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Big Ten Men's Basketball Schedule Released – University of Illinois … – Fighting Illini
September 19, 2023 | Men's Basketball
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Champaign, ILL. – The Big Ten announced the conference basketball schedule live on BTN Tuesday, completing the 2023-24 Illinois schedule. Illinois previously released its non-conference schedule on Aug. 16.
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Sept. 26, 12 p.m. – I FUND Member Presale for Mini-Plan Tickets
Sept. 27, 12 p.m. – Public Mini-Plan Tickets
Oct. 9, 12 p.m. – I FUND Member Presale for Maui Strong Relief Matchup vs. Kansas Tickets
Oct. 10, 4 p.m. – Orange Krush Student Tickets
Oct. 11, 12 p.m. – Public Maui Strong Relief Matchup vs. Kansas Tickets
Oct. 24, 12 p.m. – I FUND Member Presale for Single-Game Tickets
Oct. 25, 12 p.m. – Public Single-Game Tickets
Be There to Help Defend Our Homecourt
Illinois played in front of 12 sellout crowds in Champaign last season, including every Big Ten game, as the Illini FamILLy helped propel the program to its best homecourt record in 17 years. State Farm Center will be rocking once again with Illinois featuring one of the oldest and most experienced rosters in the nation, highlighted by the return of first-team All-Big Ten guard Terrence Shannon Jr. and versatile power forward Coleman Hawkins, who both withdrew from the NBA Draft to return to Champaign.
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Illinois is the Big Ten’s winningest team in conference play over the last four years, with Head Coach Brad Underwood directing the program to a 55-25 record. During this stretch the Illini have made three straight NCAA Tournament appearances, own four straight 20-win regular seasons, and have recorded four straight top-five Big Ten finishes highlighted by a league-best 16 wins and tournament title in 2021 and 15 wins en route to the regular season crown in 2022. The 55 B1G wins are the most over a four-year stretch in school history.
Illinois Big Ten Schedule Notes
• Seven teams Illinois plays twice (home and away): Iowa, Maryland, Michigan, Michigan State, Northwestern, Purdue, Rutgers
• Three teams Illinois plays only at home: Indiana, Minnesota, Nebraska
• Three teams Illinois plays only on the road: Ohio State, Penn State, Wisconsin
• Illinois plays 12 league games against teams that participated in the 2023 NCAA Tournament.
• Illinois begins and ends Big Ten play on the road for the second straight year.
• Illinois opens the conference slate Dec. 2 at Rutgers. That is Illinois’ lone B1G game in December.
• Illinois resumes league play on Jan. 2, hosting Northwestern.
• Illinois’ only B1G Friday game is Jan. 5 at Purdue.
• Illinois has a total of five weekend home games: two on Saturday (Jan. 27 vs. Indiana and Feb. 24 vs. Iowa) and three on Sunday (Jan. 14 vs. Maryland, Jan. 21 vs. Rutgers and Feb. 4 vs. Nebraska).
• Illinois plays back-to-back home games Jan. 11 vs. Michigan State and Jan. 14 vs. Maryland.
• The Illini alternate road and home dates over an eight-game stretch bookended by matchups with Michigan: Jan. 18 in Ann Arbor and Feb. 13 in Champaign.
• After its only two-game road stretch at Maryland (Feb. 17) and at Penn State (Feb. 21), the Illini return to campus for consecutive home games vs. Iowa (Feb. 24) and Minnesota (Feb. 28).
• Senior Night at State Farm Center is set for March 5 vs. Purdue.
• Illinois closes out the regular season at Iowa on March 10.
• The Big Ten Tournament makes its debut in Minneapolis, set for March 13-17 at Target Center.
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