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Illinois Basketball
Posted on 11/11/25 at 11:03 pm
Posted on 11/11/25 at 11:03 pm
The Illini have a good team. They just beat #11 Texas Tech without Tomislav Ivisic.
They're young at some spots, but they have a good mix of big guards and frontcout players. Boswell is a strong veteran player.
And with the Ivisic brothers, Stojakovic, Mirkovic, and Petrovic, they might lead the country in Slavic surnames.
They're young at some spots, but they have a good mix of big guards and frontcout players. Boswell is a strong veteran player.
And with the Ivisic brothers, Stojakovic, Mirkovic, and Petrovic, they might lead the country in Slavic surnames.
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Posted on 11/11/25 at 11:28 pm to inadaze
Just thrash missouri and I’m good
Posted on 11/11/25 at 11:58 pm to inadaze
College football has Penn State as its perineal underachievers from the Big-however many there are now. College basketball has Illinois and Purdue.
Posted on 11/12/25 at 4:44 am to inadaze
Luther Head
Posted on 11/12/25 at 5:25 am to inadaze
Back In The Day - When college basketball was top notch, Illinois always had a top 10 team.
Posted on 11/12/25 at 5:47 am to inadaze
Lou Henson
Posted on 11/12/25 at 6:27 am to inadaze
OP, Kendall Gill and Marcus Liberty aren't walking through that door in Champaign.
Posted on 11/12/25 at 6:34 am to inadaze
Illinois use to have one of the best logos in college sports. It’s a shame they don’t use it anymore.
Posted on 11/12/25 at 7:56 am to inadaze
Posted on 11/12/25 at 8:21 am to DrrTiger
Illinois has always been a good basketball team.
Posted on 11/12/25 at 8:22 am to Madking
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College basketball has Illinois and Purdue.
How exactly are you coming to that determination?
In 2024, Illinois won the Big Ten, and lost to the UConn Champions in the Elite 8.
By any metric, Illinois has outperformed LSU over the last 5, 10, 15 years. There's no reason that should be the case based on program potential. Really, I'd say LSU is one of the most underachieving programs in all of college basketball, along with Georgia, USC, Penn State, and some others.
Purdue really does not belong with the underachieving programs. They're top 10 in winning percentage over the last 10 years, with 6 deep tournament runs (Elite 8 or better). It was again that historic UConn team that ended their run in 2024.
Posted on 11/12/25 at 8:43 am to inadaze
The problem with Purdue is the lack of Final Fours and national championships compared to Indiana, Michigan State, and Ohio State and now UCLA in the big ten.
Posted on 11/12/25 at 9:28 am to inadaze
quote:Tied in Sweet 16 appearances
By any metric, Illinois has outperformed LSU over the last 5, 10, 15 years
Illinois just waits for the tournament to crash out, LSU does it well before
This post was edited on 11/12/25 at 9:29 am
Posted on 11/12/25 at 11:20 am to RemouladeSawce
Not really sure why LSU is even in a basketball thread
Congrats on being 1 of 2 teams in a 16 team conference to miss the tournament last year.
Congrats on being 1 of 2 teams in a 16 team conference to miss the tournament last year.
Posted on 11/12/25 at 1:00 pm to inadaze
Need DePaul to be good again.
Posted on 11/12/25 at 1:10 pm to RemouladeSawce
It still doesn't work because Illinois won their Sweet 16 game in 24.
One major gauge for underachievement to me is in relation to football programs. If a university has all the pieces in place to have an elite football program, then it definitely has the potential for an elite basketball program.
Both programs have really good recruiting areas. If using that as the basis for an underachievement status, maybe there's somewhat of an argument. But Underwood obviously has an affinity for European players. The game last night showed they lack toughness and physicality inside. JT Toppin had his way too much. That should improve when they get Tomislav back, though.
One major gauge for underachievement to me is in relation to football programs. If a university has all the pieces in place to have an elite football program, then it definitely has the potential for an elite basketball program.
Both programs have really good recruiting areas. If using that as the basis for an underachievement status, maybe there's somewhat of an argument. But Underwood obviously has an affinity for European players. The game last night showed they lack toughness and physicality inside. JT Toppin had his way too much. That should improve when they get Tomislav back, though.
Posted on 11/12/25 at 1:59 pm to BluegrassCardinal
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Kendall Gill and Marcus Liberty
The Flying Illini!
Also Nick Anderson and Bardo.
IIRC, they are like between 6'4 to 6'6
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