2017 – 18 Illinois Fighting Illini men 's basketball team represented the University of Illinois at Urbana – Champaign in the 2017 – 18 NCAA Division I men 's basketball season . Led by first-year head coach Brad Underwood , the Illini played their home games at State Farm Center in Champaign , Illinois as members of the Big Ten Conference . They finished the season 14 – 18 , 4 – 14 in Big Ten play to finish in a three-way tie for 11th place . As the No. 13 seed in the Big Ten Tournament , they lost in the first round to Iowa
Big Ten Tournament
2018 Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
2017–18 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team