Brad Underwood had reason to expect more from the Illinois defense this season. Reasons, actually. Starting with a clear "bugaboo" from 2023-24. Rim protection was an issue last season. Mostly because ...

Jakucionis was named to the Midseason Top 25 Watch List for the John R. Wooden Award, the Los Angeles Athletic Club announced on Tuesday. Now what Illini fans found out quickly and the rest of the ...

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The only primary area Penn State’s 7-footer isn’t averaging a career-high is in blocks per game (down from 2.1 to 1.9), but ...

No. 13 Illinois basketball returns to Champaign on Wednesday to play Penn State. This will be the Illini’s first home game of ...

Penn State faces Illinois. Our college basketball odds series has our Penn State Illinois prediction, odds and pick for ...

Illinois was the week's biggest riser, jumping nine spots from No. 22 to No. 13 after sweeping a West Coast swing.

Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball guard Kasparas Jakucionis will not play against Penn State on Wednesday due to a left forearm injury, according to Illinois Athletics. Jakucionis tried to ...

Penn State men's basketball will be without forward Puff Johnson against the Illinois Fighting Illini on Wednesday. Johnson was listed as out for the Illini game on the Penn State availability report ...

Basketball in the Big Ten Conference has always been a challenge. The league is well known to be a gauntlet, and every night, ...

Penn State basketball will hit the road tonight for its toughest test of the season to date against the No. 13 Illinois ...

A new Illinois General Assembly was sworn in and legislators now face several tough issues including how to plug a projected ...