Nov. 4—CHAMPAIGN — Jake Davis was still in surgery Wednesday morning as Illinois went through its final practice ahead of Thursday night's game against Penn. Davis required surgery after suffering a separated left shoulder fighting through a screen in the first half of Illinois' season opener Monday against Fairleigh Dickinson. The senior forward was caught on camera saying, "It's out," to ...

The report cards came in after an unsatisfying performance, and although a few Illini earned a 4.0, others saw their GPA tank

In the days leading up to Illinois' Nov. 2 regular-season opener at Champaign's State Farm Center, Illinois on SI will share a scouting report for each Illini p

While it doesn't count for record, the Illinois basketball team still took care of business against Cincinnati on Saturday afternoon.

Aug. 5—CHAMPAIGN — It wasn't that long ago Illinois men's basketball coach Brad Underwood had to flip nearly his entire roster. Ty Rodgers and Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn were the only returning scholarship players ahead of the 2024-25 season. Hitting the reset button, starting nearly from scratch, saw Underwood get creative to build his roster. Underwood hit the transfer portal hard to land Kylan ...

Jul. 31—CHAMPAIGN — The Illinois men's basketball program generated two notable roster-building storylines last season. The "Where did Keaton Wagler come from?" narrative took hold in December when he made the first public steps from freshman guard with promise to likely one-and-done star. But the bigger storyline started months earlier when Illinois coach Brad Underwood first built his ...

This experienced Illini squad already checks a lot of boxes, but there are some unknowns as well - even for the returners