CHAMPAIGN — Each Kofi Cockburn dunk on Saturday erased more and more of the struggles Illinois basketball has had with Wisconsin in the past decade. The last time Illinois beat Wisconsin in Champaign, ...

The News-Gazette, Champaign-Urbana, Ill. Scott Richey, The News-Gazette, Champaign-Urbana, Ill. Jul. 18—Kofi Cockburn, thus far, has been an anomaly when it comes to the big men who have played at ...

Illinois (16-8, 8-6), fresh off a return to form on Saturday, heads back to Champaign for a Tuesday night matchup with UCLA (18-6, 9-4). The Bruins enter State Farm Center riding a massive winning ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. Illinois center Kofi Cockburn (21)celebrates after a dunk against Wisconsin in the first half at the State Farm Center in ...

Kofi Cockburn smiled as he walked into the State Farm Center media gaggle on Tuesday night. The legendary Illini center was just an hour away from his honored jersey ceremony in front of a Champaign ...

No matter where Nagash Cockburn went in Jamaica, little brother Kofi was his shadow. When he played cards or video games with friends, when he ran an errand, when he watched “Pokemon” in his room — ...

A two-time All-American at Illinois, Cockburn traveled from South Korea to see his jersey lifted to the State Farm Center rafters CHAMPAIGN — Kofi Cockburn just wanted to avoid crying on TV. Imagine ...

With soft touch around the basket with both hands, and even a floater he would occasionally unpack, Cockburn could score in a variety of ways around the rim. A native of Kingston, Jamaica, he didn't ...

What will that decision mean for Illinois? The Illini only have a few more days before they find out. Cockburn, who has starred at Illinois over the last two seasons, withdrew from the 2021 NBA Draft ...

CHAMPAIGN — Kofi Cockburn got Michigan coach Juwan Howard's attention. The 7-foot Illinois freshman from Jamaica had 19 points, 10 rebounds and four blocks to help Illinois upset No. 5 Michigan 71-62 ...