Illinois basketball has a new-look roster for the 2024-25 season, but the quest for a fifth consecutive trip to the NCAA Tournament is expected for the tough and talented Fighting Illini.

Jan. 8: 91-52 win vs Penn State — The Fighting Illini won their fifth consecutive game, getting 20 or more points rom three players in the home win. Last season's Illinois Mr. Basketball ...

As we approach Monday's tip-off to the 2024-25 NCAA men's basketball season, the final preseason ... and possibly ...

Brad Underwood never said it publicly, but the concept of a two-year plan started to emerge when Illinois renovated ... after the Illini built a Final Four club that just happened to lose to ...

Illinois guard Kasparas Jakucionis (32) goes to the basket against Washington guard Tyree Ihenacho, right, during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Sunday, Jan. 5, 2025 ...

Donovan Clingan had a defensive masterpiece, a 30–0 Huskies run pushed the game out of reach and a look at their dominant 10-game stretch through two NCAA tournaments. Three takeaways from the ...

Coleman Hawkins suited up for the Illinois ... basketball team for four seasons, blossoming into one of the team’s top ...

Tori McKinney scored all 11 of her points in the fourth quarter and the Gophers women's basketball team held Illinois without a field goal for the final 4 ... was Minnesota's fifth straight ...

9—Let's be honest: Illinois isn't going to win many high-scoring ... What makes this Illini team tick is the play of . The fifth-year senior forward was a key difference maker at both ends ...

Illinois basketball guard Kasparas Jakucionis ... But after Missouri (10-2) missed two 3-pointers in the final nine seconds of the game, Illinois (8-3) prevailed, holding on 80-77 for its second ...