Good Morning, Illini Nation: A step forward defensively
Defense was Brad Underwood's primary concern for his new-look team this fall. What happened in Oxford, Miss., at the end of October in Illinois' charity exhibition loss to No. 24 Mississippi certainly ...
Richey | Building with a championship chase in mind
Brad Underwood walked off the court at TD Garden in Boston on March 30 with two thoughts clear in his mind. The first was he had just witnessed a championship-caliber team run roughshod over his own.
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Good Morning, Illini Nation: An ideal offensive performance
Illinois' most experienced players could be crucial in guiding a younger team when the 2024-25 season opens Monday ...
Quick hits | Illinois 112, Eastern Illinois 67
What happened Season-opening wins against Eastern Illinois have now become a trend for Illinois in the Brad Underwood era. Monday's 112-67 victory was the third in three years on the first day of the ...
Underwood: 'We sure hope he's an Illini'
Ty Rodgers didn't find his way to Lou Henson Court until right before the start of Monday night's season opener against Eastern Illinois. When he did, he was in a gray Illinois basketball sweatsuit.
Talented Illinois Basketball Trio Make Their Marks in Freshman Debuts
Will Riley and Morez Johnson Jr. (and Kasparas Jakucionis?) wasted no time etching their names into program history ...
Tipsheet: Blue-collar players can get lost in college basketball's roster shuffle
He did much of the team’s dirty work while averaging 6.2 points, 5.3 rebounds and 2.0 assists. Illinois coach Brad Underwood has always loved blue collar players like Rodgers. “I always say this about ...
Will Riley showed off scoring gift in Illinois debut
Illinois' pursuit of Will Riley didn't kick into overdrive until Orlando Antigua returned to the program as associate head coach. Riley had an Illini offer. Brad Underwood's usual cast-a-wide-net ...
Bob's Buzzer Beaters | New-look Illini pick up where they left off
Is it really basketball season already? Seems like the World Series just ended .... oh, it did. Congrats to Freddie Freeman. The general consensus is Brad Underwood's team is heading back to the NCAA ...
Ty Rodgers intends to redshirt 2024-25 season
Ty Rodgers will not be in uniform for Monday night's game against Eastern Illinois. Per team spokesman Derrick Burson, the junior guard met with Illini coach Brad Underwood in the past 24 hours and ...
Illinois routs Eastern Illinois in season opener
The pregame news Monday night at State Farm Center was a bigger surprise than anything that happened on the court in Illinois' season opener against Eastern Illinois. Ty Rodgers was in street clothes ...