The irony these days of course is the Illini play in State Farm Center, its corporate entity based in Bloomington-Normal.

Illinois men’s and women’s basketball hosted its annual in-house media day on Thursday ahead of the 2025-26 seasons. Head coaches Shauna Green and Brad Underwood started the afternoon off with press ...

The Illini will take on Florida behind closed doors ahead of the 2025-26 campaign. Here's why it's a fantastic opportunity: ...

The USC Trojans suffered their first loss of the 2025 season on Saturday, losing a heartbreaker to the No. 22 Illinois Fighting Illini on a 41-yard game winning field goal by David Alano. Heading into ...

Fresh off a sweep over the Iowa Hawkeyes, the No. 7 Wisconsin Badgers are back home to face the Illinois Fighting Illini in their second Big Ten game. Wisconsin hit the road on Sunday and blew past ...

That atmosphere has transformed State Farm Center into one of the Big Ten’s toughest venues, with sellout crowds giving the Illini an edge every time the team takes the floor. It’s clear the Illini ...

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After a 22-13 season last winter that ended with a second round NCAA tournament loss to Kentucky, the Fighting Illini lost several key contributors. Among them: NBA draft picks Kasparas Jakucionis and ...

Scott Richey covers college basketball for The News-Gazette. His email is [email protected], and you can follow him on Twitter ( @srrichey ).