Basketball

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Tuesday is considered an off day for the Illinois players and that might be the best thing to happen to this program in several weeks. 

“We need it,” Illini head coach Brad Underwood said following the 82-72 win over Notre Dame. “Hopefully we can get somewhat close to healthy as we hit Big Ten play on Friday (vs. Rutgers).”

Before that Big Ten Conference opener vs. Rutgers (6 p.m., ESPN2), IlliniGuys thought we’d give you an insight on the injuries and sickness that has ravished this roster throughout the month of November and recently over the last few days. 

Without further ado…

Illinois head coach Brad Underwood detailed the trials and […]

The Ilini weren’t sure who was going to play, but no matter who ended up on the floor they knew they needed to bring it on Monday night if they were going to beat the Notre Dame Fighting Irish.

The "next man up" mentality worked, as Illinois won 82-72 behind a 28 point and 8 rebound night from Kofi Cockburn and a 21 point night from Alfonso Plummer as they moved to 5-2 on the season heading into Big Ten play on Friday.

The Illini also got some gutsy efforts from Trent Frazier, DaMonte Williams and Jacob Grandison as they battled through illness and injury to play big minutes in the win.

Notre Dame fell to 3-3 despite a big 24 point effort from freshman Blake Wesley.

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CHAMPAIGN, Ill. - Kofi Cockburn and Alfonso Plummer played Batman and Robin again as Illinois held off a late Notre Dame rally to get their third win in a row, 82-72.

The game was part of the annual ACC-Big Ten Challenge.

The Illini (5-2) were once again without sophomore point guard Andre Curbelo, who sat out his second game in a row with a neck injury. 

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Illinois head coach Brad Underwood describes his team’s effort in a 94-85 win over Texas-Rio Grande Valley as “as soft as any team in my entire career”.

Matt Stevens, IlliniGuys Staff Writer

November 29, 2021

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Brad Underwood is now using the four-letter word no athlete wants to hear or be labeled with - soft. 

Kedric Prince - IlliniGuys.com Director of Recruiting 

November 28, 2021

It has been one of the worst-kept secrets in all of high school basketball recruiting that Jeremy Fears Jr. really likes Illinois. Although it is not a lock because so many things can change for a student

Kedric Prince – IlliniGuys.com Director of Recruiting Nov. 27, […]

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. - After adding three dynamic athletes in the backcourt and on the wing earlier this fall, the Illini found their big man in the transfer portal when former top 100 recruit Dain Dainja visited and pulled the trigger. Dainja transferred from Baylor after sitting out as a freshman and battling an injury that caused him to struggle this season in three games before jumping into the portal.

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Mike Cagley, IlliniGuy November 27, 2021 Last night the […]

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. - All-American Kofi Cockburn scored a career high 38 points and Alfonso Plummer continued his hot shooting with 30 points in his first start in an Illini uniform as 14th ranked Illinois held off a pesky Texas-Rio Grande Valley squad, 94-85.

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By Kedric Prince - IlliniGuys.com Director of Recruiting

Nov. 24,2021

It has been a while since Illini Nation got the latest update on 2023 6-foot-1, 165-pound point guard from Joliet, Illinois, Jeremy Fears Jr. who plays his high school basketball at La Lumiere Prep.

Mike Cagley, IlliniGuy November 24, 2021 Last night's victory […]