Brad Underwood is trying to guide the Illinois basketball program through more turmoil than I thought there would be during ...

Every college basketball season, with each passing day that brings us closer to Selection Sunday and, eventually, the ...

For now, anyway, the Illini's slot as a No. 4 seed in the college basketball expert's bracket makes perfect sense ...

SOME SPORTS MEDIA MAGPIES may prattle on about a strain of viewer burnout regarding the ceaseless Super Bowl runs of Patrick Mahomes. But most recent TV numbers indicate otherwise. The Chiefs' ...

"Very humble, very generous and very loving," Illinois teammate and close friend Bruce Douglas said of Winters. "You could always count on Big E.” ...

Efrem Winters didn’t spend all that much time in Champaign after his playing days ended. The former McDonald’s All-American, ...

Winters and his classmates joined an Illinois team featuring future pro Derek Harper and Anthony Welch, who collectively launched a run of eight consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances and nine 20-win ...

Illinois legend Efrem Winters died Monday at 61 years old, according to the team. Officials said he was battling an illness ...

To scores of Fighting Illini fans in the 1980s, the lob pass from Bruce Douglas to Efrem Winters was both a thing of beauty ...

Chicago native helped Illinois basketball to a Big Ten Conference title and national prominence in the mid-1980s.

Through 18 conference games, Illinois allowed its opponents a league-best 54.9 points per game.