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

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 ...

Fighting Illini forward Morez Johnson Jr. is teaming up with Eastern Illinois Foodbank (EIF) to help alleviate hunger through ...

Illinois freshman Morez Johnson Jr., left, gets vertical to block teammate Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn at the rim during a preseason ...

Given all the (seemingly warranted) hype surrounding this group, it got us thinking: Who are the greatest freshman in Illinois basketball history? Riley, KJ and Johnson are just g ...

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 ...

Mississippi senior guard Matthew Murrell drives on Illinois forward Morez Johnson Jr., left, and Illini guard/forward Ty ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Here's what to know about the local college basketball teams before the 2024-2025 season, including Notre Dame, DePaul, ...

Illinois traveled to Ole Miss on Sunday for a charity exhibition game to kick off their 2024-25 season, and it was not a ...