Illini Basketball 2026-2027

#377      
Emerson Bigguns
lstewart53x3 said:
Based on the exhibition game that doesn’t count and likely doesn’t tell us anything, here’s my guess for highest to lowest in minutes on the season:

Mirk
Andrej
QC
Tomi
J Davis
Brown
Vaaks
Z
L Davis
Jakstys
Williams
Morillo
Zens
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Didn’t Vaaks just score 20 in 19 minutes, over 50% for the field. Based on that, I’d say he’s going to play a lot.
 
#378      
SCMART Illini
DeonThomas said:
I listened to the game, and then watched the highlights. Ready to predict our 2026-27 player scoring averages, assuming an 8-man rotation and no serious injuries:

17 Vaaks
17 Mirk
14 Andrej
9 Q
8 Tommy
6 Ethan Brown
6 Z
4 Jake
3 All Others
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84 TEAM TOTAL (same as the Final 4 team last season)
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Is there a more complete highlight video than the one I watched, which was about 4 minutes with just music in the background? Or even better, a replay of the game somewhere?
 
#379      
blackdog
SCMART Illini said:
Is there a more complete highlight video than the one I watched, which was about 4 minutes with just music in the background? Or even better, a replay of the game somewhere?
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It's from the baseline but over 10 minutes of clips

www.wcia.com

HIGHLIGHTS: Illinois basketball wins exhibition at Cincinnati

CINCINNATI, Ohio (WCIA) – Illinois men’s basketball scored plenty in its first time back on the floor since the 2026 Final Four. The Illini beat Cincinnati 105-96 on Saturday at Fifth T…
www.wcia.com
 
#381      
RollChief
No one will believe me here but I swear I had a 6th sense feeling yesterday that we were about to get an MLT inquirer podcast. I think it’s a part of my circadian rhythm now. The CBB gods have blessed us today:

 
#382      
Epsilon
So the next game is on B1G+, and there are a couple more on it within the next month, but there is that outlier game against Seattle that forces the issue of whether it’s worth a whole month more of B1G+ for one quad four game. Ugh, so annoying, because I know I have to watch that game regardless.
 
#383      
RollChief
Epsilon said:
So the next game is on B1G+, and there are a couple more on it within the next month, but there is that outlier game against Seattle that forces the issue of whether it’s worth a whole month more of B1G+ for one quad four game. Ugh, so annoying, because I know I have to watch that game regardless.
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B1G+? More like B1G minus.

I'll be here all weekend.
 
#384      
ChiefGritty
Epsilon said:
So the next game is on B1G+, and there are a couple more on it within the next month, but there is that outlier game against Seattle that forces the issue of whether it’s worth a whole month more of B1G+ for one quad four game. Ugh, so annoying, because I know I have to watch that game regardless.
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Never watched a game on B1G+ and never will. Absolutely deplorable that they would treat their best customers that way.
 
#385      
IllGuardU
RollChief said:
No one will believe me here but I swear I had a 6th sense feeling yesterday that we were about to get an MLT inquirer podcast. I think it’s a part of my circadian rhythm now. The CBB gods have blessed us today:

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Sounds like L Davis might be an important piece this year
 
#386      
Epsilon
ChiefGritty said:
Never watched a game on B1G+ and never will. Absolutely deplorable that they would treat their best customers that way.
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No doubt. It’s like watching a high school game production. But I have a feeling I’m going to want to drink in this whole season nonetheless.
 
#388      
Fighter of the Nightman
Always a possibility I missed someone or made a mistake, but here are the ranked non-conference opponents for each Big Ten school now that the rankings are out! I'm only counting guaranteed opponents, not potential ranked matchups in tournaments and things like that. Just for fun and to round out the list a bit more, I included the top 10 teams in the Receiving Votes category ... but four of those were actually Big Ten teams, so it only adds six more. :ROFLMAO:


Michigan State
vs. #2 Duke (Chicago, IL)
at #8 Tennessee
vs. #12 Arkansas (Detroit, MI)
vs. #15 Gonzaga (Palm Desert, CA)

Ohio State
at #4 UConn
vs. #17 Kansas (New York, NY)
vs. #24 Vanderbilt
vs. #25 BYU (Salt Lake City, UT)

Illinois
at #2 Duke
vs. #4 UConn (Chicago, IL)
at #19 Texas Tech
vs. RV #26 Missouri (St. Louis, MO)
vs. RV #30 North Carolina (Nashville, TN)

Purdue
vs. #8 Tennessee
vs. #15 Gonzaga (Las Vegas, NV)
at #18 Iowa State

Indiana
vs. #12 Arkansas (New York, NY)
vs. #23 Kentucky (Indianapolis, IN)
vs. RV #26 Missouri

