1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (393+ words) Class of 2028 guard AJ Williams helped Team USA win gold at the FIBA U17 World Cup earlier this month in Turkiye. The ranking of Illinois' top recruits in the 247Sports database goes back to the Class of 2003 — the modern era of basketball…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (200+ words) Illinois' guard Keaton Wagler (23) and Rutgers guard Jamichael Davis (1) in a NCAA basketball game at the State Farm Center in Champaign on Thursday, Jan. 8, 2026. Keaton Wagler joined an impressive list of N-G Illinois Male Athlete of the Year winners this…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (480+ words) Illinois Year in Review | Top coaches The News-Gazette...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (306+ words) Veteran forward Jake Davis drives past freshman Zavier Zens during a summer practice at Ubben Basketball Complex. Particularly when you consider who didn’t come back. The starting backcourt of Keaton Wagler and Kylan Boswell is gone. Wagler was the fifth…...

1+ mon, 4+ week ago   (363+ words) The News-Gazette Plenty of Illinois athletes didn’t generate many headlines or social media interaction during the past 12 months, but they still racked up accomplishments in their respective fields (and oftentimes in the classroom, too) Beat writer Scott Richey…...

2+ mon, 17+ hour ago   (223+ words) Illinois Fighting Illini forward David Mirkovic (0) dribbles the ball toward the basket during the men’s basketball game against No. 14 Penn on Thursday afternoon, March 19, 2026, at the Bon Secours Wellness Arena in Greenville, S.C. Illinois' high-profile nonconference games (Texas Tech, Duke,…...

2+ mon, 2+ day ago   (963+ words) Illinois forward Cearah Parchment has averaged 12.1 points and 9.5 rebounds during the Illini’s six-game winning streak. Illinois is set to face Missouri at 6 p.m. on Wednesday at Mizzou Arena in Columbia, Mo. CHAMPAIGN — Cearah Parchment just turned 19 this past Saturday. That…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (546+ words) Illinois forward David Mirkovic and Illini center Zvonimir Ivisic both stretch for a rebound against Texas Tech forward LeJuan Watts on Tuesday night in a nonconference AP Top 25 matchup at State Farm Center in Champaign. The host and 14th-ranked Illini…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (822+ words) Illinois fans In the NCAA Final Four Semi-Final game at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis on Saturday, April 4, 2026. CHAMPAIGN — Several lasting images from Illinois men’s basketball’s NCAA tournament run have stuck with Josh Whitman in the months following one of…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (729+ words) Players on the Illinois women’s basketball team gather in coach Shauna Green’s house for a summer team meeting earlier this month. The Illini are currently going through eight weeks of summer workouts as they build toward a 2026-27 season with heightened…...