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Senior guard Alvin Ellis, of Chicago's De La Salle High School, committed and signed his letter of intent to the Michigan State Spartans on Wednesday. Ellis, a 6-foot-4 shooting guard, was previously signed with the Minnesota Golden Gophers. He av...

CHICAGO -- Here's a quick look at Indiana's 80-64 win over Illinois in the Big Ten tournament quarterfinals at the United Center on Friday. How it happened: Poor shooting coupled by the play of Cody Zeller led to a disastrous first half for Illino...

Illinois senior guard D.J. Richardson was named Co-Big Ten Player of the Week on Monday. Richardson averaged 18 points on 50 percent shooting and 2.5 steals in the Illini's two wins over top-20 opponents last week. He had a game-high 23 points, in...

Morgan Park student Tyrone Lawson, 17, was fatally shot after his school took on powerhouse Simeon and top player Jabari Parker in a contentious game Wednesday night at Chicago State.

ST. LOUIS -- What every Illinois critic wanted to know about the Illini was what would happen to them if they had a bad shooting day against a good team. The Illini had lived by the 3-pointer against good teams (Butler, Gonzaga) and slipped past a...

Illinois senior shooting guard Brandon Paul was named the Big Ten Player of the Week on Monday. Paul scored a season-high 35 points on 10-of-16 shooting in the Illini's road win over Gonzaga on Saturday. He sank nine of his 11 shots, made five 3-p...

Illinois senior shooting guard Brandon Paul, Ohio senior point guard D.J. Cooper, and Notre Dame senior power forward Jack Cooley, all Chicago-area products, were named to the John R. Wooden Award preseason Top 50 list on Thursday. Paul, who atten...

Illinois senior shooting guard D.J. Richardson wears a wristband with the numbers 3-19-13 printed on it. The numbers stand for March 19, 2013, the first day of the 2013 NCAA tournament, and that's what drives him on a daily basis. "I really bel...

SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- Chicago Bulls backup guard Marco Belinelli prides himself on his shooting, and it bothered him that his shot had been far from accurate throughout the preseason. On Friday, in his final opportunity to correct himself before the...

ROSEMONT, Ill. -- Illinois first-year coach John Groce said Thursday he felt recruiting Chicago wasn't as bad as some have made it to be. Two of Groce's first four Illini recruits have been from Chicago. Shooting guard Kendrick Nunn and point gua...

Proviso East senior shooting guard Sterling Brown committed to Southern Methodist on Monday. Brown, a 6-4 guard, visited SMU over the weekend and informed SMU and the other schools recruiting of his decision on Monday. He also considered DePaul, M...

Southern Illinois junior guard Diamond Taylor has been suspended indefinitely after he was charged Saturday with driving under the influence, the school announced on Monday. Taylor, a 6-4 shooting guard, was arrested early Saturday morning. He sta...

De La Salle senior guard Alvin Ellis committed to Minnesota on Sunday. Ellis, a 6-foot-4 shooting guard, chose the Gophers over Butler, Kansas State and Northwestern. He is ranked the No. 94th shooting guard in the country by ESPN. He averaged 16...

Northwestern junior guard JerShon Cobb has been suspended for the upcoming season due to violations of team policy, the school announced on Friday.

Elkhart Memorial senior shooting guard Markese McGuire committed to Illinois-Chicago on Sunday. McGuire, a 6-3 guard from Elkhart, Ind., chose the Flames over Evansville. He averaged 16.3 points, five rebounds and 2.5 assists last season. "The ...

ESPN 100 senior guard Xavier Rathan-Mayes included Illinois along with Baylor, Connecticut, Florida State and Texas in his top five schools on Friday. Rathan-Mayes, a 6-3 shooting guard, tweeted his list on Friday afternoon. He is ranked No. 23 in...