Photo by Michael Hickey/Getty Images He’s on the move once again. Former Illinois guard Jayden Epps has entered the transfer portal, leaving Georgetown after just two seasons. The news was first reported by On3’s Jamie Shaw. Epps was a part of Illinois’ 2022 recruiting class, joined by freshmen Sencire ... Read more

On Saturday morning inside the gym at Mahomet-Seymour High School, Illini guard/forward Ty Rodgers was laughing and smiling, coaching a group of young children. Rodgers was volunteering at a basketball camp hosted by DH Workouts, and he was extremely engaged throughout. He participated in drills, got visibly animated during games ... Read more

Keep tabs on which Illini are on the move, who's new in Champaign and which transfer targets are in the Illini's sights ... Read more

Georgia added a key piece at running back out of the transfer portal. ... Read more

Photo by Rodolfo Molina/Euroleague Basketball via Getty Images Learn about Dame Sarr from his best friend and ex-teammate, Kasparas Jakucionis. After Illinois’s elimination in the NCAA Tournament last month at the hands of Kentucky, Kasparas Jakucionis spoke to members of the media for the last time as an Illinois ... Read more

Illini head coach Brad Underwood discusses what he's still hoping to add this offseason. ... Read more

Jay Rosenstein, journalist and professor emeritus of Media and Cinema Studies sued Turning Point USA, a conservative organization founded by right-wing commentator Charlie Kirk, for defamation in July. Last month, the parties reached an undisclosed resolution.  In 2018, Rosenstein, a long-time opponent of using representations of Native Americans as mascots, ... Read more

Green addresses other needs in transfer portal amid confidence in forwards already on 2025-26 roster ... Read more

Benny Sieu-Imagn Images Time to panic or R-E-L-A-X? The college basketball offseason is moving at lightspeed this year. We are less than two weeks removed from the National Championship game, and 40 of the top 50 transfers have already signed with a new team. Big Ten rivals have dropped ... Read more

GIFFORD, Ill. (WCIA) -- Illinois men's basketball looks to finalize next season's roster after an offseason that's seen plenty of additions and subtractions so far. Kylan Boswell, Ty Rodgers, Tomislav Ivisic, and Jake Davis have all confirmed they'll return to Champaign. Will Riley and Kasparas Jakucionis have declared for the ... Read more

Hummel, a college basketball analyst and former All-Big Ten player, recently praised the Illini coach's variability ... Read more

Post-season honor for the jewel of Illinois' current top ten class. ... Read more

Premier college basketball analyst Robbie Hummel was a featured guest at Underwood's Kickin' Cancer event at Gordyville USA ... Read more

Washington arguably having best offseason to date in the conference ... Read more

Illinois men's basketball coach updates roster reconstruction at annual Coaches vs. Cancer event in Gordyville ... Read more

Illinois coach Brad Underwood provided updates on his program at his Kickin' Cancer event ... Read more

Gordyville is the place to be tonight. ... Three Illini nights set in next two months at three MLB stadiums. ... Champaign Central softball could reach 10-0 with a win ... Read more

Illini fans made the trip to Milwaukee to cheer on Brad Underwood's team against Xavier. ... Read more

Photo by Zach Bolinger/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Interesting. Peoria native Adam Miller made his collegiate debut in front of no fans at State Farm Center in November 2020. Now, he may finish his collegiate career there five years later. According to Jon Rothstein, Illinois is ... Read more

Photo by Michael Hickey/Getty Images They’re off to the NBA. As we reported Monday, Kasparas Jakucionis and Will Riley are off to the NBA after declaring for the draft. And despite the chatter we’ve all seen in recent days about Riley maybe coming back to college, it ... Read more

Robert Goddin-Imagn Images The star freshman will take his talents to the next level after one season with the Illini. Illinois freshman guard Kasparas Jakučionis has declared for the 2025 NBA Draft, per reporting from Jonathon Givony and ESPN: NEWS: Illinois freshman Kasparas Jakucionis, a projected top-10 ... Read more

Illinois freshman wing Will Riley will enter the 2025 NBA draft, he announced on Instagram on Monday. He joins his teammate, fellow freshman Kasparas Jakučionis as the second Illini to declare for the draft this week. Riley is a projected mid-to-late first round pick. “Thank you to the University of ... Read more

Riley has until May 28 to make his ultimate decision of whether to stick in the NBA Draft or return to college ... Read more

The inevitable is now official. As expected, freshman guard Kasparas Jakučionis has declared for the 2025 NBA draft. He is projected to be a lottery pick in June. “This has been my dream from a young age,” Jakucionis said to ESPN.  “I’ve waited for this moment a long time. Saying ... Read more

The Illini guard will now see where he'll land in the 2025 NBA draft ... Read more

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WCIA) -- Illinois freshman guard Kasparas Jakucionis announced plans to enter the NBA Draft in a statement to ESPN. Jakucionis, a Lithuania native, spent just one year with Illinois. He made the Big Ten All-Freshman Team and led the Illini in scoring with 15 points per game. "This ... Read more

