My gosh, Illinois is loaded with talent.
And an offensive rebound leads to 2 more Illini points
20-13, Illini....
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My gosh, Illinois is loaded with talent.
And an offensive rebound leads to 2 more Illini points
20-13, Illini....
Wait, Penn has a kid from Ames who was there before Fran?
EDIT: Kirkwood kid. Fran must have been recruiting.
EDIT: Kirkwood kid. Fran must have been recruiting.
Lucas Lueth, a 6'7" sophomore from Ames, IOWA, averages 16 minutes off the bench for Penn.
He spent the 2024-25 season at Kirkwood Community
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He spent the 2024-25 season at Kirkwood Community
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I hope so. Apparently, he’s quite a nice guy. I also read yesterday that nobody took the one point loss to our next opponent, Clemson, very well.
Illinois leads 40-30 at the half
18 second chance points for Illinois off of 14 offensive rebounds
0 second chance points for Penn.
28-14 overall rebounding margin for the Illini.
18 second chance points for Illinois off of 14 offensive rebounds
0 second chance points for Penn.
28-14 overall rebounding margin for the Illini.
His style of basketball only takes you so far.
How much did these overseas players cost the Illini?
Dang.
And because of their offense AND defense, Illinois is 1 of 9 teams with a real chance at winning the 2026 NCAA tournament.
....................................................Top 21...........Top 31
Overall....................Offense.......Defense
.....1. Duke.................................4.............2
.....2. Arizona........................5............3
.....3. Michigan................. 8.......... 1
.....4. Florida........................... 9.......... 6
.....5. Houston............... 14.......... 5
.....6. Iowa State....... 21.......... 4
.....7. Illinois........................ 2....... 28
12. Vanderbilt............. 7....... 31
19. Louisville.............. 19...... 25
Dang.
And because of their offense AND defense, Illinois is 1 of 9 teams with a real chance at winning the 2026 NCAA tournament.
....................................................Top 21...........Top 31
Overall....................Offense.......Defense
.....1. Duke.................................4.............2
.....2. Arizona........................5............3
.....3. Michigan................. 8.......... 1
.....4. Florida........................... 9.......... 6
.....5. Houston............... 14.......... 5
.....6. Iowa State....... 21.......... 4
.....7. Illinois........................ 2....... 28
12. Vanderbilt............. 7....... 31
19. Louisville.............. 19...... 25
He needed a defense minded assistant at Iowa, and of course, the willingness to listen to him. He could still be here if he had done that.
Fran's a smart guy. I will never understand why he cared so little about the defensive side of the court.
Cooper Koch, in an interview, said they spend at least 1/2 of their practice time working on defense.
The Penn team had the stomach flu. Not that it would have mattered.
Can you imagine having diarrhea while playing basketball?
I wonder how many times Fran coached teams have given up 100 points?
The 10 point halftime deficit turned into a blowout.
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The 10 point halftime deficit turned into a blowout.
Illinois 105-70 Pennsylvania (Mar 19, 2026) Box Score - ESPN
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If he would’ve had a guy like McCollum as an assistant coaching defense or if McCollum had a guy like Fran coaching offense we’d really have something. I’m not implying McCollum can’t coach offense btw in year 1, just that Fran was so good on that side of the ball.
In Fran's last game at Iowa, he gave up 106 to the Illini (Iowa scored 94).
Today he gave up "just" 105.
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Today he gave up "just" 105.
Men's Basketball at Illinois 3/13/2025
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Illinois 105-70 Pennsylvania (Mar 19, 2026) Box Score - ESPN
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To think we couldve had Fran this year. Illinois looked good the only thing that might stop them is ice.
Beth didn't hesitate in making the right decision.
What happened?
Gonzaga 73-64 Kennesaw State (Mar 19, 2026) Box Score - ESPN
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Tuned into it late, but I remember the announcers say that bodies were hitting the floor a lot.
