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College Basketball News / Field Level Media / March 8
Illinois chases down No. 18 Purdue with late 13-1 run
Kasparas Jakucionis drilled a tie-breaking 3-pointer with 39 seconds left to highlight a late nine-point run that lifted Illinois to an 88-80 Big Ten victory over No. 18 Purdue.
College Basketball News / Field Level Media / February 6
Rutgers loses big lead, then recovers to upset No. 23 Illinois
The Illini missed eight of their final 10 shots.
The 'Naismith Men's Player of the Year Award winner' quiz
The Naismith College Player of the Year is an annual basketball award given by the Atlanta Tipoff Club to the top men's and women's collegiate basketball players. It is named in honor of the inventor of basketball (in 1891), Dr. James Naismith.Can you name every men's college basketball player who has won the Naismith Award?
College Basketball News / Field Level Media / January 8
Ben Humrichous scores 21 as No. 13 Illini thrash Penn State
Senior forward Ben Humrichous scored 19 of his season-high 21 points in the first half to spark No. 13 Illinois to a 91-52 victory over Penn State on Wednesday in Champaign, Ill.
College Basketball News / Field Level Media / January 3
Top 25 roundup: No. 22 Illinois crushes No. 9 Oregon
Ben Humrichous scored 14 of his 18 points in the second half Thursday night and No. 22 Illinois opened its first West Coast swing in the Big Ten Conference with a 109-77 beatdown of No.
Illinois Fighting Illini News / Illinois Fighting Illini on SI / January 3
Illinois Basketball Rains Threes on Oregon in Big Ten Road Blowout
Brad Underwood warned us. After raving about the long-distance marksmanship of transfer forward Ben Humrichous in the offseason, Illinois coach Underwood has been preaching patience and chastising any criticism of Humrichous' relative inconsistent three-point shooting to start the season.
College Basketball News / Field Level Media / January 3
No. 22 Illinois comes west, wipes out No. 9 Oregon
Ben Humrichous scored 14 of his 18 points in the second half Thursday night and No. 22 Illinois opened its first West Coast swing in the Big Ten Conference with a 109-77 beatdown of ninth-ranked Oregon in Eugene.
Illinois Fighting Illini News / Illinois Fighting Illini on SI / December 19
Play of the Week: Illinois' Ben Humrichous Flies High for Putback Jam
After Illinois’ win over Wisconsin last week, Illini coach Brad Underwood was posed a question about 3-point specialist Ben Humrichous having attempted only 11 2-pointers on the season and whether he would be encouraged to get to the rim more often, especially amid his continued shooting woes from deep.
Illinois Fighting Illini News / Illinois Fighting Illini on SI / December 12
Illinois' Brad Underwood Unfazed by Ben Humrichous' Shooting Slump
When Ben Humrichous arrived at Illinois as a graduate transfer from Evansville in the offseason, no one talked up his shooting proficiency louder than Illini coach Brad Underwood.
Illinois Fighting Illini News / Illinois Fighting Illini on SI / November 17
Illinois Basketball Play of the Week: Ben Humrichous' Putback Slam
All offseason, Illinois coach Brad Underwood told practically anyone who would listen about his team's new addition – Evansville transfer forward Ben Humrichous – and his transformative shooting ability.
Illinois Fighting Illini News / Illinois Fighting Illini on SI / November 12
Illinois Basketball Play of the Week: Kasparas Jakucionis Sets the Tone
It's the oldest play in the book.Even after just two games, it should be expected that if any Illinois player were able to run an action as basic as the pick-and-roll and make it sing like Pavarotti, it would be Kasparas Jakucionis.
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