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Illinois Fighting Illini Rumors & News
The Champaign Room 12 hours ago
Matt Krohn-USA TODAY Sports I’m in a glass case of emotion. Happy Monday, Illinois Land! For the second time in four years, Your Fighting Illini are the Big Ten Tournament Champions, beating Wisconsin for the eighth-straight time overall on Sunday in Minneapolis, 93-87. Much like the previous two victories at Target Center, the Illini came back from a double-digit deficit to beat a third sizzling-hot team in as many days. When a team that you passionately follow accomplishes something as difficult as what this Illinois just completed, emotions swirl in your brain. It...
The Champaign Room 20 hours ago
Marcus Domask greets hundreds of Illini fans at Willard Airport in Savoy, IL, following a Big Ten Championship-clinching win over Wisconsin. | Noah Cowell - TCR Illini Nation showed out for its Everyday Guys. As if Championship and Selection Sunday couldn’t get any sweeter. After defeating Wisconsin, 93-87, to win the Big Ten championship and receiving a No. 3 seed in the NCAA Tournament, Illinois returned back home later that night. Brad Underwood and his guys may have done their fare share of celebrating in Minneapolis, but the party was not over in Champaign just...
The Champaign Room Mar 17, 2024
Photo by David Berding/ The Illini are Big Ten Tournament Champs. But it wasn’t easy. “In the clearing stands a boxer and a fighter by his trade And he carries the reminders Of every glove that laid him down And cut him ‘til he cried out In his anger and his shame I am leaving, I am leaving But the fighter still remains” Simon & Garfunkel - The Boxer This tournament has been a fight for the Fighting Illini. They were tested in each of the three games they won in three glorious nights in Minneapolis. Their 93-87 victory sealed their first conference tournament...
The Champaign Room Mar 17, 2024
TCR // David Pollak The Big Ten champs are going dancing. For the fourth year in a row, the Illinois Fighting Illini are going dancing. Illinois heard its name called during Sunday night’s selection show, just minutes after claiming its second Big Ten title in four seasons. The Illini (26-8, 14-6 Big Ten) were named a No. 3 seed in the East Region. Brad Underwood’s team will face the Morehead State Eagles of the Ohio Valley Conference on Thursday in Omaha. Let’s Dance, Omaha! #Illini | #HTTO | #EveryDayGuys pic.twitter.com/edSVPdmvv6— Illinois Men's...
The Champaign Room Mar 17, 2024
TCR // David Pollak Another main event fight with the Badgers ahead. MINNEAPOLIS — The Twin Cities have been good to the University of Illinois over the past five months. Despite the women’s team losing its Big Ten Tournament rematch against Maryland, the Target Center has hosted two victories for the men’s squad during St. Patrick’s Day weekend. But this is not luck. Although watching these two games resembles what I would imagine mainlining adrenaline would feel like. (Speaking of adrenaline, John Paddock did a thing about four miles away in November. Let’s...
The Champaign Room Mar 16, 2024
TCR // David Pollak Let’s hang a banner. How to Watch No. 2 Illinois vs. No. 5 Wisconsin (Big Ten Tournament Championship Game) Game Time: 2:30 p.m. TV Channel: CBS Online Streaming: Paramount+ Location: Target Center (Minneapolis) Radio: All Illinois basketball games air live on radio in the Champaign (WDWS-AM 1400) and Chicago (WLS-AM 890) markets. The game will also be broadcasted on other networks throughout the state; check the Fighting Illini Radio Network for more information. Odds: ILL -3 (according to DraftKings - Odds/lines are subject to change. T&Cs...
The Champaign Room Mar 15, 2024
TCR // David Pollak One win from the title game. How to Watch No. 2 Illinois vs. No. 3 Nebraska (Big Ten Tournament Semifinals) Game Time: 2:30 p.m. TV Channel: CBS Online Streaming: Paramount+ Location: Target Center (Minneapolis) Radio: All Illinois basketball games air live on radio in the Champaign (WDWS-AM 1400) and Chicago (WLS-AM 890) markets. The game will also be broadcasted on other networks throughout the state; check the Fighting Illini Radio Network for more information. Odds: ILL -3 (according to DraftKings - Odds/lines are subject to change. T&Cs...
The Champaign Room Mar 14, 2024
TCR // David Pollak Win or go home in Minneapolis. How to Watch No. 2 Illinois vs. No. 10 Ohio State (Big Ten Tournament Quarterfinals) Game Time: 5:30 p.m. TV Channel: Big Ten Network Online Streaming: FOX Sports Go Location: Target Center (Minneapolis) Radio: All Illinois basketball games air live on radio in the Champaign (WDWS-AM 1400) and Chicago (WLS-AM 890) markets. The game will also be broadcasted on other networks throughout the state; check the Fighting Illini Radio Network for more information. Odds: ILL -3 (according to DraftKings - Odds/lines are...
