The five highest-rated conference champions are guaranteed a spot, with seven at-large bids up for grabs. In the first poll, Ohio State, Texas, Penn State, Tennessee, Indiana, Notre Dame, and Alabama ...

Mizzou basketball coach Dennis Gates speaks ... but his role was cloudy after the addition of five-star freshman Will Riley and Louisville transfer wing Tre White. Rodgers will not play for Illinois ...

Bookmakers have given the Illinois Fighting Illini (1-0) the 22nd-best odds among all college basketball teams to win the ...

Illinois forward Will Riley (7) and Eastern's guard Obadiah Curtis (9) In a NCAA basketball game at the State Farm Center in ...

Yet a few notable names around the NCAA were able to make an immediate impact, standing out among other talented young ...

Beat writer Scott Richey's breakdown of the Illini's 112-67 win over Eastern Illinois on Monday: Is it hyperbole to say Riley might have put together one of the best halves of Illinois basketball ever ...

Riley scored 26 of his 31 points in the second half to set an Illinois scoring record in a freshman debut and the Illini ...

Illinois coach Brad Underwood confirmed a report from 247 Sports’ Illini Inquirer on Monday that the former Michigan high ...

After a back-and-forth opening few minutes, the Illini started to establish themselves following a 5-0 run from Will Riley. His scoring stretch began a 13-4 Illinois run, which gave the home side a 23 ...

Mizzou basketball coach Dennis Gates speaks with the ... Depth won’t be an issue for Illinois. The Fighting Illini got 31 ...

Usually, when you lose nearly everyone from an Elite 8 roster, you’ll take a dip the next season. But Illinois head coach ...

Illinois basketball is off to a 1-0 start to the 2024-25 campaign after nearly doubling the EIU Panthers. Ben Humrichous, ...