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Brad Underwood is still searching for the last piece to the 2024-25 roster— a wing scorer is the focus — while looking ahead to 2025, 2026 and 2027 recruits for future rosters. Coleman Hawkins is still searching forclarity with his NBA draft
This week's milestone episode of "Inside Illini Basketball" featuresspecial guest Brad Underwood. Beat writer Scott Richey went 1-on-1 withthe Illinois coach to discuss what last season's success means for thecontinued development of the pro
Illinois' roster reconstruction continued Monday with the addition of7-foot-1 center Tomislav Ivisic. The eighth newcomer ahead of the 2024-25season. With three open scholarships still remaining. Beat writer ScottRichey discusses the Croatia
The transfer portal closes Wednesday, but that doesn't mean the nearcomplete roster overhaul will be a finished product. That process willassuredly consume the month of May (and maybe beyond, although that can't be Brad Underwood's wish). Wha
Illinois now has just three scholarship players set to return from lastyear's 29-win team that reached the Elite Eight. Only one of them played asignificant role in the rotation. Only Ty Rodgers' continued presence (sofar) makes it a complet
If there's one truth about college basketball in 2024, it's that rostersare going to change. Maybe coaching staffs, too. Illinois is in the thickof another roster reload, which got a weekend boost with a commitment fromArizona transfer Kylan
Jase Butler reopening his recruitment. Constant portal activity. BradUnderwood a candidate at Kentucky? This April is turning out to be evenwilder than expected for an Illinois team that has plenty of work to dobefore the 2024-25 season. Bea
The 2023-24 Illinois basketball season ended Saturday in Boston. Theupside? It was in the Elite Eight. The downside? It was a brutal loss toUConn. But there's no time to dwell on that. The 2024-25 season is alreadyunderway, with a transfer c
Illinois is back in the Sweet 16. For the first time since 2005. Marchsuccess had evaded Illinois for nearly two decades. A spot in the Sweet 16was all the fan base wanted. Now that it's been secured? Might as well winthe whole thing. The ch
Illinois won three games in three days in Minneapolis to claim its secondBig Ten tournament championship in four years. The next goal? Chasing downa national title in the NCAA tournament, which would be the program'sfirst. It all starts Thur
Illinois is down to two guaranteed games left this season, with the BigTen tournament starting this week in Minneapolis and the NCAA tournamentright around the corner. Brad Underwood talks about the "abruptness of theend" all the time, and t
Ballots are due this week for All-Big Ten honors. It's not a question ofif Illinois will be represented. It's more how many. Could TerrenceShannon Jr. be left off enough ballots to knock him off the First Team?It's not off the table. But Sha
Illinois ran out a true 10-man rotation in its win against Iowa. A cleardeparture from the tight group of seven Brad Underwood has used most ofthe season. So were the changes against the Hawkeyes a sign of somethingto come more consistently
Our Scott Richey is peppered with questions about Illinois — from a chanceat a Big Ten title to the NCAA tournament (and need for more success) towhether transfers will be a crucial part of next year's team, too — inthis week's episode of I
Episode 287: What's the level of concern?Illinois is still in second place in the Big Ten. Still trendingpositively toward the NCAA tournament. But that doesn't mean there aren'tquestions for Brad Underwood's team. Why isn't Ty Rodgers pl
It's early February and Illinois is both ranked in the top 10 nationally and a legitimate contender for the Big Ten title. A nice place to be. Alsoa place that can be easily vacated if Illinois doesn't take care of business the rest of this mo
The last full month of the regular season is upon us where the result ofeach game means just that much more. At least for teams that still haveconference championship aspirations. Like Illinois in the Big Ten. Beatwriter Scott Richey discuss
Terrence Shannon Jr. is back on the basketball court via judicial decree, and the early returns looked good with a top tier offense and a defensethat could get back to its early-season form. What will it mean for Illinois moving forward? How m
Illinois faces a stretch in the Big Ten to end January that could provide an opportunity to minimize Sunday's home loss to Maryland. The conference isn't exactly full of world beaters, and none that might be actually populate the schedule in th
The metrics say Illinois is a top 10 team. So does the AP Top 25. But purely from a "Who have you beaten?" perspective, Illinois could use a few more notable wins. Beat writer Scott Richey discusses that, Marcus Domask's rise and more in this
Illinois answered its first test in the wake of Terrence Shannon Jr.'s suspension, but beating Fairleigh Dickinson is not handling the grind of the 19 remaining Big Ten games. Beat writer Scott Richey dives into where Illinois goes from here —
Illinois is trending in the right direction. At least when it comes to theAP Top 25. The 8-2 Illini moved up to No. 13 nationally this week ahead ofa Friday Braggin' Rights showdown with Missouri. Can Illinois keep up itsmomentum through the
Illinois' extended road trip yielded a 2-1 record, with a dominant Big Ten road win at Rutgers, a Top 25 victory against Florida Atlantic and a close road loss in another ranked matchup at Tennessee. Not perfect, but still positive. Beat writer
Beat writer Scott Richey was live from New York City for this week'sInside Illini Basketball. How Illinois follows up its dominant Big Tenroad win at Rutgers in a challenging week will go a long way inestablishing just what kind of team Brad
Illinois won't play at State Farm Center again until Dec. 17 with threehuge games away from home on tap. How Terrence Shannon Jr. and Co. fareagainst Rutgers, Florida Atlantic and Tennessee will provide a true lookat what this Illinois team
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