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Groce Adds Ford and Walker to Illini Staff

University of Illinois head basketball coach John Groce added assistant coaches Dustin Ford and Jamall Walker to his coaching staff on Monday. Both Ford and Walker were assistants on his staff at Ohio…Read More

Illinois Fighting Illini vs Maryland Terrapins – a poor man’s basketball preview.

It’s always a great sign when the B1G-ACC Challenge rolls around. Basketball season is rounding into shape and football (long the bete noir of any Illini fan) is more or less in the rearview mirror.…Read More

Illinois 79, Lipscomb 64 Final: 3 Quick Thoughts on the Fighting Illini Basketball Victory

All right, that’s a final! The Illini eased up a bit on the gas towards the end, but maintained a solid 20 point lead for 10 minutes or so as they were cruising to victory. Weber continues to try…Read More

Illinois 33, Lipscomb 26: Key Stats and Observations from the First Half.

Fighting Illini 33, Lipscomb 26: Leading Scorers: Illinois: DJ 9, Sam-Man 9. Lipscomb: Boyd, 11 (3-4 3pt). Leading Rebounders: Illinois: Griffey 5. Lipscomb: Boyd, 5. Assist Leaders: Illinois: Sam-Man…Read More

Illinois Fighting Illini vs Lipscomb Bison(s) – a Live Chat

Discuss the Illini’s game against Lipscomb after the jump. Read | Share

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Illinois Fighting Illini vs Lipscomb Bisons – 8 p.m., Assembly Hall – a basketball preview.

Tonight, the Fighting Illini continue their quest for the Cancun Challenge championship with this tilt…Read More

11/15/11 Morning Dump- a quick rundown of Illini – related stories from around the media landscape

The Dump is back after a long hiatus with all of your Fighting Illini news. Er… at least some…Read More

Illinois Fighting Illini vs Loyola Ramblers: a Live Blog

Got a little food poisning, sorry for my tardiness. Illinois Fighting Illini vs Loyola (Chicago) Willlis…Read More

Loyola (Chicago) – Illinois Preview

This time it counts The Fighting Illini have had an enjoyable exhibition schedule. We’ve gotten…Read More

11/11/11 Morning Dump- a quick rundown of Illini-related stories from around the media landscape

Eleven. Eleven. Eleven. Best number 11 in Fighting Illini history? Dee Brown. So on to basketball….…Read More

Fighting Illini vs Quincy Individual Player Reviews with Plus/Minus

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11/8/11 Morning Dump- a quick rundown of Illini-related stories from around the media landscape

The Morning Dump is back from a little illness-related vacation. It’s been a pretty good few days…Read More

Fighting Illini Basketball vs Quincy College Live Blog

Looks like we’ll get to see another couple of Illini debut tonight-Sam Maniscalco and Myke Henry Chat…Read More

11/5/11 Morning Dump- a quick rundown of Illini-related stories from around the media landscape

What to do on a Fighting Illini football -less Saturday? We’ve got a couple of victorious fall…Read More

Fighting Illini / WSC individual player reports, now with plus/minus!

A few quick notes before we move on to the Fighting Illini individual player reports… Subs were really…Read More

Wayne State-Illinois preview

It is with bated breath that Illinois fans await the unveiling of the 2011-12 edition of the Fighting…Read More

10/27/11 Morning Dump- a quick rundown of Illini related stories from around the media landscape

On this, the 300th day of the year, we’ve got the first injury of the Illini basketball season,…Read More

Orange and Blue Scrimmage Individual Player Reports

So, after viewing the Orange and Blue Scrimmage again, I decided to look at each individual player’s…Read More

10/26/11 Morning Dump- a quick rundown of Illini related stories from around the media landscape

And now fall sets in for real….talking about frigid temperatures for the Fighting Illini’s…Read More

10/25/11 Morning Dump- a quick rundown of Illini related stories from around the media landscape

The nice weather persists, but the Fighting Illini swimmers find choppy seas…. Swimming: Twinbill…Read More