Brad Underwood talks recruiting European players, Illini culture and more!
Brad Underwood talks recruiting European players, Illini culture and more!  
Podcast: Eye On College Basketball
Published On: Thu Oct 09 2025
Description: At Big Ten Media Day, University of Illinois' head coach Brad Underwood sat with Gary Parrish to discuss how his program has been able to remain consistent, the development of US players vs. international players, the culture of U of I and more! 0:00 - Intro 0:05 - Underwood on how he has been able to remain consistent 1:00 - Underwood on European players 2:15 - Underwood on development in US 3:15 - Underwood on changing the structure of youth basketball  4:34 - Underwood on Andrej Stojakovic's knee sprain 5:15 - Underwood on not having full team practice together 5:45 - Underwood on opposing player writing him a handwritten letter 9:00 - Underwood on being unplugged 10:13 - Underwood on culture at U of I 11:30 - Underwood on what success looks like for the Illini this season 12:50 - Underwood on rooting for other Big Ten schools in NCAA Tournament 🎵 Theme song: "Timothy Leary," written, performed and courtesy of Guster Eye on College Basketball is available for free on the Audacy app as well as Apple Podcasts, Spotify and wherever else you listen to podcasts.  Follow our team: @EyeonCBBPodcast @GaryParrishCBS @MattNorlander @Kyle_Boone @DavidWCobb @NataTheScribe Visit the ⁠⁠⁠betting arena on CBSSports.com⁠⁠⁠ for all the latest in ⁠⁠⁠sportsbook reviews⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠sportsbook promos⁠⁠⁠ for ⁠⁠⁠betting on college basketball⁠⁠⁠. You can listen to us on your smart speakers! Simply say, "Alexa, play the latest episode of the Eye on College Basketball podcast," or "Hey, Google, play the latest episode of the Eye on College Basketball podcast." Email the show for any reason whatsoever: ShoutstoCBS@gmail.com Visit Eye on College Basketball's YouTube channel: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeFb_xyBgOekQPZYC7Ijilw⁠⁠⁠ For more college hoops coverage, visit ⁠⁠⁠https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/⁠⁠⁠ To hear more from the CBS Sports Podcast Network, visit ⁠⁠⁠https://www.cbssports.com/podcasts/ To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices