Former Illini tries to improve draft stock at NBA Combine
The Chicago native said he's worked out for the Celtics and Cavaliers but hasn't talked with his hometown Bulls who don't have a first-round pick.
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The Chicago native said he's worked out for the Celtics and Cavaliers but hasn't talked with his hometown Bulls who don't have a first-round pick.
Last year, Bret Bielema led the Illini to their first winning season since 2011, and their first eight-win season since 2007.
Epps started in 11 games, and averaged 9.5 points a game.
Ricky Council IV scored 18 points and Arkansas survived some anxious moments in the second half against an Illinois team that wouldn't go away.
The Illini were making their eighth trip to the NCAA Tournament, the first since 2003.
Both the Fighting Illini and the Wildcats are playing in the West Region, but they will start in two different places.
Illinois (22-9), an 11-seed, will take on Mississippi State (20-10) on Wednesday.
The No. 9 seed will play Arkansas on Thursday.
Terrence Shannon Jr. scored 19 points, Coleman Hawkins 17 and Dain Dainja 13 for Illinois (20-12).
The Illini were set to take on Penn State with a trip to the quarterfinals to face Northwestern on the line.
Brandon Newman scored 19 points and Zach Edey added 17 as No. 5 Purdue held on to beat Illinois 76-71 on Sunday.
No. 2 Indiana faces No. 14 Ohio State in the first semifinal at Target Center, the first-time host of this tournament.
The Chan Zuckerberg Biohub will bring together top researchers from the University of Chicago, Northwestern University, and the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.
Makira Cook scored 24 points, Genesis Bryant added 21, and the Illini thumped Rutgers.
Matthew Mayer opened the second overtime with a 3-pointer and a layup and the Fighting Illini (20-10, 11-8 Big Ten Conference) never trailed again.
The Biohub will specialize in engineering technologies to measure biological processes in human tissues at the molecular level.
Bruce Thornton scored 20 points, fellow freshman Brice Sensabaugh scored 14, senior Justice Sueing contributed a double-double, and Ohio State defeated Illinois 72-60 on Sunday, snapping a nine-game losing streak.
Boo Buie led Northwestern with a career-high 35 points.
Mayer made 7 of 14 shots with two 3-pointers and grabbed seven rebounds for the Fighting Illini (18-9, 9-7 Big Ten Conference), who snapped a two-game skid.
Terrence Shannon Jr. scored 20 points to lead five in double figures for Illinois.
I can thank 150 of my new friends in the Orange Krush, the University of Illinois' famous student basketball cheering section that's become infamous throughout the Big Ten for hijacking the opposition's stadiums.
Illinois (17-7, 8-5 Big Ten) trailed 47-41 with 14 1/2 minutes left before Hawkins' 3-pointer started a 19-0 run.
Allegretti's chatted with us from Arizona Friday, getting ready for the big game - and another even bigger family event coming up.
The game will be rescheduled for Feb. 20.
Illinois (16-6, 7-4 Big Ten) has won seven of its last eight games while Nebraska (10-13, 3-9) has lost four straight.
