Illinois will take on Duke in late February, just when the new-look Illini should be hitting their stride
With the NCAA men’s basketball 2024-25 season set to get underway next Monday, CBS college basketball insider Andy Katz released a list of hisOn Feb. 22, the Illini will head to the Big Apple to take on the Blue Devils in Madison Square Garden. Illinois' rivalry with Duke isn't exactly storied, but it has been competitive and, during the years of the ACC-Big Ten Challenge, pretty steady. In the teams' most recent meeting, in 2020-21, Illinois topped No.
JUST ANNOUNCED: Duke men’s basketball returns to The Garden on Feb 22 to face the Illinois Fighting Illini in the SentinelOne Classic! Sign up for exclusive presale access atThe current Blue Devils are led by No. 1 recruit Cooper Flagg and fellow freshman phenom Kon Knueppel, along with returners Tyrese Proctor and Caleb Foster. Duke enters the season ranked No. 7 in the AP poll and is currently situated as the favorite to win the always-competitive ACC.
As for Brad Underwood and Illinois, they’re coming off an Elite Eight appearance but turned over almost the entire roster, whichUsually, teams don’t play non-conference games anytime after the new year, but college basketball fans will be treated to a late-season sort-of-old-school ACC-Big Ten showdown. It will serve as an opportunity for both teams to add to their resumes leading up to Selection Sunday.
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