blog posts How Illini Tennis helped rekindle Gandawidjaja's passion Apr 15, 2020 4:15 pm As a junior-year walk-on, Madeleine Gandawidjaja's path to Big Ten tennis team was certainly unconventional. Fighting Illini Athletics Hall Of Fame Class of 2020 announced Apr 8, 2020 8:45 am Football is represented by Ray Nitschke, Kevin Hardy and Moe Gardner. Basketball inductees include Derek Harper, Tal Brody and all-time leading scorer and rebounder for the women's program, Jenna Smith. Perseverance pays off for Illini gymnast Brittany Jones Mar 23, 2020 11:15 am Brittany Jones didn't make her women's gymnastics debut until nearly two and a half years after she arrived on campus. But in the fall of 2016she was healthy, happy and ready to compete. A series of injuries changed all that. Remainder of 2020 Big Ten men's basketball tournament canceled Mar 12, 2020 12:00 pm Indianapolis Star (March 12) The SEC, Big 12, Pac 12, Mid-American, American Athletic Conference and Atlantic 10 also canceled conference tournaments on Thursday. The Ivy League canceled its tournament on Tuesday. Big Ten Tournament game notes Mar 12, 2020 8:00 am The Fighting Illini open play in Friday's Quarterfinals at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. Game time is 1:25 pm (CDT). Dosunmu, Cockburn, Underwood rake in postseason honors Mar 11, 2020 10:15 am Ayo Dosunmu and Kofi Cockburn picked up more honors on Tuesday, after each collected Big Ten honors on Monday. And Coach Brad Underwood was named Big Ten Coach of the Year by HoopsHD.com. Cockburn B1G Freshman of the Year; Dosunmu First-Team All-B1G Mar 10, 2020 9:00 am The Big Ten Confference announced the awards for Kofi Cockburn and Ayo Dosunmu. Senior guard Andres Feliz was recognized as Illinois' Big Ten Sportsmanship Award honoree. Illini stuff Hawkeyes, earn double bye in B1G tournament Mar 9, 2020 8:45 am Kofi Cockburn used all of his 7-foot frame to stuff Iowa center Luka Garza before the final horn to clinch Illinois' 78-76 win and the fourth seed in the 2020 Big Ten Tournament. Senior Sendoff for four Illini this Sunday Mar 6, 2020 4:00 pm The No. 23 Fighting Illini host No. 18 Iowa Sunday night at State Farm Center in what will be the final home game for four Illini seniors: Andres Feliz, Kipper Nichols, Samson Oladimeji and Tyler Underwood. Buckeyes rally to top Illini, 71-63 Mar 6, 2020 9:30 am Ayo Dosunmu scored 21 points and Andres Feliz had a double-double (11 points, 11 rebounds), but No. 23 Illinois fell at No. 19 Ohio State, 71-63, Thursday night at Value City Arena. Illini look to stay hot vs. #19 Buckeyes tonight Mar 5, 2020 9:15 am Currently one-half game out of first place in the Big Ten standings, Illinois plays its final road game of the season on Thursday night at Ohio State. Comia leads Illini Baseball to home opening win over Chicago State Mar 4, 2020 10:30 am Branden Comia had a career-high four hits, four RBIs and Garrett Acton tied Illinois' career saves record in the 11-8 home opening win over Chicago State. The Illini won for the fifth time in the last six games. Illinois’ Holešínská earns All-Big Ten honorable mention Mar 3, 2020 9:00 am Holešínská, a reshirt junior, leads the Illini in scoring at 13.0 points per game. She's done most of her damage from three-point range with a three-point percentage of .418. Illini down Hoosiers, 67-66, for 20th win Mar 2, 2020 8:30 am Ayo Dosunmu is becoming legendary at Illinois for his hustle, talent and an intangible yet reliable ability to take over a game and win it in the final seconds. On Sunday, he had 17 points to lead Illinois over Indiana, 67-66. Griffin's career night propels Illini past Northwestern, 74-66 Feb 28, 2020 9:45 am Alan Griffin set career highs with 24 points and six 3-pointers, Ayo Dosunmu scored 21 and Illinois beat struggling Northwestern 74-66 on Thursday night. Top-25 tests on deck for Illinois at the Frisco Classic Feb 27, 2020 8:45 am Illinois Baseball travels to Texas this weekend for the Frisco Classic, one of the top round robin tournaments