Illinois Fighting Illini
Big Ten (26-8, 14-6)
Big Wins: Michigan State (71-68), at Wisconsin (91-83)
Bad Losses: Maryland (67-76), at Penn State (89-90)
Coach: Brad Underwood
Probable Starters:
Quincy Guerrier, Senior, Forward, 10.0 ppg, 6.3 rpg
Coleman Hawkins, Senior, Forward, 12.4 ppg, 6.2 rpg, 2.7 apg, 1.5 spg, 1.1 bpg
Marcus Domask, Senior, Forward, 16.0 ppg, 4.9 rpg, 3.7 apg
Ty Rodgers, Sophomore, Guard, 6.7 ppg, 2.1 apg, 5.5 rpg
Terrence Shannon Jr., Senior, Guard, 23.0 ppg, 2.1 apg, 4.1 rpg
Key Role Players:
Justin Harmon, Senior, Guard, 6.1 ppg, 1.1 apg
Luke Goode, Junior, Guard, 5.8 ppg
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 83.9 (12th in nation, 2nd in conference)
Scoring Defense: 72.9 (212, 10)
Field-Goal Percentage: 47.1 (52, 5)
Field-Goal Defense: 42.9 (128, 8)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 8.4 (89, 3)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 35.0 (122, 7)
Free-Throw Percentage: 74.1 (80, 7)
Rebound Margin: 8.7 (9, 2)
Assists Per Game: 12.8 (201, 9)
Turnovers Per Game: 10.9 (92, 6)
Recent Postseason Appearances:
| 2023 | NCAA | Round of 64 loss to Arkansas |
| 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 3/10
