2019 – 20 Illinois Fighting Illini men 's basketball team will represent the University of Illinois at Urbana – Champaign in the 2019 – 20 NCAA Division I men 's basketball season . Led by third-year head coach Brad Underwood , the Illini will play their home games at State Farm Center in Champaign , Illinois as members of the Big Ten Conference . The Illini finished the 2018 – 19 season 12 – 21 , 7 – 13 in Big Ten play , to finish in a three-way tie for 10th place . Due to tie-breaking rules , they received the No. 11 seed in the Big Ten Tournament where they defeated Northwestern in the first round before losing to Iowa in the second round
Big Ten Tournament
2019 Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
2019–20 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team