Analyst Andy Katz believes it's a four-man race for Big Ten Player of the Year between Braden Smith, Danny Wolf, Vladislav Goldin and Kasparas Jakucionis.

Few teams in the country have bounced back from losses in recent seasons better than Illinois. The Illini haven’t lost ...

Even with all the whistles and without the win, there was plenty for the Illini to learn from the Spartans game ...

Illinois freshmen Kasparas Jakucionis and Will Riley and Maryland rookie Derik Queen all could hear their names announced ...

Sitting in between Illinois assistant coaches Kwa Jones, left, and Geoff Alexander, Kasparas Jakucionis watches from the ...

BOTTOM LINE: Maryland plays No. 17 Illinois after Ja'Kobi Gillespie scored 22 points in Maryland's 69-66 victory over the Nebraska Cornhuskers. The Fighting Illini are 8-2 on their home court.

An updated NBA mock draft, with Cooper Flagg heading north and the Spurs landing Victor Wembanyama's point guard of the future.

After a week that saw the Illini win big and lose a close one, Monday's results seemed to reflect a shift in voter opinion ...

Illinois basketball is coming off one of the toughest losses in recent memory. The Illini held strong against the Spartans on Sunday. This could have been a blo ...

No. 19 Illinois lost a heartbreaker at No. 12 Michigan State, 80-78.Illinois started off hot and led by as many as 10 points ...

Illinois head coach Brad Underwood wasn't pleased with the officials during his loss to Michigan State on Sunday.

Michigan State basketball coach Tom Izzo is impressed by what he sees from Illinois. The Spartans beat Illinois Sunday.