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Illinois Fighting Illini News / Illinois Fighting Illini on SI / June 17
Ty Rodgers' Injury: How It Will Shake Up Illinois' Projected Rotation

Ty Rodgers' Injury: How It Will Shake Up Illinois' Projected Rotation

Despite starting all 38 games as a sophomore and playing a key role in Illinois’ 2023-24 run to the Elite Eight, swingman Ty Rodgers elected to redshirt last season – what would have been his junior campaign.

College Basketball News / NCAA Basketball on ClutchPoints / June 16
Illinois’ 38-game starter out indefinitely with knee injury from pickup game

Illinois’ 38-game starter out indefinitely with knee injury from pickup game

Illinois men’s basketball is expected to be in the top 25 conversation when the 2025-26 season starts, but the Illini may be without a key piece. Guard Ty Rodgers sustained a knee injury during a pickup basketball game, head coach Brad Underwood announced on Monday.

Illinois Fighting Illini News / Illinois Fighting Illini on SI / June 16
Illinois Swingman Ty Rodgers Injured: How it Affects Him and the Illini

Illinois Swingman Ty Rodgers Injured: How it Affects Him and the Illini

Sometimes life isn't fair.Ty Rodgers, perhaps the most beloved current figure around the Illinois basketball team and a player whose return in 2025-26 from a redshirt season was being eagerly anticipated by Illini Nation, suffered a knee injury that will require surgery and sideline him for a significant stretch.

Illinois Fighting Illini News / Illinois Fighting Illini on SI / April 21
Illinois Coach Brad Underwood Has Unique Expectations for Ty Rodgers

Illinois Coach Brad Underwood Has Unique Expectations for Ty Rodgers

Taking a redshirt year as a freshman – especially for a first-year player entering a competitive high-major program at age 18 or 19 – is still fairly common in college basketball.

Illinois Fighting Illini News / Illinois Fighting Illini on SI / April 1
Illinois Swingman Ty Rodgers Announces Decision on His Future

Illinois Swingman Ty Rodgers Announces Decision on His Future

The Illinois men's basketball team just parted ways with two roster players, but it also gained a beloved one back. On Tuesday, junior swingman Ty Rodgers, who redshirted the 2024-25 season, announced his return to the Illini.

Illinois Fighting Illini News / Illinois Fighting Illini on SI / January 9
Report: Ty Rodgers Expected to Return to Illinois Basketball in New Role

Report: Ty Rodgers Expected to Return to Illinois Basketball in New Role

When the last-second news broke that Illinois junior swingman Ty Rodgers would redshirt the 2024-25 season, speculation immediately turned to 1) why and 2) whether the team's most experienced returner would actually return to Champaign at all.

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