The Basketball Tournament: House of ‘Paign comeback effort falls short against Red Scare
By Nithin Reddy, Staff Writer
July 10, 2020
House of ‘Paign lost to Red Scare 83-76 in The Basketball Tournament. After two impressive wins to start the tournament, House of ‘Paign was eliminated as they struggled to find much comfort throughout the game. For the first time in the tournament, Mike Daum struggled offensively. After back-t...
The Basketball Tournament 2020: House of ‘Paign to face Red Scare in quarterfinals
By Nithin Reddy, Staff Writer
July 10, 2020
House of ‘Paign will face Red Scare in the quarterfinal of The Basketball Tournament this afternoon. House of ‘Paign is coming off of a big second-round win against Carmen’s Crew, the No. 1 seed in the tournament and the reigning champions. Carmen’s Crew, the Ohio State alumni team, was the he...
House of ‘Paign hold off top seeded Carmen’s Crew
By Nithin Reddy, Staff Writer
July 8, 2020
The House of ‘Paign knocked off the top-seeded Carmen’s Crew in The Basketball Tournament to advance to the quarter-finals. Led by another great performance from Mike Daum — 23 points and 8 rebounds — the House of ‘Paign defeated the defending champions, 76-68. Daum offensively was a huge part of...
The Basketball Tournament 2020: House of ‘Paign set to face Carmen’s Crew in second round
By Nithin Reddy, Staff Writer
July 8, 2020
The House of ‘Paign, a basketball team comprised of mostly former Illini, will face Carmen’s Crew, a team comprised of mostly Ohio State alumni, in the second round of The Basketball Tournament. In the first round of the tournament, the House of ‘Paign dominated War Tampa. Led by former All-American...
The Basketball Tournament 2020: House of ‘Paign notches first win over War Tampa
By Nithin Reddy, Staff Writer
July 5, 2020
The House of ‘Paign defeated War Tampa 76-53 in the first round of The Basketball Tournament. In a dominant opening performance, the House of ‘Paign were able to limit War Tampa to a measly 30% shooting from the field and 13% shooting from three. War Tampa only had one player reach double-digit point...
House of ‘Paign TBT Team Preps for First Game
By Nithin Reddy, Staff Writer
July 4, 2020
The House of ‘Paign will compete tonight in their first-ever game in The Basketball Tournament. The team is comprised of mostly former Illini, headlined by recent graduates Andres Feliz ’20, Leron Black ’18 and Malcolm Hill ’17. The team also consists of former DePaul standout Billy Garrett...
Illinois High School Association Boys Basketball tournament returning to Champaign
By Carson Gourdie, Assistant Sports Editor
June 15, 2020
For the first time since 1995, Champaign will play host for the Illinois High School Association Boys Basketball March Madness tournament after Peoria hosted the event for the past quarter century. The tournament, which had been played annually until this season since 1919, will be played at the State...
Oklahoma State basketball program sentenced for violations committed under Brad Underwood
By Miles Powers-Huang, Staff Writer
June 5, 2020
The Oklahoma State men’s basketball program was hit with a slew of punishments on Friday, which included a ban from 2021 postseason play, for NCAA violations that took place during current Illini coach Brad Underwood’s tenure. The violations are specifically tied to the accepting of bribes to steer pla...
Where would Illinois basketball be if they beat Rutgers in 2017?
By Carson Gourdie, Assistant Sports Editor
June 4, 2020
It’s March 4, 2017. All Illinois had to do was defeat Rutgers. It didn’t matter if it was by one or 50 points. If Illinois could manage to knock off the worst team in the Big Ten, they would’ve clinched their first NCAA tournament appearance since John Groce’s inaugural season. Newly hired a...
Whitman, Illinois plan for return of men’s basketball, football student-athletes June 3
By Gabby Hajduk, Sports Editor
May 22, 2020
For the first time in months, Josh Whitman was able to give his staff, his student-athletes and Illinois fans positive information when it comes to the return of sports. On Friday, the University of Illinois Division of Intercollegiate Athletics announced its preparing to return Illini football and m...
Sports staff reacts to ‘The Last Dance’ final episodes
By Daily Illini Sports Staff, Sports Staff
May 18, 2020
Well, here we are. We've reached the end of the best thing to happen in sports for months. The final two episodes of “The Last Dance” aired Sunday and wow, what an emotional rollercoaster this series was. From the Jerry Krause bullying, to Dennis Rodman's Vegas night, to the deaths of Jordan and...
Dosunmu, Quade win Dike Eddleman Athlete of the Year awards
By Carson Gourdie, Assistant Sports Editor
May 14, 2020
Illinois men’s basketball guard Ayo Dosunmu and women’s volleyball outside hitter Jacqueline Quade were named Dike Eddleman Athletes of the Year for their past season performances. The award is named after Dike Eddleman, who garnered 11 varsity letters at Illinois. Dosunmu became the first male b...
