Illinois 33, Lipscomb 26: Key Stats and Observations from the First Half.
Fighting Illini 33, Lipscomb 26: Leading Scorers: Illinois: DJ 9, Sam-Man 9. Lipscomb: Boyd, 11 (3-4 3pt). Leading Rebounders: Illinois: Griffey 5. Lipscomb: Boyd, 5. Assist Leaders: Illinois: Sam-Man...
View ArticleIllinois 79, Lipscomb 64 Final: 3 Quick Thoughts on the Fighting Illini...
All right, that’s a final! The Illini eased up a bit on the gas towards the end, but maintained a solid 20 point lead for 10 minutes or so as they were cruising to victory. Weber continues to try out...
View ArticleIllinois Fighting Illini vs Maryland Terrapins – a poor man’s basketball...
It’s always a great sign when the B1G-ACC Challenge rolls around. Basketball season is rounding into shape and football (long the bete noir of any Illini fan) is more or less in the rearview mirror....
View ArticleIllinois Basketball: What Leron Black’s Return Means
The Illinois basketball team received some great news yesterday about the future of their program. In a press release, the Illini announced that Leron Black will be back with the basketball team and...
View ArticleIllinois Basketball: Key Hits and Misses From the Mac Irvin Fire
The Illinois basketball team is improving one recruit at a time. The recruitment process, among other things, is a great tool to use to improve a program. This is why the AAU Basketball circuit has...
View ArticleIllinois Basketball: Opinion on the Victor Uyaelunmo Scholarship Offer
The Illinois basketball team needs a center for the future and yesterday they offered a big man that could be a key to success down the road. On Twitter yesterday, center Victor Uyaelunmo announced...
View ArticleIllinois Basketball: 4 Things to Look for in the Nike EYBL
The Illinois basketball team is recruiting the class of 2017 pretty hard right now. They are important players for the future of the Illini. A lot of those players are playing in AAU basketball,...
View ArticleIllinois Sports: 5 Goals Over the Next Three Years
The Illinois sports teams for football and basketball have both traveled different paths over the last decade. Illini basketball has seen the decaying of a great program that made the National...
View ArticleIllinois Basketball: Jordan Goodwin a Must Get Recruit
Dating back to 2015, the Illinois basketball team has been in the mix for some highly touted recruits. But, for a while now I have focused on one recruit that has been lighting it up on the AAU...
View ArticleIllinois Basketball: Illini Recruiting Targets AAU Results
The Illinois basketball recruiting world is a scary place. It is full of hope and promise but lately has been filled with extreme disappointment. Even though the current regime has let some talented...
View ArticleIllinois Basketball: Dee Brown Has Same Goal, Different Role
The history of the Illinois basketball team has produced many talented and strong players that have gone on to succeed in life. Growing up, I had the great privilege of watching one of the greatest...
View ArticleIllinois Basketball: Mike Thorne Is Back Baby!
The Illinois basketball team has been through a lot of issues over the last few years. These issues have stemmed from off-court arrests to devastating injuries to a team who had postseason hopes....
View ArticleIllinois Basketball: The Present and Future at the Center Position
The center position on the Illinois basketball team has been a mixed bag of talented and puzzling players throughout time. The memories I have of the center position started back in the day when Fess...
View ArticleIllinois Basketball: The Point Guard Position With Jaylon Tate
One big problem for the Illinois basketball team over the last few seasons has been roster depth. The roster depth has fallen short of expectations. Illinois needs more bodies, specifically at the...
View ArticleIllinois Basketball: If the Illini Could Have Closed
There is no question that the Illinois basketball team struggled last season. The Illini finished with one of the worst regular season records in school history. They only won 13 games and missed the...
View ArticleIllinois Basketball: Trent Frazier Favoring the Illini?
The class of 2017 is still being formed for the Illinois basketball team. Adding talented players is crucial for the future of the program. Illinois already has 3-star shooting guard Javon Pickett...
View ArticleIllinois Basketball: Illini Make Paul Scruggs Top 8
The backcourt for the Illinois basketball is the main priority heading into the future. There are many players the Illini are pursuing but one recruit that many people haven’t mentioned when it comes...
View ArticleIllinois Basketball: The Kendrick Nunn Decision Will Help All
The Illinois basketball team has been through some serious turmoil over the last five months. It all came to a head yesterday as guard Kendrick Nunn was officially dismissed from the team. Every person...
View ArticleIllinois Basketball: How the Illini Make up for Missing Production
The daily life of being an Illinois basketball fan is quite stressful at times. Especially of late, things haven’t been exactly going our way. That feeling culminated this past Tuesday as Illinois...
View ArticleIllinois Basketball: Illini Recruits Nike EYBL Schedules This Weekend
The Illinois basketball team has many recruits in the Nike EYBL AAU circuit. Keeping track of all of these big time players is important in determining who is going to be on the team in the future....
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