Illinois enters its Big Ten opener against Michigan on Wednesday afternoon at State Farm Center riding a five-game winning streak. Does John Groce's team have enough to post a winning record in Jim Delany's favorite league for the first time in six seasons? Doesn't that have to happen for the Illini to have a shot at the NCAA tournament? What was with the crowd at the Braggin' Rights game? Any of those topics are up for discussion in beat writer Scott Richey's weekly chat, which gets going at 12:30 p.m. Tuesday. As always, feel free to submit questions ahead of time.
Dec. 29 Illinois basketball chat
