Illinois, which was founded in 1867, has history with the Native American culture. As for the origin and what the term "Illini" is, it is in reference to the Native American tribe "Illiniwek ...

The 6-foot guard is averaging 16.3 points, 8.7 assists, 4.5 rebounds and 2.4 steals heading into today's regular season ...

His biggest moment, though, was knocking down a go-ahead, stepback three-pointer with 40 seconds to play before the Illini finished off their 88-80 com-from-behind win. "You don't want to give him ...