NCAA Declares Illini Center Tomislav Ivisic Eligible to Play Immediately
Tomislav Ivisic, the Illinois center signee from Croatia, has […]
NCAA Declares Illini Center Tomislav Ivisic Eligible to Play Immediately
Tomislav Ivisic, the Illinois center signee from Croatia, has […]
Sturdy's Takeaways: Ole Miss Exhibition Lesson
By Brad Sturdy - IlliniGuys Insider/Analyst & Co-Host, IlliniGuys Sports Spectacular
October 28, 2024
(Cover photo courtesy Illinois Athletics)
The Illini fell to Ole Miss on Sunday in a charity exhibition 92-74 as the Rebels changed their name to ‘Can’t Miss’ and made it rain from 3 point range. The Rebels also stifled the Illini early on with their physical defense and getting ito passing lanes and making it difficult for them.
Here are our takeaways from this one.
Ked's Rapid Game Reaction: The Good, Bad, and The Ugly From Mississippi
By Kedric Prince - IlliniGuys Director of Recruiting
October 27, 2024
(Cover photo courtesy Illinois Athletics)
Oxford, MS — One of the most iconic westerns of all time, The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly (1966), starred Clint Eastwood and Lee Van Cleef. Today, the Illinois men’s basketball team found itself in a fitting comparison as it traveled to Oxford, Mississippi, to take on the 24th-ranked Ole Miss Rebels in an exhibition game.
After Illinois’ impressive March run and a revamped roster, fans were excited to see the ten new players on the 2024-25 roster. However, the Illini faced a veteran Ole Miss team — the second-oldest in Division I basketball. Today’s game showed the importance of experience, as the Rebels beat Illinois 91-74 in front of 7,023 fans at the Pavilion.
Illini Struggle in 91-74 Exhibition Loss At Ole Miss
By IlliniGuys Staff October 27, 2024 OXFORD, Miss. - […]
Sturdy's Illini Basketball Preview - “OLD Miss” on Tap for Illini
Brad Sturdy, Illini Insider & IlliniGuys Sports Spectacular & Big Sports Radio Host
October 27, 2024
No, that isn’t a typo, the Illini are set to face an old and physical Mississippi basketball squad on Sunday in a game that Brad Underwood loves. Under Chris Beard the Rebels will be physical and he has added an older and more talented squad, leading to their first ever preseason ranking in the coaches poll.
Kylan Boswell: "I'm Glad to Be Home, Fans Have Welcomed Me with Open Arms."
Kedric Prince, IlliniGuys Director of Recruiting
October 26, 2024
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – Illinois guard Kylan Boswell grew up in Urbana-Champaign until his eighth-grade year before moving to California for high school. He ended his prep career at AZ Compass Prep in Phoenix, where he averaged 14 points per game as a junior. In the summer of 2022, Boswell reclassified to join the Arizona Wildcats, beginning with the 2022-23 season.
Brad Sturdy: Riding The Illini Hoop Hype Train
By Brad Sturdy - IlliniGuys Insider/Analyst & Co-host, IlliniGuys Sports Spectacular
October 24, 2024
The fall is always a time when the hype train is ratcheted up for college basketball teams, but this year it is on steroids for the Fighting Illini. Despite the fact that the Illini are unranked, it only takes one look at a practice session to see that this team has the tools to be very good.
Thus the hype train.
Is the hype real? Let’s look at the hype we have heard and break it down.
1. Kasparas Jakucionis is a lottery pick.
Illini, Shauna Green Agree To New Six-Year Deal
From Illinois Sports Information Office October 24, 2024 […]
Illini Coach Thinks Humrichous "Can Be Special for Us"
Kedric Prince, IlliniGuys Director of Recruiting
October 24, 2024
Champaign, IL – Illinois assistant men's basketball coach Geoff Alexander has been instrumental in scouting overseas talent for the program. However, he may have also found one of the most prolific scorers on the Illinois roster domestically.
NBA Scouts Buzzing About Illini Talent
By Kedric Prince - IlliniGuys Staff Writer
October 23, 2024
Over the years, I've developed solid relationships with a few NBA scouts. One of them attended an Illinois practice for the first time Saturday morning and understood what the buzz is all about.
He said scouts are texting each other, saying "You have to see an Illinois practice."
One-on-One with Tre White
Kedric Prince, IlliniGuys Director of Recruiting
October 18, 2024
Champaign, IL – Tre White, a combo guard/wing who transferred to Illinois from USC and Louisville, was the second transfer to commit to the Fighting Illini this offseason, following sophomore Jake Davis. White brings experience to Illinois, coming in with more court time than anyone on the 2024-25 roster, aside from returning junior Ty Rodgers.
Ked's Recruiting Roundup - Sheek Pearson Recaps Illinois Basketball Visit
Kedric Prince, IlliniGuys Director of Recruiting
October 17, 2024
Champaign, IL — During the Illinois-Purdue football game on Saturday, several key football prospects were present. Typically, it’s easy to distinguish football players from basketball players, but among them on the east side of Memorial Stadium was a 6-foot-11 young man who clearly wasn’t a football player. It was Sheek Pearson, a power forward from St. Louis, Missouri.
Ked's Recruiting Roundup - Illinois Assistant Coach Orlando Antigua is Back, but Illinois is Now Different... Nationally
Kedric Prince, IlliniGuys Director of Recruiting
October 14, 2024
Champaign, IL — The Illinois basketball community was thrilled when news broke that head coach Brad Underwood was bringing back one of the top recruiters in the game, Orlando Antigua.
Illinois Women's Basketball Lands Top Forty Recruit, Cearah Parchment
Kedric Prince, IlliniGuys Director of Recruiting October 12, 2024 […]
Who is Ben Humrichous? Illini Basketball Fans Are About to Find Out
Why nearly all of Ben Humrichous’ current teammates had never heard of him before they arrived on the Champaign-Urbana campus for offseason training for the 2024-25 season.
Matt Stevens, IlliniGuys Staff Writer
October 12, 2024
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — With smartphones, easy access to worldwide internet and recruiting services becoming a billion-dollar industry in 2024, the world of elite youth basketball talent is a small place to navigate. And yet there is always a Ben Humrichous around to point that basketball players can emerge from the most little-known places in the United States of America.
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