" Seventh-seeded Illinois entered Thursday's 106-94 triumph against the 15th-seeded Hawkeyes at full strength; Morez Johnson ...

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Changing coaches once is hard for college basketball programs. Utah State nears NCAA Tournament history with its third coach ...

Brandun Hughes and Willie Coleman were among those that took center stage at State Farm Center when Peoria Manual was ...

Former Iowa women’s basketball coach Lisa Bluder has been inducted into the Missouri Valley Conference Hall of Fame, the ...

Valparaiso men’s basketball head coach Roger Powell Jr. praised his former coach Bruce Weber for his induction to the Missouri Valley Conference Hall of Fame. “He’s earned it,” Powell said during ...

Illinois guard Tre White (22) reacts after scoring a 3-point basket as Michigan forward Danny Wolf (1) looks on during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game, Sunday, March 2 ...

Illinois proved as much last season ... which should prevent Buckeyes guards Bruce Thornton, John Mobley Jr. and Devin Royal from catching fire again. If the Illini win their second-round game ...

When it came time for Illinois' freshmen and first-year phenoms to put away childish things Friday against Purdue, they obliged. Illini fans can only hope they never look back. It took key plays ...