CBS Sports' Jon Rothstein went deep on the Big Ten earlier this week with his new "Inside College Basketball Now" podcast. Purdue was a major topic of conversation in a "Final Four or bust" kind of ...

Keep an eye on six former Illini: Kasparas Jakucionis and Dain Dainja (Miami Heat), Coleman Hawkins (Golden State Warriors), ...

Newcomers via the transfer portal will dot almost every Illinois roster in 2025-26, but there are some high-level athletes that have locked in a season in Champaign-Urbana through the more ...

The Fighting Illini will face Tennessee on Saturday, Dec. 6 at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville.

The Illinois Fighting Illini and Tennessee Volunteers men’s basketball programs have finalized a two-year agreement to continue their high-level non-conference rivalry. The deal includes: ・December 6, ...

One wild card, more than any other Illini, has the potential to determine whether Illinois exceeds or falls short of expectations in 2025-2026 ...

Humans rank Illinois around the top 20 in polls, and Vegas thinks they're the Big Ten's 5th best squad. But advanced analytic ...

Illinois basketball is in for quite a challenge during the 2025-26 college basketball season. It’s no different than previous ...

ESPN’s Jeff Borzello unveiled his early College Basketball Top 25, with Illinois earning a spot inside the top 20 ...

The 2026 NBA Draft is still about a year away, but the Illinois basketball team already has numerous players projected to be selected.

It may still be the offseason, but the college basketball conversation is alive and well – and Joe Lunardi is helping to keep it going with his latest 2026 NCAA Tournament Bracketology update.