The Illini rank No. 15 in NET, and could climb even higher with an impressive weekend in the Big Ten Tournament ...

A multi-talented, 6-foot-6 lead guard, Kasparas Jakucionis arrived in Champaign at age 18 and has put together one of the ...

White has been on quite the offensive run, but it was his defense against the Boilermakers that made the difference ...

The surging Illini have won three in a row, including ranked foes Michigan and Purdue, with the Big Ten tournament up next ...

Freshman Will Riley (12.2 ppg, 3.9 rpg, 2.3 apg) was named the Big Ten Sixth Man of the Year. The 6-foot-8 forward, expected ...

Illinois basketball closed the regular season with three consecutive wins, so where do they sit now for March Madness ahead ...

Illinois defeated Purdue in Friday's final regular season game. What happened away from the court was more upsetting for Trey ...

Purdue led by 10 in the second half, but the Boilermakers went ice cold down the stretch, just as Illinois was heating up.

Against the Big Ten's best rebounding team, Purdue showed a promising effort on the glass Friday despite the loss to Illinois ...

Also in girls' high school basketball Thursday, Montini Catholic of Lombard, Illinois, beat Quincy Notre Dame.

DePaul Prep (31-4), which won Class 3A last season and Class 2A in 2023, arrives in Champaign as a heavy favorite. Rashaun Porter, a 6-7 junior, is one of the state’s most effective post players.

The ICC women's basketball team is back at nationals for the 32nd time in program history. They begin play Monday in Missouri.