There is no doubt that Kofi Cockburn was the main catalyst in the Illini’s return to relevance. Ayo Dosunmu was obviously instrumental, however it really is frightening to think about these past few years without Kofi Cockburn.
Remember the John Groce era where Illinois struggled to land that marquee big man? Ever since Brad Underwood arrived, big man recruiting has excelled. Obviously, Kofi Cockburn held down the fort for 3 years.
Illinois Basketball is battling against the big boys. That is to be expected anytime you recruit top-shelf talent. Illinois has had their share of wins, however.
Giorgi Bezhanishvili was arguably the most beloved personalities in Illinois basketball history. His infectious joy and wholesome personality was much needed during a very difficult transition in Illinois Basketball.
The summer league is almost always a quiet time for Illinois Basketball fans. In recent years, Ayo Dosunmu made his NBA start in the summer league and did quite well.
Kofi Cockburn became one of the most important Illini athletes in the past decade. He literally was the biggest piece to Illinois Basketball’s resurgence to the upper half of the Big Ten.
Coming off an up and down 72-56 win over Nebraska, Illinois will travel to face Iowa on Saturday. The Illini are 10 games over .500 at 16-6 and have gone from 0-3 in conference to 7-4.
Trent Frazier became one of the most beloved Illini in recent years. What has he been up to since? I think that whenever we look back at how Illinois has
Illinois basketball is in familiar territory when it comes to the preseason All-Big Ten team. Over the last couple of years, the Illini have donned the preseason All-Big Ten team lists.
Kofi Cockburn has officially played his first minutes of basketball with an NBA squad. On Tuesday night, the Salt Lake City stop of the NBA Summer League tipped off with two games featuring some of the biggest up-and-coming stars.
NBA Summer League is in full swing, and Illinois basketball fans have a reason to watch over the next week or so. Sadly, the Illini didn’t have a player picked in the 2022 NBA Draft.
Illinois basketball is getting a great player with their latest commitment for 2022. Coming into the 2022 offseason, there was one thing I was pretty confident the Illini had to do.
Snyder, who resigned on Sunday, has one guaranteed year remaining on his contract, which gives Utah leverage if Snyder seeks another coaching job before the 2023-24 season.
In the only two seasons he played after winning Big Ten Rookie of the Year at the University of Illinois, Kofi Cockburn was a two-time consensus All-American.
If you like physical, intense basketball, the Big Ten is the place to go and there may be no more physical or intense game than what we have Tuesday night at Mackey Arena on the campus of Purdue.
Cockburn is in his junior season and is currently averaging career highs in points (21.1), rebounds (11.8) and minutes per game (29.4) among other categories through 14 games.
It appears Kofi Cockburn has played his final game at the University of Illinois. Adam Zagoria was the first to report this news and Andrew Slater of Prospective Insight's had his report retweeted personally by Cockburn on Twitter.
Cockburn made an impact in his first collegiate season, averaging 13.3 points and 8.8 rebounds in 31 games. He announced his decision Saturday on Twitter.