Beat writer Scott Richey looks back at some memorable moments (hello, Arizona in 2005 Elite Eight) and looks ahead to whether this year's Illini can go on a March run

Illinois advanced to the next round of the 47th Annual National Intercollegiate Wheelchair Basketball Tournament and will play Alabama next.

Illinois basketball lost its first player to the transfer portal, a reserve who had transferred to the Illini from Notre Dame.

Shiny wheels skim across hardwood at State Farm Center as 10 players move up and down the court, or try to stop their opponents from moving by trapping

The 2025-26 Illinois roster could look fairly similar to its predecessor. Could being the operative word. The reality is it might be a half-and-half mix of returning players and newcomers. Beat writer Scott Richey postulates on the Illini's makeup come next November: The way Kylan Boswell discussed his future in the immediate aftermath of the end of Illinois' season,

Morez Johnson Jr. is the second Illinois men's basketball player to enter the NCAA transfer portal. The 6-foot-9 freshman forward on Friday joined Carey Booth as the second Fighting Illini player from the 2024-25 roster to transfer, according to 247sports.com.

Kentucky center Amari Williams drives to the basket for a layup against Tomislav Ivisic during Sunday night’s second-round NCAA tournament game at Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee. Ivisic and the Illini saw their season end with an 84-75 loss to the Wildcats.

It’s not often that Arizona gets to play a team outside its league more than once in a season, let alone having the rematch come during the NCAA Tournament. The last time that happened was 2001, when the Wildcats split a pair of regular-season games with Illinois (one in Maui,