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Illinois Fighting Illini News / Illinois Fighting Illini on SI / September 9
Illinois Basketball Sets Visit With Four-Star Big Man: Who Is Sinan Huan?
Coach Brad Underwood and Illinois are not slowing down on the recruiting trail, as the Illini have lined up a visit with 2026 big man Sinan Huan for this Friday, per Huan’s 247Sports recruiting page .
Illinois Fighting Illini News / Illinois Fighting Illini on SI / September 2
Maximo Adams Includes Illinois in Top 11: What to Know About the Top-40 Recruit
Brad Underwood and Illinois are maintaining their momentum on the recruiting trail. In the month of September alone, the Illini have a handful of visits
Illinois Fighting Illini News / Illinois Fighting Illini on SI / September 2
ESPN Makes Surprising Pick for Illinois Basketball's Top Award Candidate in 2025-26
With all the (deserved) excitement surrounding Illinois football , the basketball program has, for once, been bumped ever-so-slightly out of the limelight.
The '2024-25 NBA double-double leaders' quiz
How many of the NBA players to record 10 or more double-doubles in the 2024-25 NBA seasons can you name in six minutes?
Illinois Fighting Illini News / Illinois Fighting Illini on SI / August 28
East Peoria's Quinton Kitt Visits Illinois: Breaking Down His Game
Although Illinois has poured much of its recent recruiting efforts into the class of 2026 (and just landed in another recruit's top six on Thursday ), coach Brad Underwood and his crew haven’t let the class of 2027 fall by the wayside.
Illinois basketball’s Brad Underwood shares murky injury update on key guard
Since it was announced a few months ago that Illinois basketball guard Ty Rodgers would be out indefinitely with a knee injury, the fanbase has been wondering if there is a possible update regarding the junior.
Illinois Fighting Illini News / Illinois Fighting Illini on SI / August 19
Coveted St. Louis Guard Quentin Coleman Includes Illinois Basketball in Top Six
After all the talks of 2026 recruiting class troubles at Illinois – including from us here at Illinois on SI – coach Brad Underwood and his staff have hit their stride on the recruiting trail.
Illinois Fighting Illini News / Illinois Fighting Illini on SI / August 18
Illinois Sets Official Visits With Two Top-100 Recruits: How They Would Fit
Less than a week after securing a visit from top-25 recruit Cameron Holmes , coach Brad Underwood and his crew have already locked in a visit with two more stellar recruits in Massachusetts guard Lucas Morillo and New York native Jasiah Jervis – the latter of whom has been climbing the rankings behind impressive performances this summer .
Illinois Fighting Illini News / Illinois Fighting Illini on SI / August 14
Top-25 Recruit Cameron Holmes Schedules Visit With Illinois: What to Know
After a stretch that saw Illinois get dropped from top recruits’ list on nearly a week-to-week basis, coach Brad Underwood and his staff have seemingly
Illinois Fighting Illini News / Illinois Fighting Illini on SI / August 13
2026 Four-Star Aliou Dioum Narrows His List to Six: Is Illinois Still in the Mix?
Although Illinois has a pair of 2026 commits in Ethan Brown and Landon Davis, the Illini haven’t exactly been flying high on the recruiting trail lately.
Illinois Fighting Illini News / Illinois Fighting Illini on SI / August 10
Four-Star Quinn Costello Cuts His List to Six Schools: Is Illinois out of the Mix?
Few prospects tick as many of coach Brad Underwood’s boxes as forward Quinn Costello does. A 6-foot-10 forward that is automatic from deep, Costello has the deadly combination of size and shooting that Underwood desires in every player on his roster.
Key Illinois Target and Top-10 2026 Recruit Schedules Visit With Big Ten Foe
Although the commitment of 2026 guard Ethan Brown to Illinois was an important initial salvo , Illinois coach Brad Underwood and his crew have yet to break out the big guns in the battle for 2026 talent.
