IHSA Girls Basketball
Cissna Park def Iroquois West 52-24
Uni-High def Fisher 56-36
Watseka def Milford 55-27
Sydney McTaggart recorded a double double with 16 points and 10 rebounds
Prairie Central def El Paso Gridley 56-37
Chloe Sisco scored 23 points
Mahomet Seymour def Lincoln 63-52
Cayla Koerner led with 19 points
Big Ten
Iowa def Maryland 110-87
Michigan def Purdue 82-58
Champaign, ILL.– Fighting Illini junior center Kofi Cockburn has been named to the Naismith Trophy 2022 Midseason Team.
This is the second year in a row that Cockburn has earned a spot on the 30-player midseason list for the Naismith Trophy, which has been awarded annually since 1969 to the nation's most outstanding college basketball player. Cockburn is having a dominant season for the Orange and Blue:
Cockburn 2021-22 Highlights
• Only player in the nation averaging at least 20 points and 10 rebounds
• Seventh in NCAA in scoring at 21.6 ppg
• Fifth in NCAA in rebounding at 11.2 rpg
• Ranks in top 10 in both points and rebounds – no other player listed among top 25 in both categories
• Second in NCAA with eight games of 20+ points and 10+ boards
• Sixth in kenpom player of the year standings
• Sixth nationally in kenpom offensive rating (118.6)
• Ninth in NCAA in double-doubles (12), despite missing five games
• 12th in NCAA in field goal shooting at 60.2%
(Paxton–jc) The Paxton Buckley Loda Panthers host I-V-C in Illini Prairie Conference action on Friday night in Paxton. The Panthers are 4 and 4 in league play with a game at home against the Grey Ghosts. P-B-L Panthers Boys Basketball Coach Adam Schonauer says their record is deceiving…
P-B-L Boys Basketball Coach Adam Schonauer
(Champaign–jc) The University of Illinois Fighting Illini Men’s basketball team is at home on SuperBowl Sunday against the Northwestern Wildcats. Illini Basketball Coach Brad Underwood says the team can be successful when doing the little things correctly…
U of I Men's Basketball Coach Brad Underwood. Hear the game live on Sunday afternoon at noon here on WPXN. Broadcast starts at Noon.
IHSA Boys Basketball tonight
IVC @ PBL
Pontiac @ Rantoul
Watseka @ Cissna Park
Iroquois West @ Prairie Central
Eureka @ GCMS
Fisher @ Lexington
Mahomet Seymour @ Taylorville
IHSA Boys Basketball on Saturday
PBL vs Teutopolis in the T-Town Shootout
South Newton @ Iroquois West
Rantoul @ Danville Shootout
Mahomet Seymour @ Danville Shoot out
Big Ten on Saturday
Rutgers at Wisconsin
Indian at Michigan St.
Ohio St. at Michigan
Penn St. at Minnesota
Tonight on WPXN it’s IHSA Boys Basketball as the PBL Panthers host the IVC Grey Ghosts in Illini Prairie Conference action. Pregame at 6:45 with tip at 7pm.
Saturday on WPXN it’s On the Sidelines presented by Conxxus of Paxton from 7-8am. Saturday evening its IHSA Boys Basketball as the PBL Panthers travel to take on the Teutopolis Wooden Shoes in the T-Town Shootout. Pregame at 5:15 with tip at 5:30.
Sunday on WPXN it’s Fighting Illini Basketball as Illinois takes on Northwestern at State Farm Center. Pregame courtesy of the Fighting Illini network at noon with tip at 1pm.
