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The Illini have had their share of talent during Underwood's tenure, but fit matters, too. Here's the dream lineup.
Illinois head men’s basketball coach Brad Underwood spoke with reporters in Savoy on Monday. Underwood was in attendance for the charity golf outing, put on by a former Illinois basketball player.
Underwood on Illini offseason: 'I think we've made some significant improvements in the weight room" ...
Illini coach Brad Underwood and his staff offered 6-foot-11 big Stra Zelic and 6-foot-8 wing Abraham Taiwo on Sunday ...
Illinois clearly has an affinity for basketball players from the Balkans. Just look at the 2025-26 roster Brad Underwood has assembled. The Illini are all in on the Balkans. Enter Strahinja "Stra" ...
Prior to the 2024-25 men's college basketball season, Illinois went through a major overhaul in their roster construction.
The figure drawing Underwood’s attention, along with that of a handful of other high-major coaches, is Arafan Diane, a 7-foot-1 center from Iowa in the class of 2026.
Illinois Fighting Illini head coach Brad Underwood watches the action Friday, March 14, 2025, in a quarterfinals game at the 2025 TIAA Big Ten Men’s Basketball Tournament between the Maryland ...
Illinois men's basketball coach Brad Underwood joked with Illinois legend Kendall Gill on Monday. Something along the lines of, "I know two times a year, you won't be rooting for your alma mater." Got ...
Illinois basketball in recent years has extended itself thousands of miles and across oceans to land some of its top on-court ...
ESPN’s Jeff Borzello unveiled his early College Basketball Top 25, with Illinois earning a spot inside the top 20 ...
The 2025-2026 college basketball season hasn't even started and we're already thinking about next year's transfer portal. Or ...