A lot of Illinois basketball fans are not going to like what I'm about to write here. I fully expect some Illinois basketball fans to unfollow me on Twitter for this. Well, join the club. Illini fans unfollow me more than fans of any other fanbase. I'm not trying to tell Illinois basketball Coach John Groce what to do. He's forgotten more about college basketball than I'll ever … [Read more...] about Illinois basketball should sit the veterans, start the freshmen
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This Illini basketball team should feature the young guys more
During the pregame radio show, Illini basketball Coach John Groce said there are two types of college basketball teams playing during this period of the season. Those that have checked out mentally and can't wait for the season to end. The second group: teams composed of kids that want to keep playing as long as possible. Obviously, he then said, this Illini basketball team is … [Read more...] about This Illini basketball team should feature the young guys more
Illini Coach John Groce angered by Illinois “fans” booing his team
Illinois Coach John Groce was asked a question about the emotions he displayed during the 81-74 Illini loss to the #12 Iowa Hawkeyes. It was Iowa’s first win at Illinois since 1999. The reporter queried as to why John Groce was conveying more emotion than he usually does. Groce said he was indeed angry, and not just because his team blew a five point lead down the stretch, … [Read more...] about Illini Coach John Groce angered by Illinois “fans” booing his team
Evaluating the remains of the Illini NCAA Tournament profile
The Illinois Fighting Illini tournament chances aren't dead yet. But they are in critical condition and mandating life support. Everything can change in a New York minute. On Monday the Illini were sitting pretty with an RPI of 10 and all the preseason concerns about how bad the Illini might or might not be were put to rest. The Braggin Rights rivalry win put those fears to … [Read more...] about Evaluating the remains of the Illini NCAA Tournament profile
Illini basketball play and lose uglier than the Northwestern shorts
Illini basketball played so ugly and atrocious tonight, that their horrendous offense overshadowed the ugliness of the infamous "Northwestern shorts" tonight at Welsh-Ryan Arena. There wasn't that much of a buzz among the Chicago media for this one. Understandable. Twitter was rather quiet for this one too. And if you did watch the ugliest Big Ten basketball game since 2009 … [Read more...] about Illini basketball play and lose uglier than the Northwestern shorts
Illini basketball national ranking could be short-lived
Your 13-2, 2-0 Illini basketball team will probably move into the national rankings for the first time this season later today. And it's well deserved. Other than the 8 minute collapse at Georgia Tech in the Big Ten ACC Challenge, this Illini basketball team has not really done anything wrong this year. The Mizzou win was solid and the Oregon loss wasn't bad at all. Defeating … [Read more...] about Illini basketball national ranking could be short-lived
Top 60 national recruit Aaron Jordan commits to Illini basketball
Shooting guard Aaron Jordan has chosen Illinois. The class of 2015 blue-chip prospect from Plainfield, Illinois picked the Illini over Northwestern, Creighton, Indiana, Wisconsin and Purdue. Currently, Aaron Jordan is ranked as the 60th best prospect in the country, according to Rivals.com, and No. 77 by Scout.com. Aaron Jordan is considered a top prospect in the state of … [Read more...] about Top 60 national recruit Aaron Jordan commits to Illini basketball
Illini basketball comfortably avoids disaster at the United Center
For the first 27 minutes, it looked like Illini basketball would repeat a horrid day in their history as the lowly UIC Flames (5-8) led the Illini until Rayvonte Rice tied the game at 53, with 13:18 left. The Flames, and their estimated crowd of 150-250 fans were looking for a repeat victory against the Illini (10-2) at the United Center. The Flames defeated Illini basketball … [Read more...] about Illini basketball comfortably avoids disaster at the United Center
Rayvonte Rice: best option for ’13-’14 Illini Basketball
I asked IPFW forward Steve Forbes what he thought of the game Rayvonte Rice just had, and what he thought of Rayvonte Rice as a player. "Who?" The Mastodons big man responded. Now Rayvonte Rice is not as high profile a college basketball player as Jabari Parker or Andrew Wiggins, but he is certainly not obscure either. Rice is the leading scorer on this Illini basketball … [Read more...] about Rayvonte Rice: best option for ’13-’14 Illini Basketball
Illini basketball gets signature win over Mizzou, Braggin’ Rights all around
The Illini basketball team earned their coffee today because "coffee is for closers." They beat #23 Mizzou in the 33rd annual Braggin' Rights, with the Illini now owning a 21-12 advantage over Missouri in the annual rivalry game played in downtown St. Louis. Illini basketball is now up 28-16 overall for the series. Illinois won eight consecutive Braggin' Rights from 1983-90 and … [Read more...] about Illini basketball gets signature win over Mizzou, Braggin’ Rights all around