Illinois Fighting Illini
Big Ten (23-6, 16-4)
Big Wins: 1/2 Purdue (66-58), 3/2 at Michigan (76-53), 3/6 at Ohio State (73-68)
Bad Losses: 12/20 at Rutgers (88-91), 1/10 Maryland (63-66), 2/23 at Michigan State (72-81)
Coach: Brad Underwood
Probable Starters:
Trent Frazier, Senior, Guard, 10.4 ppg, 2.7 apg
Jacob Grandison, Junior, Guard, 4.5 ppg, 1.3 apg
Ayo Dosunmu, Junior, Guard, 20.8 ppg, 5.3 apg, 6.3 rpg
Adam Miller, Freshman, Guard, 8.2 ppg
Kofi Cockburn, Sophomore, Center, 17.5 ppg, 9.5 rpg. 1.2 bpg
Key Role Players:
Giorgi Bezhanishvili, Junior, Forward, 5.3 ppg, 2.8 rpg
Andre Curbelo, Freshman, Guard, 9.2 ppg, 4.1 apg, 4.0 rpg
Da’Monte Williams, Senior, Guard, 5.7 ppg, 1.7 apg, 5.3 rpg
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 80.7 (19th in nation, 2nd in conference)
Scoring Defense: 68.5 (123, 6)
Field-Goal Percentage: 50.0 (6, 1)
Field-Goal Defense: 40.9 (47, 3)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 6.9 (207, 11)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 38.2 (17, 3)
Free-Throw Percentage: 68.6 (237, 11)
Rebound Margin: 9.8 (4, 1)
Assists Per Game: 16.2 (28, 2)
Turnovers Per Game: 13.4 (189, 13)
Recent Postseason Appearances:
| 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 3/7
