After Monday's thrilling season-opening 112-67 win over Eastern Illinois at the State Farm Center in Champaign, Illinois had reason to celebrate – for one night, at the very least – a few other ...

Oddsmakers project strong results from the Illinois Fighting Illini (1-0), listing them with the 22nd-best odds in all of ...

How did Illinois men's basketball coach Brad Underwood go about constructin his 2024-25 roster? Adapting to the present with an eye to the future, while taking a look at past ...

Get real-time COLLEGEBASKETBALL basketball coverage and scores as Eastern Illinois Panthers takes on Illinois Fighting Illini. We bring you the latest game previews, live stats, and recaps on ...

The Illini won its ninth straight season opener on Monday, taking down EIU 112-67. Five different Fighting Illini scorers finished in double figures, but none more impressive than a team-leading ...

Kasparas Jakucionis totaled 11 points, a team-high seven assists, and five rebounds. Morez Johnson Jr. tied the freshman ...

Illinois freshman Morez Johnson Jr., the 2023-24 IHSA Mr. Basketball and a national five-star recruit, immediately began showing his ability in the Illini's season opener against Eastern Illinois on ...

Jakucionis added a team-high seven assists, and five rebounds. Also, Morez Johnson Jr. tied the freshman record for blocks in ...

Exactly three Illinois players have played in a game that counts on Lou Henson Court. Ty Rodgers. Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn. AJ Redd. So today's season opener will be a new experience for 79 percent of the ...

G Kylan Boswell Jr. 6-2 9.6 Champaign G Kasparas Jakucionis Fr. 6-6 19.2 Vilnius, Lithuania G Tre White Jr. 6-7 12.3 Dallas F Ben Humrichous Gr. 6-9 14.7 Tipton, Ind. C Tomislav Ivisic Fr. 7-1 7.1 ...

Among the freshmen, 6-foot-6 Kasparas Jakucionis can run the offense and power forward Morez Johnson Jr. is ready to bang bodies in the Big Ten. Skilled 7-foot-1 import Tomislav Ivisic is the biggest ...

Champaign's State Farm Center, Illinois on SI will share a scouting report highlighting each Illini player listed on the team ...