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Over the weekend, one long-running college basketball feud came to a quiet and friendly conclusion: Jimmy Collins, a former Illinois assistant, finally received an apology from Bruce Pearl, the disgraced former Tennessee coach. As an Iowa assistant i...

For the third-straight offseason, Brad Stevens has been pursued for a major conference job opening (or multiple major conference openings) and has refused to leave the small school he has helped raise to basketball relevance.

According to the Chicago Sun-Times, VCU head coach Shaka Smart has turned down Illinois’ offer to become its men’s basketball coach.

Barring something unforeseen taking place on Wednesday, Shaka Smart will remain at VCU and not fill the coaching vacancy at Illinois, multiple sources confirmed on Tuesday afternoon.

The Big Ten Tournament tips off today in Indianapolis with four games between eight teams while the conference's top four teams sit and await their Friday competition. Here is a quick look at today's Big Ten Tournament action.

This is how Tim Beckman hopes to rid the Illini program of the taste left by Ron Zook's seven seasons in charge: More »...

Jerod highlights the history of the Big Ten Men's Basketball Tournament, including tables that lay out the past champions, MVPs, and all-time school records, as well as some interesting notes and facts about the relatively short history of the event.

Whether by luck or by design, the college hoops slate has been terrific in the first week of post-football action. In the wake of a number of exciting games, Andy Bottoms looks at teams on the rise and on the decline heading into a loaded weekend sc...

Whether by luck or by design, the college hoops slate has been terrific in the first week of post-football action. In the wake of a number of exciting games, Andy Bottoms looks at teams on the rise and on the decline heading into a loaded weekend sc...

On Thursday at 8:00 ET, the 23rd-ranked Indiana Hoosiers (18-6, 6-6) return home to face the Illinois Fighting Illini (16-7, 5-5), on the Big Ten Network.

After another week of college basketball that featured exciting finishes, confounding losses, and clutch performances, Andy Bottoms looks at five teams on the rise and five teams on the decline.

Brandon Paul. For his transcendent performance, he deserves the first words of this article. The 6’4″ junior Illini guard from Gurnee, Illinois, who is averaging 12.1 points per game this season, pummeled the Buckeyes with a relentless t...