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 ...

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 ...

One of the most memorable players in Illinois basketball history, Kofi Cockburn etched his name into Illini lore as a two-time All-American, a walking double-double and, not for nothing, a winner.

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 ...

Illini basketball fans, you have been told for the past few years, "Illinois is going to be good this year." No one can predict the future, but if what has been witnessed at the Ubben Basketball ...

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, ...

Ever since Illinois star Kofi Cockburn entered the NCAA transfer portal July 1, there has been widespread speculation that Kentucky would be the 7-foot center's next stop. After the 2020-21 season, ...

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 ...

Welcome to “Good Morning, Illini Nation,” your daily dose of college basketball news from Illini beat writer and AP Top 25 voter Scott Richey. He’ll offer up insights every morning on Brad Underwood’s ...