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UIC postseason run part of college basketball resurgence in Illinois

May 23, 2019 at 7:31 p.m.

Northwestern now knows what March Madness feels like. Illinois is in the NIT quarterfinals and flowing with optimism after hiring a big-time coach. Illinois State won an NIT game after...

Dayton's Kendall Pollard, left, is fouled on his way to the basket by Wichita State's Shaquille Morris during the second half of a first-round game in the NCAA tournament on Friday, March 17, 2017, in Indianapolis.

For Northwestern sports, the ‘after’ sure beats the ‘before’

May 23, 2019 at 7:31 p.m.

For decades Northwestern alumni took pride in things like high SAT entry scores, "Saturday Night Live" cast members, two campus beaches, Otto Graham and their "Purple Mafia" media contingent. Then...

Northwestern ‘fighters’ almost came all the way back against Gonzaga

May 31, 2019 at 9:08 p.m.

For Northwestern fans here, Saturday afternoon began with a pep rally during which athletic director Jim Phillips hollered: "One question for you and the band: Do you know the way...

Gonzaga guard Silas Melson defends against Northwestern guard Bryant McIntosh during the second half.

Sarcastic Chris Collins on NCAA apology: ‘It makes me feel great’

June 5, 2018 at 1:04 p.m.

It was the basket that wasn't. The basket that should have been. With five minutes to play Saturday and Northwestern trailing Gonzaga 63-58, Dererk Pardon took a shot near the...

Former SFA star Thomas Walkup raves about new Illinois coach Brad Underwood

June 5, 2018 at 1:21 p.m.

Thomas Walkup had this five word summary of Brad Underwood: "The best of the best." Walkup, a guard for the Windy City Bulls of the NBA's D-League, thrived under Underwood...

Two NCAA Division I coaches shocked by Illinois’ hiring of Brad Underwood

June 5, 2018 at 1:21 p.m.

Illinois' hiring of Brad Underwood stunned two Division I coaches contacted by the Tribune on Saturday afternoon. One thought that Illinois would get a bigger name, given the reports that...

South Dakota State's Michael Orris drives to the basket against Gonzaga's Przemek Karnowski in the second half during the first round of the 2017 NCAA tournament on March 16, 2017, in Salt Lake City.

Przemek Karnowski a big, bearded presence for top-seeded Gonzaga

June 5, 2018 at 1:14 p.m.

Przemek Karnowski is, well, visually intimidating. Gonzaga's starting center is 7-foot-1 and a few pierogies shy of 300 pounds. His beard is so thick and long, you'd guess it started...

Vanderbilt's Nolan Cressler handles the ball against Northwestern's Dererk Pardon in the first half during the first round of the 2017 NCAA tournament on March 16, 2017, in Salt Lake City.

NU’s Dererk Pardon is ‘different’ — and it starts with an odd spelling

June 5, 2018 at 1:14 p.m.

To hear his Northwestern teammates tell it, there's a lot that's unusual about Dererk Pardon, the undersized center with long arms and a link to LeBron James through AAU ball....

It would take a lot to lure Marshall, 54, from Wichita State, a program he took over in 2007 and has turned into a national power. The Shockers (30-4) just clinched their sixth consecutive NCAA tournament berth by winning the Missouri Valley Conference tournament. They advanced to the Final Four in 2013 and were a No. 1 seed the next year. But with his salary at a reported $3 million-plus, will Illinois put up the money? If the Indiana job opens, the Hoosiers likely would make a run at him.

Illinois’ cadre of coaching candidates is missing something

May 23, 2019 at 7:31 p.m.

Tavaras Hardy wore purple and cheered on his alma mater. Pat Baldwin shadowed Chris Collins on the Northwestern bench, calling out defensive signals. Mitch Henderson coached Princeton within a basket...

Windy City Bulls head coach Nate Loenser during the second half of his team's game against the Long Island Nets at Sears Centre in Hoffman Estates on Feb. 11, 2017.

‘Keep grinding’: Four days behind scenes with D-League’s Windy City Bulls

August 10, 2019 at 5:24 a.m.

A pile of stinky jerseys lies on the floor in the home locker room at the Sears Centre. A few players chug Gatorade. Others check their phones. It's minutes after...

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