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    Fighting Illini

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    2021-22 Schedule

    Postseason

    vs13Chattanooga
    W54-53
    vs5Houston
    L68-53

    Regular Season

    vsJackson St
    W71-47
    vsArkansas State
    W92-53
    @Marquette
    L67-66
    @Cincinnati
    L71-51
    @Kansas State
    W72-64
    vsUT Rio Grande
    W94-85
    vsNotre Dame
    W82-72
    vsRutgers
    W86-51
    @Iowa
    W87-83
    vs11Arizona
    L83-79
    vsSt Francis PA
    W106-48
    vsMissouri
    W88-63
    vsFAMU
    CANCCANC
    @Minnesota
    W76-53
    vsMaryland
    W76-64
    @Nebraska
    W81-71
    vsMichigan
    W68-53
    vs4Purdue
    L96-88
    @Maryland
    L81-65
    vs10Michigan State
    W56-55
    @Northwestern
    W59-56
    vs11Wisconsin
    W80-67
    @Indiana
    W74-57
    @3Purdue
    L84-68
    vsNorthwestern
    W73-66
    @Rutgers
    L70-59
    @19Michigan State
    W79-74
    vs22Ohio State
    L86-83
    @Michigan
    W93-85
    vsPenn State
    W60-55
    vs24Iowa
    W74-72
    vsIndiana
    L65-63
    Full Schedule

    Fighting Illini

    NCAAM

      Illinois star big man Cockburn to enter NBA draft

      • 1M
      • Jonathan Givony
      Kofi Cockburn
      Photo by Chris Kohley/Icon Sportswire

        2022 recruiting class rankings: Who rose and who fell after the Final Four?

        • 1M
        • Jeff Borzello, Adam Finkelstein
        2022 recruiting class rankings: Who rose and who fell after the Final Four?
        Jasen Vinlove-USA TODAY Sports

        Fighting Illini

        NCAAM

          Clark, No. 25 in ESPN 100, heading to Illinois

          • 2M
          • Jeff Borzello, Paul Biancardi
          Clark, No. 25 in ESPN 100, heading to Illinois
          Photo by John Jones/Icon Sportswire

          Fighting Illini

          NCAAM

            Arkansas is No. 1 in Way-Too-Early Top 25 college basketball rankings for 2022-23

            • 2M
            • Jeff Borzello
            Arkansas Razorbacks
            Photo by Elsa/Getty Images

            Fighting Illini

            NCAAM

              Illini's Curbelo in portal after frustrating season

              • 2M
              • Jeff Borzello
              Illini's Curbelo in portal after frustrating season
              Sarah Stier/Getty Images

              Fighting Illini

              NCAAM

                Where Did The Big Ten's March Magic Go?

                March used to be a banner month for the Big Ten. In the first two decades of this century, no league was better at maximizing its opportunities in the men's NCAA Tournament. From 2000 to 2019, the Big Ten reached 16 Final Fours, most of any conference, and 48 Sweet 16s, two shy of the ACC's 50 -- despite the fact that the ACC earned 37 top-two seeds and the Big Ten totaled only 21. In the last year of that span, Michigan State crashed the Final Four in vintage Big Ten fashion: Coach Tom Izzo took issue with his team's draw from the selection committee, and then the Spartans made the final weekend by upsetting a top-seeded Duke squad with three future top-10 NBA draft picks. But all of a sudden, and almost all at once, the league's heavyweights have started imploding on the sport's biggest stage. Only two of the Big Ten's nine NCAA Tournament teams -- No. 11 seed Michigan and No. 3 seed Purdue -- have advanced to this year's Sweet 16. That's more than the league could say last year, when only No. 1 seed Michigan made the second weekend out of the nine Big Ten teams in the tournament. Considering the draws that Big Ten teams have been awarded, three Sweet 16 teams in two years amounts to a pitiful showing. Three top-two seeds...
                • 2M
                • Jake Lourim
                Where Did The Big Ten's March Magic Go?

                Fighting Illini

                NCAAM

                  Fabian White Jr.'s incredible hustle play leads to the bucket

                  • 2M
                  0:19

                  Fighting Illini

                  NCAAM

                    Illinois in disbelief after Melendez gets tech for hanging on rim

                    • 2M
                    0:21

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                    NCAAM

                      Coach: Technical foul on dunk 'deflating' for Illini

                      • 2M
                      • Brooke Pryor
                      Coach: Technical foul on dunk 'deflating' for Illini
                      Shelley Lipton/Icon Sportswire

                      Fighting Illini

                      NCAAM

                        Moore scores 21, Houston hammers Illinois to make Sweet 16

                        — Once back in their locker room, Houston's players emptied their water bottles on coach Kelvin Sampson, who peeled off his shirt for the celebratory dousing.
                        • 2M

                        Fighting Illini

                        NCAAM

                          Reseeding the 2022 men's March Madness round of 32

                          • 2M
                          • Myron Medcalf
                          Reseeding the 2022 men's March Madness round of 32
                          Zach Bolinger/Icon Sportswire

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                          NCAAM

                            March Madness 2022: Illinois outlasted Chattanooga, Coach K's last dance and more from the NCAA tournament

                            • 2M
                            • ESPN
                            March Madness 2022: Illinois outlasted Chattanooga, Coach K's last dance and more from the NCAA tournament
                            Mandatory Credit: Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports

