Bruce Weber
No. 14 Wisconsin Beats Struggling Illinois 70-56
Senior Jordan Taylor scored 16 points in his final home game, helping No. 14 Wisconsin beat Illinois 70-56 on Sunday in both teams’ regular season finale.
Muller: Illini Players Need To Be Held Accountable
While he may likely lose his job after this season, Weber is not the only problem at Assembly Hall.
Illini Drop Sixth Straight With 83-67 Loss To No. 8 Buckeyes
Deshaun Thomas scored 19 points and No. 8 Ohio State regained its shooting touch, rolling over Illinois 83-67 on Tuesday night to remain in the thick of the Big Ten race.
Bernstein: Illinois Basketball Must Decide What It Is
If this pathetic, blubbering mess of failure and self-flagellation is to be somehow disinfected, it will take some real soul-searching before a reconstruction plan can be created.
Wisch: Bruce Weber Deserves To Finish The Season
Bruce Weber should be allowed to finish this season, both because he deserves it and also because the Illinois basketball program deserves it, too.
Purdue’s D.J. Byrd Arrested On Public Intoxication
Purdue guard D.J. Byrd was arrested overnight and accused of public intoxication.
Bruce Weber Issues Statement: ‘I Spoke Out Of Frustration’
Illinois head coach Bruce Weber issued a statement Thursday to further explain the comments he made after Wednesday’s loss to Purdue.
Revsine: Weber Seemed ‘Resigned’ To His Fate
Following Illinois’ fourth straight loss Wednesday night, Bruce Weber looked defeated.
Weber Has Reached ‘Point Of No Return’
On the heels of Illinois’ 67-62 loss to Purdue on Wednesday night, head coach Bruce Weber delivered a powerful postgame press conference.
Hoge: Bruce Weber Needs A Miracle To Save Job
According to multiple sources, key Illini boosters have made it clear to Illinois Athletic Director Mike Thomas that Weber’s $3.9 million buyout should not stand in the way of making a change.
Illini AD Thomas Noncommittal Toward Bruce Weber
Illinois athletic director Mike Thomas joined The McNeil and Spiegel Show and didn’t exactly give his head basketball coach a vote of confidence.
Pressure Builds On Bruce Weber
Mike Thomas is now about to launch a campaign to raise more than $100 million to redo Assembly Hall even as fans grow increasingly frustrated with men’s basketball coach Bruce Weber.
Illini Lose Again, 70-61 At No. 22 Michigan
Tim Hardaway Jr. scored 15 points and Evan Smotrycz added 13, helping No. 22 Michigan remain unbeaten at home with a 70-61 win over Illinois on Sunday.
Wisch: There’s No ‘Magic Bullet’ Hire For Illini Basketball
What a big chunk of the Illinois fan base often fails to acknowledge is that Illinois basketball isn’t quite the elite program that many like to imagine it to be.
Northwestern Holds Off Illinois 74-70
Northwestern’s formula for Sunday’s 74-70 win against Illinois was a familiar one: stick to a guard-heavy six-man rotation, and hit open shots.
Illini Upset No. 9 Michigan State, 42-41
Brandon Paul shook off a poor-shooting game to score 18 points, including two free throws with 45 seconds left that gave Illinois the lead in a 42-41 victory over No. 9 Michigan State on Tuesday night.
Wisch: Would Bruce Weber Return To Southern Illinois?
With Bruce Weber struggling at Illinois and Chris Lowery floundering at Southern Illinois, a reunion between Weber and SIU would make a lot of sense.
Weber: ‘We Can Get Better’
Fresh off their victory over fifth-ranked Ohio State, Illinios is turning some heads in college basketball.
Wisch: Nebraska Will Have Illini Basketball Seeing (More) Red
Nebraska basketball will have Illinois seeing red at noon today when the Fighting Illini (13-3 overall, 2-1 Big Ten) welcome the Cornhuskers (8-6, 0-3) to campus for the schools’ first meeting in a major men’s sport since Nebraska joined the league.
Wisch: College Twitter Bans Deny (140) Character Building
If a Twitter ban is meant as a form of punishment for bad behavior, I get it. Because, by barring today’s college kids from using the social networking tool, you’re barring them from engaging in a huge part of campus life.
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