Crimson Tide head basketball coach Nate Oats previews Wednesday's matchup against Illinois at the C.M. Newton Classic.

Fighting Illini coach Brad Underwood said the Golden Grizzlies affected the speed of the game by their cautious approach and a zone defense that forced patience and perimeter shots. The Illini didn't ...

Meanwhile, the Crimson Tide, coming off a loss to No. 6 Purdue and having slid six spots in the poll, are about as motivated ...

Illinois, newly ranked at No. 25, faces a major challenge against No. 8 Alabama in Birmingham, led by All-American guard Mark ...

Clearly the Fighting Brads are ready for prime time. Will Riley, our pair of blossoming eastern European stars, Kylan Boswell ...

Another week. Another unchanged Top 10 on my AP Top 25 women's basketball ballot. But after that? Some tough early-season calls. Like what to do with a pair of two-loss teams in North Carolina State ...

From left, Gretchen Dolan, Genesis Bryant, Adalia McKenzie and Kendall Bostic have helped the Illinois women's basketball ...

Alabama basketball (3-1) looks to get back in the win column on Wednesday in another top-ranked matchup against Illinois (3-0 ...

More power programs are scheduling home-and-home series against each other as conference realignment has made scheduling ...

Updated [hour]:[minute] [AMPM] [timezone], [monthFull] [day], [year] The AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll is back every week ... Illinois Fighting Illini (3-0) vs. Alabama Crimson Tide (3-1) ...

Bostic’s double-double of 25 points and 12 rebounds led the No. 22 Illini (4-0) in the blowout, a performance highlighted by ...

Illinois basketball limped our way to a victory last week with a win over Oakland. This game didn’t go as smoothly as one ...