Illini Basketball

This past Saturday, Illinois hosted a scrimmage that brought back so many former Illini, you’d think someone died. The McColley was there for it all.

With seven new players on campus, you should expect a bunch of new coverage from McColley, who has returned to form in seeking out the oddities of Ubben.

It’s only June, but Rob is back in Ubben and has a good long video to satiate your Illini basketball needs.

In the grand scheme of it, the Illini’s loss on Sunday shouldn’t be a big deal what with everything going on in our world. Some people see it differently. And that’s the story.

The Illini faced former coach Lon Kruger tonight and prevailed… next up: Kansas. With a one, Bill Self at the helm.

The Illini received a remarkably generous 9-seed in this year’s NCAA tournament, likely to build a fairy-tale storyline for which the media can bite and chew. The challenge? Games against teams with former U of I coaches, UNLV and potentially, Kansas.

Another game, another lead, and another blown game. Straight to Dayton? It’s definitely possible.

Rob gets all misty-eyed about Mike Davis’ departure from the Big U.

Arguably the hardest working, and skinniest, player on the Illini, Bill Cole is more than meets the minutes on the Court. Rob digs deeper with yep, you guessed it, Bill Cole’s mom.