Sunday Morning: Illinois Fighting Illini Basketball Headlines for Nov. 7-13

Southern Illinois big man Gene Teague (#21) and Illinois center Mike Tisdale (#54) tip off during the Illini's 85-63 victory Saturday night.

A busy week concluded last night with Illinois basketball improving to 3-0 with a 22-point win against Southern Illinois.

Illinois has been impressive in five of six halves this season, albeit against overmatched opponents.

Now comes the real test for the Illini, which travel to New York to play Texas on Thursday night and either Pittsburgh or Maryland on Friday.

With that said, here’s a recap of the week that was, including the Illini getting signatures from Mike Shaw, Tracy Abrams, Mycheal Henry and Nnanna Egwu.

ILLINOIS BASKETBALL PLAYER NEWS

#3 Brandon Paul, Sophomore Guard

→ WEBER’S CONUNDRUM WITH BRANDON PAUL

→ THE MATURATION OF BRANDON PAUL

→ ILLINI’S PAUL SAYS HE CAN DO MORE THAN LAUNCH THREES

→ PAUL PACES ILLINI VICTORY

#12 Meyers Leonard, Freshman Center

→ LEONARD IN RUNNING FOR MORE PLAYING TIME

#24 Mike Davis, Senior Forward

→ FOR ILLINI TO EXCEL, THEY’LL NEED DAVIS TO AVOID FUNKS

#32 Demetri McCamey, Senior Point Guard

→ KLEE: SPOTLIGHT ON MCCAMEY

→ MCCAMEY PACES ILLINOIS TO ANOTHER EASY WIN

→ MCCAMEY, ILLINOIS POUND TOLEDO

→ MCCAMEY IS WILD CARD AS ILLINOIS OPENS HOOPS SEASON

ILLINOIS BASKETBALL TEAM NEWS

→ HERE’S THE WORD: ILLINI ARE GOOD

→ NO. 13 ILLINI ENTER SEASON OF PROMISE WITH DOUBTS ABOUT HOW GOOD THEY CAN BE

→ REBOUNDING IS ILLINI’S CHIEF CONCERN

→ UI WHEELCHAIR BASKETBALL TEAMS TRIUMPH AT HOME

→ ILLINOIS BASKETBALL PRIMED FOR BIG SEASON

→ ILLINI PUT EMPAHSIS BACK ON DEFENSE

→ NO. 13 ILLINOIS’ PRESEASON PLAY RAISING QUESTIONS

ILLINOIS BASKETBALL COACHING NEWS

Head Coach Bruce Weber

→ WEBER WANTS ILLINI TO LIVE UP TO HYPE

→ DOUBTS LINGER ABOUT BRUCE WEBER, BUT COACH IS JUST DOING HIS JOB

→ BRUCE WEBER STILL THE SAME, PINCHES PENNIES

→ BRUCE WEBER: CANDY MAN CAN

ILLINOIS – SOUTHERN ILLINOIS WRAP

→ NO. 13 ILLINOIS BEATS SOUTHERN ILLINOIS

→ ILLINOIS GAME DAY: ILLINI BEAT SALUKIS 85-63

→ ILLINI 85, SIU 63: A QUICK READ

→ UI BASKETBALL GRADE: B PLUS

→ ILLINOIS BASKETBALL DEFEATS SOUTHERN ILLINOIS TO OPEN SEASON 3-0

→ COACH WEBER FACING HIS FORMER ASSISTANT

→ ILLINOIS  VS. SOUTHERN ILLINOIS GAME NOTES

→ UI-SIU NOTEBOOK: HEAD BACK ON COURT

→ SALUKIS SEEK TO BRING FIGHT TO ILLINI

→ CLOSE BOND CONNECTS ILLINI, SALUKIS

→ GAME 3: UI MEN VS. SOUTHERN ILLINOIS

→ IRVIN’S FIGHT HITS HOME FOR SALUKIS AND ILLINI

→ LIVE FROM ILLINOIS-SIU AT THE HALL

→ WEBER TO FACE FORMER SOUTHERN ILLINOIS TEAM

→ WEBER CAN’T ENJOY SIU GAME

→ SIU THE BETTER TEST ON DOUBLEHEADER SATURDAY

→ WEBER FACES SIU – AND HIS LEGACY

→ SIU PREPARES FOR SEASON OPENER WITH ILLINOIS

→ SIU TRASH TALK AND OTHER FUN ILLINI STUFF

→ SALUKIS REBUILD BY RETURNING TO THE BASICS

→ SIU FACE ILLINOIS ON SATURDAY NIGHT

ILLINOIS – TOLEDO WRAP

→ ILLINOIS HITS 9 MILLION MARK IN MAJOR ROUT

→ WEBER POST GAME

→ ILLINOIS TAKES DOWN TOLEDO 84-45

→ NO. 13 ILLINOIS BEATS TOLEDO 84-45

→ ILLINI PLAY 40-MINUTE GAME, DOWN TOLEDO, 84-45

→ BLOWOUT SIGNALS AN UPHILL BATTLE FOR UT, KOWALCZYK

→ BUSY WEEK CONTINUES FOR ILLINOIS

→ ILLINOIS GAME NOTES: TOLEDO

ILLINOIS – UC IRVINE WRAP

→ ILLINOIS DEFEATS UC IRVINE 79-65

→ WEBER SEES INTENSITY HE’S BEEN SEEKING

→ MEN’S HOOPS GET BACK ON TRACK

→ FOR A HALF, ILLINI SHOW WHAT THEY CAN BE

→ ILLINI GET THE POINT, SHOW IMPROVEMENT

→ ILLINOIS BASKETBALL STARTS FAST, THEN CRUISES IN OPENER

→ ILLINOIS CLAIMS OPENER

→ WARREN, WAUKEGAN GRADS SHINE IN ILLINI GAME

→ ILLINI PREP TO TAKE ON UC IRVINE

→ ILLINOIS GAME NOTES: UC IRVINE

→ ILLINI GEAR UP FOR SEASON AFTER LOW-ENERGY EXHIBITION CONTESTS

→ ILLINI LIFT LID ON 2010-2011 SEASON AGAINST ANTEATERS

ILLINOIS BASKETBALL RECRUITING

→ BRUCE WEBER PLANTS HIS FLAG IN CHICAGO

→ WEBER PULLS OFF CLEAN ILLINI SWEEP

→ ILLINI RECRUITING CLASS NAMED BEST IN BIG TEN

→ COLLEGE BASKETBALL CLASS OF 2011 SIGNS

→ FOUR FUTURE ILLINI MEN’S BASKETBALL PLAYERS INK LETTERS OF INTENT

→ ILLINI BASKETBALL SIGNING DAY

→ SIX INSTANT IMPACT PERFORMERS: MIKE SHAW

→ EARLY SIGNING PERIOD ALWAYS FULL OF SURPRISES

→ CHICAGO BECOMES SWEET HOME FOR ILLINI RECRUITING

BIG TEN/COLLEGE BASKETBALL NEWS

→ LOOKING BACK AND FORWARD AS SEASON BEGINS

→ A QUICK LOOK AT THE BIG TEN

→ BIG TEN BASKETBALL COULD BE BEST CONFERENCE BY FAR THIS SEASON

→ 68 THINGS TO WATCH THIS SEASON

→ SHANNON RYAN’S TOP-25 RANKINGS

→ BIG TEN CAPSULE PREVIEWS