Illinois Soars Up 2026 Recruiting Rankings After Ethan Brown Commitment
According to 247Sports, only 11 teams in the 18-team Big Ten have a 2026 basketball commit – a group Illinois joined last night by landing combo guard Ethan Brown .
International Prospect Mihailo Petrovic Officially Signed by Illinois
It had been over three full months since international prospect Mihailo Petrovic committed to Illinois, and yet the addition of the 6-foot-3 point guard had yet to be finalized, with no word from the program about if and when confirmation was coming.
The Big Question: Should Illinois Basketball Keep Firing So Many Threes?
One staple of Illinois coach Brad Underwood’s offensive philosophy is clear and simple: take a lot of threes. And as the analytics seem to bear out, that’s theoretically the right choice.
Illinois Basketball Loses Out on Four-Star Forward Colin Rice to Nebraska
Illinois head coach Brad Underwood has had a strong past couple of months on the recruiting front, but no matter whether your last name is Self, Izzo or Pearl, you're not going to land every recruit.
Illinois Basketball Offers Four-Star Class of 2027 Sharpshooter From New York
Coach Brad Underwood and his staff are back on the recruiting trail again, hunting for Illinois’ next key pieces of the future, and the hope seems to be that class of 2027 prospect Josh Rivera is one of them.
Illinois Basketball Offers Fast-Rising Class of 2026 Guard From St. Louis
Usually coach Brad Underwood and his staff are early to the party – which is often the best case when it comes to recruiting. But this time around, the Illini are right on time.
Illinois Basketball Offers Versatile 2026 Big Man from Arizona
Continuing to stay active on the recruiting trail, coach Brad Underwood and his staff offered yet another 2026 big man on Friday. Although the Illini have
Four-Star Recruit Compared to Shaquille O'Neal Includes Illinois in Top Seven
For a few weeks, it felt like Illinois was in the market only for shooters. At every position, 1 through 5, the Illini were in the hunt for long-range snipers.
Illinois Basketball Extends Offer to Athletic Center From Class of 2027
Last year, Illinois shot more three-pointers per game (30.1) than any other high-major program in the country. And that figure should hold pretty steady – and possibly climb – in the coming years, as coach Brad Underwood has made it abundantly clear that the Illini are a metrics-based program that prioritizes getting threes up at a high clip.
College Basketball News / Field Level Media / May 13
Illinois' Brad Underwood agrees to contract extension through 2031
Illinois has rewarded men's basketball coach Brad Underwood for five consecutive NCAA Tournament berths and six straight 20-win seasons with a three-year contract extension that takes him through the 2030-31 season.
College Basketball News / Yardbarker / April 28
Illinois lands former five-star recruit and son of former NBA star via transfer portal
Illinois has picked up a very interesting player via the transfer portal. Andrej Stojakovic, son of former NBA player Peja Stojakovic, has committed to head coach Brad Underwood and the Fighting Illini.
College Basketball News / ChiCitySports / March 24
Smoke surrounds Illinois Basketball coach Brad Underwood and major college basketball program
There is some smoke surrounding Illinois basketball head coach Brad Underwood and a major college basketball program. Underwood and the Illini suffered a heartbreaking 84-75 loss to Kentucky in the Round of 32 on Sunday at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee.
College Basketball News / ChiCitySports / March 23
Illinois basketball coach Brad Underwood blasted after loss to Kentucky in NCAA Tournament
Illinois basketball suffered a frustrating defeat to end their season on Sunday. The No. 6 seed Illini made it close at several points but never appeared to make a serious threat to overcome No.
College Basketball News / Last Word On Sports / February 26
Is Illinois’ Brad Underwood in Over His Head?
Coming off one of the best seasons in years for Illinois basketball, a lot was expected in 2024-25. For a team that made its first Elite 8 in nearly 20 years, Brad Underwood’s Illini, haven’t quite lived up to their billing this season.
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