Getting to practice Thursday was really the first taste of March Madness for a lot of the young Illinois freshman players.

The cute “Crab Five” nickname belies the resiliency of Maryland’s starters. The group that has started every game since Nov.

The Illinois Fighting Illini (21-12) will face the Xavier Musketeers (22-11) in the first round of the 2025 NCAA Tournament ...

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — The best assist that Brian Taylor II made on Thursday after SIU Edwardsville had been routed by Houston ...

Wisconsin is firing away from three at one of the highest rates in the country, while Illinois embraces an NBA approach.

The college basketball expert envisions the Illini making a deep run, benefitted by an opening weekend "home-court advantage" ...

Illinois will be looking to regain its offensive form when the sixth-seeded Fighting Illini face No. 11 Xavier in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament South Region on Friday.

The action begins today at 12:15 PM ET with No. 8 Louisville vs No. 9 Creighton on CBS. The 2025 NCAA Men’s Basketball ...

It’s the Illinois Fighting Illini vs Xavier in the March Madness bracket. Here’s our prediction for the 2025 NCAA tournament ...

The NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament kicks into high gear this afternoon with Louisville facing Creighton at 12:15 p.m., as ...

In 1939, Henry V. Porter, the assistant executive secretary of the Illinois High School Association, wrote about the ...

Duke earned its reputation as an unlikable program during the Christian Laettner era, when coach Mike Krzyzewski was in his ...