Chicago native helped Illinois basketball to a Big Ten Conference title and national prominence in the mid-1980s.

I know they’ve struggled lately, but I’m impressed with how quickly they’ve overhauled the roster and have gotten two young players to play at such a high level,” ESPN analyst ...

Kansas State basketball forward Coleman Hawkins' versatility on the court has played a key role in the Wildcats' recent resurgence.

"Very humble, very generous and very loving," Illinois teammate and close friend Bruce Douglas said of Winters. "You could always count on Big E.” ...

"He the nicest guy I ever played basketball with," former Illini teammate Doug Altenberger ... Atlanta Hawks in the fourth round of the 1986 NBA draft. He didn't make the Hawks, and never played ...

To scores of Fighting Illini fans in the 1980s, the lob pass from Bruce Douglas to Efrem Winters was both a thing of beauty ...

The wait is over. Legendary Illini center Kofi Cockburn will return to Illinois on Feb. 11 for his honored jersey ...

It was the Illini's ninth straight win at State Farm Center against the Wildcats, who haven't swept a season series since ...

Winters and his classmates joined an Illinois team featuring future pro Derek Harper and Anthony Welch, who collectively launched a run of eight consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances and nine 20-win ...

Kendall Bostic is now the Illinois women's basketball all-time rebounding leader.

Efrem Winters didn’t spend all that much time in Champaign after his playing days ended. The former McDonald’s All-American, ...