After all was said and done, Illinois freshman forward Morez Johnson Jr. sat out only five games and less than four weeks ...

Illinois freshman forward Morez Johnson Jr., after suffering a broken wrist on Feb. 15 at Michigan State, has been cleared ...

Nearly a month after Johnson Jr.'s "indefinite" injury, Illinois received good news that Johnson Jr. would return to the ...

Following Illinois' eight-point win Friday night against Purdue to close the regular-season with three-straight wins, coach ...

After missing five games with a wrist injury, Illinois’s Chicago-raised big man is expected to return. The Illini announced ...

The Illini are hopeful that Johnson, who has missed time because of a broken wrist, has more season ahead of him ...

After a month-long absence with a broken wrist, freshman forward Morez Johnson Jr. is expected to return on Thursday in ...

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Illinois forward Morez Johnson Jr. is out indefinitely after breaking his wrist while making a spectacular block over the weekend. Coach Brad Underwood said the injury occurred when Johnson fell ...

Illinois freshman Morez Johnson Jr. will be out “for a good bit” after breaking his wrist in Saturday’s loss to Michigan State, coach Brad Underwood told reporters in Champaign on Monday.

Kylan Boswell scored a career high 24 points and four other Illinois players finished in double digits as the 24th-ranked ...

Morez Johnson Jr. didn’t consider his broken left wrist a potential season-ending injury when it happened last month. The Illinois freshman had broken his wrist before in middle ...