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

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 ...

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

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

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 ...

Exactly three Illinois players have played in a game that counts on Lou Henson Court. Ty Rodgers. Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn. AJ Redd. So today's season opener will be a new experience for 79 percent of the ...

The Illini won its ninth straight season opener on Monday, taking down EIU 112-67. Five different Fighting Illini scorers finished in double figures, but none more impressive than a team-leading ...

Among the freshmen, 6-foot-6 Kasparas Jakucionis can run the offense and power forward Morez Johnson Jr. is ready to bang bodies in the Big Ten. Skilled 7-foot-1 import Tomislav Ivisic is the biggest ...

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

Riley scored 26 of his 31 points in the second half to set an Illinois scoring record in a freshman debut and the Illini ...

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 ...

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