It was an up and down week for Northwestern, which hung on to its No. 1 spot with a huge win over Wisconsin. But Illinois State isn’t far behind after beating up on inferior competition in the MVC. All that and more in this week’s Illinois…
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We’ve got a new No. 1 in the Illinois Rankings! Yes, Illinois State is still undefeated in the MVC, but Northwestern won more convincingly against better opponents last week. All that and more in this week’s rankings. 1. Northwestern (18-4, 7-2 Big Ten) Last week:…
Illinois has not had a team finish a season in the Kenpom Top 40 since the Illini in 2012-13. Well, with February nearing, the state has two such teams in Northwestern (No. 31) and Illinois State (No. 37). These are pretty exciting times for both programs, and…
Conference play began last week, and it brought plenty of surprises around the state. Despite losing, Northwestern clings to its No. 1 ranking just ahead of surging Illinois State. 1. Northwestern (12-3, 1-1 Big Ten) Last week: 1 After thrashing Penn State in the Big…
BY STEFAN MODRICH/@StefanJModrich Loyola’s perfect record at home didn’t last long into 2017 as the Ramblers (10-5) squandered a five-point advantage late in the first half and were buried by a series of Illinois State runs, falling 81-59 to the Redbirds (10-4) in their return to…
Illinois State will honor former basketball standout Del Yarbrough by wearing patches with his initials on warmup jerseys for the rest of the season. Yarbrough died last Wednesday at 59 years old. "DY" patch on the warm ups to honor former Redbird Del Yarbrough. #REDBIRDhoops…
Illinois State juniors DJ Clayton and Milik Yarbrough were charged Tuesday with misdemeanor theft, according to a report from WJBC News. The charges relate to when an iPhone and wallet were reported at a campus event in September. According to police, investigators learned the phone’s location when it…