APRIL 15, 2022 • THEATHLETIC.COM
5ILLINOIS FIGHTING ILLINI 28-9 · 4TH IN BIG TEN
28-9 · 4TH IN BIG TEN
Ranking the best available men's college basketball transfers, high school recruits: Andre Curbelo to St. John's The transfer portal will soon overflow with names but the coaching carousel has created some interesting high school recruit options.
Big Ten Basketball: Illinois Transfer Forward Omar Payne Committed to Jacksonville Omar Payne averaged 1.8 points and 1.7 rebounds in 32 games during his lone season at Illinois. He spent two seasons at Florida before elect...
APRIL 13, 2022 • STAR-TELEGRAM.COM
'It's a special night': Underwood, Self, Kruger unite in Gifford for Coaches vs. Cancer event GIFFORD, Ill. — How did Bill Self meet Brad Underwood? Good question. It involves a recruiting visit to Oklahoma State and Mark Price and Se...
APRIL 13, 2022 • 247SPORTS.COM
2022 NCAA Men's Tournament Top Moments: Arizona holds on
Top-seed Arizona won an OT thriller to cap a wild day of NCAA Men's Tournament action. Here are the top moments.MARCH 21, 2022 • FOX SPORTS
Technical Foul Call on Illinois Guard RJ Melendez Draws Heavy Criticism The Illini guard received a technical foul for hanging on the rim in Sunday’s loss to Houston.
MARCH 20, 2022 • STAR-TELEGRAM.COM
Shirtless Houston coach's wild celebration after Illinois win
MARCH 20, 2022 • YOUTUBE
Moore scores 21, Houston hammers Illinois to make Sweet 16
Taze Moore scored 21 points, Jamal Shead added 18 and Houston, a Final Four team last season, advanced to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament with a 68-53 win over IllinoisMARCH 20, 2022 • Associated Press
Illinois's Trent Frazier Drains Buzzer Beater to End First Half vs. Houston Senior guard Trent Frazier cut the Fighting Illini’s deficit to four points as they headed into halftime.
MARCH 20, 2022 • STAR-TELEGRAM.COM
Motivated by last year's disappointment, Illinois eyes second-round redemption Illinois big man Kofi Cockburn raced back on defense Friday with his eyes fixed on the Chattanooga point guard but his mind racing back to l...
MARCH 20, 2022 • POST-GAZETTE.COM
Illinois Fighting Illini square off against the Houston Cougars in second round
MARCH 20, 2022 • Associated Press
Colum: After a scare in the 1st round of the NCAA Tournament, the pressure is on Brad Underwood and Illinois to prove they're for real Illinois barely averting a first-round NCAA Tournament loss to Chattanooga. Now the pressure is on Brad Underwood and the Illini to show the...
MARCH 19, 2022 • CHICAGOTRIBUNE.COM
Houston and Illinois prepare to impose their own styles in second-round tournament clash Kelvin Sampson, Houston’s basketball coach, was asked Saturday if anyone his team has played this season compares to Illinois big man Kofi C...
MARCH 19, 2022 • POST-GAZETTE.COM
E.J. Liddell powers Buckeyes' NCAA run with all-around play
Ohio State junior forward EMARCH 19, 2022 • Associated Press
Illinois and Houston play in second round of NCAA Tournament
MARCH 19, 2022 • Associated Press
2022 NCAA Men’s Tournament Top Moments: Badgers, Spartans hold on
Big Ten squads Wisconsin, Michigan State and Illinois avoided upsets on Day 2 of the NCAA Men’s Tournament. Here are the top moments!MARCH 19, 2022 • FOX SPORTS
Plummer's late free throws lift Illini by Chattanooga 54-53
Alfonso Plummer scored 15 points, including the go-ahead free throws with 12 seconds to go, and fourth-seeded Illinois escaped 13th-seeded Chattanooga 54-53 in the first round of t...MARCH 19, 2022 • Associated Press
Illinois escapes Chattanooga in NCAA tournament's first round Standing 7 feet tall and weighing in at 285 pounds, Illinois center Kofi Cockburn is one of college basketball’s great behemoths – an unyiel...
MARCH 19, 2022 • POST-GAZETTE.COM
March Madness Central: Illinois 54, Chattanooga 53 (FINAL) Illini finish off comeback in first round win
MARCH 19, 2022 • NEWS-GAZETTE.COM
March Madness Central: Illinois vs. Chattanooga; 5:50 p.m., TNT Beat writer Scott Richey is posted up at PPG Paints Arena for a day's worth of NCAA tournament basketball
MARCH 18, 2022 • NEWS-GAZETTE.COM
Illinois-Chattanooga live stream (3/18): How to watch NCAA tournament online, TV, time Chattanooga has to deal with 7-foot Illinois center Kofi Cockburn.
MARCH 18, 2022 • AL.COM
Illinois Fighting Illini play the Chattanooga Mocs in first round of NCAA Tournament Chattanooga Mocs (27-7, 14-4 SoCon) vs. Illinois Fighting Illini (22-9, 15-5 Big Ten)
MARCH 18, 2022 • THESTAR.COM
Big and bright, Illini's Cockburn eyes deep NCAA tourney run
Kofi Cockburn returned to Illinois for NCAA Tournament redemptionMARCH 17, 2022 • Associated Press
Trent Frazier helped Illinois return to national relevance. But he wants more entering the NCAA Tournament. Trent Frazier has cemented himself in the record books and has helped Illinois compile a 44-16 Big Ten record over the last 3 seasons.
MARCH 17, 2022 • CHICAGOTRIBUNE.COM
Illinois Fighting Illini play the Chattanooga Mocs in first round of NCAA Tournament
MARCH 17, 2022 • Associated Press
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