Kofi Cockburn

Ayo Dosunmu scored a career-high 28 points, freshman Adam Miller also scored 28 and No. 8 Illinois beat North Carolina A&T 122-60 in the season opener for both teams

Big Ten Freshman of the Year Kofi Cockburn is returning to Illinois for his sophomore season. The 7-foot, 290-pound Cockburn posted “IM BACK ‼️” with a graphic on Twitter on Saturday. The announcement means the Illini will have their top two players return from a team that was in line to make the NCAA Tournament last season, after all-conference guard Ayo...

For the first time in more than five years, Illinois’ men’s basketball team is nationally ranked, as the Fighting Illini landed in the number 24 spot in this week’s Associated Press poll. The Illini have a 12-5 record on the season, and are currently in second place in the Big Ten standings with a 4-2 conference record. They are...