Illinois Men’s Basketball Times & TV Announced
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CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – Start times and television designations have been assigned for nearly every game on the 2022-23 Illinois Men's Basketball Schedule.
TV Notables
• Illinois' season opener will once again air on BTN, with the conference network televising the Nov. 7 home game vs. Eastern Illinois. (8 p.m.).
• Illinois will appear three times on FOX, five times on ESPN/2, once on CBS, three times on FS1 and eight times on BTN during its 20-game conference schedule.
• Big Ten play begins Dec. 2, with the Illini playing at Maryland on Friday, Dec. 2 on BTN (6/8 p.m.).
• The Illini have three Saturday Big Ten home games, welcoming Penn State on Dec. 10 at 11 a.m. on BTN, facing defending co-champion Wisconsin on Jan. 7 at either 12:30 or 1 p.m. on ESPN2, and hosting Rutgers on Feb. 11 at 1 p.m. on FS1.
• FS1 will also broadcast from Champaign for the Friday Jan. 13 game vs. Michigan State (8 p.m.) and the Jan. 19 contest vs. Indiana (7:30 p.m.).
• Super Tuesday will take place at State Farm Center on Jan. 24, when the Illini host Ohio State at 6 p.m. (ESPN/2).
• Illinois will play at Indiana on Saturday, Feb. 18 on ESPN/2 (11 a.m.).
• The Illini have a CBS road game for the second year in a row, playing at Ohio State on Sunday, Feb. 26 (11 a.m.).
• Senior Day is set for March 2 vs. Michigan on ESPN (6 p.m.).
• The regular season concludes Sunday, March 5, with Illinois making its third road appearance on FOX, playing at Purdue (11:30 a.m.). The Illini are also on FOX at Wisconsin on Saturday, Jan. 28 (1 p.m.) and at Iowa on Saturday, Feb. 4 (1:30 p.m.).
• Previously announced marquee TV slots include the Illini facing Texas on ESPN on Dec. 6 (6 p.m.) in the Jimmy V Classic, and playing in Las Vegas in the Continental Tire Main Event – Nov. 18 vs. UCLA on ESPNU (8:30 p.m.) and Nov. 20 on ESPN against either Baylor or Virginia (2/4:30 p.m.).
• Game times and TV are still TBA for the Nov. 29 home game vs. Syracuse in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge and McBride Homes Braggin' Rights vs. Missouri on Dec. 22 in St. Louis.
Illinois will hold its first official preseason practice on Monday, Sept. 26.
Schedule | Printable | Season Tickets | Mini Plans | Premium Seating
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – Start times and television designations have been assigned for nearly every game on the 2022-23 Illinois Men's Basketball Schedule.
TV Notables
• Illinois' season opener will once again air on BTN, with the conference network televising the Nov. 7 home game vs. Eastern Illinois. (8 p.m.).
• Illinois will appear three times on FOX, five times on ESPN/2, once on CBS, three times on FS1 and eight times on BTN during its 20-game conference schedule.
• Big Ten play begins Dec. 2, with the Illini playing at Maryland on Friday, Dec. 2 on BTN (6/8 p.m.).
• The Illini have three Saturday Big Ten home games, welcoming Penn State on Dec. 10 at 11 a.m. on BTN, facing defending co-champion Wisconsin on Jan. 7 at either 12:30 or 1 p.m. on ESPN2, and hosting Rutgers on Feb. 11 at 1 p.m. on FS1.
• FS1 will also broadcast from Champaign for the Friday Jan. 13 game vs. Michigan State (8 p.m.) and the Jan. 19 contest vs. Indiana (7:30 p.m.).
• Super Tuesday will take place at State Farm Center on Jan. 24, when the Illini host Ohio State at 6 p.m. (ESPN/2).
• Illinois will play at Indiana on Saturday, Feb. 18 on ESPN/2 (11 a.m.).
• The Illini have a CBS road game for the second year in a row, playing at Ohio State on Sunday, Feb. 26 (11 a.m.).
• Senior Day is set for March 2 vs. Michigan on ESPN (6 p.m.).
• The regular season concludes Sunday, March 5, with Illinois making its third road appearance on FOX, playing at Purdue (11:30 a.m.). The Illini are also on FOX at Wisconsin on Saturday, Jan. 28 (1 p.m.) and at Iowa on Saturday, Feb. 4 (1:30 p.m.).
• Previously announced marquee TV slots include the Illini facing Texas on ESPN on Dec. 6 (6 p.m.) in the Jimmy V Classic, and playing in Las Vegas in the Continental Tire Main Event – Nov. 18 vs. UCLA on ESPNU (8:30 p.m.) and Nov. 20 on ESPN against either Baylor or Virginia (2/4:30 p.m.).
• Game times and TV are still TBA for the Nov. 29 home game vs. Syracuse in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge and McBride Homes Braggin' Rights vs. Missouri on Dec. 22 in St. Louis.
Illinois will hold its first official preseason practice on Monday, Sept. 26.
