2024–25 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team
2024–25 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball | |
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Conference | Big Ten Conference |
Record | 0-0 (0-0 Big Ten) |
Head coach |
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Associate head coach | Orlando Antigua (5th overall, 1st season) |
Assistant coaches |
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Home arena | State Farm Center |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Illinois | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indiana | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Iowa | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Maryland | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Michigan | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Michigan State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Minnesota | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nebraska | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northwestern | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ohio State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oregon | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Penn State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Purdue | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rutgers | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UCLA | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
USC | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Washington | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wisconsin | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2025 Big Ten tournament winner As of March 24, 2024 Rankings from AP Poll |
The 2024–25 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team will represent the University of Illinois during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Illini are led by eighth-year head coach Brad Underwood. The Illini will play their home games at the State Farm Center in Champaign, Illinois as members of the Big Ten Conference.
Previous season[edit]
The Illini finished the season 14-6 in Big Ten play, good for second place. The team beat Wisconsin in the Big Ten Tournament Championship. The team was then awarded the #3 seed in the East region of the NCAA Tournament, in which it advanced to the Elite Eight.
Offseason[edit]
After the previous season ended, Marcus Domask sought a medical hardship waiver from the NCAA to play in the 2024-25 season.[1] After his waiver application was denied, he declared for the NBA draft.[2]
After three years at Illinois, Assistant Coach Chester Frazier joined West Virginia's coaching staff.[3] This resulted in Sencire Harris, who had previously pledged to stay with the team, to enter the transfer portal, with Amani Hansberry soon following, as both were primarily recruited by Frazier.[4] Both players ultimately followed Frazier to West Virginia.[5]
Replacing Frazier on the coaching staff was Orlando Antigua, who had previously served as assistant coach at Illinois prior to a stint at Kentucky.[6]
Departures[edit]
Name | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for Departure |
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Quincy Guerrier | F | 6'8" | 220 | Graduate Student | Montreal, Quebec | Graduated |
Terrence Shannon Jr. | G | 6'6" | 215 | Fifth Year | Chicago, Illinois | Graduated; Declared for 2024 NBA draft |
Marcus Domask | G/F | 6'6" | 215 | Graduate Student | Waupun, Wisconsin | Graduated; Declared for 2024 NBA draft |
Justin Harmon | G | 6'4" | 180 | Graduate Student | Chicago, Illinois | Graduated |
Dain Dainja | F/C | 6'9" | 255 | Redshirt Junior | Brooklyn Park, Minnesota | Transferred to Memphis |
Sencire Harris | G | 6'4" | 160 | Redshirt Freshman | North Canton, Ohio | Transferred to West Virginia |
Amani Hansberry | F/C | 6'8" | 225 | Freshman | Silver Spring, Maryland | Transferred to West Virginia |
Luke Goode | G/F | 6'7" | 210 | Junior | Fort Wayne, Indiana | Graduated; Transferred to Indiana |
Coleman Hawkins | F/C | 6'10" | 225 | Senior | Sacramento, California | Graduated; Declared for 2024 NBA draft |
Niccolo Moretti | G | 6'1" | 160 | Redshirt Freshman | Bologna, Italy | Transfer Portal |
Incoming transfers[edit]
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
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Jake Davis | 15 | F | 6'6" | 210 | Sophomore | McCordsville, Indiana | Mercer |
Tre White | 22 | G | 6'7" | 205 | Junior | Dallas, Texas | Louisville |
Kylan Boswell | 4 | G | 6'2" | 200 | Junior | Champaign, Illinois | Arizona |
Carey Booth | 8 | F | 6'10" | 203 | Sophomore | Englewood, Colorado | Notre Dame |
Ben Humrichous | TBD | F | 6'9" | 220 | Graduate Student | Tipton, Indiana | Evansville |
Source:[7]
2024 recruiting class[edit]
Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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Morez Johnson PF |
Harvey, IL | Thornton Township | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 235 lb (107 kg) | Nov 5, 2021 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: | ||||||
Jason Jakstys PF |
Yorkville, IL | Yorkville | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | Jul 23, 2023 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: | ||||||
Overall recruiting rankings: Rivals: 36 247Sports: 21 | ||||||
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Roster[edit]
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Schedule and results[edit]
Source:[8]
Rankings[edit]
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | Final |
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References[edit]
- ^ "Richey | Can the Illini get old again?". April 3, 2024.
- ^ "Illinois' Marcus Domask enters NBA draft after waiver denied". 25 April 2024.
- ^ "Report: Chester Frazier leaves Illinois men's basketball for West Virginia". 13 April 2024.
- ^ "Sencire Harris enters transfer portal". 15 April 2024.
- ^ "Former Illinois guard Sencire Harris commits to WVU". 21 April 2024.
- ^ "Orlando Antigua to Illinois". 21 April 2024.
- ^ "2024 Illinois Fighting Illini Basketball Transfers". ON3.com.
- ^ https://fightingillini.com/sports/mens-basketball/schedule/2024-25.
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