{"id":1140,"date":"2025-01-02T07:01:55","date_gmt":"2025-01-02T13:01:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thexradio3.com\/news\/?p=1140"},"modified":"2025-01-02T07:02:31","modified_gmt":"2025-01-02T13:02:31","slug":"illini-mens-basketball-open-2025-year-with-trip-to-pacific-northwest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/sports\/basketball\/1140-illini-mens-basketball-open-2025-year-with-trip-to-pacific-northwest\/","title":{"rendered":"Illini Men&#8217;s Basketball Open 2025 Year With Trip To Pacific Northwest"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"pdfprnt-buttons pdfprnt-buttons-post pdfprnt-top-right\"><a href=\"javascript: window.print()\" class=\"pdfprnt-button pdfprnt-button-print\" target=\"_self\" ><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/wp-content\/plugins\/pdf-print\/images\/print.png\" alt=\"image_print\" title=\"Print Content\" \/><span class=\"pdfprnt-button-title pdfprnt-button-print-title\">Print<\/span><\/a><\/div><p>Illinois opens the 2025 calendar year with a trip to the Pacific Northwest to face new Big Ten members Oregon and Washington, beginning Thursday night in Eugene against the No. 9-ranked Ducks (9 p.m. CT, FS1).<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>This starts a stretch for Illinois with four of its next six games on the road. Illinois is 0-1 in true road games this season, and 2-2 away from home.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Illinois is looking for its first road win over a top-10 team since beating No. 7 Ohio State on March 6, 2021.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Illinois is 2-2 against ranked teams this season, with wins over No. 19 Arkansas and No. 20 Wisconsin.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Illinois leads the Big Ten in the latest NCAA NET rankings at No. 11, one spot of ahead of Oregon.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><dfn><a href=\"https:\/\/fightingillini.com\/sports\/mens-basketball\/roster\/coaches\/brad-underwood\/2102\" rel=\"smarttag\" rev=\"2102\" data-airgap-id=\"71\">Brad Underwood<\/a><\/dfn>&nbsp;has led the Illini program to Top-25 rankings in six consecutive seasons. Illinois has been ranked for four weeks so far this year, currently at No. 22.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>With Sunday&#8217;s win over Chicago State, Underwood recorded his 152nd victory at Illinois, moving into sole possession of fourth place on the school&#8217;s all-time coaching wins list.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Junior guard&nbsp;<dfn><a href=\"https:\/\/fightingillini.com\/sports\/mens-basketball\/roster\/kylan-boswell\/14523\" rel=\"smarttag\" rev=\"14523\" data-airgap-id=\"72\">Kylan Boswell<\/a><\/dfn>&nbsp;recorded the seventh triple-double in Illinois history and fifth of the Underwood era against Chicago State, tallying 18 points, career-high 10 rebounds, and career-high 10 assists.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Over the last four games, Boswell is averaging 15.8 points (63), 7.5 rebounds (30), and 5.5 assists (22).<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Point guard&nbsp;<dfn><a href=\"https:\/\/fightingillini.com\/sports\/mens-basketball\/roster\/kasparas-jakucionis\/14521\" rel=\"smarttag\" rev=\"14521\" data-airgap-id=\"73\">Kasparas Jakucionis<\/a><\/dfn>&nbsp;scored 20+ points in six straight games from Nov. 25-Dec. 22, shattering the Illini freshman record for consecutive 20-point games (previous record was two).<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Jakucionis became the fourth Big Ten freshman since 1996-97 with at least six-straight 20-point games, and the first to do so since Indiana&#8217;s Eric Gordon had seven in a row in 2007.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>While his 20-point game streak was snapped with a 14-point outing vs. Chicago State, Jakucionis is still averaging 20.7 points (145) over the last seven games, knocking down an average of 3.0 threes per game (21) on 47.7% from 3-point range (21-44) along with 88.4% from the foul line (38-43).\u2022&nbsp;<dfn><a href=\"https:\/\/fightingillini.com\/sports\/mens-basketball\/roster\/tomislav-ivisic\/14520\" rel=\"smarttag\" rev=\"14520\" data-airgap-id=\"74\">Tomislav Ivisic<\/a><\/dfn>&nbsp;is coming off a career-and game-high 23-point performance vs. Chicago State, ending a streak of six games in a row by Jakucionis as Illinois&#8217; leading scorer.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Ivisic has recorded six double-doubles through 12 games, ranking second in the Big Ten behind Northwestern&#8217;s Brooks Barnhizer for most in the Big Ten this season and tied for 15th in the NCAA.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Following the 2024 Elite Eight appearance and Big Ten Tournament Championship, Illinois has a dramatically different roster this season. The program returns just one rotation player \u2013 last year&#8217;s ninth-leading scorer&nbsp;<dfn><a href=\"https:\/\/fightingillini.com\/sports\/mens-basketball\/roster\/dra-gibbs-lawhorn\/14512\" rel=\"smarttag\" rev=\"14512\" data-airgap-id=\"75\">Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn<\/a><\/dfn>&nbsp;\u2013 and returns just 2.9% of its minutes, 2.2% of its points, and 2.0% of its rebounds overall<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Newcomers to the Illini roster have accounted for 92.4% of the team&#8217;s scoring so far (958 of 1,037 total points), with UI freshmen accounting for 39.5% of those points (410).<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Illinois&#8217; top three scorers and rebounders are all in their first year of collegiate basketball. Freshman G&nbsp;<dfn><a href=\"https:\/\/fightingillini.com\/sports\/mens-basketball\/roster\/kasparas-jakucionis\/14521\" rel=\"smarttag\" rev=\"14521\" data-airgap-id=\"76\">Kasparas Jakucionis<\/a><\/dfn>&nbsp;ranks first in scoring (16.3 ppg) and third in rebounding (5.6 rpg).