The Illinois men's basketball team has advanced to the Final Four. So what's ahead for the Illini? Who does Illinois play next? The Illini will play No. 2 seed Connecticut. When does Illinois play ...

Brad Underwood is a Kansas native who has spent much of his lengthy college basketball coaching career in the Great Plains, southeast and southwest. His dream, though, was to one day find himself ...

INDIANAPOLIS — Brad Underwood had trouble getting the words out, the emotion of the moment finally overcoming him. The Illinois coach stood in a tunnel at Lucas Oil Stadium underneath giant blow-up ...

When Illinois coach Brad Underwood looks back on his team’s game against Connecticut on Black Friday, he almost doesn’t recognize the Illini. UConn’s 74-61 win over Illinois on Nov. 28 was a reality ...

The road from Champaign to Indianapolis is relatively easy — a two-hour straight shot due east on I-74. Illinois' path to the 2026 Final Four wasn't as simple, but also didn't provide too many hazards ...

Illinois coach Brad Underwood is in his first Final Four after 39 years as a coach, including the last 13 as a head coach. Alex Slitz / Getty Images HOUSTON — As Illinois cut down the nets Saturday ...

Andrej Stojakovic averaging 15 points off the bench in the NCAA Tournament Despite playing in a reserve role during March Madness, Andrej Stojakovic has played 20-plus minutes in each of Illinois' ...

INDIANAPOLIS — UConn is heading back to the national championship game after outlasting Illinois 71-62 inside Lucas Oil Stadium during the first of two national semifinal showdowns on Saturday. The No ...

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INDIANAPOLIS (WLS) -- The University of Illinois was knocked out of the NCAA men's basketball March Madness tournament Saturday in Indianapolis, ending the Fighting Illini team's longest run in 21 ...

On Saturday night in Indianapolis, Illinois’ 2025-26 campaign came to an unceremonious end at the hands of UConn. The Huskies were in the driver's seat almost from wire-to-wire, never letting the ...

This is the time of year when players all across the country gauge their positions in their respective programs and decide whether looking elsewhere in the transfer portal would be a good idea. It can ...