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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The Illinois basketball program honors its most-decorated players by lifting their jerseys to the rafters at its home arena in Champaign. The school has a total of 36 jerseys on display at State Farm ...

CHAMPAIGN — The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame announced this week that Illinois basketball's Kofi Cockburn and Ayo Dosunmu have been named finalists for the Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Center of ...

1. What a great week to honor two Illini basketball legends. Don't bother worrying about whether out-of-town stupid has a problem with Illinois this week honoring two All-Americans who left an ...

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WCIA) – Tuesday night was a special one in State Farm Center, and not just due to an Illini win. Illinois great Kofi Cockburn returned to State Farm Center for a banner raising ...

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, ...

CHAMPAIGN — In a series of missed opportunities for Illinois in its loss to Ohio State on Saturday, one moment jumps out that could have been the catalyst for another comeback victory for the Illini.

Illinois (16-8, 8-6), fresh off a return to form on Saturday, heads back to Champaign for a Tuesday night matchup with UCLA (18-6, 9-4). The Bruins enter State Farm Center riding a massive winning ...

With the Illini season nearly underway, Illinois on SI will have thoughts every day – one for each number of days left – leading up to the Jackson State game ...

Today marks another entry in our ongoing Illinois on SI "Best of the Century" series featuring the top 10 Illini players over the past 25 years. In our selection process, we considered individual ...