Illinois lands prized Jamaican big man Cockburn
Illinois has signed prized big man Kofi Cockburn to a national letter of intent.
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2019 Schedule
12-21, 10th in Big Ten
- 11/8W 99-60
- 11/13L 88-80
- 11/193L 84-78
- 11/20L 84-68
- 11/21L 83-74
- 11/25W 86-67
- 11/27L 76-74
- 12/2L 75-60
- 12/519L 77-67
- 12/8W 77-74
- 12/15W 73-55
- 12/22L 79-63
- 12/29L 73-71
- 1/321L 73-65
- 1/6L 68-66
- 1/102L 79-69
- 1/16W 95-68
- 1/2023L 95-71
- 1/23L 72-60
- 1/2613W 78-67
- 1/30L 86-75
- 2/2W 71-64
- 2/59W 79-74
- 2/9W 99-94
- 2/14W 63-56
- 2/1822L 64-58
- 2/23L 83-76
- 2/2714L 73-56
- 3/3W 81-76
- 3/7L 92-74
- 3/10L 72-56
- 3/13W 74-69
- 3/14L 83-62
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Baer scores 17 points as Iowa beats Illinois 83-62
Nicholas Baer made five of Iowa's 12 3-pointers and scored 17 points, helping the Hawkeyes pull away from Illinois for an 83-62 victory on Thursday in the second round of the Big Ten Tournament.
Illinois rallies late to beat Northwestern 74-69 in OT
Giorgi Bezhanishvili scored 26 points, Trent Frazier added 21, including the go-ahead 3-pointer late, and Illinois rallied for a 74-69 overtime victory against Northwestern on Wednesday night in the opening round of the Big Ten Tournament.
Reaves' career-high 26 lead Penn State over Illinois
Senior Josh Reaves scored a career-high 26 points and grabbed 11 rebounds to lead Penn State over Illinois 72-56 on Sunday.
Morgan scores 20 to lead Indiana over Illinois 92-74
Juwan Morgan scored 20 points and grabbed 9 rebounds as Indiana cruised to a 92-74 win over Illinois Thursday night.
Feliz scores 26 as Illinois beats Northwestern 81-76
Andres Feliz scored 26 points to help Illinois hand Northwestern its 10th straight loss 81-76 on Sunday night.
Edwards scores 23, No. 14 Purdue shakes off Illinois 73-56
Carsen Edwards broke out of a shooting slump to score 23 points, and No. 14 Purdue got its fourth straight victory, 73-56 over Illinois on Wednesday night.
Edwards scores 23, No. 14 Purdue shakes off Illinois 73-56
Carsen Edwards broke out of a shooting slump to score 23 points, and No. 14 Purdue got its fourth straight victory, 73-56 over Illinois on Wednesday night.
Stevens scores 25 to lead Penn State past Illinois 83-76
Lamar Stevens scored 25 points and Mike Watkins got his 26th career double-double as Penn State beat Illinois 83-76 on Saturday.
Davison, Iverson lead No. 22 Wisconsin over Illinois, 64-58
Brad Davison scored 18 points, Khalil Iverson added 16 and No. 22 Wisconsin held off Illinois 64-58 on Monday night.
Illinois tops Ohio State 63-56 for first road win
Trent Frazier had 15 points and Ayo Dosunmu buried a key 3-pointer with 29 seconds remaining as Illinois held off Ohio State 63-56 Thursday for its fourth win in a row.
Bezhanishvili scores 35, Illinois beats Rutgers 99-94 in OT
Giorgi Bezhanishvili scored a career-high 35 points to lead Illinois to a 99-94 overtime win over Rutgers on Saturday.
Illinois' defense spurs 79-74 win over No. 9 Michigan State
Ayo Dosunmu scored 24 points, and Illinois used a swarming defense to upset No. 9 Michigan State 79-74 on Monday night.
Fans storm court after upsetting Michigan State (1:18)
Dosunmu drains clutch 3 pointer to extend lead (0:37)
Tillman gets big putback for Spartans (0:28)
Winston makes 3 off a missed dunk (0:21)
Bezhanishvili puts up big alley-oop (0:27)
Dosunmu steals and scores on back-to-back possessions (0:42)
Nichols dunks it off the feed from De La Rosa (0:23)
Dosunmu drains 3 off good ball movement (0:21)
Illinois hands Nebraska its fifth straight loss 71-64
Kipper Nichols scored 18 points and Ayo Dosunmu added 13 as Illinois handed Nebraska its fifth straight defeat 71-64 on Saturday.
Coffey scores 18 to help Minnesota beat Illinois 86-75
Amir Coffey led a balanced Minnesota attack with 18 points and six assists as the Golden Gophers defeated Illinois 86-75 on Wednesday night.
Game on: Gophers to play Illini despite temps
Minnesota will play the Illini as scheduled Wednesday, when the overnight temperatures are forecast to fall as low as 30 degrees below zero with a wind chill of more than 40 below zero.
Dosunmu, Illinois beat No. 13 Maryland 78-67 at MSG
Ayo Dosunmu scored 20 points, Tevian Jones had 18 and Illinois beat No. 13 Maryland 78-67 at Madison Square Garden on Saturday.
2018-19 Big Ten Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan State | 16-4 | - | 32-7 |
| Purdue | 16-4 | - | 26-10 |
| Michigan | 15-5 | 1 | 30-7 |
| Wisconsin | 14-6 | 2 | 23-11 |
| Maryland | 13-7 | 3 | 23-11 |
| Iowa | 10-10 | 6 | 23-12 |
| Minnesota | 9-11 | 7 | 22-14 |
| Ohio State | 8-12 | 8 | 20-15 |
| Indiana | 8-12 | 8 | 19-16 |
| Rutgers | 7-13 | 9 | 14-17 |
| Penn State | 7-13 | 9 | 14-18 |
| Illinois | 7-13 | 9 | 12-21 |
| Nebraska | 6-14 | 10 | 19-17 |
| Northwestern | 4-16 | 12 | 13-19 |
Top Performers 2018-19
- Offense
- Defense
Team Stats
Points Per Game72.7
Rebounds Per Game33.0
Assists Per Game13.5
Points Allowed75.2269th
2019 Recruits
| NAME | POS | STATUS | GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kofi Cockburn | C | Committed | 88 |
| Antwan January | C | Committed | 82 |
| Bernard Kouma | PF | Committed | - |
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Tournament History
| Final Fours | 5 |
| Tournament Record | 40-31 |
| Championship Seasons | None |
| Tournament Appearances | 30 |