Toughen up, buttercup: After the Illini shot a preposterous 2-for-26 ... That's Humichous' background, of course. Somehow, it got him to Illinois and into the starting lineup from November on.

Hamer background: Hamer has been with the Illini four seasons, starting as video coordinator before spending the last two years as assistant to the head coach. Tyler Underwood background ...

Jakucionis' 3-pointer completes Illinois' rally for 88-80 win over No. 18 Purdue — Kasparas Jakucionis hit a 3-pointer with 40 seconds left to put Illinois ahead for good, and the Illini rallied ...

The Illini enter Monday ... You don't have a complete story on somebody, character, background, teammate, how is he going to be. Athleticism is easy to look at. It's all the other stuff.

The Fighting Illini men’s basketball team is banged up and they’re battling a nasty bug that apparently has gone through the team a couple times. It's so bad that Illinois coach Brad Underwood ...