Sept. 11, 2009

Champaign, Ill. -

2009-10 Illinois Men's Basketball Schedule in PDF Format

Starting times and television information have been determined for Illinois' remaining regular-season games.

The UI will appear on ESPN360.com twice to open the season, vs. SIU-Edwardsville on Nov. 13 and Northern Illinois on Nov. 17. Both games will tip-off at 7 p.m. CT. The Illini then host Presbyterian on Nov. 21 at 7 p.m., making their debut on the Big Ten Network. The home stand wraps up on Nov. 24 vs. Wofford, with the time set for 8:30 p.m. on ESPNU.

The Fighting Illini will be in Las Vegas over Thanksgiving weekend, facing Utah on Nov. 27 at 9:30 p.m. The other half of the bracket features Oklahoma State vs. Bradley. The winners of those two games will play for the Las Vegas Invitational Championship on Nov. 28 at 9:30 p.m., while the consolation game will start at 7 p.m.

The Illinois at Clemson, Big Ten/ACC Challenge, matchup is set for Dec. 2 at 6:15 p.m. on ESPN. The Illini then return to Champaign for three straight games on the Big Ten Network: Boise State on Dec. 5 (6:30 p.m.), Vanderbilt on Dec. 8 (7:30 p.m.) and Western Michigan on Dec. 13 (1:30 p.m.).

Illinois' final three non-conference games are all away from the Assembly Hall. The Illini play Georgia in Duluth, Ga. on Dec. 19 at 6 p.m. on ESPNU. The annual Illinois-Missouri Busch Braggin' Rights game in St. Louis is set for Dec. 23 at 8:30 p.m. on ESPN2. And after hosting Northwestern in the Big Ten opener, Illinois wraps up its non-league schedule by facing Gonzaga in Chicago at the United Center on Jan. 2. That game is scheduled for a noon start on CBS.

Times and broadcast information for the exhibition games vs. Missouri Southern (Oct. 30) and Quincy (Nov. 8) will be released when available.