Illinois coach Brad Underwood had every reason to feel total contentment after his team's 88-80 win over No. 18 Purdue on Friday in Champaign. But in the post-game press conference, his mood turned when he was asked about an official's call and the aftermath of the play.

Despite railing to beat Purdue for the first time since the onset of the global pandemic, Illinois might take a step back ahead of the Big Ten Tournament.

Following Illinois' eight-point win Friday night against Purdue to close the regular-season with three-straight wins, coach Brad Underwood shared a suspenseful nugget Saturday regarding the status of star forward Morez Johnson Jr.

Illinois basketball head coach Brad Underwood revealed how the Fighting Illini turned their season around the past few games

With the Big Ten regular season coming to a close, we can now plot the Illini's path to a conference tournament title

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.

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.

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.

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.

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 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.