Pat Bryant Wins Second Annual Loren Tate Award
Illinois wide receiver Pat Bryant becomes the second recipient […]
Pat Bryant Wins Second Annual Loren Tate Award
Illinois wide receiver Pat Bryant becomes the second recipient […]
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.”
Antonio James & James White Newest Hires As Bielema Continues to Build Out Illini Staff
Illinois head coach Bret Bielema continues to add assistant coaches to his staff with the addition of Antonio James and James White.
By Matt Stevens - IlliniGuys Football Writer/Analyst
March 6, 2025
CHAMPAIGN — As Bret Bielema continues to reshape his staff of coaches at Illinois, Antonio James is getting the opportunity to return to his alma mater and the community he began his coaching career.
James was named the assistant defensive line coach on Wednesday where he joins Bielema’s staff from a Southern Illinois program, where he spent the last two seasons as assistant head coach/defensive coordinator.
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.
Illini AD Josh Whitman Asks For Congressional Help With College Sports
The athletics director at the University of Illinois is asking for Congress to help structure college athletics but advocates against the employee model for athletes.
By Matt Stevens - IlliniGuys Football Writer/Analyst
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Illinois athletics director Josh Whitman spent Tuesday morning asking for congressional help to reform collegiate sports but only in a way that doesn’t give athletes the rights granted to employees.
Whitman, who as of April 2024 was elected chairperson of the NCAA Division I Council, testified at a hearing Tuesday in front of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, which is a subcommittee on commerce, manufacturing, and trade.
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.
How Dylan Rosiek’s Injury Answered Questions About Illini’s Inside Linebacker Depth
The broken leg of Dylan Rosiek in the last game Illinois would lose in the 2024 season forced first-year assistant coach Archie McDaniel to showcase little-used reserve athletes of his position room.
By Matt Stevens - IlliniGuys Football Writer/Analyst
March 5, 2025
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — It only took one injury on the Illinois defense for discussion to turn toward confusion, nervousness and questions.
Illini's Bostic Earns All-Big Ten 1st Team Honors
(From Illinois Sports Information Office) CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – Following a […]
Ked's Recruiting Roundup: Illini Football Lands Commitment from 2026 OL Casey Thomann
By Kedric Prince - IlliniGuys Director of Recruiting
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Illinois football received a significant boost to its 2026 recruiting class as Casey Thomann, a 6-foot-7, 300-pound offensive tackle from Olney, Illinois, announced his commitment to the Illini.
Heat Checks & Hail Marys - Illini Hoops Lessons, Boxing Turns into WWE & Bret Bielema's Offseason
Mike Cagley, Co-Host Sports Spectacular and Big Sports Radio […]
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 […]
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