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The Illini, who missed out on Colin Rice just last week, are no longer in the mix for Marcis Ponder – a big man from Virginia ...
In any sport, the best measure of success is simple: winning. And in its 120-year history, Illinois has done a lot of that.
After the Athletic recently released its top 25 coaches from the 2000s, we're here to make a case for the Illini's Underwood ...
On Monday, class of 2026 prospect Ethan Brown made his official visit to Illinois. A 6-foot-4 combo guard from Missouri, Brown is the No. 144 prospect in the country and sixth-bes ...
One staple of Illinois coach Brad Underwood’s offensive philosophy is clear and simple: take a lot of threes. And as the ...
Myron Medcalf and Jeff Borzello put together a consensus list of the NCAA title contenders. Did the Illini earn a spot?
Illini head coach Brad Underwood recently met with the media and gave updates on his basketball programDown three players -- ...
The collection of Big Ten head coaches is a mix of firmly entrenched lifers, some up-and-comers and, in a unique twist this ...
CHAMPAIGN — Almost every season, Brad Underwood seems to take something from opponents who give him fits. After a second-round NCAA Tournament loss to Houston in 2022, the Illinois head coach ...
Illinois coach Brad Underwood is well-aware of what can happen when fans race toward the basketball court after a big win, but he hopes to see some safety measures put in place.
Brad Underwood’s first head coaching job was leading the cross-country program at Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene, Texas. Instruction amounted to “run as fast as you can from here to ...
Underwood, sulking and stewing over the defeat, didn’t answer. (“Very poor loser,” he admits.) His agent then contacted Underwood’s wife, Susan, to get his client’s attention.