Illinois basketball: Q&A with head coach Brad Underwood
Illinois basketball coach Brad Underwood discusses his new-look team, recent NCAA Tournament woes and more, John Fanta writes.SEPTEMBER 20, 2022
Wooden Award winner Oscar Tshiebwe announces return to Kentucky; Kofi Cockburn, Johnny Juzang declare for NBA Draft Oscar Tshiebwe, a transfer from West Virginia, broke out under John Calipari in Kentucky last year.
JUNE 22, 2022 • SPORTINGNEWS.COM
Illini star Kofi Cockburn on his NBA dream: 'It's up to me to believe in myself' Cockburn might not even be drafted next month. That’s not something a first-team All-American last season wants to contemplate.
MAY 21, 2022 • SUNTIMES.COM
Wooden Award winner Oscar Tshiebwe announces return to Kentucky; Kofi Cockburn, Johnny Juzang declare for NBA Draft Oscar Tshiebwe, a transfer from West Virginia, broke out under John Calipari in Kentucky last year.
APRIL 20, 2022 • SPORTINGNEWS.COM
Illinois' Kofi Cockburn announces he's entering NBA draft
All-America center Kofi Cockburn of Illinois has declared for the NBA draft and hired an agentAPRIL 20, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
All-American Kofi Cockburn to hire agent, declare for NBA draft Cockburn was the only Division I player to average at least 20 points and 10 rebounds this season.
APRIL 20, 2022 • USATODAY.COM
Big Ten Basketball: Illinois Center Kofi Cockburn Declares for 2022 NBA Draft After three seasons with the Fighting Illini, junior center Kofi Cockburn announced he will enter his name in the 2022 NBA Draft and sign an...
APRIL 20, 2022 • STAR-TELEGRAM.COM
NCAAs: Coach K's farewell tour extended through next weekend
From the moment Mike Krzyzewski announced that his 42nd season would be his last, it was bound to be about himMARCH 21, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
NCAA Tournament odds: Upsets, betting results for second-round games
Here are the latest lines for the second round of the men's NCAA basketball tournament.MARCH 21, 2022
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 Fighting Illini square off against the Houston Cougars in second round
MARCH 20, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Houston guard Edwards no stranger to NCAA stage, spotlight
Houston's Kyler Edwards has NCAA Tournament experienceMARCH 19, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Illinois and Houston play in second round of NCAA Tournament
MARCH 19, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
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
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
Big and bright, Illini's Cockburn eyes deep NCAA tourney run
Kofi Cockburn returned to Illinois for NCAA Tournament redemptionMARCH 17, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Illinois Fighting Illini play the Chattanooga Mocs in first round of NCAA Tournament
MARCH 17, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
The Players Throwing It Back (to the Basket) While bigs are increasingly encouraged to develop a 3-point shot, Kentucky’s Oscar Tshiebwe and Illinois’s Kofi Cockburn are averaging doubl...
MARCH 16, 2022 • NYTIMES.COM
Paul Sullivan: Kofi Cockburn helped turn around the Illinois program. Now he can grow his legend in the NCAA Tournament. CHICAGO — Illinois’ chances of getting to the Final Four in New Orleans rest on the big shoulders of Kofi Cockburn, which should make Illini...
MARCH 16, 2022 • CHARLOTTEOBSERVER.COM
Big Ten lands three players on AP All-America first team
Keegan Murray has given Iowa a first-team Associated press All-American for the third straight yearMARCH 15, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Big men Kofi Cockburn of Illinois and Oscar Tshiebwe of Kentucky headline Associated Press All-America first team
Big men Kofi Cockburn of Illinois and Oscar Tshiebwe of Kentucky headline Associated Press All-America first teamMARCH 15, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Posts double-double in loss Cockburn logged 23 points (8-13 FG, 7-8 FT), 10 rebounds and two blocks across 33 minutes during Friday's 65-63 loss to Indiana.
Impact Cockburn led the Illini in scoring and rebounds during the team's first Big Ten Tournament game Friday, but the team fell just short of the win. He's posted double-doubles in four of his eight appearances heading into the NCAA Tournament, and he's averaged 20.0 points and 9.3 rebounds in 31.3 minutes per game during that time.
MARCH 11, 2022 • ROTOWIRE
Jackson-Davis leads Indiana past No. 16 Illinois 65-63
Trayce Jackson-Davis scored 21 points, including three free throws in the closing seconds, and Indiana beat top-seeded and 16th-ranked Illinois 65-63 in the Big Ten Tournament quar...MARCH 11, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
