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Illinois went 5-3 in its first eight games and was only 9-5 a few games into conference play. What’s also notable about last year’s group was that all of these accomplishments followed a relatively slow start to the season. All seven of the team’s losses came against top 75 KenPom teams.Went 14-1 between January 17th and March 21st and.Eight wins against top 50 KenPom teams away from home.Seven wins against top 15 KenPom teams.

Here are just a few notable statistics about last year’s group: The Illini went 24-7 overall against a brutally tough slate, won the Big Ten Tournament, nearly won the Big Ten regular season title, and earned a one seed in the NCAA Tournament. After years of inconsistency and underwhelming results, Illinois finally put everything together. Last season was an exceptional one in Champaign.

Postseason Appearance: NCAA Tournament (Round of 32).

That should leave some major questions for Brad Underwood and his new staff considering what those three brought to the table.Fortunately, Illinois brings back enough, especially with Andre Curbelo and Cockburn, to do some major damage.īut how far can Illinois go? Let’s take a look. Most notably, Dosunmu and Adam Miller are gone in the backcourt and Giorgi Bezhanishvili is gone in the frontcourt. While Illinois brings back some key pieces from last season, the roster looks more uncertain than last year’s group. Unfortunately, fans now have to put that season into the rear-view mirror.Īnd things could be considerably tougher this year.

It wasn’t perfect, but it was a remarkable year. It was easily the program’s most satisfying season since Dee Brown left campus 15 years ago.

The team also got historic performances from superstar guard Ayo Dosunmu and do-it-all big man Kofi Cockburn. The Illini put together a thoroughly impressive campaign from start to finish, compiling a 24-7 overall record, winning the Big Ten Tournament, earning a one seed, and narrowly missing out on the Big Ten regular season title. Each post will also include predictions on each team’s starting lineup, season performance and commentary from a local “insider” who covers said team.Īfter years of waiting, Illinois finally got what they’ve been waiting for.

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The 2021-’22 ‘BTPowerhouse Season Preview’ series will take an in-depth look at all 14 teams in the Big Ten heading into the 2021-’22 season with analysis on each program’s previous season, offseason departures, new additions, strengths, weakness, top player, and top storylines.