2026–27 season1Projected 1 seed, WestModel projection
Illinois
Fighting Illini · Big Ten
- Record
- 2–1
- AP No. 3
- Projected seed
- 1
- West · auto bid
- Hero rating
- +16.7
- No. 2 in Division I
- Home
- Champaign, IL
- 311 mi from Detroit
- National titles
- 0
- Still chasing the first
Statistical profile
Percentiles compare this team with all 365 Division I teams. 100th is best in every row, including defense, where lower raw numbers are better. Season totals include tournament games. Opponent-adjusted efficiency and schedule strength appear after 8 games; until then they swing too much to mean anything.
Efficiency
Scoring & shooting
Possessions
Defense & roster
Strengths and weaknesses
Flagged automatically when a stat sits in the top or bottom 15% of all 365 Division I teams.
- StrengthBig, tall lineupAverage height: 6′7.3″98th
- StrengthTough interior defenseOpponent FG %: 32.1%96th
- WeaknessPoor free throw shootingFree throw %: 56.9%5th
- StrengthPlays fastPace: 78.392nd
- StrengthLives behind the arcThree-point rate: 51.8%91st
- WeaknessWeak defensive reboundingDefensive rebound %: 61.9%11th
- StrengthSmothers three-point shootersOpponent 3P %: 25.3%86th
Roster
Season per-game stats for every player who appeared.
- Leading scorer
- Andrej Stojakovic
- 21.0 ppg
- Tallest
- Zvonimir Ivisic
- 7′2″
- Best at the line
- —
- —
- Longest in program
- Tomislav Ivisic
- 3 seasons
| Player | WT | Yrs | GP | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2Andrej StojakovicGuard · Thessaloniki, Greece | 6′7″ | 205 | 2 | 3 | 25.0 | 21.0 | 5.0 | 3.7 | 40.0 | 73.3 | 29.1 |
| 34Ethan Brown · Rolla, MO | 6′4″ | 185 | 1 | 3 | 25.0 | 10.0 | 7.7 | 5.0 | 46.2 | 100.0 | 12.9 |
| 11Quentin Coleman · O'Fallon, IL | 6′4″ | 180 | 1 | 3 | 23.7 | 17.0 | 6.0 | 4.0 | 41.2 | 50.0 | 24.8 |
| 13Tomislav IvisicCenter · Vodice, Croatia | 7′1″ | 270 | 3 | 3 | 22.0 | 8.7 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 20.0 | 33.3 | 22.0 |
| 22Zavier Zens · Milwaukee, WI | 6′7″ | 215 | 1 | 3 | 21.7 | 10.7 | 3.3 | 0.7 | 33.3 | 80.0 | 18.4 |
| 7Stefan VaaksGuard · Tabasalu, Estonia | 6′7″ | 215 | 1 | 3 | 20.0 | 13.7 | 4.0 | 2.0 | 33.3 | 33.3 | 31.9 |
| 1Lincoln Williams · Kankakee, IL | 6′5″ | 180 | 1 | 2 | 20.0 | 10.0 | 5.5 | 0.5 | 100.0 | 50.0 | 13.6 |
| 44Zvonimir IvisicForward · Vodice, Croatia | 7′2″ | 250 | 2 | 3 | 12.3 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 17.2 |
| 31Jason JakstysForward · Yorkville, IL | 6′10″ | 220 | 3 | 3 | 10.3 | 1.3 | 2.3 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7.4 |
| 27Landon Davis · Waukee, IA | 6′9″ | 220 | 1 | 2 | 9.5 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 8.2 |
| 8Blake FagbemiGuard · Naperville, IL | 6′0″ | 180 | 2 | 2 | 7.0 | 4.0 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 23.0 |
| 15Jake DavisForward · McCordsville, IN | 6′6″ | 210 | 3 | 1 | 6.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 6.0 |
| 5Quentin McCoyGuard · Chicago, IL | 6′1″ | 170 | 1 | 2 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 13.4 |
| 0David MirkovicForward · Niksic, Montenegro | 6′9″ | 250 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Yrs = seasons with this program (transfers count from their arrival). Headshots appear once rights-cleared images are available.
Season schedule
Every game with consensus closing lines (median across sportsbooks) and against-the-spread results.
ATS overall
2–1
ATS as favorite
2–1
ATS as underdog
0–0
ATS neutral court
0–0
ATS vs. tournament teams
0–1
ATS vs. ranked teams
0–1
Over / under
2–1
| Date | Opponent | Result | Spread | Total | ATS | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 2 | vsFAIFairleigh Dickinson | W120–45 | -39.25 | 156.5 | Cover | Over |
| Nov 5 | vsPENNPenn | W112–70 | -29.75 | 172.5 | Cover | Over |
| Nov 10 | @TTU#16Texas Tech8 | L78–84 | -2.5 | 167 | Miss | Under |
| Nov 13 | vsSAMSam Houston | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Nov 17 | @DUKE#2Duke1 | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Nov 20 | vsE IEastern Illinois | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Nov 23 | vsWINWinthrop | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Nov 27 | vsWESWestern Kentucky | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Dec 4 | NUC#4UConn3 | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Dec 8 | @MINMinnesota | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Dec 12 | vsPENPenn State | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Dec 20 | NMISMissouri6 | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Dec 29 | @SEASeattle U | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Jan 2 | @WISWisconsin11 | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Jan 5 | vsPURPurdue10 | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Jan 9 | vsOSUOhio State | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Jan 13 | @NORNorthwestern | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Jan 16 | @MARMaryland | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Jan 19 | vsNEB#25Nebraska6 | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Jan 24 | @INDIndiana | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Jan 27 | vsUSCUSC | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Jan 30 | NUNCNorth Carolina9 | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Feb 2 | vsUCLA#9UCLA6 | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Feb 5 | @MSU#5Michigan State2 | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Feb 9 | @MIC#20Michigan4 | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Feb 12 | @PURPurdue10 | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Feb 16 | vsNORNorthwestern | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Feb 20 | @OREOregon | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Feb 23 | @WASWashington | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Feb 28 | vsWISWisconsin11 | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Mar 3 | @RUTRutgers | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Mar 6 | vsIOWAIowa8 | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |