MARCH 16, 2022 • NYTIMES.COM
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The Players Throwing It Back (to the Basket) While bigs are increasingly encouraged to develop a 3-point shot, Kentucky’s Oscar Tshiebwe and Illinois’s Kofi Cockburn are averaging doubl...
March Madness 2022: How to choose your men's basketball bandwagon
Your team didn't make the men's tournament, and you can't decide whom to root for? Charlotte Wilder can help.MARCH 16, 2022
Paul Sullivan: Kofi Cockburn helped turn around the Illinois program. Now he can grow his legend in the NCAA Tournament. CHICAGO — Illinois’ chances of getting to the Final Four in New Orleans rest on the big shoulders of Kofi Cockburn, which should make Illini...
MARCH 16, 2022 • CHARLOTTEOBSERVER.COM
NCAA Tournament odds: Title odds for every team in March Madness
Selection Sunday is over and March Madness is officially here! Read to find out the odds for each team to win the NCAA Tournament.MARCH 15, 2022
Big Ten lands three players on AP All-America first team
Keegan Murray has given Iowa a first-team Associated press All-American for the third straight yearMARCH 15, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Big men Kofi Cockburn of Illinois and Oscar Tshiebwe of Kentucky headline Associated Press All-America first team
Big men Kofi Cockburn of Illinois and Oscar Tshiebwe of Kentucky headline Associated Press All-America first teamMARCH 15, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
NCAA Tournament: 10 observations from the men's bracket
Can Murray State make a run? Is anyone playing better than Arizona? Andy Katz offers 10 takeaways from the men's tournament bracket.MARCH 14, 2022
Illinois is the No. 4 seed in the South Region. The Illini will play No. 13 Chattanooga on Friday in Pittsburgh. Trent Frazier and Coleman Hawkins wore sunglasses to their news conference Sunday after getting the word Illinois had earned a No. 4 seed in...
MARCH 14, 2022 • CHARLOTTEOBSERVER.COM
Picking the bracket: Big Ten resurgence, but title goes West
Last season’s NCAA Tournament ultimately unfolded in familiar fashionMARCH 14, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Kofi Cockburn - Posts double-double in loss Cockburn logged 23 points (8-13 FG, 7-8 FT), 10 rebounds and two blocks across 33 minutes during Friday's 65-63 loss to Indiana.
Impact Cockburn led the Illini in scoring and rebounds during the team's first Big Ten Tournament game Friday, but the team fell just short of the win. He's posted double-doubles in four of his eight appearances heading into the NCAA Tournament, and he's averaged 20.0 points and 9.3 rebounds in 31.3 minutes per game during that time.
MARCH 11, 2022 • ROTOWIRE
Jackson-Davis leads Indiana past No. 16 Illinois 65-63
Trayce Jackson-Davis scored 21 points, including three free throws in the closing seconds, and Indiana beat top-seeded and 16th-ranked Illinois 65-63 in the Big Ten Tournament quar...MARCH 11, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Gameday Central ' Big Ten Tournament: Indiana 52, Illinois 49; 8:20 left 2nd half Illini leaning on Kofi Cockburn, Coleman Hawkins
MARCH 11, 2022 • NEWS-GAZETTE.COM
IU basketball vs. Illinois live updates: Hoosiers can cement NCAA bid vs. Big Ten's top seed If a win over Michigan didn't punch IU's ticket to March Madness, a victory versus\u00a0the Illini will almost certainly dry the ink.
MARCH 11, 2022 • INDYSTAR.COM
Coleman Hawkins - Draws another start Friday Hawkins will start Friday's contest against Indiana in place of Jacob Grandison (shoulder), Jeremy Werner of 247Sports reports.
Impact With Grandison absent again, Hawkins will draw a second straight start. In Illinois' last contest, Hawkins finished with nine points (3-5 FG, 1-2 3Pt, 2-2 FT), 11 rebounds, two assists and two blocks in 37 minutes. He figures to see a similar workload during Friday's quarterfinal matchup against the Hoosiers.
MARCH 11, 2022 • ROTOWIRE
Jacob Grandison - Won't face Indiana Grandison (shoulder) is out for Friday's game against Indiana, Jeremy Werner of 247Sports reports.
