Quentin Coleman Widely regarded as the schools best prospect, Quentin had 10 points, five assists and seven rebounds in 24 minutes. He did this on 2-6 from the

Oct. 23—Beat writer Scott Richey previews today's exhibition game between the Illini and Bears Lineups No. 3 Illinois Starters P Name Yr. Ht. PPG Hometown G Quentin Coleman Fr. 6-4 14.0 O'Fallon G Ethan Brown Fr. 6-4 15.0 Rolla, Mo. G Andrej Stojakovic Sr. 6-7 24.0 Thessaloniki, Greece F Jake Davis Sr. 6-6 10.0 McCordsville, Ind. C Tomislav Ivisic 5th 7-1 13.0 Vodice, Croatia FYI: Coleman, ...

Ivisic already rated among the Big Ten's best, but offseason improvement may bring out a performer we haven't yet seen

Three Illinois basketball players landed inside Evan Miyakawa’s preseason top 20, giving the Illini three of the highest-ranked front court players in college basketball heading into the 2026-27 season.

Sep. 8—CHAMPAIGN — Tomislav Ivisic entered the largest ballroom at the I Hotel and Illinois Conference Center through a side door Tuesday night ahead of the 102nd annual C-U Kiwanis Tip-Off Event. The capacity crowd in attendance immediately burst into cheers and applause. Jake Davis raised his arms in celebration, further pumping up the 420 fans who chose to spend their Tuesday night learning ...

Aug. 2—Zvonimir Ivisic is considered the more defensive minded of Illinois' twin centers. For a reason. The 7-foot-2 Croatian averaged a team-high 1.9 blocks last season, and his block percentage ranked fourth nationally, per Bart Torvik, behind only Virginia's Ugonna Onyenso, Seton Hall's Najai Hines and Charleston's Chol Machot. That's not to say Tomislav Ivisic didn't contribute ...

Illinois' Ivisic may have taken a slight step backwards in 2025-26, but could he still be the conference's best center?