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Tourney Talk: HoopsHD interviews Illinois cheerleader Ellie Slaughter

Posted on March 21, 2026 by Jon Teitel

Last week Illinois lost to Wisconsin 91-88 in OT in the Big 10 tourney quarterfinals but still earned an at-large bid to this week’s NCAA tournament. The Illini have now made the NCAA tourney 6 times in a row, and … Continue reading →

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Big Ten Media Day Recap and Response

Posted on October 12, 2025 by David Griggs

CLICK HERE For All of our Preseason Coverage, Including Interviews, Podcasts, and Conference Previews BIG TEN MEDIA DAY PRESEASON POLL: MEDIA DAY PRESEASON ALL-BIG TEN 1ST TEAM: -Braden Smith – SR, G – Purdue-Trey Kaufman-Renn – SR, F – Purdue-Yaxel Lendeborg … Continue reading →

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Tourney Talk: HoopsHD interviews Illinois cheerleader Madelyn Roseman

Posted on March 19, 2025 by Jon Teitel

Last Friday Illinois lost to Maryland 88-65 in the Big 10 tourney but still earned an at-large bid to this week’s NCAA tournament. The Illini have won 20+ games for the 6th year in a row and are heading to … Continue reading →

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Tourney Talk: HoopsHD interviews Illinois cheerleader Bri Hendren-Santiago

Posted on March 21, 2024 by Jon Teitel

On Sunday Illinois beat Wisconsin 93-87 in the Big 10 tourney title game to earn an automatic bid to this week’s NCAA tournament. The Illini had made the NCAA tourney each of the past 3 years and are now heading … Continue reading →

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What Happened in Vegas: All-Access with HoopsHD at the Continental Tire Main Event (Day 2)

Posted on November 23, 2022 by Jon Teitel

A lot of in-season tournaments around Thanksgiving feature a couple of big-time schools and a couple of not-so-big-time schools…but this year’s Continental Tire Main Event is not 1 of them. We have 2 of the past 3 NCAA champs (Baylor … Continue reading →

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What Happened in Vegas: All-Access with HoopsHD at the Continental Tire Main Event

Posted on November 19, 2022 by Jon Teitel

A lot of in-season tournaments around Thanksgiving feature a couple of big-time schools and a couple of not-so-big-time schools…but this year’s Continental Tire Main Event is not 1 of them. We have 2 of the past 3 NCAA champs (Baylor … Continue reading →

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