Iowa
vs. #18 Iowa State
vs. #20 Alabama (Des Moines, IA)
vs. RV #35 Virginia Tech (Sioux City, IA)

Michigan
vs. #4 UConn (Boston, MA)
vs. #11 Louisville (Detroit, MI)

Maryland
vs. #9 Virginia
vs. #8 Tennessee (Las Vegas, NV - Players Era)

UCLA
vs. #5 Arizona (Las Vegas, NV)
vs. #15 Gonzaga (Anaheim, CA)

Oregon
vs. #13 St. John's (NY) [Las Vegas, NV - Players Era]
vs. #11 Louisville / #19 Texas Tech (Las Vegas, NV - Players Era)

Northwestern
vs. #25 BYU (Salt Lake City, UT)
vs. RV #35 Virginia Tech (Charleston, SC)

Rutgers
vs. #10 Houston (Las Vegas, NV - Players Era)

USC
vs. #19 Texas Tech (Fort Worth, TX)

Washington
vs. #25 BYU (Maui)

Nebraska
N/A
vs. RV #26 Missouri (Kansas City, MO)

Minnesota
N/A

Penn State
N/A

Wisconsin
N/A

Who knew BYU was on a Big Ten tour. :ROFLMAO:
 
#389      
Guest
BlueFlag said:
B1G+ is good enough. If allows me more personal insight to our Fighting Illini basketball team for the upcoming season, I'm in.
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What I like about it is that one can watch all of last season’s games (and other seasons as well). I can get my fix while waiting for the current season to begin. I generally start in September and go straight through last year’s schedule (sans the losses). It’s interesting some of the things one forgets about individual games. And I can watch the Purdue and Missouri games as often as I want, which has been two times since September. It’s great seeing the Purdue fans watch Wagler score at will against them.
Though Big Ten Plus is so basic. And too much buffering.
 
#390      
jimbo72
Fighter of the Nightman said:
Always a possibility I missed someone or made a mistake, but here are the ranked non-conference opponents for each Big Ten school now that the rankings are out! I'm only counting guaranteed opponents, not potential ranked matchups in tournaments and things like that. Just for fun and to round out the list a bit more, I included the top 10 teams in the Receiving Votes category ... but four of those were actually Big Ten teams, so it only adds six more. :ROFLMAO:


Michigan State
vs. #2 Duke (Chicago, IL)
at #8 Tennessee
vs. #12 Arkansas (Detroit, MI)
vs. #15 Gonzaga (Palm Desert, CA)

Ohio State
at #4 UConn
vs. #17 Kansas (New York, NY)
vs. #24 Vanderbilt
vs. #25 BYU (Salt Lake City, UT)

Illinois
at #2 Duke
vs. #4 UConn (Chicago, IL)
at #19 Texas Tech
vs. RV #26 Missouri (St. Louis, MO)
vs. RV #30 North Carolina (Nashville, TN)

Purdue
vs. #8 Tennessee
vs. #15 Gonzaga (Las Vegas, NV)
at #18 Iowa State

Indiana
vs. #12 Arkansas (New York, NY)
vs. #23 Kentucky (Indianapolis, IN)
vs. RV #26 Missouri

Iowa
vs. #18 Iowa State
vs. #20 Alabama (Des Moines, IA)
vs. RV #35 Virginia Tech (Sioux City, IA)

Michigan
vs. #4 UConn (Boston, MA)
vs. #11 Louisville (Detroit, MI)

Maryland
vs. #9 Virginia
vs. #8 Tennessee (Las Vegas, NV - Players Era)

UCLA
vs. #5 Arizona (Las Vegas, NV)
vs. #15 Gonzaga (Anaheim, CA)

Oregon
vs. #13 St. John's (NY) [Las Vegas, NV - Players Era]
vs. #11 Louisville / #19 Texas Tech (Las Vegas, NV - Players Era)

Northwestern
vs. #25 BYU (Salt Lake City, UT)
vs. RV #35 Virginia Tech (Charleston, SC)

Rutgers
vs. #10 Houston (Las Vegas, NV - Players Era)

USC
vs. #19 Texas Tech (Fort Worth, TX)

Washington
vs. #25 BYU (Maui)

Nebraska
N/A
vs. RV #26 Missouri (Kansas City, MO)

Minnesota
N/A

Penn State
N/A

Wisconsin
N/A

Who knew BYU was on a Big Ten tour. :ROFLMAO:
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Nicely done. Good games for scouting our conference victims.
 
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