Illini seek their alltime best
Fans will get a chance to vote for the University of Illinois' All-Century Team. The vote on the Internet (fightingillini.com) begins Wednesday and will run through April 5, officials announced...
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Ties that bind?or blind
Central Illinois club coach Verdell Jones had a big influence on Shaun Livingston's rise to basketball prominence, but when Jones allegedly said the Peoria Central star listened to him more...
Wink and a nod: Colleges schedule club teams
College athletic departments are paying thousands of dollars to some of the nation's top club basketball programs. The reason, college coaches say, is to improve?or at least not hurt?their chances...
Power brokers
Neither Larry Butler nor Mac Irvin has run a high school basketball program. Neither has worked full time for a school district or the Illinois High School Association, the governing...
High schooling
The chatter told Gina Wright something was coming. She didn't know exactly what it was. She didn't know about the persistent basketball coaches who would call in hopes of talking...
Summer currency: See, be seen
The two famous college basketball coaches sitting in the bleachers of a high school gymnasium in a sprawling desert subdivision last July created as much of a stir as the...
A two-way game
The chatter told Gina Wright something was coming. She didn't know exactly what it was. She didn't know about the persistent basketball coaches who would call in hopes of talking...
Beutjer has wins on his mind
Illinois quarterback Jon Beutjer, whom the NCAA recently gave a sixth year to complete his collegiate eligibility, said he has heard rumors coach Ron Turner needs a winning season to...
Illinois falls out of Top 25
Illinois' 10-point loss to Northwestern last week cost the Illini their Top 25 ranking in the Associated Press and USA Today/ESPN Top 25 polls released Monday. The Illini, 25th in...
Brown’s 26 spark Illinois
Illinois sophomore Dee Brown showed off his refined perimeter shooting en route to 26 points in the Illini's 91-66 exhibition victory over the Illinois All-Stars at the Assembly Hall in...