To quench everyone’s thirst for up-to-the minute Chester Frazier happenings, I will provide you with some pre-game color that is probably neither revealing nor particularly interesting. But here it goes:

Frazier is in uniform despite assurances that he absolutely will not play…

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…

Time to empty a full notebook after another halftime lead got away at Michigan State:

I have a feeling I know what you’ll read in every game story in the morning after Chester Frazier grabbed the attention of writers after the game by…

Time to empty the notebook as the temperature hovers at minus-5 in Champaign:

Ten days made a world of difference for Mike Tisdale, who seemed lost on the court in Ann Arbor when the Illini lost their first meeting with Michigan.…

Ilinois coach Bruce Weber said today he will likely use his usual five starters when the Illini face Michigan on Wednesday despite matchup problems that surfaced in the first meeting between the teams.

The biggest issue is whether 7-1 center Mike…

Time to empty the notebook after Illinois beat Vanderbilt 69-63.

First of all, I have to say I wasn’t overly impressed with the atmosphere at Memorial Gymnasium tonight. The crowd was announced at 12,630 and it was hard to tell how…

As coach Bruce Weber prepares for the Illini’s first exhibition game Sunday against Division II Florida Southern, he seems to have four starters solidified in his head: guards Demetri McCamey, Chester Frazier and Trent Meacham and center Mike Tisdale.

The last…