Illinois guard Malcolm Hill had quite a senior night, dropping 22 points and 4 assists on Michigan State as the Illini picked up another late-season, quality win to keep their NCAA Tournament hopes alive. He also moved up to No. 4 on Illinois’ all-time scoring…
Last week was filled with local matchups. Chicago State and UIC each played two schools from the Chicago area, and Northwestern and Illinois competed in separate games at the United Center. While the top teams stayed put, the bottom two thirds of the Illinois Rankings…
BY STEFAN MODRICH/@StefanJModrich CHICAGO — Illinois head coach John Groce had some advice for his players before Saturday’s 75-73 win over BYU in the Legends Classic, particularly for senior guards Tracy Abrams and Jaylon Tate and sophomore guard D.J. Williams. “Making sure you’re playing with…
It’s a bit late to the party, but here are The Catch and Shoot’s first Illinois Rankings of the 2016-17 season, evaluating all 13 teams in the state. So far, the state has performed relatively well with four teams in the KenPom top 130. The top spot…
