02.15.2009 4:54 pm
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…
02.13.2009 1:24 am
Chester Frazier’s style is not one of a follower who waits for things to happen. So after Illinois lost at Wisconsin he urged the coaching staff to institute a press in the event the Illini needed it in another situation where…
01.20.2009 10:13 pm
Time to empty the notebook after Illinois led from wire-to-wire in defending its national ranking for the first time:
The first time you see Dominique Keller play, it’s hard to imagine how he ever puts the ball in the basket with…
01.10.2009 10:36 pm
Time to empty the notebook after the Illini’s most lopsided win over Indiana in a series that started in 1906:
The Illini did exactly what they should have done on Saturday. After a week of practice they started with a ton…
01.04.2009 5:46 pm
Time to empty the notebook while hoping the freezing rain doesn’t strand me in Detroit:
The Illini lost a game today that by no means hurts their resume in the grand scheme of things. Michigan has defeated Duke and UCLA and…
12.29.2008 1:44 pm
Illinois senior guard Trent Meacham was rewarded for his recent offensive production Monday when he was named the Big Ten’s co-player of the week along with Michigan’s DeShawn Sims.
Meacham was instrumental in the Braggin’ Rights win over Missouri, scoring a…
12.28.2008 4:46 pm
Just when it looked like Illinois might be worthy of serious top-25 consideration and good enough to make things interesting in the Big Ten, the Illini reminded the college basketball world of their flaws — both physical and mental —…
12.26.2008 1:40 pm
The Illinois basketball team returned to Champaign after the Braggin’ Rights game, making the slow crawl up Interstate 57, and the players were free to head home for Christmas the following day. Getting back to Champaign hasn’t been so easy.
Coach…
12.02.2008 10:26 pm
That Illinois is 6-1 should be cause for celebration among Illini fans, who could not have expected this fast a start from a team with so many questions. But how they suffered their first defeat Tuesday night had to be utterly frustrating,…