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08.04.2009 11:43 am

Illini-Gonzaga basketball game moved to Jan. 2

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Basketball coach Bruce Weber told the Decatur Herald & Review that the team’s game with Gonzaga has been moved from Dec. 5 to Jan. 2.

It will still be played at the United Center in Chicago.

The game was originally scheduled for…

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05.15.2009 2:49 pm

Webers wins and is rewarded — again

Bruce Weber has been taken care of at Illinois in the past and it appears he will be well into the future.

The basketball coach for six years, he received either a contract extension or a raise for three consecutive years…

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02.28.2009 6:48 pm

Frazier might get role on Illinois staff in 2009-10

Like every college basketball player, Chester Frazier has a dream to play professionally, and he’s not worried about his salary.

But the aspiring coach said there is a high liklihood that he will be with Illinois next season in some capacity,…

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02.26.2009 11:42 pm

Weber rips bashers of Illini, Big Ten

Considering that Illinois scored 36 points in its first meeting with Minnesota and 33 points in its previous home game, the topic of low-scoring games was bound to work its way into the postgame discussion Thursday night after the Illini’s 52-41 win…

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02.24.2009 12:48 pm

Weber not a fan of 6 o’clock starts

For the second consecutive week, Illinois will play a home game at 6 p.m., this time against Minnesota on Thursday night. Fans don’t like it because of the difficulty of getting to the arena for tip-off. The media love it…

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02.23.2009 10:44 am

Weber says reduced bench minutes not permanent

The Illinois starters have received a severe workout the last two games as coach Bruce Weber has shortened the bench and increased their playing time. The starting five was up to the task Sunday when the bench received fewer minutes…

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02.20.2009 1:44 pm

Weber not convinced Illini an NCAA ‘lock’

When ESPN updated its bubble watch for the NCAA Tournament this week, Illinois was classified as a lock along with Purdue and Michigan State in the Big Ten. And that was after the Illini lost 38-33 to Penn State

But while Illinois…

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02.15.2009 4:54 pm

Postgame: Weber praises chanting fans

Illinois fans seemed to leave behind their intense animosity for all-things Indiana when the Hoosiers visited Champaign earlier this season, largely because their top targets are no longer affiliated with the school’s basketball program.

The game at Assembly Hall West was…

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02.13.2009 4:46 pm

Illini have a bus ride to remember

The bus ride home from games is usually a quiet afair, by coach Bruce Weber’s account, with Illinois players sleeping or maybe watching a movie to kill the time.

But the ride back from Evanston on Thursday night was a rollicking…

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02.02.2009 10:02 am

Weber says Big Ten coaches warned about rough play

Bruce Weber said this morning on the Big Ten conference call that league coaches were sent a memo last week addressing some recent high-profile incidents of rough play as a “reminder that we’ve had a few incidents and let’s all…

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