Basketball

By IlliniGuys Staff 

March 11, 2023

(Cover photo courtesy Joe Clark/IlliniGuys)

IlliniGuys Insider/Analyst Brad Sturdy has been working the phones and talking with others to gather info on the team prior to the NCAA tournament.

He shared what he's learned last night with IlliniGuys.com members and has the latest on the Illini's recruiting, potential movement among current team members in the offseason, and more in this latest update.

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Kedric Prince, IlliniGuys Director of Recruiting

March 11, 2023

St. Ignatius High School made it to the IHSA 3A semifinals in Champaign, Illinois.

Brad Sturdy, Co-Host IlliniGuys Staff Writer

March 10, 2023

Takeaways
Matchups Matter -

Illinois loses third straight game to Penn State this season in its second round game of the 2023 Big Ten Tournament. 

Matt Stevens, IlliniGuys Staff Writer

March 9, 2023

CHICAGO -- Illinois was just never ever to cross Penn State off its to-do list during the 2022-23 season. 

Brad Sturdy, Co-Host IlliniGuys Sports Spectacular

March 9, 2023

ILLINOIS (20-11, 11-9) Basketball Game Notes

Kedric Prince, IlliniGuys Director of Recruiting

March 8, 2023

Jeremiah Fears’ sophomore basketball season came to a complete stop last Friday night.

Illini coach Brad Underwood talks about the latest in […]

By Brad Sturdy/IlliniGuys Insider/Analyst

March 7, 2023

(Cover photo courtesy Joe Clark/IlliniGuys)

In the immortal words of President George W. Bush, “Fool me once, shame on — shame on you. Fool me — you can't get fooled again.”.....and yet here I am, getting fooled by another Illinois 2nd half comeback, even if this one fell just short on the road at #5 Purdue.

They outscored Purdue 45-29 in the second half, but that shouldn’t be surprising. Illinois has now outscored opponents by 98 points in the 2nd half of Big Ten games, and they have been outscored by 60 points in the opening stanzas. Everyone loves a comeback, and perhaps one of the greatest moments in Illini basketball history was the 2005 comeback against Arizona. But it can't happen every game. 

Kedric Prince, IlliniGuys Director of Recruiting

March 7, 2023

One could say that Amiah Hargrove, a 6-foot-2 wing from Christopher High School is arguably one of the most important recruits of Shauna Green's future.

Mike Cagley, Co-Host IlliniGuys Sports Spectacular March 7, 2023 […]

Kedric Prince, IlliniGuys Director of Recruiting

March 6, 2023

Aaliyah Guyton is one of the state's best high school girls basketball prospects in the state of Illinois.

By IlliniGuys Staff

March 5th, 2023

(Cover photo courtesy Joe Clark/IlliniGuys)

(Edited at 6:22pm CT to update afternoon results)

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - The Illini got off to another cold start, but they almost negated it with one of the greatest comebacks in program history.

Down 51-27 with 18:00 left, the Illini rallied to tie the game at 67 with 1:17 left, but could manage just one field goal the rest of the way as 5th ranked Purdue secured the game at the free throw line to come away with the 76-71 win on Senior Day.

Brad Sturdy, C0-Host IlliniGuys Sports Spectacular

March 5, 2023

3 Keys (+1 an Extra Value Bonus Key)

Mike Cagley, Co-Host IlliniGuys Sports Spectacular  March 5, 2023 […]

#5 Maryland had more depth, more size and more athleticism at nearly every position Friday night that allowed them to cruise to a 73-58 win over an Illini program in the final stages of a rebuild. 

Matt Stevens, IlliniGuys Staff Writer

March 4, 2023

MINNEAPOLIS -- Despite all the strides that produced the biggest one-year program turnaround in Illinois women’s basketball history, they got hit with another answer Friday night that wasn’t so pleasant to find out.