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Illinois referred to Mihailo Petrovic as the "final piece to the 2025-26 puzzle" when it announced it had signed the Serbian point guard late Thursday morning. A puzzle that, at first glance, looked ...

The 63.2% win rate is respectable, but it trails Illinois’ 69% overall winning percentage since 2019, likely due to the ...

That’s now two big misses in the frontcourt for the Illini, following Colin Rice’s commitment to Nebraska. While Illinois ...

If you just look on paper, Brad Underwood didn’t pull in a great recruiting class for 2025. The Illini finished ranked No. 47 in the country for the class of 20 ...

The Illinois basketball recruiting front has been awfully quiet lately, as there hasn’t been much action or commitments. As we all wait to see how good the Illi ...

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

In hour #2, Steve Kelly and Loren Tate welcome News-Gazette sportswriter Scott Richey into the studio to talk Illini sports ...

Illinois basketball is building for the future. Four-star Class of 2026 recruit Ethan Brown announced his commitment ...

After committing to the Fighting Illini in April, guard Mihailo Petrovic has signed a Big Ten Athletics Aid Agreement with ...

The recruiting courtship for Ethan Brown didn't last long. On Wednesday – two days after his official visit to Champaign and less than a month after he was first offered by Illinois – Brown revealed ...

Class of 2026 guard Ethan Brown committed to Illinois on Wednesday. CHAMPAIGN — Brad Underwood's Illinois men's basketball program now has a Class of 2026 commitment. Four-star recruit Ethan Brown ...