Taking down the Musketeers, and subsequently ensuring that they're the sole squad left standing from the Midwest region, the Illini will absolutely need a team effort on both ends of the court.

He and the Illini said there is no pressure on them as they've flown under the radar, while the Huskies will try to become the first team since Florida in 2007 to win back-to-back national ...

The University of Illinois is making a fifth consecutive NCAA Tournament appearance — the longest stretch for the Illini since making it eight years in a row at the turn of the millennium.

Illinois basketball is back in the Big Dance. The Illini are playing in the NCAA Tournament for a fifth straight year.

The Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball program has a date with one of the nation's best teams this season. On Wednesday, an athletic department release confirmed Illinois, which advanced to ...

The NCAA Tournament field of 68 is set, and the Illinois Fighting Illini are back in March Madness with a No. 6 seed in the Midwest Region. However it seems like many college basketball experts ...

The Illini lost to North Carolina in the 2005 title game. The explosive Shannon, who shot 10 of 14 before heading to the Illinois bench with the outcome well in hand, became the third Illini ...

I've always been a fan." The timing of this European influx at Illinois is the product of a few converging factors: 1) the Illini staff's multi-year effort to make inroads in Europe; 2 ...

That's Illinois, according to the NET, KenPom.com and BartTorvik.com — even after Thursday's 91-70 loss at home to Maryland that dropped the Illini to 13-6 overall, 5-4 in the league.

Lee Corso made the right call in 2010. Theopolies Moton Jayden Epps is on the move again — the former Illini announced this week he'll transfer from Georgetown. UI grad Paul Rudolph is the Emmy ...