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By ADAM ZAGORIA The 2020 Jimmy V Classic will likely feature Illinois against Baylor and Gonzaga vs. Tennessee and will take place Dec. 2 in Indianapolis, sources confirmed. Jon Rothstein previously reported the matchups and location on Twitter. Sources: Illinois is moving forward with its plans to play Baylor in the 2020 Jimmy V Classic. Event will also feature … [Read more...] about Jimmy V Classic Likely to be held in Indianapolis

Jacob Young Sun, 11/01/2020   Illinois Fighting Illini 2020-2021 Overall Rank: #11<div ... Read More » read more … [Read more...] about #11 Illinois Men's Basketball 2020-2021 Preview

By ADAM ZAGORIA Illinois got one dose of good news on Friday, and is hoping for another on Saturday. Sophomore guard Ayo Dosunmu announced on Twitter he will return to campus for his junior season after averaging 16.6 points, 4.3 rebounds and 3.3 assists last season. He had received an invite to the NBA Combine. NewHashtag pic.twitter.com/UtwDba25sK— Mr WhyNotMe … [Read more...] about Illinois’ Ayo Dosunmu withdrawing from NBA Draft, Kofi Cockburn to announce plans Saturday

Steve Ungrey Sat, 09/10/2011 Illinois: Spoiled Champaign?On the surface, it looks like everything is going fine with the Illinois men’s basketball program.Bruce Weber has a contract that carries him through four more seasons, all the way to 2014-15. Seven of Weber’s eight seasons in Champaign have been winning ones, and even the below-par season (2007-08) saw the Fighting … [Read more...] about Illinois: Spoiled Champaign?

Steve Ungrey Mon, 11/21/2011 Women’s Basketball Game Previews 11/21 – 11/24Most of the games this week revolve around tournaments or one-sided matchups, but what a shock delivered on Sunday, right? While top-ranked Baylor was winning, sixth-ranked Tennessee took it on the chin at the hands of Virginia. No one can promise each game will be this exciting, but … [Read more...] about Women's Basketball Game Breakdowns 11/21-11/24

Steve Ungrey Fri, 12/16/2011 Men’s Basketball Games of the Weekend 12/16 – 12/18 This weekend’s action resembles that of a thick sandwich, the type you might see Dagwood eating in the Blondie comic strip. The pieces of bread are the games on Friday and Sunday, one Friday and two on Sunday. The meat in the middle is 10 Saturday games, including some strong top-25 matchups … [Read more...] about Men's Basketball Games of the Weekend 12/16 – 12/18

Steve Ungrey Mon, 01/09/2012 Men’s Basketball Games of the Week 1/9 -1/13The highlight of the early-week schedule features a rematch of LSU and Alabama, this time in men’s basketball, as many teams are engaged in early-conference matchups. As usual the Big East has a strong contest, but a closer check shows lesser conferences like the Atlantic Sun, Mid-American Conference … [Read more...] about Men's Basketball Games of the Week 1/9 – 1/13

Steve Ungrey Fri, 12/30/2011 Men’s basketball Games of the Weekend 12/30 – 1/1 The 2011 portion of the current basketball season comes to an end this weekend when the calendar turns to 2012. Unlike last weekend, when Christmas meant a shortage of strong basketball games, there is no such shortage on the horizon this weekend. The Big Ten and Big East have a few solid games, … [Read more...] about Men's Basketball Games of the Weekend 12/30 – 1/1

Scott Whittum Wed, 06/03/2015 Baseball 2015 NCAA Tournament Super Regional OverviewWith the increasing amount of parity in college baseball one thing is for certain, and that is the Regional round of the NCAA Baseball Tournament is going to be dramatic. The 2015 edition of the NCAA Baseball Tournament’s Regional round did not disappoint as top-seeded UCLA was upset by … [Read more...] about Baseball 2015 NCAA Tournament Super Regional Overview