Ben Fader

Just hours before the opening tip of the season, junior forward Ty Rodgers has announced he will redshirt for the 2024-25 season. It was first reported by Jeremy Werner of the Illini Inquirer

Daylight Savings set clocks back an hour this weekend, bringing darkness much earlier. But as nighttime fell over Champaign, the State Farm Center awakened for the first of 17 Illinois men's basketball games in the 2024-25 season.

Illinois (6-3, 3-3) dropped their recent home game of the 2024 season disappointingly on Saturday. After a season that began with a lot of hype, expectations were brought back down to reality after dropping three of the last five.

It’s a multi-game week to start the season for Illinois (1-0) and its first Friday night game. After a week full of classes and work, Illinois fans can start their weekend with another taste of the 2024-25 squad. Last time out Many Illinois fans likely had Monday night’s performance on replay in their heads this...

Illinois (2-0) has eased into the 2024-25 season with two local matchups. The team has comfortably won by 45 and 32 points, respectively, and has gotten their largely brand-new roster some quality experience together. Through two games, multiple players will stand out as go-to guys moving forward. Kasparas Jakucionis (A): Yeah, this guy is good. It’s only...

The University has a long history of wheelchair track success and has been the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic National Training Site for Wheelchair Track for the last 11 years . As a result, many high-level paralympic athletes have come to Champaign to train, and their hard work has paid off.

It was another rainy night in Champaign when Illinois (3-0) took on Oakland (1-2) in their final game of the opening homestand. The Illini were victorious, 66-54, despite an ugly night resembling that of the weather which plagued campus all day long.

There hasn’t been much to complain about in the first two weeks for Illinois. Despite a closer affair with Oakland, all three games have been blowout wins for Illinois, and there is much to be excited about. While the Illini remain unranked heading into the weekend, the new roster has shown flashes of their elite...

No. 25 Illinois (3-0) has its first test of the year on Wednesday, and it’s a big one. The team travels to Birmingham for an anticipated matchup with No. 8 Alabama (3-1). The Crimson Tide are about as much competition an inexperienced roster can get this early in the season and were as high as...

No. 25 Illinois (3-1) lost its first game of the season on Wednesday night, falling to a talented No. 8 Alabama team. A 100-87 final score looks rough on paper, but there’s plenty to take away from an early test for a young team if they are willing to learn. There were lots of learning...