2026 Tournament PreviewIllinois has the nation's most efficient offense, with scorers at every position, dominant offensive rebounding (3rd) and excellent free-throw shooting (6th). The Illini are also healthy after midseason injuries to 6-7 junior Andrej Stojakovic (13.4 ppg, 4.6 rpg) and senior guard Kylan Boswell (13.2 ppg, 3.3 apg). Their absences allowed 6-6 freshman and leading-scorer Keaton Wagler (17.9 ppg, 4.8 rpg, 4.4 apg) to blossom into an NBA lottery pick. Wagler shoots 40.2 percent from deep, while stretch forwards David Mirkovic (13.4 ppg, 7.8 rpg) and Ben Humrichous (6.1 ppg, 4.1 rpg) can step out and hit the three as well. Manning the frontcourt are twin towers (pun intended) in 7-1 Tomislav Ivisic (10.0 ppg, 5.5 rpg) and 7-2 Zvonimir Ivisic (7.0 ppg, 4.8 rpg, 2.1 bpg). Illinois goes eight deep, with every player, sans Boswell, at least 6-6, making it the nation's tallest team in KenPom's average height metric. They're not as strong defensively -- 28th in efficiency, last in turnover rate -- but that might not matter if they drop 85 a night.
Scouting Report Offense Defense
Efficiency 1.30 2 0.98 41
Pace 67.9 (254)
Effective FG% 55.07 (39) 47.63 (35)
Turnover % 11.15 (4) 10.17 (365)
Off Reb % 38.72 (3) 26.99 (39)
FTA/FGA 32.91 (239) 20.60 (1)
3P% 34.69 (140) 31.38 (44)
2P% 58.18 (18) 48.03 (44)
FT% 78.87 (7) 73.38 (244)
3PA/FGA 50.71 (12) 42.19 (274)
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Illinois
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Rankings
AP Poll: #9 Coaches Poll: #12 NET: #8 RPI: #21 RW: #7
Record
Overall: (24-8) Conference: (15-5) Quad 1: (7-8) Quad 2: (5-0) Quad 3: (7-0) Quad 4: (5-0)
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