Loyola Chicago to join Atlantic 10, leave Missouri Valley
Loyola Chicago has accepted an invitation to join the Atlantic 10 Conference and is leaving the Missouri Valley Conference.
Late steal gives Marquette a 67-66 win over No. 10 Illinois
Tyler Kolek converted a steal into a go-ahead layup with 18 seconds left and Marquette forced 26 turnovers for a 67-66 comeback victory over No. 10 Illinois.
Indiana breezes to 85-49 victory over Northern Illinois
Trayce Jackson-Davis scored 19 points and blocked seven shots and Race Thompson finished with a double-double as Indiana rolled to a 85-49 victory over Northern Illinois in nonconference play on Friday night.
Nance sparks Northwestern to 95-60 victory over High Point
Pete Nance scored 22 points, grabbed 10 rebounds and sparked a big run to open the second half as Northwestern turned back High Point 95-60 Friday night.
Grandison leads short-handed No. 11 Illinois past Jackson St
Jacob Grandison scored a career-high 20 points as short-handed No. 11 Illinois opened the season by rolling past Jackson State 71-47 on Tuesday night.
Buie fills stat sheet, Northwestern throttles E. Illinois
Boo Buie scored 17 points and Ty Berry and Pete Nance each scored 13 and Northwestern beat Eastern Illinois 80-56 in a season opener for both teams Tuesday night.
Collins hopes to get Northwestern back on winning path
Chris Collins had Northwestern humming along just a few years ago, coaching the Wildcats to their first NCAA Tournament appearance.
Deep Illini build expectations around big man Kofi Cockburn
For all the excitment at Illinois this year, from earning a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament to the Illini’s second-round loss to Loyola-Chicago, the biggest decision for the immediate future came in the heat of midsummer when Kofi Cockburn announced he was coming back for his junior season.
Loyola Chicago basketball pioneer Jerry Harkness dies at 81
Jerry Harkness, who led Loyola Chicago to a barrier-breaking national basketball championship and a was civil rights pioneer, has died. He was 81.
ACC, Big Ten, Pac-12 form alliance for scheduling, policy
The Atlantic Coast Conference, Big Ten and Pac-12 are forming an alliance to work together on the future of college athletics and scheduling.
Big Ten teams forfeit if unable to play because of COVID-19
The Big Ten is the latest Power Five conference to announce that a team must forfeit if it doesn’t have enough players available for a league game because of COVID-19.
Duke basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski will retire after upcoming season
Legendary Duke basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski, who has 1,170 victories under his belt, is calling it a career after the upcoming season.
Illinois House approves bill that would allow college athletes to make money on product endorsements
For more than a century, college athletes have been mythologized as amateurs while laboring for colleges and universities that make hundreds of millions of dollars marketing them to sell tickets and merchandise.
NBA Draft prospect, former Kentucky Wildcat Terrence Clarke dies after crash in Los Angeles, agent confirms
Former Kentucky Wildcats basketball player Terrence Clarke was killed in a crash in Los Angeles Thursday, according to multiple reports.
Loyola Chicago's Cameron Krutwig says he is turning pro
Cameron Krutwig, who helped Loyola Chicago reach a Final Four as a freshman and return to the Sweet 16 as a senior this year, has decided to turn pro and skip his final year of eligibility.
West Virginia signs DePaul grad transfer Pauly Paulicap
West Virginia has added DePaul forward Pauly Paulicap as a graduate transfer.
DePaul guard Charlie Moore transferring to Hurricanes
Guard Charlie Moore is transferring from DePaul to Miami, his fourth school, for his final year of eligibility.
Tony Stubblefied embraces 'limitless' possibilities at DePaul
Tony Stubblefield envisions competing for Big East championships and making deep runs in the NCAA Tournament.
With big act to follow, Drew Valentine takes over at Loyola
Porter Moser stopped in to grab some things and bid farewell as he leaves Loyola Chicago for Oklahoma. He also had some advice for Drew Valentine, the Ramblers’ new head coach.
New DePaul coach Tony Stubblefield says the challenge ahead is exciting
DePaul on Tuesday hired longtime Oregon assistant Tony Stubblefield as head coach to rebuild a basketball program that has struggled in recent decades.