Friday, October 23
Champaign, Ill.
7 pm CT
University of Illinois
vs
Baylor (Exh.)
October 22, 2026 | Men's Basketball
News
| #3/3 ILLINOIS vs. Baylor (Exh.) | |
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| Date | Time | Friday, Oct. 23, 2026 | 7 p.m. CT |
| Location | Champaign, Ill. | State Farm Center |
| Buy Tickets | FightingIllini.com |
| TV/Stream | B1G+ | Subscribe |
| Radio | Busey Bank Illini Sports Network | Varsity Network App |
| Live Stats | StatBroadcast |
| Printable Notes | Illinois | Baylor |
| Pregame Press Conference | Coach Underwood (Oct. 22) |
| 2025-26 Stats | Illinois | Baylor |
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| Illinois Roster (2025-26 college stats listed) | |||||||||
| Pos. | No. | Name | Ht. | Wt. | Elig. | PPG | RPG | APG | Note |
| F | 0 | David Mirkovic | 6-9 | 250 | So. | 13.3 | 8.0 | 2.6 | CBS Sports Preseason All-American |
| G | 1 | Lincoln Williams | 6-5 | 180 | Fr. | - | - | - | Career scoring leader at Kankakee High |
| G | 2 | Andrej Stojakovic | 6-7 | 205 | Sr. | 13.5 | 4.5 | 1.0 | NCAA South All-Region Team |
| G | 5 | Quentin McCoy | 6-1 | 170 | Jr. | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | Played last two seasons at Arizona State |
| G | 7 | Stefan Vaaks | 6-7 | 215 | So. | 15.8 | 2.5 | 3.2 | Big East All-Frehman Team at Providence |
| G | 8 | Blake Fagbemi | 6-0 | 180 | So. | 0.2 | 1.0 | 0.4 | Appeared in 11 games as a freshman |
| G | 11 | Quentin Coleman | 6-4 | 180 | Fr. | - | - | - | MaxPreps first-team All-American |
| C | 13 | Tomislav Ivisic | 7-1 | 270 | 5th | 10.4 | 5.6 | 1.6 | 105 3FG last two years, 1st in NCAA by 7-footer |
| F | 15 | Jake Davis | 6-6 | 210 | Sr. | 5.4 | 2.2 | 0.7 | 40.6% 3FG to lead Illini (54-133) |
| F | 22 | Zavier Zens | 6-7 | 215 | Fr. | - | - | - | Gatorade Wisconsin Player of the Year |
| G | 23 | Lucas Morillo | 6-7 | 210 | Fr. | - | - | - | New England Prep Player of the Year |
| F | 27 | Landon Davis | 6-9 | 220 | Fr. | - | - | - | Iowa first-team All-State |
| C | 31 | Jason Jakstys | 6-10 | 220 | Jr. | 1.3 | 1.9 | 0.2 | Played in nine games last season |
| G | 34 | Ethan Brown | 6-4 | 185 | Fr. | - | - | - | Missouri first-team All-State |
| F/C | 44 | Zvonimir Ivisic | 7-2 | 250 | 5th | 6.4 | 4.5 | 0.3 | 72 blocked shots, 3rd-most in UI history |
Head Coach Brad Underwood
Career Record: 302-137 (.688), 14th year
At Illinois: 193-110 (.637), 10th year
Big Ten: 107-71 (.601)
Up Next
No. 3 Illinois makes its home debut, facing Baylor in an exhibition game Friday at 7 p.m. at State Farm Center. Illinois won at Cincinnati in its first exhibition game, 105-96, while Baylor beat No. 1 Florida in its exhibition opener, 82-76 in OT.
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