Basketball

Jackson Buchanan Experiencing New Postseason Feel as Illini Leader

Jackson Buchanan Experiencing New Postseason Feel as Illini Leader

Jackson Buchanan was the 12th player in Illinois men’s golf history to be named the Big Ten Conference Player of the Year.

Matt Stevens, IlliniGuys Staff Writer

May 9, 2024

URBANA — You’ll forgive Jackson Buchanan if this postseason run for the Illinois golfer feels different mentally and emotionally. 

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Playing Ball - How Illinois Leaned into the Offense-Heavy World of College Baseball

Playing Ball - How Illinois Leaned into the Offense-Heavy World of College Baseball

Illinois head coach Dan Hartleb believes his team has adapted well to the explosion of offense shifting the sport of college baseball. 

Matt Stevens, IlliniGuys Staff Writer

May 8, 2024

CHAMPAIGN — Following the conclusion of one of his more disappointing seasons at Illinois in the 2023 campaign, Dan Hartleb had no choice but to reflect what changes must be made with his baseball program.

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‘We may add one more’: Underwood Promises At Most One More Portal Addition to 24-25 Roster

‘We may add one more’: Underwood Promises At Most One More Portal Addition to 24-25 Roster

Illinois head coach Brad Underwood has decided that his traditional eight to nine player rotation doesn’t need close to the NCAA’s 13 scholarship limit allotment. 

Matt Stevens, IlliniGuys Staff Writer

May 8, 2024

CHAMPAIGN — Illinois shouldn’t expect more than one more player addition from the transfer portal to fill out the 2024-25 roster. 

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Illini Add European Big Man

Illini Add European Big Man

Brad Sturdy, IlliniGuys Uber-Illini Insider & Co-Host of the IlliniGuys Sports Spectacular & Big Sports Radio

May x, 2024

The Illini have been searching for a 5-man this offseason and they finally landed their guy when they added Tomislav Ivisic from Croatia. The 7’1 Center is the twin brother of former Kentucky, and now Arkansas, big man Zvonimir Ivisic who burst onto the college basketball scene last season. 

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Sturdy For 30 - May 6th Edition

Sturdy For 30 - May 6th Edition

Brad Sturdy, Uber Illini-Insider & IlliniGuys Sports Spectacular and Big Sports Radio

May 6, 2024

We had Star Wars Day and Cinco De Mayo this weekend in what was a wild weekend for sports across the spectrum. Let’s dive into this week’s edition of Sturdy for 30

The Kentucky Derby was epic. A 3-horse photo finish with Mystik Dan literally nosing out Sierra Leone and Forever Young. We’ve seen photo finishes before but never with 3 of them this close together. 

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Heat Checks and Hail Marys – Perils of NIL Roster Building

Heat Checks and Hail Marys – Perils of NIL Roster Building

Mike Cagley, Co-Host IlliniGuys Sports Spectacular & Big Sports […]

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IlliniGuys Talk with New Illini Women's Basketball Commit Jasmine Brown-Hagger

IlliniGuys Talk with New Illini Women's Basketball Commit Jasmine Brown-Hagger

Kedric Prince, IlliniGuys Director of Recruiting

May 2, 2024

From Shorewood, Illinois, to Mississippi State, back to home is where it all began. When Illinois head coach Shauna Green arrived at Illinois, her entire staff immediately identified Jasmine Brown-Hagger as a priority recruiting target, who honed her skills at Example Academy.

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Ked's Recruiting Roundup: Is Former Illini Coleman Hawkins Headed to the SEC?

Ked's Recruiting Roundup: Is Former Illini Coleman Hawkins Headed to the SEC?

Ked's Recruiting Roundup

By Kedric Prince - IlliniGuys Director of Recruiting

May 1, 2024

(Cover photo courtesy Illinois Athletics)

IlliniGuys learned on Sunday that former Illinois forward Coleman Hawkins had decided to enter the NCAA transfer portal and have the option of playing a fifth season collegiately.

However, sources close to the situation say that the 6-foot-10 forward has expressed interest in joining an SEC team in particular.

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Big Ten Announces 2024-25 Conference Opponents

Big Ten Announces 2024-25 Conference Opponents

Champaign, ILL.– The Big Ten Conference has revealed the breakdown […]

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IlliniGuys Gurus Weigh In on Ben Humrichous

IlliniGuys Gurus Weigh In on Ben Humrichous

The IlliniGuys Gurus–Kedric Prince, Brad Sturdy

April 30, 2024

The Illini received a significant commitment from Ben Humrichous, a transfer from Evansville. This marks the third stop for the 6-foot-9 wing, who began his college career at an NAIA school at Huntington University before transferring to Evansville. Humrichous has one year of college eligibility remaining.

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Illini Men Land Coveted Big Man Transfer Ben Humrichous

Illini Men Land Coveted Big Man Transfer Ben Humrichous

By Kedric Prince - IlliniGuys Director of Recruiting

April 30, 2024

(Cover photo courtesy Evansville Athletics)

With this year's portal, Illini lost one Indiana native (Luke Goode) and gained another in Ben Humrichous from Evansville as the fifth-year player gave his commitment to coach Brad Underwood today.

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Illini Guard Niccolo Moretti Enters Transfer Portal

Illini Guard Niccolo Moretti Enters Transfer Portal

Kedric Prince, IlliniGuys Director of Recruiting

April 29, 2024

Illinois basketball fans, another roster move: redshirt freshman guard Niccolo Moretti has entered the transfer portal today, marking the latest departure from last season's Final Eight squad.

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Illinois Women's Basketball Finds Missing Piece in Rhode Island Transfer

Illinois Women's Basketball Finds Missing Piece in Rhode Island Transfer

Kedric Prince, IlliniGuys Director of Recruiting

April 28, 2024

Most collegiate basketball teams seek that crucial puzzle piece to elevate their program. For the Fighting Illini women, it was a dominant presence in the paint.

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Illini Women's Basketball Land G in Transfer Portal

Illini Women's Basketball Land G in Transfer Portal

Kedric Prince, IlliniGuys Director of Recruiting

April 26, 2024

Illinois women's basketball added to its roster with the commitment of 5'9" guard Jasmine Brown-Hagger, from Shorewood, Illinois. Brown-Hagger will return to her home state to play for the Fighting Illini after a year with Mississippi State. 

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Max Made In Heaven: Talented Freshman Leading Illini Men’s Golf into Big Ten Championships

Max Made In Heaven: Talented Freshman Leading Illini Men’s Golf into Big Ten Championships

Freshman Max Herendeen has gone from one of the […]

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