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State Farm Center enjoying brisk graduation business
The News-Gazette, Champaign-Urbana, Ill. via Yahoo News· 1 month agoMay 17—It's commencement season at the home of Illini basketball. In a three-week stretch this month, State Farm Center has been hosting 12 different ceremonies: eight last weekend tied to the ...
'Journey', 'Toto' show draws State Farm's largest post-COVID crowd
The News-Gazette, Champaign-Urbana, Ill. via Yahoo News· 1 year agoMar. 22—CHAMPAIGN — A blast from the past drew in State Farm Center's largest concert audience in years. Monday night's setlists from legendary American rock groups Journey and Toto brought ...
Who has Big Ten's best home-court advantage?
The News-Gazette, Champaign-Urbana, Ill. via Yahoo Sports· 5 months agoJan. 11—Sorry, Michigan State. State Farm Center might not treat you well tonight. Because Big Ten men's basketball teams are finding life on the road difficult. Just ask Purdue, which has seen ...
Grades are in: Execution issues plague Illini on both ends
The News-Gazette, Champaign-Urbana, Ill. via Yahoo Sports· 5 months agoJan. 14—Player of the game Maryland guard Jahmir Young Young wasn't the most efficient of the Terrapins on Sunday afternoon at State Farm Center — he did need 24 shots to score his game-high ...
Notes: 'The fan base is growing'
The News-Gazette, Champaign-Urbana, Ill. via Yahoo Sports· 6 months agoDec. 30—CHAMPAIGN — The Illinois men's basketball game between Christmas and New Year's has almost turned into a guaranteed sellout. All 15,544 seats at State Farm Center were sold for Friday ...
Good Morning, Illini Nation: Tickets still available for Kansas exhibition
The News-Gazette, Champaign-Urbana, Ill. via Yahoo Sports· 8 months agoOct. 24—Welcome to "Good Morning, Illini Nation," your daily dose of college basketball news from Illini beat writer and AP Top 25 voter Scott Richey. He'll offer up insights every morning on ...
Asmussen | Happy birthday, Assembly Hall/State Farm Center. You don't look a day over 60
The News-Gazette, Champaign-Urbana, Ill. via Yahoo News· 1 year agoFeb. 28—*** Where was Rich Falk on March 4, 1963? Easy answer: on the court at the Assembly Hall starting for the University of Illinois' basketball opponent, Northwestern University. It could ...
Kansas State Wildcats begin process of selling naming rights for Bramlage Coliseum
Wichita Eagle via Yahoo News· 11 months agoKansas State’s basketball arena may be getting a new name. The Wildcats have announced that they...
Underwood: 'It's hard to imagine doing something 99 years'
The News-Gazette, Champaign-Urbana, Ill. via Yahoo Sports· 10 months agoAug. 23—CHAMPAIGN — Illinois basketball fans filled the aptly named Illinois Ballroom on Tuesday evening at the iHotel Conference Center. A Tuesday evening in August. On a day when the heat ...
Playoff sellouts? Metamora basketball has become the IHSA's hottest ticket
Journal Star via Yahoo News· 1 year agoPeople are finding it hard to get into the gym to see the Metamora boys play basketball. The...