DARK SECRETS: Kofi cockburn - The Real Truth

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

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

Illini great Kofi Cockburn heads to Japan without shame, his fire for the NBA still burning

“The world is not a fair place,” Cockburn said. “Sometimes, you have to take what life gives you.”

Chicago Sun-Times · Nov 15, 2022

Illini star Kofi Cockburn on his NBA dream: ‘It’s up to me to believe in myself’

Cockburn might not even be drafted next month. That’s not something a first-team All-American last season wants to contemplate.

Chicago Sun-Times · May 21, 2022

Illinois’ Kofi Cockburn will enter NBA Draft

“I’m closing one of the most amazing chapters of my life,” Cockburn told ESPN on Wednesday. “I’m proud of what we accomplished in college, but I am not sure it can get much better than that.”

Chicago Sun-Times · Apr 20, 2022

Way-Too-Early Men’s Top 25: Ranking the 2022–23 Season’s Leading Contenders

A pair of SEC teams lead our first look at next year, but there’s plenty of roster movement to come.

Sports Illustrated · Apr 5, 2022

Illinois survives Chattanooga’s upset bid, rallying late for 54-53 win in 1st round of NCAA Tournament

PITTSBURGH — Watching Illinois go through its dunking drills before Friday’s game against Chattanooga in the first round of the NCAA Tournament was a treat for the early-arriving crowd at PPG Paints Arena.

Chicago Tribune · Mar 19, 2022

Paul Sullivan: Kofi Cockburn helped turn around the Illinois program. Now he can grow his legend in the NCAA Tournament.

CHICAGO — Illinois’ chances of getting to the Final Four in New Orleans rest on the big shoulders of Kofi Cockburn, which should make Illini Nation feel pretty good heading into Friday’s first-round game against Chattanooga.

Chicago Tribune · Mar 16, 2022

Illinois’ Kofi Cockburn among three Big Ten players on AP All-America first team

The Fighting Illini never had a first-team pick until Ayo Dosunmu made it last season when Cockburn was voted to the second team.

Chicago Sun-Times · Mar 15, 2022

Illinois is the No. 4 seed in the South Region. The Illini will play No. 13 Chattanooga on Friday in Pittsburgh.

Trent Frazier and Coleman Hawkins wore sunglasses to their news conference Sunday after getting the word Illinois had earned a No. 4 seed in the South Region of the NCAA Tournament, where they’ll take on 13th-seeded Chattanooga in a first-round game at 5:50 p.m. Friday in Pittsburgh (TNT).

Chicago Tribune · Mar 14, 2022