Illinois basketball has earned a No. 6 seed and will play either No. 11 seed Texas (19-15) or Xavier (21-11) at 8:45 p.m. Friday in the first round of the men's NCAA Tournament in Milwaukee.

Illinois secures a No. 6 seed in the Midwest Regional and will play the winner of Texas vs. Xavier in the NCAA Tournament.

Big Ten coaches always talk about the conference’s power, but only eight teams made it to the NCAA men’s tournament, while the SEC had 14 of its 16 teams selected.

The NCAA tournament brackets are out, and Illinois basketball is dancing once again. At one time this season, the Illini were ...

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The Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team has made four consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances under head coach Brad Underwood, and a fifth straight appearance seems likely entering ...

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I want to first start off by saying that Illinois basketball fans shouldn’t turn on Brad Underwood. Underwood’s resume with ...

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The mood in the Illinois men’s basketballlocker room Friday night at Gainbridge Fieldhouse was subdued. Diametrically opposite of the energy and excitement a night prior.