Illinois Basketball: Illini Offer 2018 Forward Darius Days
The next few recruiting classes are extremely important to the future of the Illinois basketball team. The Illini already have a good deal of scholarship offers allocated for 2018 and they added one...
View ArticleIllinois Basketball: A Look at the Illini Big Ten Schedule
The Illinois basketball Big Ten schedule was released today and hopefully, it proves to be good news this season. Illinois has struggled through much of the John Groce era. Last season they missed the...
View ArticleIllinois Basketball: Groce Did Not Miss on Charles Matthews
Many Illinois basketball fans are upset that John Groce didn’t land coveted transfer Charles Matthews. When people in Illini Nation heard the news that Matthews was transferring, some including myself...
View ArticleIllinois Basketball: Illini NBA Draft Prospects
The Illinois basketball team is filled with talented players that one day will pursue a career in the sport they love. I expect some of these talented players to actually succeed and make a living off...
View ArticleIllinois Basketball: POY Drought Will End With Malcolm Hill
In the golden age of Illinois basketball, fans had the privilege of seeing some of the best talent in program history come through Champaign. The golden age to me is defined by a section of time that...
View ArticleIllinois Basketball: Bigger Program Is Not Always Better
Another NBA Draft has come and gone and the Illinois basketball team once again failed to see one of their players walk across the stage to shake Adam Silver’s hand. The last player Illini fans had a...
View ArticleIllinois Basketball: Is John Groce a Top Recruiter in the Big Ten?
Recruiting has been a thorn in most of the Illinois basketball fan’s side for a while now. It seems like the Illini are always behind in recruiting and that is one of the many reasons why they haven’t...
View ArticleIllinois Basketball: Joe Bertrand Arrest Isn’t a Reflection on Groce
The arrests the Illinois basketball team has dealt with over the last year really put a dark cloud over the program. Well, the clouds are breaking up and the sun is starting to shine in Champaign...
View ArticleIllinois Basketball: Jeremiah Tilmon Key to Decaying Position
The Illinois basketball team has seen some pretty talented players at the center position come through Champaign. Just 15 years ago we witnessed the final season of the great career of Robert...
View ArticleBig Ten Basketball Coach Rankings
The Big Ten is filled with talented basketball coaches that are wanted in the college basketball world. When ranking the coaches from the best to worst in the Big Ten, it was amazing how far I could go...
View ArticleIllinois Basketball: Most Important Illini Recruits for 2017
The Illinois basketball team is losing a good deal of players heading into the 2017-18 season. Retooling for the future is the key right now and the Illini are looking at a multitude of players that...
View ArticleIllinois Basketball: Breaking Down Jeremiah Tilmon’s Top 6
So, the recruiting battle is heating up for the Illinois basketball team for one of the most coveted recruits in the class of 2017. Jeremiah Tilmon is a 5-star center that is ranked as the 19th best...
View ArticleIllinois Basketball: Trent Frazier Continues to be Important
Illinois basketball is looking to have a stable backcourt this season for the first time in three years. They have veteran point guard Tracy Abrams returning after missing two straight seasons with two...
View ArticleIllinois Basketball: Don’t Sleep on Derek Culver
There have been talks among the Illinois basketball recruiting circles for a while now about the importance of Jeremiah Tilmon for 2017. I, myself, have mentioned that name a time or two. But, as the...
View ArticleNBA Summer League: Brandon Paul Shining
The NBA Summer League is underway and the Illinois basketball team has a few former players trying to make the show. Since graduating at Illinois, guard Brandon Paul has tried to break through to the...
View ArticleIllinois Basketball: Recruiting Comparison to 2002
All Illinois basketball fans want the Illini to be successful and one of the ways to achieve that goal is to have a great class of 2017. This class has been the talk of the Illinois recruiting scene...
View ArticleIllinois Basketball: Potential Starting Lineup for 2017
The Illinois basketball team has been the talk of the recruiting world for a while now. Big time recruits have entertained the option of coming to Champaign and winning the Big Ten, but many have...
View ArticleIllinois Basketball: Illini Recruiting Targets Shine at Nike Peach Jam
For the Illinois Basketball team, the AAU circuit is crucial in recruiting talented players. The Nike Peach Jam will conclude here shortly and the Illini had a few players competing for a title. These...
View ArticleIllinois Basketball: Areas the Illini Excelled at in 2015-16
I have no doubt that the Illinois basketball team is going to be improved this upcoming season. That isn’t a big expectation to live up to, though. Last year we saw one of the worst records in program...
View ArticleIllinois Basketball: Jeremiah Tilmon Compared to Past Centers
The Illinois basketball team received a big commitment from center Jeremiah Tilmon today. Tilmon is the 19th best player in the class of 2017 and by far the biggest commitment in the John Groce era....
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