Basketball

By Kedric Prince - IlliniGuys Director of Recruiting

May 29, 2024

(Cover photo courtesy Baylor Athletics)

The Illinois women's basketball program has upgraded its roster by adding Lety Vasconcelos, a 6-foot-7 transfer from Baylor today. Vasconcelos, who played high school basketball at Montverde Academy in FL., was ranked 36th overall in the 2023 class by ESPN HoopGurlz. She teamed up with current Illini sophomore guard Cori Allen to lead the team to back-to-back GEICO High School National Championships.

Kedric Prince, IlliniGuys Director of Recruiting

May 28, 2024

 When IlliniGuys learned there was significant traction regarding Kasparas Jakucionis committing to Illinois, we sought insights from people familiar with his game over the past few years.

Georgia Tech used a furious back nine run to […]

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Illinois won four-day stroke portion of NCAA Championships by 16 shots and will play No. 8 seed Georgia Tech in the quarterfinal round on Tuesday afternoon. 

Matt Stevens, IlliniGuys Staff Writer

May 27, 2024

Don’t make the mistake of asking Illinois men’s golf head coach Mike Small if he’s surprised his players produced one of the more dominant four-round stroke play performances in the NCAA Championships. In the view of the Illini’s 24-year head coach, the last four days were the excellent execution of a long-term plan.

After winning the Big Ten Conference regular season by two games, Illinois must patiently be viewers of the NCAA selection show today to learn their postseason fate. 

Matt Stevens, IlliniGuys Staff Writer

May 27, 2024

CHAMPAIGN — The University of Illinois baseball team is currently scheduled to have a 2 p.m. practice on its home field and in a few hours Dan Hartleb’s club will soon learn if that workout is necessary or not. 

An underdog Illini squad uses an extraordinary Sunday round to announce its itself as NCAA Championship favorite with one day remaining until the match play knockout stage. 

Matt Stevens, IlliniGuys Staff Writer

May 26, 2024

Days before the 2024 NCAA Championships began, Illinois was playing an uniquely different underdog card but that distinction ended abruptly Sunday after they concluded their third round of stroke play. 

Kedric Prince, IlliniGuys Director of Recruiting

May 26, 2024

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — As the Illinois men’s basketball roster continues to take shape, some new players have already made their way onto campus, offering a glimpse of the potential for the upcoming season.

Matt Stevens, IlliniGuys Staff Writer

May 25, 2024

Max Herendeen now has an answer to how his game will be affected by being a tournament winner in the previous week. And the 19-year-old, along with everybody else close to the Illinois men’s golf program, should like the response. 

Kedric Prince, IlliniGuys Director of Recruiting

May 25, 2023

One of the worst-kept secrets in Illinois basketball recruiting in recent months is the potential addition of Kasparas Jakucionis, a 6-foot-5 shooting guard.

Illinois graduate transfer Tyler Goecke has gone from out of the lineup in Big Ten Championships to posting the Illini’s best score in the first day of the 2024 NCAA Championships on Friday.

Matt Stevens, IlliniGuys Staff Writer

May 24, 2024

Nearly a month ago, Illinois head coach Mike Small looked at Tyler Goecke and knew his fifth-year senior graduate transfer simply needed a break.

Penn State holds Illinois to just one extra-base hit as Illini fall 8-4 and will try to avoid a fourth straight 0-2 mark in the Big Ten Tournament in a Thursday morning elimination game. 

Matt Stevens, IlliniGuys Staff Writer

May 22, 2024

The losing drought for Illinois at Charles Schwab Field in the Big Ten Baseball Tournament has continued on. 

Illinois, which arrived in Omaha, Neb. this week as the league’s regular season champion and No. 1 seed in the tournament, couldn’t rely on the power of their offense in a much bigger ballpark Wednesday afternoon in a 8-4 loss to Penn State. 

Kedric Prince - IlliniGuys Director of Recruiting

May 22, 2024

The Illinois women's basketball staff has been recruiting Charlotte, North Carolina, guard Kamryn Kitchen since they arrived on campus.

Kedric Prince, IlliniGuys Director of Recruiting

May 21, 2023

Tenin Magassa, a 6-foot-5 post player from Rhode Island, originally from Dayton, committed to play for Illinois head coach Shauna Green on April 28.

News-Gazette beat writer Joe Vozzelli Jr. broke the news on X that Magassa de-committed from Illinois and now plans to play for Oklahoma State.