The Illini tested very well in West Lafayette, and we can think of at least one performance for which even an A-plus may not ...

The Illinois Fighting Illini and Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball teams are scheduled to meet in a Big Ten Conference contest at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, Iowa, on Sunday, Jan. 11. On Jan. 4, ...

Inside the scenes after Illinois basketball's stunning win at Purdue: hugs, water, history ...

The Illini can't replace Boswell's impact, but they can take a new route to finding success on both ends that ultimately ...

No. 11 Illinois visits the No. 4 Purdue Boilermakers after Andrej Stojakovic scored 30 points in the Fighting Illini's 89-70 ...

Editor's note: This list originally included Illinois defensive back Xavier Scott. He announced Jan. 15 he was returning to Illinois for the 2026 season. The NFL Draft season is here, and a handful of ...

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WCIA) — For the first time this season, both Illinois basketball teams are ranked. Illinois men’s basketball jumped three spots to No. 13, while Illinois women’s basketball entered ...

Illinois basketball moved up three spots to No. 16 in the first USA TODAY Network coaches poll of 2026, released Monday, Jan. 5. Illinois (11-3, 2-1) closed the nonconference season last Monday with a ...

CHAMPAIGN — Illinois junior forward Jake Davis isn’t one of the top scorers for the the 16th-rated Fighting Illini as the transfer from Mercer entered Thursday’s game with Rutgers averaging just 4.1 ...

The top 25 rankings are important for understanding just who is killing it in college basketball, but we can go deeper — all the way to the bubble and beyond. The NCAA Evaluation Tool, or NET, is a ...