois was humming along as one of the country's better college basketball teams. Then the 3-point shots stopped falling.

Through Illinois’ first 14 games of the season, freshman big man Morez Johnson Jr. logged no more than 22 minutes in an outing and scored in double figures just twice. In the next 12 games ...

Cooper Flagg had 16 points in his Madison Square Garden debut and seven players scored in double figures for No. 3 Duke ...

On Tuesday, the Illini are traveling to Madison to face No. 11 Wisconsin Badgers.Wisconsin is one of the Big Ten's hottest ...

The injury means Johnson won’t be available Tuesday when Illinois (17-9, 9-7 Big Ten) visits No. 11 Wisconsin (20-5, 10-4).

To make things worse, Illinois head coach Brad Underwood dropped a crucial injury update on freshman forward Morez Johnson Jr., per Carson Gourdie. "Morez Johnson is out and will not play for a ...