NCAA Illinois Men's Basketball

Illinois forward Ty Rodgers (20) plays against Duquesne in the first half of a second-round college basketball game in the NCAA Tournament, Saturday, March 23, 2024, in Omaha, Neb. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

 Charlie Neibergall

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WAND) — The 2024-25 conference schedule for Illinois men's basketball has been released.

Click here for the 2024-25 women’s basketball schedule.

Illinois is the Big Ten's winningest team in conference play over the last five years, with Head Coach Brad Underwood directing the program to a 69-31 record and Big Ten championships in three of the last four seasons.

SCHEDULE NOTES

  • For the seventh straight year, Big Ten teams will compete in a 20-game conference schedule.

  • With the addition of UCLA, USC, Oregon and Washington, the new 18-team scheduling format calls for each school to play three teams both home and away, and 14 teams once (seven home and seven away).

  • Three teams Illinois plays twice (home and away): Michigan State, Northwestern, Wisconsin.

  • Seven teams Illinois plays only at home: Iowa, Maryland, Ohio State, Penn State, Purdue, UCLA, USC.

  • Seven teams Illinois plays only on the road: Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, Oregon, Rutgers, Washington.

  • Illinois plays nine league games against teams that participated in the 2024 NCAA Tournament.

  • Illinois opens Big Ten play on the road for the third straight season, Dec. 6 at Northwestern.

  • The Illini's second early season conference game is home on Dec. 10 vs. Wisconsin.

  • Illinois starts the new year with a trip to the Pacific Northwest, playing at Oregon on Jan. 2 and at Washington on Jan. 5.

  • The Illini then have consecutive home games vs. Penn State on Jan. 8 and USC on Saturday, Jan. 11.

  • Back-to-back road games lie ahead the following week at Indiana on Jan. 14 and at Michigan State on Jan. 19.

  • The sequence continues with Illinois returning to State Farm Center for a two-game home stand against Maryland on Jan. 23 and Northwestern on Jan. 26.

  • The Illini close out the month of January at Nebraska (Jan. 30), before returning to Champaign to host Ohio State on Sunday, Feb. 2.

  • Illinois has a final set of consecutive road games Feb. 5 at Rutgers and Feb. 8 at Minnesota.

  • Back-to-back home games follow, with the Illini welcoming UCLA on Feb. 11 and Michigan State on Saturday, Feb. 15.

  • The Illini carry a four-game winning streak at Wisconsin into the Feb. 18 trip to Madison before returning to Champaign to face Iowa on Feb. 25.

  • Illinois also has a four-game winning streak at Michigan heading into its March 2 trip to Ann Arbor.

  • Illinois closes out the regular season at home against Purdue, with Senior Night set for Friday, March 7 at State Farm Center.

  • The Big Ten Tournament returns to Indianapolis in 2025, set for March 12-16 at Gainbridge Fieldhouse.

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