4+ hour, 41+ min ago  (196+ words) Humrichous transformed from a defensive liability into one of college basketball's best role players " and perhaps a pro-level talent. .. When Humrichous first arrived at Illinois, he caught plenty of flak from fans. Some of that came with the territory of…...

3+ day, 13+ hour ago  (441+ words) Sports Illustrated Wisconsin guard John Blackwell plans to enter transfer portal Interestingly, the Illini may not have to be on the wrong side of Blackwell any longer. A junior guard who has one year of eligibility remaining, Blackwell plans to…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (403+ words) To win basketball games in late March and early April, sometimes you have to think outside the box. Illinois has already done that on its run to the Final Four, unveiling a completely different pick-and-roll coverage against Houston in the…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (298+ words) Illinois (28-8) entered the NCAA Tournament as losers of five of its previous nine, but it flipped a switch in the Big Dance and rattled off four straight wins " and extremely convincing ones at that. Now the Illini are set for…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (312+ words) Illinois is currently being traded at 54%, while the Huskies sit at 46%. The Fighting Illini are favored by 2. 5 points. It's also worth noting that Illinois hasn't exactly been a darling in prediction markets this tournament. Their opponents have consistently drawn the…...

2+ week, 12+ hour ago  (521+ words) The South Region was blown completely wide open after the Iowa Hawkeyes defeated the top-seeded Florida Gators. Iowa will take on the Nebraska Cornhuskers, but whoever wins that game will have a tall order in an Elite Eight matchup against…...

2+ week, 9+ hour ago  (324+ words) Less than two weeks remain in the 2025-26 college basketball season, and if by now Illinois (26-8) hasn't learned from its past mistakes and built the rhino skin and lion's heart it needs to survive the wilds of the NCAA Tournament's final…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (411+ words) As a team, Illinois has a variety of commendable traits. The Illini aren't a No. 3 seed in the NCAA Tournament by chance " they've earned it. And the key ingredient in the recipe for their success, one that stands head-and-shoulders above…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago  (356+ words) Illinois has lost a handful of receivers in the offseason, including go-to target Hank Beatty and portal departures Alexander-Capka Jones and Mario Sanders II. But Illini coach Bret BIelema has done a solid job of retooling at the position since, and…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago  (245+ words) CHICAGO " Jeremy Fears Jr. , Morez Johnson Jr. and Bill Self, you have company. Illinois men's basketball fans keep a running list " maybe not a physical, pen-and-paper list, but a list nonetheless " of the program's current Enemies No. 1, 2 and so on....