The Illinois high school boys basketball 2025-26 season is right around the corner and we begin to roll out our preseason rankings out of the Midwest region. Taking the No. 1 spot in our first Illinois Top 25 preseason rankings are the defending Class 3A state champion DePaul College Prep,

The Illinois basketball team is on a high right now after taking down No. 11 Texas Tech, but we can't look past Colgate on Friday night.

Here's a quick preview of USC men's basketball's Hall of Fame Series game vs Illinois State at Intuit Dome on Friday

Illinois basketball remained No. 14 in the first in-season USA TODAY Network coaches poll, released Monday. Illinois (2-0) is one of six Big Ten teams ranked in the Nov. 10 poll. The Illini are third in the league behind No. 1 Purdue and No. 5 Michigan, and ahead of No. 15 UCLA, No. 17 Michigan State and No. 22 Wisconsin.

Senior guard Cooper Noard scored 19 points in his home state, but Cornell fell 76-65 to Illinois State on Sunday afternoon at CEFCU Arena. The Big Red dropped to 0-2, while the Redbirds, ranked No. 4 in the CollegeInsider.

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WAND) - Illinois Women's Basketball takes a trip to the Pacific Northwest for a date with the Oregon State Beavers.

The No. 11 Red Raiders and No. 14 Fighting Illini meet for the first time ever at State Farm Center with both teams entering undefeated at 2-0. Here's how to watch for free.

The Illini were tested by the Redbirds, but they hung tough and moved to 2-0 to open their 2025 campaign Illinois forward Berry Wallace (23) sinks a free throw in the Illini's 75-65 win over Illinois State at State Farm Center in Champaign,

Check out video highlights from Illinois Fighting Illini vs. Texas Tech basketball

Southern California rides an early-season wave of offensive production into what is technically a neutral-court game against Illinois State on Friday at Inglewood, Calif.

The Illini passed their first test of the season with flying colors, and social media had plenty to say about it in response