Illini Basketball 2026-2027

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Dan

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Welcome to the Illini Basketball thread :illinois:


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Reported non-conference games
UConn in Chicago
at Texas Tech
Missouri in St. Louis


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IL Returnees
David Mirkovic
Tomislav Ivisic
Zvonimir Ivisic
Jake Davis
Andrej Stojakovic (also entered name into NBA Draft)
Jason Jakstys
Blake Fagbemi

IL Newcomers
Ethan Brown
Landon Davis
Lucas Morillo
Zavier Zens
Quentin Coleman
Stefan Vaaks


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Last year
Big Ten released home & away conference opponent designations on April 29th
Non-conference schedule released on August 18th
Big Ten schedule released on September 18th
Time & TV info released on October 7th
 
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SkyysNotFalling
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wettsten
i think 2 of the freshman have announced they'll arrive in June (Zens and Brown, i think?). any word on when the rest of the newcomers will arrive?
 
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JKR
wettsten said:
i think 2 of the freshman have announced they'll arrive in June (Zens and Brown, i think?). any word on when the rest of the newcomers will arrive?
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I believe Vaaks plans to represent his country during the summer. Shouldn't keep him from being on campus for parts of the summer, though.
 
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ImGonnaBeILL
Possible/Probable he redshirts this season barring an injury but I think Zens is gonna be a player for the program down the road if able to keep him. Really like his fit as a versatile role player.

I don't think he'd play enough this season to make it worthwhile to not redshirt but I don't think he'd embarrass himself out there in a Ben role for a handful+ of minutes. It's the role I could definitely see him playing down the road if he sticks with the program. He's already got a really good build and will be able to pack on some more.

Think he's a fantastic fit for the program and think he'll be able to really make a meaningful contribution as a role player sooner than later IMO.
 
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