Illinois Fighting Illini
Big Ten (20-12, 11-9)
Big Wins: 11/18 vs UCLA (79-70), 12/6 vs Texas (85-78)
Bad Losses: 12/10 Penn State (59-74), 2/26 at Ohio State (60-72)
Coach: Brad Underwood
Probable Starters:
Coleman Hawkins, Junior, Forward, 9.9 ppg, 6.3 rpg, 3.0 apg, 1.2 bpg
Dain Dainja, Sophomore, Forward, 9.7 ppg, 5.5 rpg, 1.2 bpg
Matthew Mayer, Senior, Forward, 12.8 ppg, 5.5 rpg, 1.3bpg
Jayden Epps, Freshman, Guard, 9.7 ppg, 1.5 apg
Terrence Shannon Jr., Senior, Guard, 17.1 ppg, 2.9 apg, 4.7 rpg
Key Role Players:
Ty Rodgers, Freshman, Forward, 3.2 ppg, 4.1 rpg
Sencire Harris, Freshman, Guard, 3.7 ppg
RJ Melendez, Sophomore, Guard, 5.9 ppg
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 74.6 (111th in nation, 3rd in conference)
Scoring Defense: 66.6 (76, 6)
Field-Goal Percentage: 45.1 (159, 9)
Field-Goal Defense: 41.4 (51, 4)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 7.7 (142, 4)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 31.0 (323, 14)
Free-Throw Percentage: 68.2 (292, 11)
Rebound Margin: 4.6 (39, 2)
Assists Per Game: 12.4 (232, 10)
Turnovers Per Game: 13.0 (233, 14)
Recent Postseason Appearances:
| 2022 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over Chattanooga |
| 2022 | NCAA | Round of 32 loss to Houston |
| 2021 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over Drexel |
| 2021 | NCAA | Round of 32 loss to Loyola-Chicago |
| 2017 | NIT | First Round win over Valparaiso |
| 2017 | NIT | Second Round win over Boise State |
| 2017 | NIT | Quarterfinal loss to UCF |
| 2015 | NIT | First Round loss to Alabama |
| 2014 | NIT | First Round win over Boston University |
| 2014 | NIT | Second Round loss to Clemson |
| 2013 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over Colorado |
| 2013 | NCAA | Round of 32 loss to Miami |
| 2011 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over UNLV |
| 2011 | NCAA | Round of 32 loss to Kansas |
| 2010 | NIT | First Round win over Stony Brook |
| 2010 | NIT | Second Round win over Kent State |
| 2010 | NIT | Quarterfinal loss to Dayton |
| 2009 | NCAA | Round of 64 loss to Western Kentucky |
| 2007 | NCAA | Round of 64 loss to Virginia Tech |
| 2006 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over Air Force |
| 2006 | NCAA | Round of 32 loss to Washington |
*all team stats through 3/5