                            Fighting Illini

                            NCAAM

                              Plummer's late free throws lift Illini by Chattanooga 54-53

                              — The result didn't make sense to Brad Underwood. For the better part of 39 minutes Friday night, the Illinois coach watched his fourth-seeded team chasing 13th-seeded Chattanooga.
                              • 2M

                              Fighting Illini

                              NCAAM

                                Illinois survives after Chattanooga misses 2 potential game winners

                                • 2M
                                0:31

                                Fighting Illini

                                NCAAM

                                  Big Ten lands three on AP All-America first team

                                  • 2M
                                  Kofi Cockburn
                                  Photo by Chris Kohley/Icon Sportswire

                                  Fighting Illini

                                  NCAAM

                                    2022 NCAA tournament ESPN+ bracket cheat sheet

                                    • 2M
                                    • ESPN+ college basketball analysts
                                    2022 NCAA tournament ESPN+ bracket cheat sheet
                                    Ron Chenoy-USA TODAY Sports

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                                    NCAAM

                                      Bubble Watch 2022: Which teams will be most surprised to see their bubbles burst?

                                      • 2M
                                      • John Gasaway
                                      Bubble Watch 2022: Which teams will be most surprised to see their bubbles burst?
                                      Brad Mills/USA TODAY Sports

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                                      NCAAM

                                        Jackson-Davis leads Indiana past No. 16 Illinois 65-63

                                        — Trayce Jackson-Davis had something to prove at the Big Ten Tournament.
                                        • 2M

                                        Fighting Illini

                                        NCAAM

                                          Indiana secures upset win after Curbelo misses go-ahead attempt

                                          • 2M
                                          0:20

                                          Fighting Illini

                                          NCAAM

                                            The 350 teams that won't win the 2022 national championship

                                            • 2M
                                            • John Gasaway
                                            Purdue vs. Illinois
                                            Photo by Michael Allio/Icon Sportswire

                                            Fighting Illini

                                            NCAAM

                                              College basketball Power Rankings: Final questions as 2021-22 regular season ends

                                              • 3M
                                              • Jeff Borzello
                                              College basketball Power Rankings: Final questions as 2021-22 regular season ends
                                              Chris Jones-USA TODAY Sports

                                              Fighting Illini

                                              NCAAM

                                                No. 20 Illinois beats No. 24 Iowa for share of Big Ten title

                                                — No. 20 Illinois locked up a share of the Big Ten regular-season title when Kofi Cockburn had 21 points and 14 rebounds to lead a 74-72 win over No. 24 Iowa Sunday night.
                                                • 3M

                                                Fighting Illini

                                                NCAAM

                                                  Holmgren, Tshiebwe on men's Wooden ballot

                                                  • 3M
                                                  Drew Timme and Chet Holmgren
                                                  James Snook-USA TODAY Sports

                                                  Fighting Illini

                                                  NCAAM

                                                    College basketball Power Rankings: Baylor is back at No. 2, Saint Mary's enters the fray

                                                    • 3M
                                                    • Jeff Borzello
                                                    College basketball Power Rankings: Baylor is back at No. 2, Saint Mary's enters the fray
                                                    Chris Jones-USA TODAY Sports

                                                    Fighting Illini

                                                    NCAAM

                                                      Cockburn, Plummer help No. 15 Illinois beat Michigan 93-85

                                                      — Kofi Cockburn dominated on the inside, as usual, and his teammates provided plenty of offense from the outside.
                                                      • 3M
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                                                      2021-22 Big Ten Standings

                                                      TeamCONFGBOVR
                                                      Wisconsin15-5-25-8
                                                      Illinois15-5-23-10
                                                      Purdue14-6129-8
                                                      Iowa12-8326-10
                                                      Ohio State12-8320-12
                                                      Rutgers12-8318-14
                                                      Michigan State11-9423-13
                                                      Michigan11-9419-15
                                                      Indiana9-11621-14
                                                      Northwestern7-13815-16
                                                      Maryland7-13815-17
                                                      Penn State7-13814-17
                                                      Minnesota4-161113-17
                                                      Nebraska4-161110-22
                                                      Full Standings

                                                      2021-22 Team Leaders

                                                      Points Per Game

                                                      Kofi Cockburn

                                                      Kofi CockburnC #21

                                                      20.9
                                                      MIN30.7
                                                      FG%59.3

                                                      Assists Per Game

                                                      Trent Frazier

                                                      Trent FrazierG #1

                                                      4.1
                                                      PPG11.6
                                                      TO1.8

                                                      Field Goal Percentage

                                                      Kofi Cockburn

                                                      Kofi CockburnC #21

                                                      59.3
                                                      MIN30.7
                                                      PPG20.9
                                                      Full Team Statistics

                                                      2021-22 Team Stats

                                                      Points Per Game
                                                      74.4
                                                      92nd
                                                      Rebounds Per Game
                                                      38.5
                                                      57th
                                                      Assists Per Game
                                                      15.2
                                                      51st
                                                      Points Allowed
                                                      67.2
                                                      Full Team Stats

                                                      2022 Polls & Rankings

                                                      apcoaches
                                                      1919
                                                      Complete Rankings

                                                      2022 Recruits

                                                      NamePosStatusGrade
                                                      Skyy ClarkSGCommitted89
                                                      Ty RodgersPFSigned85
                                                      Jayden EppsSGSigned82
                                                      Sencire HarrisPGSigned81
                                                      All Recruits

                                                      Tournament History

                                                      Final Fours5
                                                      Tournament Record41-32
                                                      Championship SeasonsNone
                                                      Tournament Appearances31
                                                      NCAA Tournament History
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