4+ week, 15+ hour 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…...

2+ week, 4+ 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, 6+ day ago  (604+ 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…...

2+ week, 4+ 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, 1+ day ago  (522+ words) Historically, the transfer portal has been fairly generous to Illinois, which put together an Elite Eight run in 2024 on the backs of a pair of portal finds in Terrence Shannon Jr. and Marcus Domask, not to mention heavily benefitting from…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (371+ 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…...

6+ day, 53+ min ago  (418+ words) Entering the 2026 offseason, Illinois appeared poised to pull off the best roster retention of the Brad Underwood era. And through nearly a full week, that sentiment has mostly held true. Although the Illini lost guard Mihailo Petrovic and forward Toni…...

1+ week, 4+ hour ago  (622+ words) With the whirlwind that often is the college basketball offseason underway, Illinois had an unexpectedly uneventful first week since the Final Four loss to UConn ended the 2025-26 season. Then, the Illini lost two players to the portal and hit a…...

1+ week, 19+ hour ago  (475+ words) Illinois made its first transfer portal move in the 2026 offseason, and it wasn't just a splash but a wave " and a massive one at that. Providence transfer Stefan Vaaks, the No. 13 overall player in the portal (per 247 Sports), committed to…...

2+ week, 6+ 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…...