Women's Basketball Lower Bowl Reserved Seat Season Tickets Sold Out
September 2, 2026 | Women's Basketball
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CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – Lower bowl reserved seat season tickets in State Farm Center have now sold out in back-to-back seasons for the first time in Illinois women's basketball program history. Thanks to the expansion of reserved seating into four upper 100-level sections (142, 143, 121, 122) prior to the 2026-27 season, some reserved season ticket inventory is still available.
Additionally, general admission season tickets to catch the 2026-27 Illinois women's basketball squad in action from State Farm Center are still available and can be purchased HERE. Single-game tickets will be available closer to the start of the season.
Illinois enters Year 5 under head coach Shauna Green while compiling a 51-15 record at home over the last four seasons, including five upsets of AP Top-20 ranked teams: No. 12 Iowa (1/1/23), No. 14 Indiana (2/19/24), No. 19 Florida State (11/7/24), No. 23 Iowa (1/9/25), and No. 7 Maryland (1/1/26).
Across her time at Illinois, Green has led the Illini to an 85-47 record, including a 39-33 mark in Big Ten play. In four seasons under Green, the Illinois women's basketball team has registered a program-best 85 wins under a head coach in their first four years, the first-ever postseason championship in program history (2024 WBIT), and four consecutive top-5 season attendances in State Farm Center. Additionally, the Illini have racked up nine AP Top 25-ranked wins, secured double-digit home victories for four-straight seasons for the first time in program history, won an NCAA Tournament game in back-to-back seasons, and brought in the No. 7-ranked recruiting class by espnW coming in for the 2025-26 campaign.
In 2025-26, the Orange and Blue continued the program's upward trajectory with another 22-win season (22-12), a fourth-straight postseason appearance, and an NCAA Tournament win in back-to-back seasons for the first time since 1998-2000. Green moved into second place on the program's all-time win list during just her fourth season at the helm.
Inside State Farm Center, Fighting Illini Women's Basketball looks to build upon its continued attendance growth. Across the 2025-26 campaign, Illinois recorded a total home attendance of 98,014, marking the second-highest reading in program history. That value ranked fifth in the Big Ten and 15 in the NCAA. An average of 5,766 fans took in each regular season outing in SFC last season, which ranked as the third-best mark in Illinois women's basketball history. Home crowds for the Illini were the fifth largest in the Big Ten and ranked 14th across the NCAA.
For the first time in program history, the 2025-26 campaign saw Illinois sell out of suites and reserved seating (announced Oct. 29) in State Farm Center.