<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Sophomore C&nbsp;<dfn><a href=\"https:\/\/fightingillini.com\/sports\/mens-basketball\/roster\/tomislav-ivisic\/14520\" rel=\"smarttag\" rev=\"14520\" data-airgap-id=\"77\">Tomislav Ivisic<\/a><\/dfn>&nbsp;nearly averages a double-double at 14.7 points and team-leading 9.3 rebounds per game. Freshman F&nbsp;<dfn><a href=\"https:\/\/fightingillini.com\/sports\/mens-basketball\/roster\/will-riley\/14574\" rel=\"smarttag\" rev=\"14574\" data-airgap-id=\"78\">Will Riley<\/a><\/dfn>&nbsp;is the Illini&#8217;s No. 3 scorer at 12.6 points per game. And Freshman F&nbsp;<dfn><a href=\"https:\/\/fightingillini.com\/sports\/mens-basketball\/roster\/morez-johnson-jr-\/14517\" rel=\"smarttag\" rev=\"14517\" data-airgap-id=\"79\">Morez Johnson Jr.<\/a><\/dfn>&nbsp;ranks second on the team at 6.5 rebounds per game.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Only 12 games into his college career, Jakucionis already has six 20-point games, just two away from equaling the Illini all-time record for 20-point games by a freshman. Cory Bradford (1998-99) set the current Illini mark with eight, followed by Ayo Dosunmu (2018-19) and Kiwane Garris (1993-94) at seven each.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Jakucionis is the fifth freshman of the Underwood era to record at least five total 20-point games in his rookie season, joining Dosunmu (7 in 2018-19), Trent Frazier (5 in 2017-18), Giorgi Bezhanishvili (5 in 2018-19), and Kofi Cockburn (5 in 2019-20).<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Jakucionis enters 2025 on pace to break the Illini freshman scoring average record of 15.9 ppg set by Kiwane Garris 31 years ago.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Freshman&nbsp;<dfn><a href=\"https:\/\/fightingillini.com\/sports\/mens-basketball\/roster\/morez-johnson-jr-\/14517\" rel=\"smarttag\" rev=\"14517\" data-airgap-id=\"80\">Morez Johnson Jr.<\/a><\/dfn>&nbsp;is averaging 8.5 points (17) and 8.0 rebounds over the last two games.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><dfn><a href=\"https:\/\/fightingillini.com\/sports\/mens-basketball\/roster\/tomislav-ivisic\/14520\" rel=\"smarttag\" rev=\"14520\" data-airgap-id=\"81\">Tomislav Ivisic<\/a><\/dfn>&nbsp;is the No. 2 rebounder in the Big Ten at 9.3 rpg, trailing only Michigan&#8217;s Danny Wolf (10.2).<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Illinois currently ranks 13th in KenPom adjusted defensive efficiency (94.3), its highest ranking since the 2021 season (7th) and second-best ranking of the Underwood era.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Illinois stands fourth nationally in effective field goal percentage defense (.418), ranking fourth in 3-point defense (.269) and ninth in 2-point defense (.425).<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Illinois leads the Big Ten in nine statistical categories, with the following NCAA rankings: defensive rebounds per game (1st; 32.3), total rebounds per game (2nd, 45.4), rebound margin (5th, 12.4), 3-point attempts per game (6th in NCAA, 32.2), 3-point percentage defense (7th; .269), field goal percentage defense (8th; .372), 3-pointers made per game (17th; 10.8), free throw attempts per game (18th, 25.3), and offensive rebounds per game (52nd, 13.1).<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>According to KenPom, the Illini rank eighth nationally, and third among Power Conference programs, with a 3-point attempt rate (3-point attempts\/total field goal attempts) of 51.0%.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>The Illini&#8217;s scoring average of 86.4 ppg is the team&#8217;s highest since the 1989 Flyin&#8217; Illini also averaged 86.4 ppg en route to a Final Four appearance.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Illinois&#8217; scoring margin of +20.8 points per game is on pace for the top mark in program history, surpassing the 1942-43 Illini, which outscored opponents by 20.6 points per game. The team&#8217;s top mark since 1960 is +15.9 set in 2004-05.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Illinois ranks second nationally in rebounding at 45.4 boards per game, on pace for the program&#8217;s best average in 53 seasons, since posting 48.0 rebounds per contest in 1971-72. The Orange and Blue have outrebounded their opponents in 11 of 12 games this season.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Illinois is the winningest team in the Big Ten since 2019-20, registering a 70-32 (.686) mark in league play. And when including the conference tournament, the Illini have a league-best 76 wins during this time span. The Illini won the 2024 Big Ten Tournament championship as the #2 seed, captured the regular season championship in 2022, and led the conference in wins while adding a B1G Tournament crown in 2021.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Head coach&nbsp;<dfn><a href=\"https:\/\/fightingillini.com\/sports\/mens-basketball\/roster\/coaches\/brad-underwood\/2102\" rel=\"smarttag\" rev=\"2102\" data-airgap-id=\"82\">Brad Underwood<\/a><\/dfn>&nbsp;has also led Illinois to the Big Ten&#8217;s best road record since the start of the 2019-20 season. During that span, the Illini are 29-22 (.569) in conference road matchups, and have finished .500 or better in four of the last five seasons.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Illinois opens the 2025 calendar year with a trip to the Pacific Northwest to face new Big Ten members Oregon and Washington, beginning Thursday night in Eugene against the No. [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[25],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1140","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-basketball"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Illini Men&#039;s Basketball Open 2025 Year With Trip To Pacific Northwest - 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