Illinois freshman Morez Johnson Jr., the 2023-24 IHSA Mr. Basketball and a national five-star recruit, immediately began showing his ability in the Illini's season opener against Eastern Illinois on ...

Champaign's State Farm Center, Illinois on SI will share a scouting report highlighting each Illini player listed on the team ...

HARVEY (WCIA) — Morez Johnson Jr. has been waiting a long time for his moment to sign on the dotted line. The Illinois basketball recruit committed exactly two years and three days ago ...

Fighting Illini forward Morez Johnson Jr. is teaming up with Eastern Illinois Foodbank (EIF) to help alleviate hunger through ...

Oddsmakers project strong results from the Illinois Fighting Illini (1-0), listing them with the 22nd-best odds in all of ...

Illinois freshman Morez Johnson Jr., left, gets vertical to block teammate Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn at the rim during a preseason ...

A suspect has been arrested after two men were shot while walking near Loyola University Chicago Monday afternoon. Chicago police said three men, ages 28, 24, and one of unknown age, were walking ...

Might that new face belong to Morez Johnson Jr.? CBS’ Jon Rothstein recently included Johnson, the jewel of Illinois’ incoming freshman class, among his 20 under-the-radar players going into ...

Jakucionis added a team-high seven assists, and five rebounds. Also, Morez Johnson Jr. tied the freshman record for blocks in ...

Illinois' most experienced players could be crucial in guiding a younger team when the 2024-25 season opens Monday ...

Undersized EIU was bound to have trouble with Illinois' Tomislav Ivisic and Morez Johnson Jr. The former is a versatile weapon at 7-foot-1, while the latter is a 6-9 physical force. And that's how ...

G Kylan Boswell Jr. 6-2 9.6 Champaign G Kasparas Jakucionis Fr. 6-6 19.2 Vilnius, Lithuania G Tre White Jr. 6-7 12.3 Dallas F Ben Humrichous Gr. 6-9 14.7 Tipton, Ind. C Tomislav Ivisic Fr. 7-1 7.1 ...