After an ugly loss in Lincoln plagued by mindless turnovers, bricked threes and lost defensive assignments, I was in a dark place Thursday night. After sleeping on it, these are my takeaways from this ...

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Men’s college basketball and Illini beat writer Scott Richey projects his top four seeds for each region of the NCAA ...

Illinois' Ben Humrichous, second from left, shoots against Nebraska's Brice Williams, left, Juwan Gary (4) and Rollie Worster, right, during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game Thursday ...

The start of February means sports fans are all out of excuses — it's time to dive into college basketball. Here are 10 items to get everybody all caught up.

A loss to the Cornhuskers on Thursday gave frustration to Illinois coach Brad Underwood, reflecting on the No. 18 Fighting ...

Which teams are truly proving themselves in the jumbled SEC league standings? Love for Ace Bailey. Who is your coach of the year?

I know they’ve struggled lately, but I’m impressed with how quickly they’ve overhauled the roster and have gotten two young players to play at such a high level,” ESPN analyst ...

New lineup, new opponent, same result.  The misery continued for the Nebraska men’s basketball team on Sunday afternoon as the Huskers looked lifeless for most ...

The first question to Nebraska coach Fred Hoiberg on Wednesday in Lincoln, Neb., was about Illinois. Specifically the ...

Illinois basketball has been tasked with learning to play without big man Tomislav Ivisic, who is out for a third-straight ...

Brad Underwood is trying to guide the Illinois basketball program through more turmoil than I thought there would be during ...