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.

Illinois head coach Brad Underwood sat down with Fox 32's Cassie Carlson on Thursday to talk about the team hitting its stride at the right time, the importance of staying healthy, and how former Illinois engineers created a custom cast to aid Morez Johnson's wrist injury recovery.

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.

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.

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.

Purdue and Illinois will meet in Champaign in the regular season finale on Friday. TV and radio information, key stats, top players and more.

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

As the 18th-ranked Boilermakers (21-9, 13-6) and the Illini (19-11, 11-8) prepare for their Big Ten Conference regular-season finale Friday night in Champaign, Ill., both squads have regained the swagger necessary to make some amazing March memories.

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.