One of the best players in college basketball could be on the move. It was just announced that Illinois star Kofi Cockburn is officially in the transfer portal. Cockburn is easily the best player to ...

The wait is over. Legendary Illini center Kofi Cockburn will return to Illinois on Feb. 11 for his honored jersey ceremony at State Farm Center. The celebration of Cockburn’s dominant career in ...

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WCIA) — Nearly three years after the end of his college career, a date has been set to honor the jersey of Illini great Kofi Cockburn. Illinois Basketball announced on Wednesday that ...

As Illinois churned out a beatdown of Jackson State on Monday night’s season opener, freshman forward David Mirkovic launched ...

CHAMPAIGN — Just before Kofi Cockburn went to the free-throw line with 54 seconds left on Wednesday against No. 5 Michigan, Giorgi Bezhanishvili pulled him aside for a quick word. The two stood on an ...

No matter where Nagash Cockburn went in Jamaica, little brother Kofi was his shadow. When he played cards or video games with friends, when he ran an errand, when he watched “Pokemon” in his room — ...

A two-time All-American at Illinois, Cockburn traveled from South Korea to see his jersey lifted to the State Farm Center rafters CHAMPAIGN — Kofi Cockburn just wanted to avoid crying on TV. Imagine ...

With Monday's tip-off of Illinois men's basketball’s 2024-2025 season, the Illini have now officially entered their third season without 7-foot center Kofi Cockburn. During his storied career in ...

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — The No. 11 Wisconsin Badgers tried anything they could to stop Kofi Cockburn, No. 18 Illinois' menacing big man. They also tried anything they could to get going from 3-point range.

With soft touch around the basket with both hands, and even a floater he would occasionally unpack, Cockburn could score in a variety of ways around the rim. A native of Kingston, Jamaica, he didn't ...

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — The NCAA has suspended Illinois center Kofi Cockburn for the first three games of the season because he sold apparel and memorabilia before new regulations that allow athletes to ...

CHAMPAIGN — Each Kofi Cockburn dunk on Saturday erased more and more of the struggles Illinois basketball has had with Wisconsin in the past decade. The last time Illinois beat Wisconsin in Champaign, ...