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The Gameday Fix: (7) Illinois Fighting Illini V.S. (2) Miami Hurricanes

Groce said the Illini have also seen a guard similar to Miami leading scorer Shane Larkin during Big Ten conference play. He compared the sophomore’s knack for scoring and making teammates better to…Read More

Illinois Men’s Basketball: Five Keys To Victory Against Miami (FL)

The Illinois Fighting Illini will continue  their journey for a national title on Sunday against the (2) Miami (FL) Hurricanes in Austin, Texas. With tip-off being only hours away, here are five keys…Read More

Illinois Men’s Basketball: Miami (FL) NCAA Tournament Game Preview

The Illinois Fighting Illini will play the #2 Miami Hurricanes at Frank Erwin Special Events Center in Austin, Texas in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. The Fighting Illini won their first game…Read More

NCAA Tournament: D.J. Richardson and Illinois Ride Big First Half to Win Over (10) Colorado in Second Round

The Illinois Fighting Illini defeated the (10) Colorado Buffaloes, 57-49,  in the “Second” Round of the NCAA Tournament on Friday. Although they won, it was a tale of two halves for the Fighting…Read More

The Gameday Fix: (7) Illinois Fighting Illini v.s. (10) Colorado Buffaloes

Colorado pulled off a first round upset last tournament, as the #11 Buffaloes defeated the #6 UNLV Rebels last March. This matchup might be a little tougher, though. Illinois is a solid basketball team…Read More

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Illinois Men’s Basketball: Five Keys to Victory Against Colorado

The Illinois Fighting Illini will begin their journey for a national title on Friday against the (10)…Read More

Illinois Men’s Basketball: Colorado NCAA Tournament Game Preview

The Illinois Fighting Illini will play the #10 Colorado Buffaloes at Frank Erwin Special Events Center…Read More

NCAA Tournament: Odds and Facts For Last Minute Bracket Changes

After crumpling over a million papers, the picks have been made and the brackets are all filled! The…Read More

NCAA Tournament 2013: East Region Preview, Schedule, Predictions

Let the Madness officially begin! The NCAA Tournament will kick off this week and expect plenty of madness. Overall,…Read More

NCAA Tournament 2013: South Region Preview, Schedule, Predictions

Let the Madness officially begin! The NCAA Tournament will kick off this week and expect plenty of madness. Overall,…Read More

NCAA Tournament 2013: West Region Preview, Schedule, Predictions

Let the Madness officially begin! The NCAA Tournament will kick off this week and expect plenty of madness. Overall,…Read More

NCAA Bracket 2013: Five Winners On Selection Sunday

The brackets are out! Selection Sunday was full of many nice seedings and some questionable seedings.…Read More

NCAA Tournament Printable Bracket 2013

  “The 2013 NCAA Tournament field is complete and there were very few surprises on Selection…Read More

2013 NCAA Tournament: Illinois Earns 7th-Seed in East Region

The Illinois Fighting Illini will be dancing this March in the NCAA Tournament. They earned the 7th-seed…Read More

Writing Illini Tournament Challenge

With the Fighting Illini’s tournament chances looking very good; maybe you are looking for some…Read More

Sunday Morning Illinois Basketball Headlines for the Week of July 11-17

Jereme Richmond has finally arrived in Champaign-Urbana, Mike Tisdale is heading to Las Vegas to compete…Read More

Thoughts on Jeff Jordan Leaving the Illini Basketball Program

Well, the Jeffrey Jordan era is officially over at the University of Illinois. Jordan, a rising senior…Read More