Men's Basketball

All-time Saluki Draft Face-off

Dozens of Salukis have felt knots in their stomach on NBA draft day.

Today, those knots return.

As former SIU point guard Bryan Mullins awaits word on whether he will be picked in tonight’s draft, he will join the ranks today of all past and present Salukis eligible for the Daily Egyptian’s “All-time Saluki Draft.”

Every player to don an SIU uniform is fair game and assumed to be in his prime. Once a player is picked off the board, that player cannot be drafted.

6/24/2009 - 10:21 PM    1 comment
Legion arrested for driving on suspended license

Illinois basketball player Alex Legion was arrested Monday night for driving on a suspended license.

4/16/2009 - 1:56 PM    Post your comment
Season in review: The 2008-09 basketball season

Illinois head coach Bruce Weber reflects on a "positive season."

4/2/2009 - 4:00 AM    Post your comment
Meacham, Brock shine in their career finale

PORTLAND, Ore. - In the absence of Illinois guard Chester Frazier, fellow seniors Trent Meacham and Calvin Brock played the game of their lives against 12th-seeded Western Kentucky. While their efforts on the court against the Hilltoppers didn't result in a win, it wasn't because of the seniors' performances.

3/21/2009 - 12:00 AM    Post your comment
Illini bounced from the Dance floor by Hilltoppers

The "upset" wasn't much of one despite what the seeding may have suggested. The No. 12-seeded Western Kentucky controlled most of the game against No. 5-seeded Illinois in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament, winning 76-72 at the Rose Garden.

3/20/2009 - 12:04 AM    Post your comment
The Dance ends too early

PORTLAND, Ore. — The "upset" wasn't much of one despite what the seeding may have suggested. The No. 12-seeded Western Kentucky Hilltoppers controlled most of the game against No. 5-seeded Illinois in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament, winning 76-72 at the Rose Garden.

3/20/2009 - 12:00 AM    Post your comment
Weber challenges McCamey to carry Illini in first round of NCAAs

With senior guard Chester Frazier officially out of Thursday's matchup against Western Kentucky, Illinois head coach Bruce Weber knows what he needs during the first round of the NCAA Tournament. He said there's still "too much damage" on Frazier's hand to play him this weekend. Weber targeted solid play from yearlong starter Demetri McCamey in a teleconference Tuesday.

3/19/2009 - 4:00 AM    Post your comment
Men's basketball program profitable

While the Fighting Illini men's basketball will begin playing Thursday in the NCAA tournament as a No. 5 seed, they recently received a No. 7 ranking in a different poll. Earlier this week, Forbes.com ranked the Fighting Illini men's team the seventh most valuable college basketball team in the country, a one-spot drop from last year's list.

3/19/2009 - 4:00 AM    Post your comment
Illini smiling about No. 5 seed in NCAA Tournament

Though Illinois was all but guaranteed to notch an NCAA Tournament berth, Illini head coach Bruce Weber still had some butterflies fluttering in his stomach as he watched the CBS Selection Sunday show with his team. But after about 35 minutes, CBS host Greg Gumbel called out Illinois as the No. 5 seed in the South Regional. "I don't think we could be more excited about getting a five seed," Weber said.

3/16/2009 - 1:33 PM    Post your comment
No seats left for Illini basketball fans in Portland

Fans hoping for tickets to watch No. 5 seed Illini battle it out in Portland, Ore. this weekend are out of luck. All 350 tickets allotted to the team for the first weekend are being used by team players, coaches and families, said Derrick Burson, an associate director in the Illini Athletic Public Relations department.

"We've never had a public sale from our allotment on the first weekend," Burson said.

Not all of the NCAA tournament sights have been sold out, Burson said.

3/16/2009 - 8:00 AM    Post your comment
Healthy Hummel key to Purdue's win against Illinois

The Illinois men's basketball team's two regular-season victories against Purdue were certainly key triumphs. But the Illini's pair of wins came against an incomplete Boilermakers squad. With Hummel at full strength, Purdue looked like the team the media had in mind when it chose Purdue as the preseason favorite to win the Big Ten. After defeating the Illini 66-56 in the Big Ten Tournament semifinals on Saturday, the Boilermakers beat Ohio State 65-61 on Sunday to take the conference tournament title.

3/16/2009 - 12:00 AM    Post your comment
Police allege Smith violated probation

After losing Shaun Pruitt and Brian Randle to graduation and following an overall poor season, Illinois fans, coaches and teammates set high expectations for junior redshirt guard Jamar Smith. But those expectations are in serious jeopardy after Smith turned himself in to authorities Tuesday after a warrant was issued for his arrest.

7/30/2008 - 4:00 AM    Post your comment
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