#25 Illinois Men's Basketball 2023-2024 Preview

 
 
Illinois Fighting Illini
 
2023-2024 Overall Rank: #25
 
Conference Rank: #4 Big Ten
 
 
2022-23 Record: 20-13, 11-9
2022-23 Postseason: NCAA
Coach: Brad Underwood
Coach Record: 114-79 at Illinois, 223-106 overall
 
Key Departed Players:
Matthew Mayer, Forward, 12.5 ppg, 5.3 rpg, 1.1 apg
Jayden Epps, Guard, 9.5 ppg, 1.8 rpg, 1.5 apg
Skyy Clark, Guard, 7.0 ppg, 3.7 rpg, 2.1 apg
RJ Melendez, Guard, 6.0 ppg, 3.5 rpg, 0.9 apg
 
Key Returning Players:
Terrence Shannon Jr., Senior, Guard, 17.2 ppg, 4.6 rpg, 2.8 apg
Coleman Hawkins, Senior, Forward, 9.9 ppg, 6.3 rpg, 3.0 apg
Dain Dainja, Junior, Forward, 9.5 ppg, 5.5 rpg, 0.5 apg
Luke Goode, Junior, Guard, 4.0 ppg, 1.6 rpg, 0.4 apg
Sencire Harris, Sophomore, Guard, 3.7 ppg, 2.1 rpg, 0.9 apg
Ty Rodgers, Sophomore, Forward, 3.3 ppg, 4.0 rpg, 1.0 apg
 
Key New Players:
Marcus Domask, Senior, Guard, Transfer from Southern Illinois
Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn, Freshman, Guard
Quincy Guerrier, Senior, Forward, Transfer from Oregon
Amani Hansberry, Freshman, Forward
Justin Harmon, Senior, Guard, Transfer from Utah Valley
Keaton Kutcher, Junior, Guard, Transfer from South Dakota
Niccolo Moretti, Freshman, Guard
Max Williams, Senior, Guard, Transfer from DePaul
 
Projected Postseason Tournament: NCAA
 
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 74.3 (113th in nation, 3rd in conference)
Scoring Defense: 67.2 (87, 6)
Field-Goal Percentage: 44.9 (163, 9)
Field-Goal Defense: 41.6 (56, 4)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 7.6 (150, 6)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 30.8 (329, 14)
Free-Throw Percentage: 67.9 (300, 12)
Rebound Margin: 4.0 (48, 2)
Assists Per Game: 12.4 (229, 10)
Turnovers Per Game: 12.9 (231, 13)