Illini coach Brad Underwood showed off his comic chops while giving credit to Humrichous for his impressive strides on ...

Illinois HC Brad Underwood praises junior Ben Humrichous' improvement with an odd quote involving Michigan State HC Tom ...

Ben Humrichous wasn’t much of a defender when he arrived at Illinois, according to head coach Brad Underwood. “To be very honest, last year, I don’t think Ben could guard a dead man,” Underwood said.

Keaton Wagler had 22 points and eight assists and No. 9 Illinois extended its winning streak to 10 games with a 75-66 victory over Washington on Thursday night.

Scott Richey covers college basketball for The News-Gazette. His email is srichey@news-gazette.com, and you can follow him on Twitter ( @srrichey ).

Illinois forward Ben Humrichous rebounds a ball against Alabama on Wednesday night in a nonconference men’s basketball game at the United Center in Chicago. The eighth-ranked Illini lost 90-86 to the ...

Florida Gulf Coast Eagles (1-0) at Illinois Fighting Illini (1-0) Champaign, Illinois; Friday, 8:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: No. 17 Illinois faces FGCU after Ben Humrichous scored 21 points in Illinois’ ...

It was quite the eventful week for Illinois’ Ben Humrichous. On Monday, he helped Illinois to a record-setting win over Missouri in the annual Braggin’ Rights game. On Tuesday, he married former ...

Alabama guard Labaron Philon (0) drives to the basket against Illinois guard Andrej Stojakovic, left, and forward Ben Humrichous during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Chicago on ...

Florida Gulf Coast Eagles (1-0) at Illinois Fighting Illini (1-0) Champaign, Illinois; Friday, 8:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: No. 17 Illinois faces FGCU after Ben Humrichous scored 21 points in Illinois' ...