The Illinois Fighting Illini basketball team went viral Saturday night and it had nothing to do with the players. Coach Brad Underwood received all the love when he posed for a photo on social media with a few of his players in a cold tub.
Illinois Basketball has found themselves in the NCAA tournament for the fourth consecutive season. This time, they will be rolling in after winning the Big 10 Tournament on Sunday afternoon.
The Illinois Fighting Illini open the NCAA Tournament Thursday against Morehead State in the East Region in Omaha. The Illini were given the No. 3 seed while Ohio Valley champion Morehead St.
The Illinois Basketball Experience! After a string of 3 games with large deficits in the early second half, Illinois Basketball has shown that they will not go down without a fight.
The Illinois Fighting Illini apparently have their recipe for success in the playoffs. It's quite simple: Fall behind by double-digits in the second half, turn up the defensive pressure and ride the hot hand of guard Terrence Shannon. That was the case for a third straight game in the Big Ten tournament at Target Center in Minneapolis.
Illinois coach Brad Underwood could have spent the entire postgame press conference talking about guard Terrence Shannon. Shannon scored a career-high 40 points in the Illini's victory against Nebraska in the semifinals of the Big Ten tournament.
The No. 2 seed Illinois Fighting Illini (25-8, 14-6 Big Ten) are favored by three points against the No. 5 Wisconsin Badgers (22-12, 11-9 Big Ten) in the championship game of the Big Ten tournament on Sunday at 3:30 PM ET, live on CBS.
Former Illinois Basketball coach, John Groce, is going dancing. In his seventh season away from the University of Illinois, Groce clinches the NCAA tournament birth with a nail-biting win in the MAC championship.
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Illinois football won a massive recruitment to start the week. On Monday, top in-state Athlete, Andre Lovett announced his verbal commitment to Illinois Football.
Tip Reiman is an interesting story. The South Dakota native walked on to the Illinois Football team in 2020. At the time, Offensive Coordinator, Rod Smith, saw something in the Skinny Sioux Falls native.