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Big Ten Men’s Basketball Preview: Can a Deep Conference Produce a Title Contender?

Purdue looks poised to be the top team again, and Rutgers freshmen will be must-watch this season.

Sports Illustrated · Oct 11, 2024

Big Ten Basketball Notebook: Eric Musselman’s Team-Building Tactic

Outside of its four new members, the league has seen plenty of changes in store for the 2024-25 season.

Sports Illustrated · Oct 4, 2024

March Madness: Ranking the Men’s NCAA Tournament Field 1–68

As you fill out your bracket, here is what to know about every men’s basketball team in the Big Dance.

Sports Illustrated · Mar 19, 2024

Another Illini basketball team is on the brink of the top 10, but how does this one stack up?

There might be more quality around Terrence Shannon Jr. than there was around stars Ayo Dosunmu and Kofi Cockburn.

Chicago Sun-Times · Dec 24, 2023

Terrence Shannon scores 30 as No. 13 Illinois routs Missouri for Braggin’ Rights

“There was a little bit of juice, obviously, because of how bad they beat us last year,” said Shannon, who eclipsed 20 points for the seventh time in his last nine games.

Chicago Sun-Times · Dec 23, 2023

Don’t sleep on Illini’s Terrence Shannon Jr., whose ode to basketball is a moonlight serenade

Why is Shannon, the best player on the 16th-ranked team in the land, averaging 21.7 points, shooting 50.8% from the field and 42.4% from three and being talked about in All-American terms? Read on.

Chicago Sun-Times · Dec 12, 2023

Illinois falls to Tennessee in top-20 matchup

Dalton Knecht scored 21 points and No. 17 Tennessee rallied from a second-half deficit to beat No. 20 Illinois 86-79 Saturday.

Chicago Sun-Times · Dec 9, 2023

Terrence Shannon Jr. leads Illinois over Rutgers

Shannon Jr. had 23 points and 10 rebounds, and No. 24 Illinois beat Rutgers 76-58 in the Big Ten opener for both schools.

Chicago Sun-Times · Dec 3, 2023

No. 23 Illinois falls 71-64 to No. 4 Marquette

Terrence Shannon scores 21 points in Illini’s first loss

Chicago Sun-Times · Nov 15, 2023

Illinois beats Eastern Illinois 80-52 in season opener

Twelve players scored for the Illini as they used their depth to turn away the Panthers.

Chicago Sun-Times · Nov 7, 2023