Forney (Texas) High Top247 running back Javian Osborne is set to announce his commitment May 3 at 5 p.m. CT/6 p.m. ET on the 247Sports YouTube channel. With 247Sports on site for his big day in front of family and friends, Osborne will choose between finalists Michigan and Notre Dame. ... Read more

Flowood (Miss.) Hartfield Academy's Bralan Womack has a commitment date and four finalists. The five-star safety is set to announce his decision Aug. 23 — the Saturday before his senior season starts — between Auburn, Florida, Ohio State and Texas A&M live on the 247Sports YouTube channel. ... Read more

Benny Sieu-Imagn Images KJ will likely hear his name called in the lottery in June. Kasparas Jakucionis is officially a one-and-done. The star freshman announced on Monday, according to Draft Express, that he’s declaring for the NBA Draft, likely ending his Illinois career after just one season. ... Read more

Illinois guard a projected lottery pick ... Read more

Both Illinois freshmen projected as first-round picks ... Read more

Lithuanian guard and projected lottery pick is projected to be the first one-and-done draft selection in Illinois history ... Read more

Illinois announced on Sunday that it has signed sophomore guard Maddie Webber, a transfer from Villanova. Webber is the second guard the Illini have added through the transfer portal this weekend. “I chose Illinois because I believe it is a place that has everything I need to take my game ... Read more

Mirkovic scored eight first-quarter points for Team World, while Sarr added 17 points ... Read more

Illinois announced the signing of guard Aaliyah Guyton on Saturday. The Peoria native played as a freshman at Iowa but entered the transfer portal after the season. She is the first transfer signed by the Illini in this offseason. “I chose Illinois because of the strong sense of community, the ... Read more

Jake Crandall/ Advertiser / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images Arkansas transfer Zvonimir Ivišić is headed to Illinois. What does this mean for the Fighting Illini’s Big Ten outlook in 2025? Here’s how the roster could shape up. Earlier this month, the Illinois Fighting Illini got some exciting news ... Read more

A Champaign woman has been arrested for driving under the influence after her alleged involvement in a March 13 crash which killed a 2-month old and left others injured. ... Read more

CBS Sports and 247Sports college basketball writer Isaac Trotter breaks down what Montenegro forward David Mirkovic brings to Illinois basketball. ... Read more

CBS Sports and 247Sports college basketball writer Isaac Trotter breaks down what four-star Arkansas transfer center Zvonimir Ivisic brings to Illinois basketball. ... Read more

An athletic Midwest offensive tackle is set to see a Big Ten, Big 12 and SEC school. ... Read more

Coming Saturday: The News-Gazette's 48th annual All-Area girls' basketball team. ... Read more

The 2024-25 women’s basketball season was one of Illinois’ better years in recent memory. It battled through thick and thin, fighting until the very last game. The Illini weren’t without their bad moments, like season-ending injuries to two of their top scorers. However, the good outweighed the bad. There were ... Read more

It was winter break of freshman year, and Vidhi Chavda was back in her hometown of Bartlett, Illinois, after her first semester at the University. Chavda and her friends walked into Elevate — a health-conscious store where she had fallen in love with its sunset bowl and welcoming community.  In ... Read more

Throughout Daniel Simons’ career, he has made us see the invisible — not by revealing what is hidden but by proving how little we notice. Simons, a current University professor in LAS, is best known for co-creating a short video with a teaching fellow for a cognitive science research methods ... Read more

When you think of Meyers Leonard, the obvious descriptors come to mind: Illinois basketball star, NBA lottery pick and 10-year NBA career. But country music singer? That’s a big deviation from the path Leonard has been on over the last 15 years. His recent retirement from basketball, however, has opened ... Read more

The wish list to round out the 2025-26 Illinois basketball roster likely includes a pair of guards and a wing. Here are some candidates. ... Read more

The 2025-26 Illinois men's basketball roster is still a work in progress, but here's who'd start — as of now. ... Read more

Who and how Brad Underwood goes about filling the Illinois men's basketball roster is the biggest offseason question at the moment ... Read more

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By shrugging its shoulders at the state's reporting requirements, the university is failing to compile a complete picture of how its students are navigating a relatively new terrain rife with ... Read more

Skilled, strong big man played on the same professional team as Illini center Tomislav Ivisic ... Read more

Junior forward Shay Bollin entered the transfer portal Monday, according to On3Sports. Bollin is the second player from Illinois to leave, joining sophomore guard Cori Allen. The forward didn’t see the court this season due to an injury. In the 2023-24 season, she played in 29 games and averaged 2.1 ... Read more

Oregon is hosting plenty of talented prospects this weekend in Eugene. The staff, led by head coach Dan Lanning, are looking to make a move with double-digit offered targets from the 2026 and 2027 classes. 247Sports brings subscribers a peek at some expected visitors this weekend. ... Read more

Davis played in 32 games and averaged 3.0 points while shooting 34.4% from three ... Read more

