1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (544+ words) Class of 2028 center Dylan Betts is scheduled to take an unofficial visit to Illinois in September. Bret Bielema's Illinois football team will host Southern Illinois on Sept. 19. A matchup with an in-state FCS program that, let's say, won't move the…...

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   (106+ words) Brad Underwood led the Illinois men’s basketball program to its best season in more than two decades as the Illini won 28 games and returned to the Final Four. Brad Underwood wins this distinction for the fifth time in his Illini…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (495+ words) Brad Underwood slaps hands with Illini fans while walking out before the national semifinal game against Connecticut on April 4 at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. Underwood became the fourth Illinois coach to lead the Illini to the Final Four, a…...

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…...