After a win over Michigan on Sunday, the Illini impressed their coach with their ability to bounce back from a low point

Congressional hearing? What congressional hearing? All the Illini men's basketball team's coach knows is that the next game is coming.

A key forward for the Illinois Fighting Irish is recovering from a broken wrist and is hoping to come back before the end of the season. Illinois Forward Morez Johnson Injury Update Illinois Fighting Illini forward Morez Johnson broke his wrist on Feb.

Just this week, head coach Brad Underwood was finally able to hold near full practices. More importantly, the Illini appear to be getting healthy at the right time. The game at Michigan on Sunday followed a 20-point win at home against Iowa.

Coming off one of the best seasons in years for Illinois basketball, a lot was expected in 2024-25. For a team that made its first Elite 8 in nearly 20 years, Brad Underwood’s Illini, haven’t quite lived up to their billing this season.

Illinois basketball coach Brad Underwood watched Saturday night as his team took the worst loss in program history. The Fighting Illini got shellacked by the Duke Blue Devils at Madison Square Garden.

Illinois basketball is spiraling, and Brad Underwood’s frustrations were evident after a historic 110-67 thrashing at the hands of Duke at Madison Square Garden. The Fighting Illini shot just 2-of-26 from 3-point range after missing their first 17 attempts from deep for the game.

Nothing went right for Brad Underwood's Illinois team Saturday night as it suffered a historic low – a 110-67 loss to No. 3 Duke at Madison Square Garden.  It was a lackadaisical effort, somewhat better to be seen than explained.

The Illinois Fighting Illini men’s basketball team has been a March Madness staple and is currently riding a four-season streak of making the NCAA Tournament. However, the 2024-25 season hasn’t quite gone to plan.

Illinois' 20-point win Sunday in Ann Arbor was more significant than just impending NCAA Tournament implications.

But after Illinois was dragged through the mud by No. 3 Duke on Saturday in New York, tagged with the worst loss in program history in a 110-67 blowout, the question was posed to Illini coach Brad Underwood in the postgame press conference: Is this team tough enough?

Just over a week ago, Illinois (19-11, 11-8 Big Ten ... over then-No. 15 Michigan at Ann Arbor's Crisler Center, coach Brad Underwood marveled out how far his guys had come in so short a time.