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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Here's what to know about the local college basketball teams before the 2024-2025 season, including Notre Dame, DePaul, ...

Future Illinois Basketball stars, Jeremiah Fears and Morez Johnson Jr, continued the trend of Illini representation on the U18 Team USA. Ayo Dosunmu, Adam Miller, and Ty Rodgers all participated ...