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#Illini men's basketball and football for @news_gazette . #APTop25 MBB voter. #Heisman voter. #USBWA . #EIU grad. Reach me: srichey @news -gazette.com

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4 years
Trent Frazier holding up a sign that says "B1G Champs" as the #Illini walk off the court.
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“This is going to be the standard. … It’s obviously a building block, and we’re going to keep working.” — @IlliniMBB ’s @Ty_rodgers20 after 29 wins and an Elite Eight appearance. #Illini #MarchMadness
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“I play hard, and I’m a winner. I think everybody knows that.” — @IlliniMBB ’s @Ty_rodgers20 on his impact on the court without being a shooter #Illini
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“It’s tough, man. This group accomplished a lot. Tonight didn’t go how we wanted it to, but we’re going to be remembered as a team.” — @IlliniMBB ’s @lukegoode10 . #Illini #MarchMadness
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10 months
Brad Underwood: We have the absolute best — the best — strength and conditioning coach and trainer in the country. #Illini #B1G
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3 years
First player out on the court at State Farm Center today? Class of 2023 five-star point guard Kylan Boswell, who's on an official visit and getting up some shots. #Illini
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8 months
The Orange Krush chanting "transfer portal" at Minnesota's Dawson Garcia when all five Illinois players on the court at the time started their careers elsewhere is ... something. #Illini #B1G
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9 months
Justin Harmon rocking a Coleman Hawkins T-shirt before practice. #Illini
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7 months
"What I'm doing right now, it's not surprising me." — @IlliniMBB 's @DDainja (With a @justinharmon691 cameo singing "Danger Zone" in the background). #Illini #MarchMadness
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2 years
Some strong words from #Illini forward Coleman Hawkins: “We don’t have anything to lose. People have been moving the cameras away from us and putting all the attention on everyone else. I think this team is made for March. I think we’re going to surprise a lot of people.
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8 months
"They were giving out free T-shirts and having all their students come in trying to pack it out. Usually there’s 1,000 people in here. We were able to get a win tonight in a pretty hostile environment." — @IlliniMBB 's @colehawk23 after Saturday's win at Maryland. #Illini #B1G
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Missouri coach Dennis Gates: I think Illinois is a Final Four team. #Illini
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7 months
Big Ten tournament Most Outstanding Player. #Illini
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“I’m not coming here as a one-year guy to be a decent team. I want to be a great team.” — @IlliniMBB ’s @marcusdomask on his conversation with @CoachUnderwood before picking the #Illini
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9 months
Brad Underwood on players attending Terrence Shannon Jr.'s hearing yesterday: They're supporting their teammate. That's what good teammates do. #Illini
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2 years
Terrence Shannon on Underwood’s comments: “I just looked at it as a coach being frustrated with one of his best players and leaders. I didn't show up against Penn State. I can't do that. I can't have nights like that. I took responsibility for it and talked to my team.” #Illini
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“I’m here to win national championships. That’s the goal. We can do that at this university.” — @IlliniMBB ’s @CoachUnderwood after getting a step closer with Thursday/Friday’s Sweet 16 win #Illini #MarchMadness
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“I just want to make sure I don’t screw it up. My job is to come in and try to be supportive of the work the guys have done here.” — @CoachOantigua on his return to @IlliniMBB . #Illini
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The #Illini have arrived.
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8 months
Luke Goode is going to go through Senior Night tomorrow because he'll graduate this year from the Gies School of Business, per Brad Underwood. #Illini
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7 months
Headed to the title game. #Illini #B1GMBBT
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3 years
Brad Underwood and Adam Fletcher just arrived at Ayo Dosunmu’s draft party. Several #Illini players — Kofi Cockburn, Da’Monte Williams, Jacob Grandison and Coleman Hawkins — already here. #NBADraft
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3 years
Brad Underwood basically comparing Big Ten basketball to fights in Pizza Hut parking lots resonates deeply with a central Illinois upbringing. #Illini
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7 months
“That’s a moment I’ll never forget in my life when the confetti dropped and we were able to hold up the trophy.” — @IlliniMBB ’s @lukegoode10 #Illini
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3 years
DeMar DeRozan in the house at State Farm Center to support @chicagobulls teammate and former @IlliniMBB star Ayo Dosunmu, who will have his jersey raised to the rafters shortly. #Illini 📸: @ngphotostaff
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9 months
Brad Underwood: Coleman Hawkins could run practice and we would be prepared. He'll know Maryland backward and forward. ... His in depth understanding of the game is a big plus. #Illini
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7 months
Not sure this question for @marcusdomask went how @Ty_rodgers20 thought it might. A little pre-NCAA tournament fun for @IlliniMBB . #Illini #MarchMadness
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3 years
Brad Underwood: Kofi Cockburn will go through "Senior" Night ceremony tomorrow. Has decision to make about future at Illinois. #Illini
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3 years
Trent Frazier: "Location doesn't matter. ... I'm not going there for vacation." Kofi Cockburn: "Before today there was only one location I knew about, and that was New Orleans." #Illini #MarchMadness2022
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Brad Underwood: We have one guy that plays hard consistently every day. Period. One guy. Sencire Harris plays hard every single day. #Illini
