2022–23 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team
The 2022–23 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team represented the University of Illinois in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by sixth-year head coach Brad Underwood, the Illini played their home games at the State Farm Center in Champaign, Illinois as members of the Big Ten Conference.
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Conference | Big Ten Conference |
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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 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Penn State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Purdue | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rutgers | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wisconsin | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2023 Big Ten Tournament winner As of May 3, 2022; Rankings from AP Poll |
Previous season
They finished the season 23–10, 15–5 in Big Ten play to finish in a two-way tie for the regular season championship. As the No. 1 seed in the Big Ten Tournament, they were defeated by No. 9 seed Indiana in the Quarterfinals. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament as the No. 4 seed in the South Region, where they defeated Chattanooga in the First Round before losing to Houston in the Second Round.
Offseason
Departures
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
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Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk | 13 | F | 6'8" | 235 | Redshirt Sophomore | Lommel, Belgium | Transfer |
Kofi Cockburn | 21 | C | 7'0" | 285 | Junior | Kingston, Jamaica | Declared for the 2022 NBA draft |
André Curbelo | 5 | G | 6'1" | 175 | Sophomore | Vega Baja, Puerto Rico | Transferred to St. John's |
Trent Frazier | 11 | G | 6'2" | 175 | Senior | Wellington, Florida | Graduated |
Omar Payne | 4 | F | 6'10" | 240 | Junior | Kissimmee, Florida | Transferred to Jacksonville |
Alfonso Plummer | 11 | G | 6'1" | 180 | Graduate Student | Fajardo, Puerto Rico | Declared for the 2022 NBA draft |
Brandin Podziemski | 0 | G | 6'5" | 200 | Freshman | Muskego, Wisconsin | Transfer |
Da'Monte Williams | 20 | G | 6'3" | 215 | Senior | Peoria, Illinois | Graduated |
Incoming transfers
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
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Dain Dainja | F | 6'9" | 270 | Redshirt Sophomore | Brooklyn Park, Minnesota | Baylor | |
Terrence Shannon Jr. | G | 6'6" | 215 | Senior | Chicago, Illinois | Texas Tech |
2022 recruiting class
Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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Skyy Clark PG |
Nashville, Tennessee | Montverde Academy | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | Apr 7, 2022 | |
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Jayden Epps CG |
Suffolk, Virginia | Combine Academy | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | Jul 13, 2021 | |
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Sencire Harris SG |
Akron, Ohio | St. Vincent–St. Mary High School | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Jul 3, 2021 | |
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Ty Rodgers PF |
Grand Blanc, Michigan | Thornton Township High School | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | Nov 17, 2021 | |
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Paxton Warden SG |
Glen Ellyn, Illinois | Glenbard West High School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | Jan 19, 2022 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A | ||||||
Overall recruiting rankings: Rivals: 9 247Sports: 9 | ||||||
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Roster
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