Basketball

Kedric Prince, IlliniGuys Director of Recruiting

July 5, 2024

Champaign, IL - The Illinois women’s 2024-25 basketball team looks to be promising. The Illini return four out of five starters from last year's team that won the WBIT Championship. June started summer school and workouts for athletes on campus. IlliniGuys caught up with Associate Head Coach Calamity McEntire to get the early prognosis on next year’s team as we go one-on-one with her for the latest.

The University of Illinois is preparing to present Shauna Green with a new contract offer to make the women’s basketball head coach one of the largest paid in her sport. 

Matt Stevens, IlliniGuys Staff Writer

July 4, 2024

CHAMPAIGN — By the time Shauna Green gets back from her team’s European summer trip, the Illinois women’s basketball coach may be presented with a lucrative long-term contract.

Kedric Prince, IlliniGuys Director of Recruiting

July 3, 2024

Champaign, IL – The Fighting Illini men's basketball team enters the 2024-25 season with a wave of anticipation. With numerous new players on the roster, fans have turned to YouTube for glimpses of the upcoming talent.

For the first time in the Shauna Green era of Illini women’s basketball, the roster may have as many as 10 rotational pieces for the upcoming season. 

Matt Stevens, IlliniGuys Staff Writer

July 2, 2024

CHAMPAIGN — With Wednesday being the first day of summer workouts for the Illinois women’s basketball program, Shauna Green knows the preseason is not just time for players to adapt and improve. 

Kedric Prince, IlliniGuys Director of Recruiting

July 1, 2024

Champaign, IL - Layla Hays, a talented 6-foot-4 prospect from Wasilla, Alaska, is making waves in the world of women's basketball. Ranked 63rd in the country by ESPN’s 2025 HoopGurlz Recruiting Rankings, Hays has been traveling the nation, visiting top programs including the Fighting Illini.

Illinois senior-to-be corner outfielder Ryan Moerman has entered the transfer portal after totaling 31 home runs, 104 RBIs and 97 runs scored in three seasons with the Illini. 

Matt Stevens, IlliniGuys Staff Writer

July 1, 2024

CHAMPAIGN — The home run leader on the 2024 Illinois baseball team is in the transfer portal. 

July 1st, 2024

By Kedric Prince - IlliniGuys Director of Recruiting

Champaign, IL - Early this afternoon, IlliniGuys learned that 2025 point guard Jeremiah Fears decommitted from Big Ten champion Illinois and has re-opened his recruitment.

The 6-foot-3 guard Joliet native, who currently plays at Compass Prep in Arizona, has been weighing this decision for several weeks, apparently right after he spent time at the Ubben Basketball Complex on campus working out and scrimmaging with would-be future teammates Ty Rodgers and Kylan Boswell, among others.

His father Jeremy Fears Sr. emphasized the decision was not a reflection on the university. “I want people to know, and this is factual, my son opening up his recruitment has absolutely nothing to do with Illinois itself, the school, or the staff. Right now, we’re just looking to explore future opportunities,” he said.

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Kedric Prince, IlliniGuys Director of Recruiting

June 26, 2024

RIVERSIDE, IL. — Last September, Illinois assistant basketball coach Tim Anderson saw enough from Davion Thompson, a 6-foot-3, 170-pound point guard from Bolingbrook, to offer him a scholarship to play for Illinois.

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

June 26, 2024

We have now entered the dead period for watching sports. We have the WNBA and MLB regular season…just doesn’t get it done for me.
Congrats to the Celtics, but looking back do we appreciate how dominant they were? 64 wins, 7 more than anyone else, and 16-3 in the playoffs. They never had a game 6. 

Kedric Prince, IlliniGuys Director of Recruiting

June 26, 2024

Champaign, IL – Monday, Illinois' head coach Brad Underwood met with the media to discuss Terrence Shannon Jr.'s jersey being hung from the rafters, the non-conference schedule, his new prize recruit 6-foot-8 Will Riley, and how the team has looked so far in a handful of workouts.

Kedric Prince, IlliniGuys Director of Recruiting

June 25, 2024

RIVERSIDE, IL. — Lincoln Williams, an outstanding 6-foot-5 shooting guard from Kankakee, showcased his talent at the Riverside Brookfield High School shootout, not disappointing those in attendance. The four-star 2026 recruit displayed his skills in a matchup against Lemont High School, with Illinois assistant coach Tim Anderson watching closely.

Will Riley, the newest, arguably most exciting and last member of the Illinois men’s basketball roster won’t be brought along slowly despite entering the college game a full year early. 

Matt Stevens, IlliniGuys Staff Writer

June 24, 2024

CHAMPAIGN — Once he gets on the University of Illinois campus and inside the Ubben Basketball Complex this summer, Will Riley will likely be asked to compete with and against 22-year-old graduate transfer Ben Humrichous.