The University of Illinois Men's basketball team announced its non-conference schedule for the 2024-25 season.
Illinois will begin the season November fourth at home against the Eastern Illinois University Panthers for the third season in a row.
The Orange and Blue continue their homestand taking on Southern Illinois Edwardsville on November 8th and Oakland on November 13th.
U of I will hit the road for the first time on November 20th and will tipoff against 2024 Final Four participant Alabama for the C.M. Newton Classic.
November 23rd Maryland-Eastern Shore will stop by the State Farm center with their last matchup against each other in 2003.
Arkansas Little Rock pays a visit marking the first time since 2005 the Trojans have played in Champaign and that game will take place November 25th.
Thanksgiving day will feature Illinois and Arkansas in Kansas City which will be televised on CBS following NFL's matchup between the Chicago Bears and Detroit Lions.
Illinois will face another Elite Eight team in the Tennessee Volunteers in Champaign on December 14th.
The annual McBride Homes Braggin' Rights game featuring the Illini and Mizzou Tigers is set for December 22nd at the Enterprise Center in St. Louis.
Mizzou marks the fourth SEC opponent the Illini will face.
The Fighting Illini's final game of the calendar year comes against Chicago State on December 29th.
In Illinois' last matchup with the Cougars they came out with a 97 to 38 blowout victory.
The Orange and Blue's conference schedule is to be determined, but will include home games against Iowa, Maryland, Michigan State, Northwestern, Ohio State, Penn State, Purdue, Wisconsin, and new Big Ten additions UCLA and USC.
Illinois' road conference games will consist of trips to Indiana, Michigan, Michigan State, Minnesota, Nebraska, Northwestern, Rutgers, Wisconsin, and new Big Ten opponents in Oregon and Washington.
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