Standing in the Illinois locker room after a 64-61 loss to Iowa in the Big Ten tournament, coach Bruce Weber's words were ... Fieldhouse with center Meyers Leonard imposing his will. But they wilted once more, and D.J. Richardson's 3-pointer in the waning ...

Leonard, Paul help end losing streak

Easy. Early in the week Bruce Weber said he would make every practice drill competitive and award points to players who won. Those with the most points were going to start. So Nnanna Egwu started at center in place of Meyers Leonard and Brandon Paul joined ...

In possibly Weber's final game, Illini fall to Iowa

INDIANAPOLIS | Illinois' players wanted to block out the talk about coach Bruce Weber's uncertain ... at least another day - D.J. Richardson missed a 3-pointer in the closing seconds that would have tied the score. Meyers Leonard had 18 points and six ...

Barring any miracles, blowout loss seals fate

Illinois guard D.J. Richardson said there were no hard feelings after coach Bruce Weber’s comments following the ... made sure everyone is fine,” Richardson said. While Meyers Leonard and Brandon Paul weren’t available to the media after ...

Illini beat Hawks, end 6-game skid

On Sunday night, coming off the bench, Leonard delivered 22 points and 14 rebounds in a 65-54 win that ended the streak and, for the moment, relieved the pressure on an Illini team (17-12, 6-10 Big Ten) that has heard the speculation about coach Bruce ...

Illini fall to Michigan, tourney hopes fading

After the game, coach Bruce Weber referenced the St. Louis Cardinals' surprising ... lackluster record and spiral of 10 losses in the last 12 games. Center Meyers Leonard said the Illini have not given up hope. "I don't know why anyone looks ...

Meyers Leonard opens up after Illini loss

But afterward, it wasn’t coach Bruce Weber spilling his guts. Sophomore center Meyers Leonard took his turn ... and William Buford had 17 points. D.J. Richardson added 12 points for Illinois.

Illini regain winning touch against Iowa

The critics with their biting assessments didn't bother Illinois coach Bruce Weber as the season tumbled out of ... a decision that left center Meyers Leonard and guard Brandon Paul on the bench. Leonard responded with 22 points and 14 rebounds, and ...

Illinois loses regular-season finale to Wisconsin

The loss continued what has been a miserable collapse in the second half of the Big Ten season for the Illini, and coach Bruce Weber’s future at the ... a pass from Paul went off the hands of Meyers Leonard and out of bounds. Even with his team ...

Illini looking to rekindle their lost spark in Big Ten tournament

In the gloom of Illinois’ 11th loss in 13 games at Wisconsin on Sunday, Meyers Leonard kept saying it ... is expected to complete the hat trick by asking Bruce Weber to turn in his clipboard. Thomas declined to say whether he’ll ...

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