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Richardson leads Illinois past Quincy (AP)

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 16:36:46 PST

Freshman D.J. Richardson scored 23 points and No. 23 Illinois overcame a sluggish start to beat Quincy 84-63 in an exhibition game Sunday. Illinois trailed the Division II school until a 3-pointer by freshman Brandon Paul with 6:03 left in the first half put the Illini ahead 25-22. Paul finished with 11 points.

Jeff Jordan to rejoin Illinois basketball team (AP)

Fri, 16 Oct 2009 22:41:05 PDT

Junior reserve guard Jeff Jordan, son of Michael Jordan, will rejoin the Illinois team after leaving following last season to focus on school. "Jeff recently indicated his interest in coming back to the team," coach Bruce Weber said Friday night as the Illini officially opened practice. "After meeting with him and discussing the situation, we are pleased to give him this...

Jordan returns to the Illini (Rivals.com)

Fri, 16 Oct 2009 17:57:00 PDT

University of Illinois head coach Bruce Weber announced today that junior Jeff Jordan is returning to the...

Illinois Team Report (Yahoo! Sports)

Fri, 16 Oct 2009 08:06:48 PDT

With 24 wins and a No. 5 seed in the NCAA Tournament, Illinois far outstripped expectations last year.

Now, with four hotshot freshmen on campus and several more Top 50 blue-chippers on the way in the next few years, Illini coaches, players and fans would like to think 24 wins and No. 5 seeds represent the absolute minimum of what's to come.

With that in mind, Illinois coach Bruce Weber has established three themes for his players as they launch into the 2009-10 season: "Rise Up," "Blue Collar, Orange Pride" and "Finishing."

Taking the last one first, Weber loved the way last year's team battled to get to the 24-win mark after a miserable 16-19 showing in 2007-08.

Jordan talking with Illini about possible comeback (AP)

Thu, 08 Oct 2009 09:16:38 PDT

Four months after he hung up his Air Jordans at Illinois, guard Jeff Jordan is talking to coaches about coming back. Michael Jordan's oldest son left the team in June after playing for two seasons. He said then that he wanted to focus on school. Illinois spokesman Derrick Burson said Thursday that Jeff Jordan recently met with assistant coaches about a possible return.