Illini Basketball 2024-2025
sacraig
- The desert
Whether you agreed with him or not, a basketball pep rally in the middle of Illinois is decidedly not the appropriate venue.
As someone who didn’t follow recruiting during the Eric Gordon saga (e.g. no PTSD), this read is pretty dang hilarious. Love the continued roasting of Jeremy Piven throughoutI mentally blocked out Midnight Madness with Piven was the same day that IDKWTI committed to Indiana.
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Here's a liveblog of the events, if you're a glutton for punishment like me and want to relive the horror. Come for Piven getting booed. Stay for McBride's suspension and Carlwell no-pointing in the dunk contest. The signs were all there we were in for an extended rough patch. Yeesh.
Live Blog -- Illini Madness
On that note, thanks for reading. Check out Saturday's News-Gazette for comprehensive coverage of the Gordon situation, where the Illini look next, a feature on Carlwell, notes from media day,www.news-gazette.com
ChiefGritty
- Chicago, IL
I was there. It was just bizarre.As someone who didn’t follow recruiting during the Eric Gordon saga (e.g. no PTSD), this read is pretty dang hilarious. Love the continued roasting of Jeremy Piven throughout
I don't want to be anti-fun, but I never really saw the appeal of Midnight Madness.
Awkwardly stuck halfway between a student-focused non-basketball pep rally better held at, like, Foellinger and a proper ticketed scrimmage for the fanbase at large at SFC.
I was at the “John Groce in a military uniform outside of Altgeld” (lol) version of midnight madness circa 2013 and it was alright, but my strongest memory was not being able to see anything because it was mostly standing room only. Needless to say, U of I doesn’t have a great record for this stuff
Believe Tre White got there early and has been working his tail off. He didn't come in to sit, lose or transfer again. He sees the competition and coaches demands and is rising to those levels. Seems to be the surprise on the team.
One year they held the event in the south endzone at the conclusion of the football game. I only remember that it was a beastly hot afternoon, and it took them a L O N G time to get the game started. The crowd dropped off to nearly zilch before the tip.
Joel Goodson
- dawgville
I think staff is pleased with White, but not surprised. TA's parting gift?
ptgrd23
- orange county CA
Purdue UConn
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Edey 15-25 37 pts 10 rebounds
Rest of team 10-29 23 pts 18 rebounds
We went from 23-10 big 10 champs NCAA 2nd round with Kofi
to 20-13 tied for tied for 5th in B10 without Kofi
Thanks for reposting this. Think about how much more talent we have on this roster compared to what Weber was trotting out.I mentally blocked out Midnight Madness with Piven was the same day that IDKWTI committed to Indiana.
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Here's a liveblog of the events, if you're a glutton for punishment like me and want to relive the horror. Come for Piven getting booed. Stay for McBride's suspension and Carlwell no-pointing in the dunk contest. The signs were all there we were in for an extended rough patch. Yeesh.
Live Blog -- Illini Madness
On that note, thanks for reading. Check out Saturday's News-Gazette for comprehensive coverage of the Gordon situation, where the Illini look next, a feature on Carlwell, notes from media day,
I could live with that! LOL
Although pre-broken jaw Deron wasn't bad at all.
I love our head coach
The Galloping Ghost
- Washington, DC
Give our social media people a raise. They're killing it.
Too bad he doesn't have a vote in the AP poll
Sure, but I think creating a program with no real hope for a decade+ impacted our ability to hold an excitement based event.
Bruce & Guenther should have 100% of the blame.
illiniswish09
- Northwest Suburbs
I Love You Brad Underwood. Man am I glad he’s our guy.
Man, that was really tremendous!
Any brick walls free tonight?
Because Bryce is ready to run through any and all brick walls for Brad after that vid
Joel Goodson
- dawgville
Josh made a pretty, pretty good hire.
Kevin Sweeney
@CBB_Central
Blown away by Ben Humrichous. The shooting plays anywhere, but he’s in phenomenal shape and really moves well. Has an NBA future, IMO. Will be interesting to see him potentially as a small-ball 5 in certain matchups this year.
Surprised this comment by Sweeney on Humrichous didn't stir any discussion... especially in light of the shade thrown his way (Humrichous) by the Sleepers Media boys.
@CBB_Central
Blown away by Ben Humrichous. The shooting plays anywhere, but he’s in phenomenal shape and really moves well. Has an NBA future, IMO. Will be interesting to see him potentially as a small-ball 5 in certain matchups this year.
Surprised this comment by Sweeney on Humrichous didn't stir any discussion... especially in light of the shade thrown his way (Humrichous) by the Sleepers Media boys.
I think people will be very high on him once they see how many silky smooth shots he drills in the tune up games. He is the older guy that isn’t as shiny as these highly touted young guys but I’m very excited to see that reliable of a scorer in the O&B.