This is the year for the Illini to return to the NCAA Tournament and potentially win a championship. Follow along here as we get you ready for opening tip with everything you need to know on players, schedules, and everything in between.
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Illinois 2020-21 Season Preview
This is the year.
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November 25, 2020
Illinois Basketball Player Preview: Da’Monte Williams
The leading candidate for the unsung hero of this year’s edition of the Fighting Illini
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November 25, 2020
TCR Staff Predictions: Illinois’ 2020-21 Season
High, high expectations for this team.
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November 24, 2020
Illinois Basketball Non-Conference Schedule Preview
Sky high expectations and big time matchups greet the Illini in the non-conference.
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November 24, 2020
Illinois Basketball Player Preview: Giorgi Bezhanishvili
What will the native Georgian’s role be this season?
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November 23, 2020
Illinois Basketball Player Preview: Ayo Dosunmu
The junior returns for more #UnfinishedBusiness.
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November 22, 2020
Illinois Basketball Schedule Preview: The B1G
The Illini won’t be a surprise contender this season.
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November 22, 2020
Illinois Basketball Player Preview: Kofi Cockburn
Expectations are sky-high for the Illini’s sophomore center.
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November 19, 2020
Illinois Basketball Player Preview: Jermaine Hamlin
We might not see much of him again.
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November 19, 2020
Illinois Basketball Player Preview: Trent Frazier
Year 4, the final chapter in Frazier’s legacy as an Illini.
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November 18, 2020
Illinois Basketball Player Preview: Brandon Lieb
The freshman big man from Deerfield will look to take a year as an understudy.
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November 17, 2020
Illinois Basketball Player Preview: Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk
BBV should play a bigger role in Year 2.
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November 15, 2020
Illinois Basketball Player Preview: Jacob Grandison
Grandison could be an X-factor off the bench.
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November 13, 2020
Illinois finally has a non-conference schedule
Illinois has a non-conference schedule, which will start on Nov. 25.
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November 13, 2020
Illinois Basketball Player Preview: Adam Miller
The Peoria native looks to help take the program to new heights this season.
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November 12, 2020
Illinois Basketball Player Preview: Austin Hutcherson
The Division III transfer looks to make a big splash in Champaign.
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November 11, 2020
Illinois Basketball Player Preview: Andre Curbelo
The sky is the limit for the freshman PG.
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November 10, 2020
Illinois Basketball Player Preview: Coleman Hawkins
Hawkins looks to contribute to an already impressive recruiting class.
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November 8, 2020
A Four Factors Review of the 2019-20 Illinois Basketball Season
What do the analytics say about the Illini?