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First person Bret Bielema got to after OT win and postgame TV interview was Aaron Henry. #Illini
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3 years
Brad Underwood: We had no fight (against Maryland). Over my damn, dead body will that happen again. #Illini
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2 months
Announced attendance: 60,670 (sellout). #Illini
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3 years
Ayo Dosunmu’s jersey headed for the SFC rafters. #Illini
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2 years
Ty Rodgers: “I think the more I started to get on the court the more I was able to just settle down, let my nerves loose and all of the stress and anxiety, just let that go. I feel like the past couple games have gone really well for me, and I’ve been able to play free.” #Illini
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3 years
Brad Underwood is asking why Kofi Cockburn doesn't get the cylinder calls like E.J. Liddell just did. The fact Underwood's face is almost purple tells you how he feels about it. #Illini
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“For there to be a 19-year drought is pretty crazy to think. To be a part of the team that kind of broke out of the mold is pretty special.” — @IlliniMBB ’s @lukegoode10 on the #Illini getting back to the Sweet 16 #MarchMadness
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“He felt like winning a national championship is within the realm here and is on the same mission as I am in terms of being able to do that.” — @CoachUnderwood on bringing @CoachOantigua back to @IlliniMBB . #Illini
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FINAL: Illinois 93, Wisconsin 87 The #Illini are Big Ten tournament champs.
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FINAL: Illinois 48, Indiana 45 Isaiah Williams is in there somewhere after catching the game-winning TD. #Illini
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3 years
Total raised at @IlliniMBB ’s Coaches vs. Cancer event? Try $288,570. #Illini fans came through in a big way.
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4 months
Statements from Brad Underwood and Josh Whitman after not guilty verdict for Terrence Shannon Jr. #Illini
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Illinois gets the stop. Cue the celebration. #Illini
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“We didn’t lose our minds when they went on a run. We were able to still have control of the game.” — @IlliniMBB ’s @DDainja on what it took to fend off Iowa State in the Sweet 16 #Illini #MarchMadness
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“Part of me wants to be really happy, but part of me wants to keep that ‘Job’s not finished’ mindset.” — @IlliniMBB ’s @colehawk23 #Illini #MarchMadness
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3 years
Ayo Dosunmu in the house at SFC. #Illini
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2 years
MSG all lit up for the #Illini .
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9 months
Brad Underwood: Nico Moretti (foot) has been cleared. Will be in uniform Sunday against Maryland. #Illini
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8 months
A lot of @IlliniMBB star power in this photo. #Illini
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Bret Bielema (on Penn State): I know they're calling for "white out" energy. Whatever the hell that means. #Illini
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7 months
It’s been a different teammate’s T-shirt everyday for @marcusdomask , including one for @Ty_rodgers20 , who winds up catching another stray from his teammate in Omaha. #Illini #MarchMadness
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7 months
There’s a championship team in there somewhere. #Illini
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2 months
FINAL: Illinois 23, No. 19 Kansas 17 #Illini
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“We appreciate it. It means a lot to have that many fans travel and come watch us.” — @IlliniMBB ’s @lukegoode10 on the support in Boston #Illini #MarchMadness
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"Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk is every bit as big as Kofi Cockburn." — Len Elmore #Illini
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7 years
Former #Illini Malcolm Hill will play in Summer League with the Oklahoma City Thunder.
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“We were not making shots. I think our transition defense was bad in the second half compared to the first half.” — @IlliniMBB ’s @quincyguerrier on what went wrong in the second half against UConn. #Illini #MarchMadness
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1 month
Two touchdowns from @duvalpat3 tonight for @IlliniFootball . #Illini
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3 years
Tim Anderson is holding Chester Frazier by the back of his shirt to make sure he doesn't get on the court as he tries to rile up the crowd after those Trent Frazier threes. #Illini
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2 years
Jayden Epps on earning starting role: "I just know what I can do, and I know what I can bring to the team. I don’t want anything handed to me. I want to earn everything. I was raised up like that — not taking any handouts. I love that I earn what I get." #Illini
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3 years
Quite the visitor list so far for the #Illini today: Ty Rodgers (signed), Morez Johnson (committed) and James Brown all here.
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4 months
It's official. Will Riley will reclassify and join @IlliniMBB for the 2024-25 season. #Illini From @CoachUnderwood :
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“The relationship he has with I think all of us is huge. That’s why we play so hard for him.” — @IlliniMBB ’s @Ty_rodgers20 on @CoachUnderwood #Illini #MarchMadness
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“We’re going to have to show them that we can guard, too.” — @IlliniMBB ’s @justinharmon691 on facing Iowa State and its No. 1 defense in the Sweet 16 #Illini #MarchMadness
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Terrence Shannon Jr. after tonight's win: "I learned that we're a pretty tough team." #Illini
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FINAL: Illinois 30, Central Michigan 9 The #Illini are halfway to bowl eligibility.
