Illinois Recruiting Target Ends Junior Campaign with Illinois Coaches in Attendance
By Kedric Prince - IlliniGuys Director of Recruiting
March 7, 2025
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – Lincoln Williams, the 6-foot-4, 180-pound junior shooting guard from Kankakee, is no stranger to Illinois fans in terms of recruiting. According to him, he has visited Champaign eight or nine times this season.
‘Are they running out of gas? I don't know.’: Illini Fourth-Quarter Falters Becoming Trend
Illinois head coach Shauna Green will now have 10 days to evaluate why the final 10 minutes of games has been the achilles heel for this 2024-25 group in late February and March.
By Matt Stevens' - IlliniGuys Staff Writer
March 6, 2025
INDIANAPOLIS — Now it’s becoming a nasty trend.
The first game of the 2025 Big Ten Women’s Basketball Tournament served as a second straight game in which Illinois saw a disastrous fourth quarter lead to a loss.
Shauna Green’s mood turned drastically in the final 10 minutes of play as the Illinois head coach watched her squad get outscored by Nebraska 25-14 in the final quarter to pull off a 74-70 upset win and send the Illini home from Gainbridge Fieldhouse earlier than they obviously hoping to stay.
“This game just comes down to, again, the fourth quarter and really our last five minutes again,” Green said. “It's something that we've struggled with the last few games. Their best scoring run was in the fourth. That can't happen. We gave up whatever it was in the fourth, and then again, everything we've been talking about was finishing plays, getting those rebounds. It's why we lost really the Michigan game, and we did the same thing tonight.”
A Big Matchup in Indy: Kendall Bostic & Nebraska’s Alexis Markowski Meet One More Time
Two of the best centers in the Big Ten and all of women’s college basketball will face off as 7-seed Illinois draws 10-seed Nebraska in the second round of the league tournament tonight.
By Matt Stevens - IlliniGuys Staff Writer
March 6, 2025
INDIANAPOLIS — In her return to her home state for her final Big Ten Tournament, Kendall Bostic has drawn the other center in the conference receiving so much attention this season.
When the ball is tipped at 5:30 p.m. CST tonight on Big Ten Network, the Gainbridge Fieldhouse crowd will immediately see the league’s two best centers in the circle when Bostic and Nebraska’s Alexis Markowski are matched up one time. The duo represents two players selected to the league’s first team all conference selections by the league’s media contingent and rank No. 3 (Bostic’s 53) and No. 4 (Markowski’s 52) among active players in career double-double performances.
Ked's Recruiting Roundup: Offseason Moves Could Be Key to Illinois Women's Basketball Continuing Its Winning Ways
By Kedric Prince - IlliniGuys Director of Recruiting
March 5, 2025
(Cover photo courtesy Illinois Athletics)
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – After almost three years under head coach Shauna Green, the Illinois women's basketball program appears to be in great hands. This past Sunday marked Senior Day, as the team bid farewell to a significant portion of its scoring. This year's graduating class includes Genesis Bryant, Makira Cook, Adalia McKenzie, Brynn Shoup-Hill, and Kendall Bostic, who all played special roles in resurrecting the Illinois women's program.
Illini's Bostic Earns All-Big Ten 1st Team Honors
(From Illinois Sports Information Office) CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – Following a […]
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Ked's Recruiting Roundup: Illinois in Strong Position for Wing Dame Sarr
By Kedric Prince - IlliniGuys Director of Recruiting
March 3, 2025
(Photo courtesy FIBA Basketball)
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – Late last week, talented shooting guard Dame Sarr, a 6-foot-5, 190-pound prospect from Italy, announced his top three schools: Illinois, Arizona, and Creighton.
IlliniGuys learned early Monday morning that Illinois has positioned itself well to land Sarr, but the Bluejays and Wildcats remain in strong contention.
Illini See Fourth-Quarter Lead Evaporate vs. Michigan’s Late Energy
For the first time in the 2024-25 season, Illinois saw a fourth-quarter lead evaporate thanks to a team with more depth, more energy and more poise in the final minutes.
By Matt Stevens - IlliniGuys Staff Writer
March 2, 2025
CHAMPAIGN — The final three and a half minutes of the last regular season home game produced the nightmare scenario that the Illinois women’s basketball program has been desperately trying to avoid.
With a 65-59 lead, Illinois simply ran out of energy, offense and the will to stop a Michigan run that felt like it would’ve continued to get worse if the clock hadn’t run up of time. Michigan turned a six-point deficit into a 78-69 win on the momentum of a 19-4 run to finish the spoiling of a Senior Day celebration and State Farm Center.
Illini Regain Mid-Season Form in 93-73 Rout of No. 15 Michigan
By IlliniGuys Staff March 2, 2025 (Cover photo courtesy […]
Late Turnovers Doom Illini On Senior Day In 78-69 Loss To Michigan
By IlliniGuys Staff March, 2, 2025 (Cover photo courtesy […]
Sturdy's Michigan Preview & Prediction
Brad Sturdy, IlliniGuys Insider & Co-Host of the IlliniGuys Sports Spectacular
March 2, 2024
The Illini are in Ann Arbor on Sunday when we find out what a semi-healthy Illini team with 3 full days of practice and a little rest looks like.
‘They’re about the right stuff’: Shauna Green Believed Illini Veterans Would Stick Together
Illinois will host Michigan today for a Senior Day game at State Farm Center to honor the five remaining players in their final season with the Illini.
Matt Stevens, IlliniGuys Staff Writer
March 2, 2023
CHAMPAIGN — Even Shauna Green admits she was naive to believe her first roster at Illinois would all see the Senior Day celebration like they're about to experience.
How Kendall Bostic’s Career Turned When Shauna Green Forced Her Way Into Finally Coaching Her
Kendall Bostic turned down recruiting overtures from Shauna Green twice, once out of high school and once in the transfer portal. So Green eventually came to Bostic’s team so she couldn’t say no.
By Matt Stevens - IlliniGuys Staff Writer
March 1, 2025
NOTE: This is the final part of a four-part series on the four active Illini women’s basketball players who will be honored Sunday in their final home game inside State Farm Center.
CHAMPAIGN — Normally when a new head coach at power conference women’s basketball program sees her star returning post player is barely stands over 6-foot-1, the immediate reaction is to recruit over her in the portal.
What They're Saying About Michigan
March 1, 2025
(Photo courtesy Detroit Free Press)
The Illinois Fighting Illini are in Ann Arbor to face No. 15 Michigan Sunday afternoon (2.45pm CST, CBS) in a series they have dominated. Illinois has won eight straight in the series, dating back to 2019, including the last four meetings in Crisler Arena.
Here's a peek at what they're saying about the Wolverines:
‘We still like proving people wrong’: Genesis Bryant’s Journey Peaks With Senior Day Celebration
Genesis Bryant’s basketball life was going practically nowhere at North Carolina State and Shauna Green’s revival of an Illini program started with the signing of the 5-foot-6 guard.
By Matt Stevens - IlliniGuys Staff Writer
February 28, 2025
NOTE: This is the third part of a four-part series on the four active Illini women’s basketball players who will be honored Sunday in their final home game inside State Farm Center.
CHAMPAIGN — You’ll have to excuse Genesis Bryant when she gets emotional talking about her experience at the University of Illinois and what this 2024-25 season run has meant to her.
When asked to explain or describe the emotions involved in an injury-plagued campaign that has included three wins over Top 25 opponents in the same season for the first time since 1999-2000 and a program record of eight Big Ten victories in a row, Bryant initially couldn’t find the words and started to cry.
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