Illinois clearly has an affinity for basketball players from the Balkans. Just look at the 2025-26 roster Brad Underwood has assembled. The Illini are all in on the Balkans. Enter Strahinja "Stra" ...

And the Illini have a bonus recruiter on their roster, too, since Brown teamed up with freshman big man Morez Johnson Jr. on Team USA's gold medal-winning squad at the FIBA U18 AmeriCup last month.

And while I didn’t hate the Tar Heels, the Illini fan in me was resurrected. And that fandom hasn’t waned since. So, thank you, 2004-05 University of Illinois Men’s Basketball Team.

OMAHA, Neb. (CBS) – The Illini men's basketball team was already getting in work ahead of their matchup against Morehead State in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Thursday. CBS 2 caught ...

Illini coach Bret Bielema refuses to get caught up in the added recruiting attention since the Kansas victory. He took the advice of former Iowa State coach Dan McCarney, who had a sign in his ...

Considering Illinois (21-12) wrapped up its pre-NCAA Tournament schedule with a disheartening 88-65 loss to Maryland in a game in which the Terrapins made the Illini look like a high school junior ...

There are 12 former Fighting Illini football players on NFL playoff teams as the 2025 postseason road to the Super Bowl begins. Check them out here.

Inside Illini's Euro vision: Why and how Illini became a major player for Europe's top talent Three years ago, Illinois decided to invest heavily in recruiting overseas.