The Champaign Room Mar 14, 2024
Photo by Scott Taetsch/ A coach in the making. Remember Art Sitkowski? Now he’s a graduate assistant with Illinois football. The former Illini QB, who played in a role in one of the greatest games in college football history, is moving up the ladder inside the coaching staff. According to the team’s social media accounts, after spending a season as a student assistant with the football team, Sitkowski is now a graduate assistant. Quarterback → Student assistant → Graduate assistant@artursitkowski4's rise continues #Illini // #HTTO // #famILLy...
The Champaign Room Mar 14, 2024
Jeffrey Becker-USA TODAY Sports Which lineups should BU lean on this month? Illinois finished the regular season 23-8 (14-6), and second in the Big Ten. Terrence Shannon Jr.and Marcus Domask both made first team All-Big Ten, and Coleman Hawkins made third team All-Big Ten. A great season for the Illini, regardless of their inability to win games against top teams (0-4 between Purdue, Tennessee, and Marquette, with their best wins being against Wisconsin, Michigan State, Northwestern, Nebraska, Florida Atlantic, and Kansas in an exhibition). One thing about this team...
The Champaign Room Mar 12, 2024
TCR // David Pollak Not bad for a few old guys. On Tuesday, the Big Ten Conference released its postseason honors for the 2023-24 season. After a 23-8 campaign that saw the highest of highs and the lowest of lows for Illini fans, three of the biggest names responsible for the team’s success were named to that honor roll. In his fourth year as an Illini, senior Coleman Hawkins has earned the first All-Big Ten honor of his career, being named to the conference’s Third Team. The Sacramento native enjoyed a campaign that saw him average 12.9 points, 6.1 rebounds, and...
The Champaign Room Mar 12, 2024
Jack Jungmann // TCR With so many questions about next year’s team, the time to win is now. Terrence Shannon Jr., Marcus Domask, Justin Harmon, Quincy Gurrier, Coleman Hawkins, Luke Goode, and Max Williams. That is everyone who walked on Senior Day. We’ve seen Underwood reload and make it work before, but if he really wants to go far in the tournament, the year to do it is here. What could make this team the team to go far? Jack Jungmann // TCR I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again. It is yet to be determined if this is the best...
The Champaign Room Mar 10, 2024
TCR // Jack Jungmann The Illini close their Big Ten slate with a road W. IOWA CITY, Iowa — Let March begin (for real). Despite holding a more than 20-point lead in the first 10 minutes of the game, No. 12 Illinois did its best to let Iowa hang around Sunday night in both teams’ regular season finale at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City. But powered by Terrence Shannon Jr. and a late spurt from Marcus Domask, Illinois held on, 73-61, and heads to the Big Ten Tournament on the right foot. With the No. 2 seed in Minneapolis already locked in for the Illini (23-8,...
The Champaign Room Mar 10, 2024
Ron Johnson-USA TODAY Sports The Illini aim for a season sweep of the rival Hawkeyes. How to Watch No. 12 Illinois at Iowa Game Time: 6 p.m. TV Channel: FS1 Online Streaming: FOX Sports Go Radio: All Illinois basketball games air live on radio in the Champaign (WDWS-AM 1400) and Chicago (WLS-AM 890) markets. The game will also be broadcasted on other networks throughout the state; check the Fighting Illini Radio Network for more information. Odds: ILL -1.5, O/U 171.5 Quick Hits No. 13 Illinois Fighting Illini (22-8, 13-6 Big Ten) Head Coach: Brad Underwood (7th Season,...
The Champaign Room Mar 6, 2024
Alex Martin/Journal and Courier / USA TODAY NETWORK The Illini have now lost five in a row to the Boilermakers The Illini’s hopes for a Big Ten regular season title were dashed on Wednesday night, as the Boilermakers prevailed in Champaign 77-71 on Senior Night. Terrence Shannon Jr. picked a bad night to have his worst game since his return from suspension, and the rest of the Illini went ice cold from three in the second half. Nonetheless, it shouldn’t put a damper on what’s been a great season for the Illini with a lot left to play for and prove, including the...
Fighting Illini Player News
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Marcus Domask
Fans greet Big Ten champion Illinois at Willard Airport
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Coleman Hawkins
What the stats say about Illinois’ best lineup options in March
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Terrence Shannon Jr.
What the stats say about Illinois’ best lineup options in March
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Luke Goode
It’s a make or break moment for Illinois with the future uncertain
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Justin Harmon
It’s a make or break moment for Illinois with the future uncertain