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 ...

CHAMPAIGN — In black letters on a white t-shirt, the phrase "MORE THAN AN ATHLETE" sprawled across Kofi Cockburn's chest. His t-shirt choice seemed every bit intentional for his media session ...

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, ...

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 ...

The News-Gazette, Champaign-Urbana, Ill. Scott Richey, The News-Gazette, Champaign-Urbana, Ill. Jul. 18—Kofi Cockburn, thus far, has been an anomaly when it comes to the big men who have played at ...

Illinois men’s basketball has five players with Balkan heritage this season — the latest product of the Illini’s internationally focused recruiting operation.

Illinois' Kofi Cockburn is 21. They also played in the NCAA Tournament — an achievement of a lifetime — and in 2021 were targeted with racist messages after their teams lost. All that has changed is ...

Junior guard Trent Frazier said there’s no better example to show his younger Illinois teammates than the way he plays despite his 6-foot-2, 175-pound frame. “Me being small and not the strongest, ...

Illinois guard Ayo Dosunmu talks with teammates forward Zach Griffith (4) and center Kofi Cockburn (21) on the sideline, in the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Nebraska Thursday ...

During Brad Underwood’s tenure with the Illini, there has been no shortage of talent within the program. He has flipped the program dramatically since his arrival. We have seen some of the highest ...

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 ...