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Kedric Prince, IlliniGuys Director of Recruiting

March 4, 2023

Tarvos Alford woke up recently to some great news

Illinois Athletics Department Press Release March 4, 2023 INDIANAPOLIS […]

#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. 

By IlliniGuys Staff

March 3, 2023

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** Editor's Note: IlliniGuys.com is the only Illinois media on location at the Big Ten women's tournament in Minneapolis **

MINNEAPOLIS, Mn. - Makira Cook led four Illini players in double figures with 19 points, but it wasn't enough to slow down a Maryland team with sights set on a Big Ten tournament title and more this month as the Terrapins post the 73-58 win Friday night in the final quarterfinal game of the night.

Illinois (22-9, 11-7 in Big Ten) was coming off a record-setting 81-55 win over Rutgers one night earlier in the biggest Big Ten tournament winning margin in program history.  But the 3rd seeded Terps proved their double-digit win over the Illini last month in College Park wasn't a fluke.

Illinois, with the help of Minneapolis native Adalia McKenzie, will try to knock off No. 5 Maryland tonight in the quarterfinal round of the 2023 Big Ten Women’s Basketball Tournament.

By Matt Stevens - IlliniGuys Staff Writer

March 3, 2023

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MINNEAPOLIS -- Over the course of this week, Adalia McKenzie became a part-time ticket scalper for the 2023 Big Ten Women’s Basketball Tournament being played in her favorite place. 

Before and after practice, McKenzie has been slowly figuring out ways to pry away the ticket allotment of certain Illinois teammates so her local fan section can get bigger and bigger as the tournament play gets closer and closer to the weekend stages. 

Brad Sturdy, Co-Host IlliniGuys Sports Spectacular

March 3, 2023

Brad Underwood is now 6-0 against Juwan Howard but the win on Thursday night was anything but easy.

Illinois coaches optimistic that Brynn Shoup-Hill (foot) could be back for the first round game of the NCAA Tournament. 

Matt Stevens, IlliniGuys Staff Writer

March 3, 2023

MINNEAPOLIS -- Illinois head coach Shauna Green was not dismissive of the idea that quite possibly the most important element of her team’s 81-55 blowout win on Thursday night was the fact

Kedric Prince, IlliniGuys Director of Recruiting

March 3, 2023

The class of 2024 seems far away, but the top tier programs are aware of getting the top players early and finding those that fit your system.

The early-season offensive squad that Illinois head coach Shauna Green built and showcased in November and December came back to life in a March blowout 81-55 win in Big Ten Tournament opener.

Matt Stevens, IlliniGuys Staff Writer

March 3, 2023

MINNEAPOLIS -- The Illinois women’s basketball team is hopeful the game they play just might be as simple as being confident the ball is going through the hoop every time you let it go. 

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By IlliniGuys Staff

March 2, 2023

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CHAMPAIGN, Ill. - On Senior Night, it was those who were honored before the game who shined the bright at the end of the game.

Matt Mayer and Terrence Shannon Jr., playing for the last time in State Farm Center to end their lone season in an Illinois uniform, scored all 10 Illini points in the second overtime to pull off the 91-87 thriller over Michigan.

Former Illinois athletics employee and athlete Kathleen Knight is leading what she desires to be the high-dollar non-profit Name, Image and Likeness Collective for Illini athletes. 

By Matt Stevens - IlliniGuys Football Writer/Analyst

March 2, 2023

(Cover photo courtesy University of Illinois)

In a relatively short amount of time, Kathleen Knight has gone from a University of Illinois athletics employee with extreme hesitation over embracing name, image and likeness for college athletes to now being the CEO and president of what many hope is the high-dollar collective option.

“At a certain point, that doesn’t really matter anymore because it’s here and it’s not going away so we all need to just get over that fear. I will say I personally got over it when I was able to part of, with the leadership of (Illinois athletics director) Josh Whitman, really needed to be thoughtful in our philosophy about what NIL success looked like at the University of Illinois,” Knight said. “The fact of the matter is (NIL) continues to be a lever that allows us the greatest opportunity to gain and maintain a competitive advantage. It started to become too important to me to not do everything possible, not to drop everything to figure out a way for Illinois to have success on the NIL front.” 

Brad Sturdy, Co-Host IlliniGuys Sports Spectacular

March 2, 2023

Illinois (19-10, 10-8) vs. Michigan (17-12, 11-7)
March 2, 2023 // 6 p.m. CT // Champaign, Ill. // State Farm Center
TV: ESPN – Kevin Brown (Play-by-Play), Seth Greenberg (Analyst)
Radio: Busey Bank Illini Sports Network – Brian Barnhart (Play-By-Play), Deon Thomas (Analyst) // SiriusXM 382, SXM App 972

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By Kedric Prince - IlliniGuys.com Director of Recruiting

March 2nd, 2023

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