No. 7 Illinois charges past No. 10 Colorado 66-57 to advance to second round By Brie Dirl, Staff Writer • Mar 22, 2026
Stojaković scores 21 to lead No. 3 Illinois past No. 11 VCU into Sweet 16 By Sahil Mittal, Assistant Sports Editor • Mar 22, 2026
Key areas to watch for in No. 7 Illinois’ NCAA tournament opener against No. 10 Colorado By Laura Mendes, Senior Sports Reporter • Mar 21, 2026
What No. 3 Illinois can learn about No. 11 VCU from its first-round upset win By Evy York, Senior Sports Reporter • Mar 21, 2026
No. 3 Illinois writes off No. 14 Penn behind Mirković’s dominant March Madness debut By Evy York, Senior Sports Reporter • Mar 20, 2026
Time to dance: No. 3 Illinois kicks off NCAA tournament against No. 14 Penn By Sahil Mittal, Assistant Sports Editor • Mar 19, 2026
‘It means the world to me’: Keaton Wagler earns consensus All-America honors, will have jersey honored in State Farm Center rafters By Sahil Mittal, Assistant Sports Editor • Mar 18, 2026
Familiar faces: Brad Underwood squares off with longtime friend Fran McCaffery in NCAA tournament first round By Evy York, Senior Sports Reporter • Mar 18, 2026
Q&A | Midseason addition Toni Bilić talks joining Illini basketball By Sahil Mittal, Assistant Sports Editor • Mar 18, 2026
Bringing home hardware: Gero-Holt, Beckmon lead Illini to highest finish in program history By Kacper Rajwa, Staff Writer • Mar 17, 2026
Illinois takes 2 of 3 from Minnesota for first series win By Zach Shapero, Staff Writer • Mar 17, 2026