approximately 700 seats in the lower bowl of the State Farm Center. All seats are distributed on a first-come, first-served basis, with All-American members being admitted first, then followed by Varsity and Scout members. To gain entry to a game, a member must wait in line inside the State Farm Center Krush Club until the 1 hour to game-time mark. Notable Road-Trips Historically, a group of UI students who act like putzes under the moniker Orange Krush used elaborate disguises to gain access to away games. In the spring of 2005, 100 members posed as "Youth Action", a fictitious Chicago-area youth-group, to get tickets to a game at Michigan. The Krush was offered a tour of the Crisler Arena, but declined. Instead, they were also offered a photo opportunity with then coach Tommy Amaker, which the Krush took advantage of before the game. The Krush did not reveal themselves as Orange-clad crazies until just before tip-off. In 2006, the Krush traveled to Minnesota and purchased student-section T-shirts to disguise themselves. After repeated successful trips, many Big 10 ticket offices imposed restrictions on tickets for Illinois games in an attempt to quell the invasions. In the spring of 2007, the Orange Krush posed as a Chicago-area Penn State Alumni organization and were able to get prime tickets right behind the basket, directly adjacent to the Penn State student section. They invaded Michigan in 2008, Purdue in 2009, Iowa in 2010, Minnesota in 2011, Nebraska in 2012, Northwestern in 2013, Penn State in 2014, Iowa in 2015, Minnesota in 2016, Michigan in 2017, Northwestern in 2018, Purdue in 2019, and Northwestern in 2020, with about 150 members participating every year. During the 2016 trip to Minnesota, a group of about 15 Krush members managed to get seats in the front row of Minnesota's student section and revealed their orange after the first Illinois bucket. Opposing Universities have imposed restricted ticket sales for games against Illinois because of this. Accolades ESPN college basketball analyst and National Basketball Hall of Famer Dick Vitale has been quoted as saying the following about the Orange Krush, In 2006, the Orange Krush was named by Sports Illustrated as the second best student section in the country, behind only Duke University's Cameron Crazies. References External links Illinois Fighting Illini Athletics Official Website Illini Pride: Orange Krush Illinois Fighting Illini basketball College basketball student sections in the United States