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Illinois Fighting Illini News / Illinois Fighting Illini on SI / October 22
Brad Underwood Previews Illinois vs. Baylor, Updates David Mirkovic's Status
Illinois basketball coach Brad Underwood on Thursday previewed his club’s upcoming exhibition matchup against Baylor. The Illini have already played one exhibition game – a 105-96 win at Cincinnati – and Friday's outing against the Bears (7 p.m.
David Mirkovic News / Illinois Fighting Illini on SI / October 21
Season of Expectations: Illinois' David Mirkovic Named AP Preseason All-American
On Wednesday, the 2026-27 preseason All-America team was released by the Associated Press . Illinois’ David Mirkovic was one of five players on the squad (this isn't one of those laundry-list preseason awards on which seemingly every other player in the country appears).
College Basketball News / Illinois Fighting Illini on SI / October 14
Projecting Illinois Basketball's Starting Lineup Without David Mirkovic
Coach Brad Underwood recently announced that forward David Mirkovic, who has been recovering from foot surgery in early August , is practicing but won’t be active for Illinois’ first exhibition game of the year (at Cincinnati on Saturday), according to Rodney Knuppel of Sporting News.
The '2nd-overall NBA Draft picks' quiz
How many of the players to be taken second-overall in each NBA Draft since the lottery era began in 1985 can you name in six minutes?
College Basketball News / Illinois Fighting Illini on SI / October 5
The NBA Legend Illinois Had David Mirkovic Study in the Offseason
All summer long, the talk of the town in Champaign was centered around The Retention, but the focus zeroed in specifically on the return of one man: David Mirkovic.
Looking back at the guy who followed THE guy in college basketball
North Carolina recently fired head men's basketball coach Hubert Davis, ending a five-year run in which he struggled to keep the program at the heights of its lofty expectations.
Illinois Fighting Illini News / Illinois Fighting Illini on SI / October 3
Illinois Coach Brad Underwood Shares Latest on David Mirkovic's Recovery
It has been nearly two full months since sophomore Illinois forward David Mirkovic underwent surgery for a foot injury. Some initial reports foresaw an
College Basketball News / Busting Brackets / October 2
Five Big Ten basketball teams with the widest range of outcomes in 2026-27
Illinois isn't particularly difficult to understand. If David Mirkovic is healthy, the Illini should be very good. They return five rotation players from a Final Four team, have extraordinary size and enter the season with one of the country's strongest rosters.
Illinois Fighting Illini News / Illinois Fighting Illini on SI / September 16
David Mirkovic Lands in EvanMiya Preseason Top 10 as Two Other Illini Crack Top 20
As a freshman, David Mirkovic averaged 13.3 points, 8.0 rebounds and 2.6 assists for an Illinois team that went to the Final Four. Those are stellar numbers for a first-year player.
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