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Senior Andres Feliz and freshman Kofi Cockburn are relatively new additions to the Illinois men's basketball starting lineup. While Feliz started in four games last season, his main role was the sixth man. Freshman Cockburn has assumed the starting center position in Illinois' first three games Continue to Article

November 14, 2019 8:38:am EST

CHAMPAIGN — Here's how Brad Underwood described Andres Feliz before the season started. The Illinois men's basketball coach called the senior guard the Illini's “unsung glue guy.” Said the Guachupita, Dominican Republic, native could have as much value as any player on the Illinois roster Continue to Article

November 13, 2019 11:00:am EST

The Big Ten released its weekly award winners for week one of the regular season and two teams ended up splitting the awards. Wisconsin's Nate Reuvers was named Big Ten Player of the Week and Illinois' Kofi Cockburn was named Big Ten Freshman of the Week. Reuvers came up big for the Badgers last Continue to Article

November 11, 2019 7:13:pm EST

Center Kofi Cockburn is the first Illini freshman to register double-doubles during the first two outings of a season in 37 years. The Kingston, Jamaican-native was named Big Ten Freshman of the Week Monday, per fightingillini.com. Cockburn had 10 points and 11 rebounds against Nicholls State in Illinois Continue to Article

November 11, 2019 3:20:pm EST

PHOENIX (AP) � Illinois started its two-game desert road trip in one of the rowdiest environments in college basketball. Grand Canyon's purple-clad "Havocs" spent the game bouncing, clapping and screaming, making it hard for the Illini to even hear each other during timeouts. Illinois survived Continue to Article

November 09, 2019 2:48:am EST