ALL WORK AND NO PLAY Tuesday morning’s workout was the last full practice before the lads fly off to sunny South Padre Island. There, they will work like dogs (dogs that work, not lapdogs). When …
The Human Pogo stick tallied another 20 points Sunday in Illinois’ 78–64 win against Jackson State. Yawn. Mike Davis is automatic, so there’s really no excitement in his statistics. He gets the ball, and then …
Prior to Thursday’s game at Vanderbilt, I drew up a list of questions about this year’s team. I figured it might make for interesting reading among the faithful. It hadn’t occurred to me that Illinois …
And before you could say “a pair of cupcakes,” Illinois was 2–0 on the season. The Illini trounced Texas A&M-Corpus Christi yesterday, 72–53. Friday’s opener against Eastern Washington was tied at the half, but our …
Guard Chester Frazier pulled down ten rebounds, while forward Mike Davis led the team in shooting in a tough battle against a Div. II team from Romeoville, Ill. It’s role reversal, but this year’s Illini …
This week’s Illini punching bag comes from Romeoville. Lewis University fields… well, courts… a pretty good basketball team, by Division II standards. Led by Harvey-Thornton graduate Brandon Dagans, the Flyers notched 20 wins in 2007–08. …
It’s just an exhibition game, but Ed Hightower’s presence in the stripey shirt meant this game was not mere pretend. Florida Southern wing-forward Preston Fredrick probably doesn’t know who Ed Hightower is. But he was …
Footwork and floor-position are the big priorities right now. It’s not nearly so exciting as the John Calipari free-for-all shooting and dunking cavalcade. But both are vital for running an effective motion offense, as well …
Before they told you “Nick Smith is the tallest player in Illini history,” the nabobs who read the media guide directly into the microphone would tell you that the Illini would try to establish Brian …
The season doesn’t really start for a few weeks. But it sort of started two weeks ago, on a football field, after a football game. It kind of starts Sunday, when our basketball team will …
