Scott Richey covers college basketball for The News-Gazette. His email is [email protected], and you can follow him on ...

Myron Medcalf and Jeff Borzello put together a consensus list of the NCAA title contenders. Did the Illini earn a spot?

One staple of Illinois coach Brad Underwood’s offensive philosophy is clear and simple: take a lot of threes. And as the ...

Mihailo Petrovic is expected to be the floor general for Illinois. Here's the interesting thing about Andrej Stojakovic, though, going from Cal to Illinois. He's on his third program in three years.

The first mocks for the 2026 NBA Draft came immediately in the aftermath of this year's two-night event in Brooklyn, N.Y. Too early? You bet. Here's a few thoughts I've been percolating on: — Let's ...

Kendall Gill, left, listens as Illinois men’s basketball coach Brad Underwood talks to the crowd on Monday at the 36th ...

The biggest headline for head coach Brad Underwood’s squad is the addition of Andrej Stojakovic, whom Borzello tabbed as Illinois’s most impactful newcomer.

I caught up with former Illinois head basketball coach Bruce Weber.He led Illinois to the national championship game in 2005, ...

Elsewhere, Cal transfer Andrej Stojakovic is joining a new squad and may see his role shift, at least somewhat.

Illinois head men’s basketball coach Brad Underwood spoke with reporters in Savoy on Monday. Underwood was in attendance for the charity golf outing, put on by a former Illinois basketball player.

But, they also made notable additions with Cal transfer Andrej Stojakovic and Arkansas transfer Zvonimir Ivisic. Wisconsin finished the cycle with five transfers.

Illinois has had major changes to the roster this offseason. Andrej Stojakovic, who ranked sixth in scoring in the ACC last season at 17.9 points per game, was the most notable addition to date.