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WCIA) - Former Illinois men's basketball player Coleman Hawkins is back in Champaign-Urbana-- No, not to rejoin Underwood's team. Hawkins is out of college eligibility but that didn't stop him from playing some pickup basketball at the Activities and Recreation Center (ARC) on campus at U of I. ... Read more

Lead basketball reporter Derek Piper breaks down the impact of Ty Rodgers returning to Illinois. ... Read more

Illini Inquirer's Jeremy Werner and Derek Piper react to Ty Rodgers returning to Illinois basketball after redshirting the 2024-25 season and how the former starter can impact the team. ... Read more

Illini Inquirer's Derek Piper and Jeremy Werner react to Illinois post player Morez Johnson Jr. transferring to Big Ten rival Michigan. ... Read more

Illini Inquirer caught up with the first-year assistant coach to discuss his group and to break down what he's seen from his personnel so far during spring ball. ... Read more

Michael C. Johnson-Imagn Images The Hoosiers land their first portal commitment of the Darian DeVries era. Indiana men’s basketball landed its first commitment of the Darian DeVries era in Bloomington when former DePaul guard Conor Enright announced he’d be joining the program. NEWS: DePaul transfer guard Conor ... Read more

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WCIA) - Kylan Boswell will return for a second year with the Illini. The Champaign native announced the news on social media on Wednesday. Boswell enters his fourth year of college basketball in the 2025-25 season. He averaged 12.3 points, 4.8 rebounds and 3.4 assists as a junior ... Read more

Sophomore guard's role fluctuated wildly for Illinois this past season ... Read more

Watch the latest video news and highlights from Illinois Fighting Illini. ... Read more

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WCIA) -- The first official returning announcement for Illinois basketball comes as a welcome surprise. Ty Rodgers announced that he would return to Illinois after redshirting the 2024-25 season. Rodgers started 38 games for Illinois in 2023-24, averaging 6.2 points and 5.3 rebounds per game. He is ... Read more

Rodgers redshirted last season after starting all 38 games for Illinois during the 2023-24 season ... Read more

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WCIA) - Former Illinois big man Morez Johnson Jr. will stay in the Big Ten for his sophomore season. Johnson Jr. committed to Michigan on Tuesday, according to multiple reports including On3 Sports. The Chicago-area native averaged seven points and 6.7 rebounds per game for Illinois as a ... Read more

Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers arrested two individuals at the Champaign County Courthouse this morning. ... Read more

Here’s today’s installment of “The Breakfast Buffet”, a daily column that can be found here every single morning getting you caught up to date on everything that’s happened from the day/night before and everything that’s going to happen in the next 24 hours. Things To Sample St. John’s made a ... Read more

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WCIA) - Illinois guard Tre White is entering the transfer portal after just one season with the team. White played in 32 games for U of I in the 2024-25 campaign, starting 31 times. He averaged 10.5 points and 5.5 rebounds. White becomes the third Illinois men's basketball ... Read more

White started 31 games for Illinois last season and likelywill play at his fourth school in four years ... Read more

Luis averaged 18.2 points per game during the 2024-25 season. ... Read more

What will Michigan's roster look like next season? Who is leaving, who is going, and who should Dusty May target in the transfer portal? ... Read more

UCLA has picked up a commitment from five-star transfer point guard Donovan Dent. ... Read more

Johnson averaged 7.0 points and 6.7 rebounds as a true freshman. ... Read more

Byrd has gone viral with girlfriend Ellie Holzman following his NCAA Championship victory ... Read more

CHAMPAIGN — Shiny wheels skim across hardwood at State Farm Center as 10 players move up and down the court, or try to stop their opponents from moving by trapping ... Read more

Notre Dame transfer played just 33 minutes in 10 Big Ten games this season ... Read more

UPDATE: The 24-year-old man who was injured in the shooting remains hospitalized in critical condition as of Wednesday morning, Champaign police said. No arrests have been made. ... Read more

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The 6-foot-10 freshman has added significant strength and some confidence during a redshirt season at Illinois ... Read more

For steering their teams to matching 22-win seasons and NCAA tournament berths, Brad Underwood and Shauna Green will get a little something extra in their paychecks. So too will their ... Read more

What will Illinois' roster look like next season? Who is leaving, who is going, and who should Brad Underwood target in the transfer portal? ... Read more

Illinois basketball has a lot to sort through this offseason ... Read more

There is some smoke surrounding Illinois basketball head coach Brad Underwood and a major college basketball program. Underwood and the Illini suffered a heartbreaking 84-75 loss to Kentucky in the Round of 32 on Sunday at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee. ... Read more

Illinois hopes there's future payoff for the experiences and growth within this season. ... Read more

A rollercoaster ride of a 2024-25 season ended with a rollercoaster experience in the NCAA Tournament. Fitting. ... Read more

Kentucky took advantage of turnovers and porous Illinois defense to advance to the Sweet Sixteen for the first time since 2019 ... Read more

Byrd is the first Illini to win a national title since 2016 ... Read more