UIC Athletics

'It's a perfect scenario': And now the work begins for Luke Yaklich at UIC - By Brian Hamilton, The Athletic (3/27/20)

'All dressed up and nowhere to go': - Luke Yaklich is UIC's new men's basketball coach - only he has to work more than 1,100 miles away for now - By Shannon Ryan, Chicago Tribune (3/26/20)

UIC hires Luke Yaklich as head basketball coach - By Joe Henricksen, Chicago Sun-Times (3/26/20)

Former Michigan assistant Luke Yaklich named head coach at Illinois-Chicago - By James Hawkins, The Detroit News (3/26/20)

AUDIO: Mully & Haugh Show on 670 The Score (Interview with Yaklich begins at 29:12)

AUDIO: Under the Hood with Jonathan Hood on ESPN 1000

AUDIO: Laurence Holmes Show on 670 The Score
 

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Luke Yaklich and the Big Jump from Michigan to Texas - By Brendan Quinn, The Athletic (5/31/19)

'I still consider myself a high school teacher.' The architect of No. 2 Michigan's lockdown defense has deep roots in Illinois - By Shannon Ryan, Chicago Tribune (1/11/19)

Michigan basketball assistant Luke Yaklich not above rearranging furniture to teach his defense - By Andrew Kahn, MLive (1/10/19)

How a history teacher became Michigan hoops' secret weapon - By Zach Braziller, New York Post (4/2/18)

How basketball defense architect Luke Yaklich landed at Michigan - By Kirk Wessler, Peoria Journal Star (3/30/18)

How an ex-high school social studies teacher helped put Michigan in the Final Four - By Matt Norlander, CBS Sports (3/29/18)

How a former high school history teacher became the key to Michigan's Final Four run - By Jeff Eisenberg, Yahoo! Sports (3/26/18)

In one season, Yaklich has changed Michigan's defensive fortunes - By Kyle Rowland, The Toledo Blade (3/16/18)

How Luke Yaklich and Zavier Simpson launched Michigan's defensive renaissance - By Rob Dauster, NBC Sports (3/5/18)

Goss: Luke Yaklich vitally involved in Michigan's success - By Dick Goss, The Herald-News (3/5/18)

The architect of Michigan's new identity - By Max Marcovitch, Michigan Daily (2/12/18)

Inside the defensive mind of Michigan's Luke Yaklich - By Brendan Quinn, The Athletic (11/13/18)