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 ...

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 ...

Given all the (seemingly warranted) hype surrounding this group, it got us thinking: Who are the greatest freshman in Illinois basketball history? Riley, KJ and Johnson are just g ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

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

Kasparas Jakucionis totaled 11 points, a team-high seven assists, and five rebounds. Morez Johnson Jr. tied the freshman ...

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 ...