Underwood on Illini offseason: 'I think we've made some significant improvements in the weight room" ...

Illini coach Brad Underwood and his staff offered 6-foot-11 big Stra Zelic and 6-foot-8 wing Abraham Taiwo on Sunday ...

The Illini have had their share of talent during Underwood's tenure, but fit matters, too. Here's the dream lineup.

Illinois Fighting Illini head coach Brad Underwood watches the action Friday, March 14, 2025, in a quarterfinals game at the 2025 TIAA Big Ten Men’s Basketball Tournament between the Maryland ...

The figure drawing Underwood’s attention, along with that of a handful of other high-major coaches, is Arafan Diane, a 7-foot-1 center from Iowa in the class of 2026.

Kevin Kruger joins Illinois basketball staff as an assistant coach, bringing extensive experience from his time at UNLV and ...

CHAMPAIGN — When No. 17 Illinois men’s basketball coach Brad Underwood considered how “bullish” he is on his team Sunday at State Farm Center, he didn’t play down his expectations.

Brad Underwood’s first head coaching job was leading the cross-country program at Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene, Texas. Instruction amounted to “run as fast as you can from here to ...

Oct 3, 2024; Rosemont, IL, USA; Illinois head coach Brad Underwood takes a question at the podium during the 2024 Big Ten Menís Basketball media day at Donald E. Stephens Convention Center.

Illinois’ Brad Underwood didn’t wait 26 years to become a major-college head coach to let this thing slip away. Brad Underwood’s Illini are back from the abyss — and making March ...