Impact Grandison is no longer wearing a sling, indicating progress with his recovery from a shoulder injury, but he's nonetheless not dressed for warmups. With Grandison out for Friday's Big Ten tournament opener Coleman Hawkins and Da'Monte Williams should be primed to handle increased roles.
MARCH 11, 2022 • ROTOWIRE
Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk - Dressed for Friday's game Bosmans-Verdonk (concussion) is dressed for Friday's game against Indiana, Joey Wagner of 247Sports reports.
Impact Bosmans-Verdonk missed the final four games of the regular season while in the concussion protocol, but it looks like he will be available to begin the Big Ten tournament. The third-year sophomore recently met with an eye specialist, and he's wearing protective goggles Friday. Across 22 appearances in the regular season, Bosmans-Verdonk averaged 8.4 minutes.
MARCH 11, 2022 • ROTOWIRE
Indiana visits No. 16 Illinois after Cockburn's 21-point game
No. 16 Illinois plays the Indiana Hoosiers after Kofi Cockburn scored 21 points in Illinois' 74-72 victory against the Iowa HawkeyesMARCH 11, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Jacob Grandison - Not fully practicing Grandison (shoulder) was not a full participant in Wednesday's practice and appears to be getting fitted for a shoulder brace, Joey Wagner of 247Sports reports.
Impact Little else was revealed about Grandison's status for Friday's Big Ten tournament opener, though coach Brad Underwood did note that he's "getting better." Grandison was considered a game-time call as of three days ago, and this may not be enough of a development to change that notion.
MARCH 10, 2022 • ROTOWIRE
No. 24 Iowa hosts Northwestern following Murray's 22-point game
MARCH 10, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Illinois coach Brad Underwood apologizes for Illini fans' over-the-line taunting of an Iowa player Illinois coach Brad Underwood apologized to the Murray family after Illini fans' over-the-line taunting of Iowa player Kris Murray.
MARCH 9, 2022 • CHICAGOTRIBUNE.COM
Focus of Big Ten Tournament: Howard's return, Davis' health
Michigan coach Juwan Howard’s return and Wisconsin guard Johnny Davis’ injury are the major plotlines heading into the Big Ten Tournament that starts Wednesday at IndianapolisMARCH 8, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk - Visit with specialist on tap Illinois head coach Brad Underwood said Bosmans-Verdonk (concussion) will visit an eye specialist Monday, Jon Rothstein of CBS Sports reports.
Impact The evaluation should help Illinois get a sense of whether the third-year sophomore big man will be ready to go for the start of the Big Ten tournament, with the top-seeded Illini's first game coming Friday versus the winner of Thursday's Indiana-Michigan matchup. Bosmans-Verdonk missed the final four games of the regular season after being placed in the concussion protocol, and based on his upcoming meeting with an eye specialist, it's possible he's still experiencing some vision issues as well.
MARCH 7, 2022 • ROTOWIRE
Jacob Grandison - Day-to-day ahead of tournament Illinois head coach Brad Underwood said Monday that Grandison (shoulder) is considered day-to-day in advance of this week's Big Ten tournament, Jon Rothstein of CBS Sports reports.
Impact The shoulder injury kept Grandison from playing Sunday in Illinois' 74-72 win over Iowa, a victory which coupled with Wisconsin's lost to Nebraska earlier in the day allowed the Fighting Illini to secure the No. 1 seed in the conference tournament. Illinois will return to action in the quarterfinal round Friday, playing the winner of Thursday's Michigan-Indiana matchup.
MARCH 7, 2022 • ROTOWIRE
No. 20 Illinois men beat No. 24 Iowa for share of Big Ten title No. 20 Illinois locked up a share of the Big Ten regular-season title when Kofi Cockburn had 21 points and 14 rebounds to lead a 74-72 win o...
MARCH 7, 2022 • STARTRIBUNE.COM
No. 20 Illinois beats No. 24 Iowa for share of Big Ten title
Kofi Cockburn had 21 points and 14 rebounds, and No. 20 Illinois beat No. 24 Iowa 74-72 to win a share of the Big Ten regular-season titleMARCH 7, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
