2018 – 19 Illinois Fighting Illini men 's basketball team represented the University of Illinois at Urbana – Champaign in the 2018 – 19 NCAA Division I men 's basketball season . Led by second-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 . The Illini finished the 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
2018–19 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team