CHAMPAIGN — The wait is finally over.
With the college basketball season for both the Illinois men’s and women’s basketball teams set to begin the first week of November, the Big Ten announced its league play schedule, with full schedules for both teams released on Thursday.
Both teams have already announced their non-conference opponents, with the Illinois men’s team opening the season against Eastern Illinois University at State Farm Center on Nov. 4, and the Illinois women’s team opening the season against Florida State University at State Farm Center on Nov. 7.
The Illinois men’s Big Ten opener will be on Dec. 6 at Northwestern, and their Big Ten home opener will be on Dec. 10 against Wisconsin.
Here is the complete Illinois men’s basketball schedule for the 2024-25 season:
Nov. 4 vs. Eastern Illinois
Nov. 8 vs. SIU Edwardsville
Nov. 13 vs. Oakland
Nov. 20 vs. Alabama (Birmingham, Alabama)
Nov. 23 vs. Maryland Eastern Shore
Nov. 25 vs. Little Rock
Nov. 28 vs. Arkansas (Kansas City, Missouri)
December 6th Northwestern
Dec. 10 vs. Wisconsin
Dec. 14 vs. Tennessee
Dec. 22 vs. Missouri (St. Louis)
Dec. 29 vs. Chicago State University
January 2nd Oregon
January 5th, Washington
January 8 vs. Penn State
January 11 vs. Southern Cal
January 14th Indiana
January 19th at Michigan State University
Jan. 23 vs. Maryland
Jan. 26 vs. Northwestern
January 30th Nebraska
February 2 vs. Ohio State
February 5th Rutgers
February 8th Minnesota
February 11 vs. UCLA
February 15 vs. Michigan State University
February 18th Wisconsin
February 22 vs. Duke University (New York)
Feb. 25 vs. Iowa
March 2, Michigan
March 7 vs. Purdue
Here is the complete Illinois women’s basketball schedule for the 2024-25 season:
November 7 vs. Florida State University
November 10 vs. Market
Nov. 14 vs. Eastern Illinois
November 18 vs. Le Moine
Nov. 22 vs. Oregon State University
Nov. 26 vs. Maryland Eastern Shore (Nashville, Tennessee)
Nov. 27 vs. Kentucky (Nashville, Tennessee)
December 2, Canisius
December 8th at Ohio State University
December 12 vs. Bradley
Dec. 15 vs. Southern Indiana
December 20 vs. Southern
Dec. 28 vs. Oregon
December 31 vs. Washington
January 5th Minnesota
Jan. 9 vs. Iowa
January 16th Indiana
January 19 vs Michigan State
January 23rd Northwestern
Jan. 27 vs. Purdue
January 30th Rutgers
February 2nd Maryland
February 6 vs. Northwestern
February 9th Wisconsin
February 13 vs. Penn State
Feb. 16 vs. Nebraska
February 20th at UCLA
February 23rd Southern California
March 2 vs. Michigan