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Illinois Basketball: What Recruits Can the Illini Land?

John Groce and the Illinois basketball team are targeting a multitude of recruits for 2017. There are some players that I think are more likely to commit to the Illini than others.  There are also...

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Illinois Basketball: DaMonte Williams Is Clutch

The Illinois basketball team has been recruiting players from the Mac Irvin Fire for quite some time now. Currently, the Fire is in a heated battle to the top six spots in their division to make it to...

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Illinois Basketball: Confidence Is Growing Among Illini Fans

Recruiting for 2017 is one of the focuses for the Illinois basketball team and their fans. I have lost track of the number of times a recruit has been mentioned about potentially committing to the...

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Illinois Basketball: Could Malcolm Hill Pass Dee Brown?

Illinois basketball fans have seen many great players come through Champaign.  The fan base will be witnessing the end of one of the greatest careers this season as well. Malcolm Hill was just a...

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Illinois Basketball: Paul Scruggs Visiting the Illini

The Illinois basketball team still has some spots to fill for the class of 2017. The class of 2017 already has Da’Monte Williams and Javon Pickett both committed.  They now need to fill four spots on...

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Illinois Basketball: Victor Uyaelunmo Could Be Very Important

Finding a center for 2017 is one of the main focuses for John Groce and the Illinois basketball team. Groce has cast a wide net over a multitude of big men, but he hasn’t been able to land any of them...

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Illinois Basketball: Illini Reaching Out to Ray Kasongo

The Illinois basketball team is in need of a big man for the class of 2017, this is a fact. The big question that many fans are asking right now is, where is that big man coming from? Well, the Illini...

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Illinois Basketball: The Illini’s New Found Depth at Point Guard

Illinois Basketball finally, finally has depth at the point guard position, and that will make all of the difference this year. Before I address the strong position the Illini has at point guard with...

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Illinois Basketball: Da’Monte Williams Brings More Than Talent in 2017

The Illinois basketball program brings in talented recruits to help the team almost every year. Recruiting the class of 2017 has been the top priority for quite some time because the depth of the...

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Illinois Basketball: ESPN60 Includes Illini Targets for 2018

The Illinois basketball team is trying to build a championship contender with the class of 2017. This class was supposed to be special and still has a chance to produce some great Illinois players....

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Illinois Basketball: Illini Targets in the Scout Rankings

The focus on recruiting for the Illinois basketball team has been a hot button issue for many Illini fans. Yesterday, Scout.com came out with their updated top 100 rankings for the class of 2017....

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Illinois Basketball: Paul Scruggs Visit Is Great for the Illini

The Illinois basketball team needs to secure big time recruits from the class of 2017.  That isn’t in question. The big question is who will want to come aboard and help this prestigious, yet...

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Illinois Basketball: Top 10 Games Every Illini Fan Wishes to Attend

The history of the Illinois basketball team has brought many joyous occasions. As a fan of the Illini, I wish I could have attended some of the best games in Illinois history.  There have been buzzer...

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Illinois Basketball: Tracy Abrams Granted 6th Year

Illinois basketball is in full recruiting mode right now, but for the 2016 season they just received an expected boost. Last night, it was announced that point guard Tracy Abrams was granted a medical...

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Illinois Basketball: RaiQuan Gray Keeps Illini on Top 13 List

The Illinois basketball team is on the “top” list for many big-time college recruits for the class of 2017. Last night, the Illini made another list and this time it was from big man RaiQuan Gray. Gray...

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Illinois Basketball: Ayo Dosunmu Visiting Illini

While the focus for the Illinois basketball team is on the class of 2017 right now, so is developing a solid class for 2018, as well. Depending on what chips fall for the class of 2017 will let us know...

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Illinois Basketball: Marquise Walker Key to the Future

Future recruiting is extremely important to the Illinois basketball team.  They have a handful of players who need to come to Champaign. The focus has mainly been on the immediate future.  The class of...

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Illinois Basketball: Illini Recruiting Wish List

There are many players that the Illinois basketball team is pursuing to build their program in the future. The span of talent and the depth of each class can enable any program to become a contender...

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Illinois Basketball: All John Groce Needs to Do Is Win

Every fan seems to have the answer how to fix the Illinois basketball program. Some fans say that John Groce needs to go, his time is up.  Some fans mention that if Illinois can just snag a few select...

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Illinois Basketball: EJ Liddell Could Be an Asset in 2019

Recruiting for the Illinois basketball team is probably one of the most fascinating things in the world. Mainly, the focus of John Groce and his coaching staff has been the class of 2017 because it is...

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