Kentucky forward Andrew Carr (7) and Illinois forward Ben Humrichous (3) go after a loose ball during the first half in the second round of the NCAA college basketball tournament, Sunday ...

Not when it comes to men’s basketball. But a team’s body of work in the regular season is supposed to account for something. Illinois had a very inconsistent season, complicated by injuries ...

Illinois center Tomislav Ivisic (13) scores against Xavier forward Zach Freemantle (32) during the first half in the first round of the NCAA college basketball tournament, Friday, March 21 ...

Jakicionis was born in the Lithuanian capital of Vilnius in May of 2006. Vilnius has about 600,000 people and is the most populous city in the so-called Baltic states of Lithuania, Estonia and Latvia ...

Voting for the next Illinois Mr. Basketball has begun. The Illinois Basketball Coaches Association, working with the Chicago Tribune, released 12 finalists on Sunday for the annual boys high ...

In today’s era of college basketball, few things better determine success than age and experience – both of which Illinois is quite short on. The Illini’s season was as up-and-down as any ...

The Illinois basketball program remained among the top programs in the nation with a fifth consecutive appearance in the NCAA Tournament. The Illini won 22 games, including a game in March ...

The Illinois basketball team got a lift from big man Tomislav Ivisic early in its first-round NCAA Tournament game against Xavier. The versatile 7-foot-1, 255-pound center averaged 12.5 points and ...

MILWAUKEE — Illinois freshman point guard Kasparas ... He covered University of Wisconsin football and basketball in the early 1990s before spending nearly 20 years as a magazine editor and ...

Illinois junior Tre White (10.5 points ... Butler will be remembered as one of this era of men’s college basketball’s ultimate winners — his teams are 8-4 in NCAA Tournament games ...