IHSA boys basketball: The State Tournament field is all set, with 16 teams heading to Champaign this weekend

Five storylines to watch at the IHSA basketball state finals

Illinois high school basketball will take over the State Farm Center in Champaign for a few days this weekend. But before it all plays out, we take a dive into the key storylines that are fast developing and questions that need to be answered over the final weekend of the season.Only one that can repeatMaybe the Benet-DePaul Prep semifinal Friday night isn’t the de facto state championship many believe it to be. But the winner will certainly be …

IHSA boys basketball: The State Tournament field is all set, with 16 teams heading to Champaign this weekend

Nine teams from Chicagoland schools, including five from the city, are in the IHSA Boys State Basketball Tournament field. Here's a full schedule and closer look at the area teams competing in Champaign this weekend.

Promise fulfilled: Super-sectional victory sends Raiders back to Champaign with title hopes

CARBONDALE, Ill. — On their day off during the State Farm Holiday Classic in late December, the Quincy Notre Dame boys basketball players were treated to a trip to Champaign to attend a University of Illinois men’s basketball practice. “We were telling Coach (Brad) Underwood we’d be back there,” QND senior guard Jace Allensworth said. That wasn’t false bravado. The Raiders truly believed they had the talent and the intangibles to reach the Class…