No game in our box scores falls on September 16. The nearest date before it · September 15, 2020: the Denver Nuggets visited the Los Angeles Clippers, in the playoffs. Denver Nuggets 104, Los Angeles Clippers 89. WWikipedia↗

From the vault · March 30, 2019 · 2019 NCAA tournament, Elite Eight: The Virginia Cavaliers beat the Purdue Boilermakers 80–75 in overtime in the Elite Eight of the 2019 NCAA tournament.

Illinois Fighting Illini NCAA

Seasons

Record

525–294

Winning pct

.641

NCAA tournaments

Conference

Big Ten Conference

All games · Player seasons

Season	Conf	W	L	Pct	Conf W-L	Postseason
2025-26	Big Ten	28	9	.757	15–5	NCAA Final Four
2024-25	Big Ten	22	13	.629	12–8	NCAA Second round
2023-24	Big Ten	29	9	.763	14–6	NCAA Elite Eight
2022-23	Big Ten	20	13	.606	11–9	NCAA First round
2021-22	Big Ten	23	10	.697	15–5	NCAA Second round
2020-21	Big Ten	24	7	.774	16–4	NCAA Second round
2019-20	Big Ten	21	10	.677	13–7
2018-19	Big Ten	12	21	.364	7–13
2017-18	Big Ten	14	18	.438	4–14
2016-17	Big Ten	20	15	.571	8–10	NIT
2015-16	Big Ten	15	19	.441	5–13
2014-15	Big Ten	19	14	.576	9–9	NIT
2013-14	Big Ten	20	15	.571	7–11	NIT
2012-13	Big Ten	23	13	.639	8–10	NCAA Second round
2011-12	Big Ten	17	15	.531	6–12
2010-11	Big Ten	20	14	.588	9–9	NCAA Second round
2009-10	Big Ten	21	15	.583	10–8	NIT
2008-09	Big Ten	24	10	.706	11–7	NCAA First round
2007-08	Big Ten	16	19	.457	5–13
2006-07	Big Ten	23	12	.657	9–7	NCAA First round
2005-06	Big Ten	26	7	.788	11–5	NCAA Second round
2004-05	Big Ten	37	2	.949	15–1	NCAA runner-up
2003-04	Big Ten	26	7	.788	13–3	NCAA Sweet 16
2002-03	Big Ten	25	7	.781	11–5	NCAA Second round

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