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The NCAA men's basketball rules committee couldn't get enough support to even vote on reducing the 35-second shot clock but introduced more replay at the end of regulation and overtime for out-of-bounds and shot-clock violation calls.

One of Illinois coach John Groce's biggest, or at least most interesting, challenges next season will be how he goes about replacing Brandon Paul. The senior guard had an up and down career, to be sure, and while his senior season was no different (P...

Western Michigan freshman forward Darius Paul announced on Twitter on Saturday he will be following in his older brother Brandon's footsteps and will transfer to Illinois.

There are plenty of "sponsored" arenas in college basketball; it's not like college basketball is immune to the crass commercialization that once gave us Enron Field. Still, the Illinois' athletic department's Monday release -- that the school had s...

The University of Illinois has sold the naming rights for Assembly Hall to State Farm Insurance Co.

Oregon State junior point guard Ahmad Starks said Sunday he is considering transferring to Bradley or Illinois to be closer to his ailing grandmother.

Illinois-Chicago announced Wednesday men's basketball coach Howard Moore received a three-year contract extension.

Illinois State junior forward Jon Ekey said Tuesday he will transfer to Illinois for his final season.

Illinois announced a one-year contract extension and salary raise for men's basketball coach John Groce on Saturday. The contract would keep Groce with the Illini through the 2017-18 season and raise his annual salary by $200,000 to $1.6 million.

Seton Hall sophomore guard Aaron Cosby said Friday he will transfer to Illinois.

The Big Ten has been regarded by many this season as the best conference in college basketball. Six Big Ten teams (Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Michigan State, Minnesota, Ohio State) were ranked in the AP top 10 at one point this season. Entering ...

Let's try this again. The last time I offered a bunch of bold predictions, this happened. I tried to explain my reasoning in this follow-up. Maybe it helped. Maybe it just made things worse. But I'm back again for another round of bold predi...

Two weeks ago, after his team's 51-49 loss to Illinois, Tubby Smith sat down at his news conference in the bowels of the United Center and tried to answer the same question -- differently phrased -- over and over: Why? He sighed and rubbed his tem...

AUSTIN, Texas -- It took six games, three days and countless misses plus a few hits but, finally, in the last game of the regional, the NCAA tournament showed up in the heart of the Lone Star State. Thank you, Miami and Illinois. Faith in college ...

AUSTIN, Texas -- The one-time, small-time coach is back in the big time. Jim Larranaga, who last made a significant NCAA tournament run at George Mason in 2006, has led the second-seeded Miami Hurricanes to the Sweet 16 for the first time since 20...

Shane Larkin hit a go-ahead 3-pointer with a minute left and Miami kept possession on a ball knocked out of bounds that probably should have gone to Illinois, helping the Hurricanes hold on for a 63-59 victory Sunday night.