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This guy ( @B_Henderson77 ) also caught a TD pass for @IlliniFootball in its #APTop25 win against Nebraska. #Illini
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3 years
Future #Illini Ty Rodgers ( @Ty_rodgers20 ) was selected to play in the Jordan Brand Classic on April 15 in Chicago. On his JBC team is uncommitted 2022 guard Skyy Clark, who, let's say, Illinois is keeping tabs on.
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“I can’t lie. It felt good. There were a lot of people here who hadn’t watched me play since high school.” — @IlliniMBB ’s @marcusdomask , a Wisconsin native, after putting up 31 points in Saturday’s 91-83 win against @BadgerMBB in Madison. #Illini #B1G
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Brad Underwood: Ty Rodgers, I thought, was dominant. ... Everybody keeps putting 5-men on him, and we keep laughing because he's our best post player. #Illini #B1G
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10 months
Purdue has apparently never committed a foul in the history of basketball. (At least according to the reaction every whistle gets). #Illini #B1G
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3 years
The @news_gazette / @IlliniHQ sports front page from four years ago today after @AyoDos_11 committed to @IlliniMBB . #Illini (Still pretty proud of this photo I took).
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"They stream it online. It might be illegal, but that's OK." — Giorgi Bezhanishvili on how his family watches #Illini games
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Giorgi in the house. #Illini
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Brad Underwood on idea fouls called are down this year: They probably are. They're not calling any when Kofi has the ball. #Illini
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“My No. 1 check list in the portal was a team that could win important games. Win meaningful games in March.” — @IlliniMBB ’s @marcusdomask , who will play in his first NCAA tournament game tomorrow. #Illini #MarchMadness
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Brad Underwood: Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn made 37 threes in a row yesterday. #Illini
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Chants of “Coleman, Coleman!” for @IlliniMBB senior @colehawk23 from the SFC crowd. #Illini
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4 months
There have been several high profile additions for Illinois this offseason. Is it enough to get @IlliniMBB into the preseason #APTop25 ? Where should I think about putting Brad Underwood's latest built-from-basically-scratch team, #Illini fans?
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10 months
Braggin’ Rights secured. #Illini
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It was a busy spring for @IlliniMBB , but now the 2024-25 roster is built. Two returning players. Ten newcomers. No change in expectations (especially offensively) with a new-look group. “We’ve tapped just about every market.” — @CoachUnderwood #Illini
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No hiccups with the @TheOrangeKrush game this year it seems. #Illini #B1G
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Plenty to celebrate. “Let’s go win this thing.” — @IlliniAD #Illini #B1GMBBT
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1 year
John Paddock completed 24 of 36 passes for 507 yards and 4 TDs, including another game winner to Isaiah Williams. #Illini
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Fitting postgame presser appearance for Matthew Mayer. #Illini
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Kofi Cockburn gets to enjoy some 1-on-1 time with a fan. #Illini #MarchMadness
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Brad Underwood (on Terrence Shannon Jr.): There was a sequence, I don't think I've seen anything like that from anybody and I sat on the sideline with Michael Beasley and Bill Walker. I don't think I've seen a sequence as freakishly dominating athletically. #Illini
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8 months
Peacock going with a three-man crew for tomorrow's Illinois-Purdue game: Noah Eagle, Stephen Bardo and Robbie Hummel. #Illini #BoilerUp #B1G
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Urbana Middle School star will be wearing orange and blue next season. #Illini
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I’m back 🧡💙
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“We run this state” reads the sign. #Illini
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LATEST: @IlliniMBB ranked No. 24 in this week's #APTop25 poll. First time the #Illini have been ranked since 2014-15 season.
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3 years
Have a feeling this clip might be submitted to the Big Ten league office. #Illini
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3 years
Kofi Cockburn is in uniform and WILL play today. #Illini
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Brad Underwood on Ty Rodgers: If he doesn't smoke a layup in the first half, he's got a heck of a night. ... Almost every day he leads us in rebounding. A couple of his rebounds were huge momentum stoppers to get those balls back. I love Ty Rodgers, man. #Illini
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The Domask family is ready! #Illini #B1GMBBT
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FINAL: Illinois 89, Duquesne 63 The #Illini are Sweet 16 bound. #MarchMadness
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When hitting the transfer portal goes right. #Illini
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3 years
Brad Underwood: (Andre Curbelo) will be back in practice in a limited role. It won't be full go, but he will be back in some capacity. #Illini
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6 months
Incoming! @IlliniMBB ’s @CoachUnderwood discusses his four incoming transfers — Jake Davis, Kylan Boswell, Tre White and, new on Tuesday, Carey Booth. #Illini
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