in college baseball. The Illini will play No. 13 Texas A&M, No. 23 Oklahoma State, and No. 1 UCLA. This Illini has already qualified for 2020 Olympics. NBC profiles Daniel Romanchuk Feb 26, 2020 8:45 am Romanchuk’s list of accomplishments include winning both the Chicago and New York City marathons. He was the first American to win the men’s wheelchair race in the NYC Marathon. Illini take care of business; down Huskers 71-59 Feb 25, 2020 9:45 am Ayo Dosunmu scored 18 points and freshman center Kofi Cockburn added 15 points and 10 rebounds to lead Illinois past Nebraska 71-59 on Monday. Illini Baseball: Comia’s homer enough in 2-1 win over West Virginia Feb 24, 2020 8:45 am The Illini finished the weekend 2-1 with wins over Coastal Carolina and the Mountaineers to get to .500 on the season (3-3). Four records set on first day of Big Ten Championships Feb 20, 2020 8:45 am Illini Swimming & Diving's 200 medley relay team tied for the fourth fastest time in program history, led by redshirt senior Aby Olson, who swam the fourth fastest 50 backstroke in school history. Dosunmu scores 24, Illinois downs No. 9 Penn State Feb 19, 2020 8:45 am Ayo Dosunmu scored 24 points in the Illini's 62-56 road victory, ending a four game losing skid. Kofi Cockburn had14 as the Illini ended Penn State's eight-game winning streak. Rummell collects Big Ten Softball Co-Freshman of the Week honor Feb 18, 2020 8:30 am Delaney Rummell posted a .400 batting average with four hits, four runs and four RBI to lead the Illini at the plate, including three home runs, over the ACC/Big Ten Challenge weekend. Davis’ grand slam sends Illini to 7-3 victory over NC State Feb 17, 2020 8:30 am Sophomore Danielle Davis knocked her second career grand slam in the fifth inning to lift the Illini softball team to a 7-3 victory over NC State in the final game of the Big Ten/ACC Challenge on Sunday Illini Softball set for ACC/Big Ten Challenge Feb 14, 2020 8:45 am The Illinois softball team (4-0) is travels this weekend to Raleigh, North Carolina for the fifth annual Big Ten/ACC Challenge, hosted by NC State on February 14-16. Fighting Illini open 141st baseball season Friday Feb 13, 2020 8:30 am The Illini baseball team begins its 141st season Friday with a trip to Winston-Salem, N.C. The Illini will play Friday-Sunday against Milwaukee, Seton Hall, and No. 18 Wake Forest in the first weekend of college baseball. Furious rally falls short for #22 Illinois against MSU Feb 12, 2020 9:15 am Ayo Dosunmu crumbled to the floor clutching his left knee while driving for a final shot with 6.6 seconds left that lifted the Spartans over No. 22 Illinois 70-69 Tuesday night. Illini ready for Orange Out tonight against MSU Feb 11, 2020 8:30 am Illinois will play in front of a sellout crowd for the third straight home game. Three of the last four games at State Farm Center are sold out, with Feb. 24 vs. Nebraska the only remaining date with tickets available. Holešínská’s hot shooting sends Illini to victory in State College Feb 10, 2020 8:15 am Behind a game-high 28 points from redshirt-junior Petra Holešínská, the Illinois women's basketball team toughed out a 70-66 win over Penn State in Bryce Jordan Center on Sunday. Illini will wear 70s white throwback uniforms for Maryland game Friday Feb 6, 2020 11:00 am Friday night's first-place showdown between the No. 20 Fighting Illini and No. 9 Maryland will be Throwback Night at State Farm Center. Check in at Football Signing Day Central Feb 5, 2020 8:00 am Meet the latest Fighting Illini signees here. Allegretti becomes 32nd Illini Super Bowl champion Feb 3, 2020 10:15 am Kansas City Chief and former Fighting Illini offensive lineman Nick Allegretti finished off his rookie NFL season as a Super Bowl Champion, helping the Chiefs to a 31-20 victory over the San Francisco 49ers in Super Bowl LIV Sunday in Miami. Defense, Dre, lead the way in Illinois' seventh-straight win Jan 31, 2020 8:45 am Andres Feliz scored 17 points while Ayo Dosunmu and Kofi Cockburn added 13 each as No. 19 Illinois