At first, Tracy Abrams didn’t think the injury was that bad.
He was in shock and a few seconds later he felt the pain.
“I knew something was wrong,” Abrams said.
As he lay on the court near one of...
Oct. 1 — Transfer Ahmad Starks denied waiver by the NCAA to play the 2013-14 season. The guard from Oregon State who transferred to Illinois to be closer to his grandmother was told by the NCAA that...
September 28 - Illinois basketball opens its practice season with an outdoor scrimmage at the corner of Wright and Green streets following the Dad’s Day football game.
October 17 - Illinois hosts its...
The Illinois men’s basketball team knows it was lucky to survive its first round NIT matchup at Boston University. The Illini rallied from a 17-point deficit Wednesday behind Rayvonte Rice’s 28 points...
Rayvonte Rice was happy to finally face a nonconference team again.
Rice’s 28 points, with 20 coming in the second half, carried Illinois to a 66-62 victory over Boston in the first round of the NIT...
Editor’s note: The Daily Illini sports desk sits down Sunday nights and decides which Illinois athlete or coach is our Illini of the Week. Athletes and coaches are evaluated by individual performance...
After three games in seven days, the Illini are bruised and battered. Backup point guard Jaylon Tate hurt his ankle against Michigan State on Saturday and Joseph Bertrand went down with a knee injury Tuesday,...
No. 12 Michigan only needed two points in the second half to beat Illinois and win an outright Big Ten Championship. It scored 32.
After holding four straight opponents below 50 points, the Illinois defense...
The Illinois men’s basketball team entered Tuesday night’s matchup against No. 12 Michigan riding a three-game winning streak while allowing 50 points or less in its last four contests. It allowed...
Joseph Bertrand walked through the handshake line muttering “good game” to Michigan basketball players.
Hours earlier he had walked across the same court with his mom and his brother at his side. Tuesday...
Joseph Bertrand is one of the most unique players in Illinois basketball history.
The 6-foot-6 guard doesn’t have statistics that are going to blow anyone away. Bertrand has never averaged double-digit...
Joseph Bertrand remembers playing against Jon Ekey in November of 2011. Illinois travelled to Cancun, Mexico, to play in the Cancun Challenge over Thanksgiving break.
They traveled all the way to Mexico...
