With the Illini season nearly underway, Illinois on SI will have thoughts every day – one for each number of days left – leading up to the Jackson State game ...

Illinois men’s basketball has five players with Balkan heritage this season — the latest product of the Illini’s internationally focused recruiting operation.

The Illini's 2026 recruiting class is now ranked among the nation's top 15 groups, in large part due to the commitment of ...

Brad Underwood’s 2025-26 roster at Illinois features five players born outside of the United States. College/Prep Sports ...

Tomislav Ivisic and Ben Humrichous led Illinois in scoring, pouring in 21 points apiece. Humrichous's 21 points tied his ...

As Illinois churned out a beatdown of Jackson State on Monday night’s season opener, freshman forward David Mirkovic launched ...

By far the biggest takeaway of the game (beyond The Bosman’s dominance) is the Illini now being one game closer to the return of Kofi Cockburn from suspension and Trent Frazier, Andre Curbelo, and ...

CHAMPAIGN — Illinois basketball was picked to finish third in the Big Ten, and two Fighting Illini earned preseason recognition, in a poll of USA TODAY Sports Network writers who cover the conference.

In 2023-24, Ty Rodgers started all 38 games of the season for Illinois basketball. He did a little bit of everything, averaging 6.2 points (on 52.7 percent from the field), 5.3 rebounds and 2.0 ...

Illinois basketball is ranked No. 14 in the preseason USA TODAY coaches poll. Illinois is one of six Big Ten teams ranked in the preseason poll. The Illini are fourth behind No. 1 Purdue, No. 7 ...