A daily dose of college basketball news from Illini beat writer and AP Top 25 voter Scott Richey.

After the Athletic recently released its top 25 coaches from the 2000s, we're here to make a case for the Illini's Underwood ...

The collection of Big Ten head coaches is a mix of firmly entrenched lifers, some up-and-comers and, in a unique twist this ...

Illinois head men’s basketball coach Brad Underwood spoke with reporters in Savoy on Monday. Underwood was in attendance for the charity golf outing, put on by a former Illinois basketball player.

Illinois men’s basketball added Camryn Crocker to its staff in May and tasked the former Stanford and Colgate assistant with ...

The collection of Big Ten head coaches is a mix of firmly entrenched lifers, some up-and-comers and, in a unique twist this ...

The Illini averaged the fourth-most three-point attempts in the NCAA last year. Should they keep shooting, take fewer or get even more up next season?

Although the commitment of 2026 guard Ethan Brown to Illinois was an important initial salvo , Illinois coach Brad Underwood ...

Myron Medcalf and Jeff Borzello put together a consensus list of the NCAA title contenders. Did the Illini earn a spot?

Illinois signed Mihailo Petrovic, but the wait for the 22-year-old Serbian point guard to arrive in Champaign continues ...

Current 2026 target Jasiah Jervis attends Archbishop Stepinac, as did former Illini Alan Griffin. And just like Jervis and Griffin, Rivera is also a gifted long-distance sniper. In fact, Rivera may ...

The Illini, who missed out on Colin Rice just last week, are no longer in the mix for Marcis Ponder – a big man from Virginia ...