Sources: The Big Ten is set to pass a rule today that doesn’t allow players to return from the NFL and play for a Big Ten school. Anyone who has declared for the NFL Draft and did not withdraw, appeared on an NFL roster or signed a contract with a pro league cannot be on a Big Ten roster.
BREAKING: Judge Charlotte Sweeney of the U.S. District Court of Colorado has granted a class-wide preliminary injunction that requires the NCAA to declare eligible *all* HS class of 2022 athletes who exhausted four seasons of eligibility this spring.
Too many Illinois fans not realizing he wants to get input from the draft process to see what he needs to focus on the next year. It’s things like that that helped TSJ put in the right work to make a huge second year leap. Love this for Andrej
NEWS: Illinois' Andrej Stojakovic has entered his name into the NBA draft, sources told ESPN, leaving open the option to return to the Fighting Illini. He was an All-Region selection during Illinois' run to the Final Four.
Illinois redshirt junior Ty Rodgers has entered the transfer portal, source told ESPN. Redshirted the 2024-25 season and then missed the 2025-26 season after suffering a knee injury last summer.
Illinois freshman guard Keaton Wagler – ranked No. 5 in ESPN's Top 100 – has declared for the 2026 NBA draft, his agency ProMondo Sports tells me and @JeremyWoo. Wagler led the 28-9 Fighting Illini to the Final Four for the first time since 2005.
Thank you Ayo
Thank you Trent
Thank you Kofi
Thank you Terrence
Thank you Marcus
Thank you Coleman
Thank you to all the Illini who helped turn this program around
We’re going to the Final Four
Dude analysis post game was awful. Rothstein and Wally both tried to point out the flaws of Houston and Walker just coped the whole time. Illinois forced bad shots all night. Get over it
"We can say Illinois stopped them, but Houston is a bad-shot shooting team anyway."
@CWalkerSports points out that Houston's offensive strategy had major questions despite Illinois' strong defensive effort.