Here's what you need to know about the Illini when they play in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Friday.
Illinois basketball is back in the Big Dance.The Illini are playing in the NCAA Tournament for a fifth straight year. They'll try and recreate the success they had last season where head coach Brad Underwood led Illinois to the Elite Eight, where the Illini fell to eventual NCAA Champion UConn.Here's what you need to know about the Illini when they play in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Friday.The Illini don't have to travel far for their NCAA Tournament game.
Their opponent on Friday will come from the winner of Wednesday's play-in game in Dayton between Texas and Xavier.Illinois will have to watch and wait."We’ve obviously got two opponents to start looking at a little bit.," Underwood told reporters on Sunday. "I don’t know much about Xavier and/or Texas other than they’ve been historically very good programs and obviously had success enough to make this year’s tournament.
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