MILWAUKEE (WLS) -- University of Illinois fans and alumni were ready as the Fighting Illini headed into their first game of March Madness. Illinois defeated Xavier University with a score of 86-73 ...

Wright was the Missouri Valley Conference Freshman of the Year last season at Valparaiso. He averaged 15.5 points and shot 38 ...

MILWAUKEE (WLS) -- University of Illinois basketball fans are geared up for March Madness as NCAA Tournament matches got underway Thursday. The Fighting Illini take on Xavier University Musketeers ...

White holds a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice from Chicago State University and a master’s in business administration from St. Xavier University with a focus on fraudulent investigations ...

According to several reports, Richard Pitino, the son of legendary head coach Rick Pitino, has agreed to become the next head coach at Xavier University ... father and St. Johns head coach ...

New Xavier head coach Richard ... Madness," since it's played in St. Louis, Wright led No. 11 Valparaiso to upset wins over No. 6 University of Illinois Chicago (67-50) and No. 3 Northern Iowa ...

Pitino will now feel his father's cutthroat coaching tactics twice a year when Xavier and St. John's face off during ... join Billy Donovan's staff at the University of Florida in 2009 as a ...

While this was yet another “through the looking glass” moment on a surreal night for the University ... Xavier celebrated in the NCAA Tournament on UD’s home court — just as Mount St ...

Flynn, 55, grew up on the South Side of Chicago, a graduate of St. Denis Grade School (’83), and Mother McAuley High School (’87). She went on to Northern Illinois University (’91), and later received ...

On March 19, in another meeting between 16-seeds, Mount St. Mary’s defeated American University 83-72. Also on March 19, in a come-from-behind win, 11-seed Xavier University beat ... (1947), LaSalle ...