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The Illini open the home portion of the schedule Nov. 22, when they
host Western Illinois at the Assembly Hall.
The Illini also will host Arkansas in the Chevrolet Shootout at the
United Center in Chicago on Saturday, Dec. 6, and play Missouri in
the Busch Braggin' Rights game at the Savvis Center in St. Louis on
Tuesday, Dec. 23. The second Illini game in Chicago will be against
Illinois-Chicago and former Illini assistant coach Jimmy Collins on
Tuesday, Dec. 30.
"This non-conference schedule is as
competitive as anyone in America will play," Weber said. "We'll have
to be prepared to play in midseason form in November, which should
have us ready for Big Ten play come January."
The Big Ten portion of the schedule is
expected to be announced sometime in August.
Remaining television and game-time
information will be released when available.
Non-conference
schedule
(Home games ALL CAPS. All
times are Central. Dates, times and television coverage subject to
change.)
Saturday, Nov. 4 -- SPOTLIGHT JAMMERS,
7 p.m. (exhibition)
Thursday, Nov. 9 -- ILLINOIS ALL-STARS,
7 p.m. (exhibition)
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Friday, Nov. 14 -- vs. Pittsburgh at
Madison Square Garden, New York City, (Coaches vs. Cancer Classic),
time to be announced
Saturday, Nov. 22 -- WESTERN ILLINOIS,
7 p.m.
Wednesday, Nov. 26 -- MERCER, 7 p.m.
Saturday, Nov. 29 -- at Temple, First
Union Center, Philadelphia, Pa., time to be announced
Tuesday, Dec. 2 -- vs. North Carolina
at Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, N.C. (Big Ten/ACC Challenge), 9
p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 6 -- vs. ARKANSAS at
United Center, Chicago, (Chevrolet Shootout), time to be announced
Tuesday, Dec. 9 -- MARYLAND-EASTERN
SHORE, 7 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 13 -- MEMPHIS, time to
be announced
Tuesday, Dec. 23 -- vs. Missouri at
Savvis Center, St. Louis, (23rd annual Busch Braggin' Rights), time
to be announced
Tuesday, Dec. 30 -- vs.
Illinois-Chicago at United Center, Chicago, time to be announced
Saturday, Jan. 3 -- ILLINOIS STATE, 7
p.m.
[Kent Brown, assistant
athletics director
and sports information director,
University of Illinois]
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