Congressional hearing? What congressional hearing? All the Illini men's basketball team's coach knows is that the next game is coming.

After a win over Michigan on Sunday, the Illini impressed their coach with their ability to bounce back from a low point

Illinois head coach Brad Underwood sat down with Fox 32's Cassie Carlson on Thursday to talk about the team hitting its stride at the right time, the importance of staying healthy, and how former Illinois engineers created a custom cast to aid Morez Johnson's wrist injury recovery.

Just this week, head coach Brad Underwood was finally able to hold near full practices. More importantly, the Illini appear to be getting healthy at the right time. The game at Michigan on Sunday followed a 20-point win at home against Iowa.

Coming off one of the best seasons in years for Illinois basketball, a lot was expected in 2024-25. For a team that made its first Elite 8 in nearly 20 years, Brad Underwood’s Illini, haven’t quite lived up to their billing this season.

Illinois basketball coach Brad Underwood watched Saturday night as his team took the worst loss in program history. The Fighting Illini got shellacked by the Duke Blue Devils at Madison Square Garden.

Nothing went right for Brad Underwood's Illinois team Saturday night as it suffered a historic low – a 110-67 loss to No. 3 Duke at Madison Square Garden.  It was a lackadaisical effort, somewhat better to be seen than explained.

Illinois basketball is spiraling, and Brad Underwood’s frustrations were evident after a historic 110-67 thrashing at the hands of Duke at Madison Square Garden. The Fighting Illini shot just 2-of-26 from 3-point range after missing their first 17 attempts from deep for the game.

The Illinois Fighting Illini men’s basketball team has been a March Madness staple and is currently riding a four-season streak of making the NCAA Tournament. However, the 2024-25 season hasn’t quite gone to plan.

Find out the Illinois Fighting Illini vs. Purdue men's basketball game betting odds, over/under and point spread on Friday, March 7.

Illinois' 20-point win Sunday in Ann Arbor was more significant than just impending NCAA Tournament implications.

Just over a week ago, Illinois (19-11, 11-8 Big Ten ... over then-No. 15 Michigan at Ann Arbor's Crisler Center, coach Brad Underwood marveled out how far his guys had come in so short a time.