held on to beat Minnesota 59-51 on Thursday night. Illini look to stay hot vs. Minnesota tonight Jan 30, 2020 8:30 am Carrying the Big Ten's longest active winning streak at six games – No. 19 Illinois returns to State Farm Center on Thursday night, hosting Minnesota (6:30 pm). Honors rolling in for red hot Illini Jan 29, 2020 8:45 am Coming off a week with two road victories at Purdue and Michigan, and riding a six-game winning streak, the college basketball world is taking notice of the first-place Fighting Illini. Dosunmu's dagger leads Illini to victory at Michigan Jan 27, 2020 8:45 am Ayo Dosunmu finished the game with a career-high 27 points on 11-of-18 shooting. Illini picked fourth in Big Ten by Perfect Game Jan 24, 2020 8:30 am Senior closer Garrett Acton, a returning All-American, was named to the preseason All-Big Ten team. Women's Basketball hosts Pride Night tonight against Maryland Jan 23, 2020 8:00 am The Illini own a 10-8 overall record on the season after finishing off the nonconference portion of their schedule with a 9-2 record - the best 11-game start for Illinois since the 2006-07 season. Illini bury Boilers for 5th-straight win Jan 22, 2020 8:30 am The Fighting Illini (14-5, 6-2 Big Ten) have won five straight league games and are off to their best conference start since 2005-06. They also swept the Boilermakers for the first time since 2008-09. Men's Basketball travels to Purdue tonight Jan 21, 2020 10:45 am Carrying the Big Ten's longest active winning streak at four games – No. 21 Illinois is on the road for three of its next four contests, beginning Tuesday night at Purdue (6 p.m. CT). Illini Men's Gymnastics ready for annual Windy City invitational Jan 17, 2020 8:15 am The Illini travel to Chicago for 50th annual invitational, held at Credit Union 1 Arena, seeking their sixth-straight Windy City title. Grange jersey makes trip to CFP title game Jan 15, 2020 9:00 am After a full day of travel, the jersey was hand delivered to the ESPN crew at the Superdome on Monday, Jan. 13 for the momentous occasion. Illinois defeats Rutgers 54-51 Jan 13, 2020 7:45 am Illinois is 10-1 at State Farm Center this season. Women's Gymnastics still unbeaten after historic home opener Jan 10, 2020 8:00 am Less than a week after earning three titles in her career debut, freshman Mia Takekawa cemented herself in the Illini record books with a 10.0 on beam Thursday. Hartleb named D1 Baseball’s Big Ten Coach of the Decade Jan 8, 2020 8:45 am Hartleb led Illinois to Big Ten titles (2011, 2015), and to four regionals during the decade - more than any other coach in the conference. Thirty of his players were MLB Draft picks during that time. The five former Illini on NFL divisional playoff teams Jan 7, 2020 8:45 am Five Illini are still alive as the NFL heads into Divisional Round Weekend – Nick Allegretti (Chiefs), Geronimo Allison (Packers), Whitney Mercilus (Texans), Malik Turner (Seahawks) and Jihad Ward (Ravens). Defense dominates in 63-37 victory over Boilers Jan 6, 2020 8:30 am Alan Griffin scored 16 points and grabbed a career-high 12 rebounds for his first career double-double. The sophomore, continues to impress despite limited playing time off the bench for Illinois. Dosunmu, Griffin lead Illini in road loss at Michigan State Jan 3, 2020 12:15 pm Ayo Dosunmu had 18 points and 8 rebounds and Alan Griffin had 17 points and 9 rebounds but the Fighting Illini fell at No. 14/16 Michigan State Thursday night at Breslin Center. Game notes for Illinois at Michigan State tonight Jan 2, 2020 11:30 am Illinois opens 2020 on the road, resuming Big Ten play Thursday at No. 14 Michigan State. Tipoff is scheduled for 7 p.m. CT. All-Decade Moments from Illini Athletics Dec 31, 2019 5:00 pm The best moments from the Illini in the 2010s Illini arrive in San Francisco for Dec. 30 Redbox Bowl Dec 27, 2019 11:00 am The Fighting Illini arrived at their hotel on Thursday afternoon ahead of their Redbox Bowl match with with California, scheduled for Monday, Dec. 30, at Levi's Stadium (3 CT).