2024–25 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team

2024–25 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Second Round
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record22–13 (12–8 Big Ten)
Head coach
Associate head coachOrlando Antigua (5th overall, 1st season)
Assistant coaches
  • Kwa Jones (1st season)
  • Geoff Alexander (4th season)
  • Zach Hamer (2nd season)
  • Tyler Underwood (2nd season)
Captains
  • Kylan Boswell
  • Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn
Home arenaState Farm Center
2024–25 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 7 Michigan State 17 3   .850 30 7   .811
No. 9 Maryland 14 6   .700 27 9   .750
No. 10 Michigan 14 6   .700 27 10   .730
UCLA 13 7   .650 23 11   .676
No. 16 Wisconsin 13 7   .650 27 10   .730
No. 14 Purdue 13 7   .650 24 12   .667
Illinois 12 8   .600 22 13   .629
Oregon 12 8   .600 25 10   .714
Indiana 10 10   .500 19 13   .594
Ohio State 9 11   .450 17 15   .531
Rutgers 8 12   .400 15 17   .469
Minnesota 7 13   .350 15 17   .469
Northwestern 7 13   .350 17 16   .515
USC 7 13   .350 17 18   .486
Iowa 7 13   .350 17 16   .515
Nebraska 7 13   .350 21 14   .600
Penn State 6 14   .300 16 15   .516
Washington 4 16   .200 13 18   .419
2025 Big Ten tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2024–25 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team represented the University of Illinois during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Illini were led by eighth-year head coach Brad Underwood. The Illini played their home games at the State Farm Center in Champaign, Illinois as members of the Big Ten Conference.

The Illini opened their season just outside of the preseason rankings and defeated the Eastern Illinois Panthers 112–67, led by a 31 point scoring performance from freshman Will Riley.

The Illinois Fighting Illini drew an average home attendance of 15,091, the 11th-highest of all college basketball teams.