2020–21 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team

The 2020–21 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team will represent the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by fourth-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.

2020–21 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
2020–21 record0-0 (0-0 Big Ten)
Head coachBrad Underwood (4th season)
Assistant coaches
Home arenaState Farm Center
2020–21 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Illinois0–0 –  0–0  –
Indiana0–0 –  0–0  –
Iowa0–0 –  0–0  –
Maryland0–0 –  0–0  –
Michigan0–0 –  0–0  –
Michigan State0–0 –  0–0  –
Minnesota0–0 –  0–0  –
Nebraska0–0 –  0–0  –
Northwestern0–0 –  0–0  –
Ohio State0–0 –  0–0  –
Penn State0–0 –  0–0  –
Purdue0–0 –  0–0  –
Rutgers0–0 –  0–0  –
Wisconsin0–0 –  0–0  –
† 2021 Big Ten Tournament winner
As of June 27, 2020; Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

The Illini finished the 2019–20 season 21–10, 13–7 in Big Ten play to finish in fourth place. Their season ended when the Big Ten Tournament and the NCAA Tournament were canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic.[1]

Offseason

Departures

On April 7, 2020, freshman big man Kofi Cockburn declared for the NBA draft, but did not hire an agent, leaving open the chance that he would return to school for his sophomore season.[2] On April 16, sophomore guard Ayo Dosunmu also declared for the draft.[3] Dosunmu did not hire an agent, but stated that he intended to stay in the draft.[4]

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Ayo Dosunmu11G6'5"185SophomoreChicago, ILNBA Draft
Andrés Feliz10G6'2"195SeniorSanto Domingo, Dominican RepublicGraduated
Alan Griffin0F6'5"195SophomoreWhite Plains, NYTransferred[5]
Tevian Jones5F6'7"205SophomoreCulver City, CATransferred[6]
Kipper Nichols2F6'6"220RS SeniorCleveland, OhioGraduated
Samson Oladimeji35C6'4"210SeniorRolling Meadows, IllinoisGraduated
Tyler Underwood32G6'2"180Grad. SeniorNacogdoches, TexasGraduated

Recruiting classes

2020 recruiting class
US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
André Curbelo
PG		 San Juan, Puerto Rico Long Island Lutheran (NY) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Nov 3, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 83
Coleman Hawkins
PF		 Antelope, California Prolific Prep 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 295 lb (134 kg) Nov 16, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 80
Adam Miller
SG		 Chicago, Illinois Morgan Park 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Nov 21, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 89
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2020 Illinois Commits". Rivals.com.
  • "2020 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

    2021 recruiting class

    Roster
    2019–20 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
    G 1 Trent Frazier 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)175 lb (79 kg) SrWellington High School (FL) West Palm Beach, Florida
    G/F 3 Jacob Grandison 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)220 lb (100 kg) RS JrPhillips Exeter Academy (NH)/ Holy Cross Oakland, California
    F 4 Zach Griffith (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)210 lb (95 kg) SrFisher High School Fisher, Illinois
    F 13 Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)235 lb (107 kg) RS FrKA Pegasus Lommel, Belgium
    F 15 Giorgi Bezhanishvili 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)235 lb (107 kg) JrSt. Patrick High School (NJ) Rustavi, Georgia
    G 20 Da'Monte Williams 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)210 lb (95 kg) SrManual High School Peoria, Illinois
    C 21 Kofi Cockburn 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)290 lb (132 kg) SoOak Hill Academy (VA) Kingston, Jamaica
    G 22 Austin Hutcherson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)175 lb (79 kg) RS JrHun School of Princeton (NJ)/ Wesleyan New York City
    F/C 34 Jermaine Hamlin 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)240 lb (109 kg) SoLincoln Lincoln, Illinois
    G Andre Curbelo 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)170 lb (77 kg) FrLong Island Lutheran (NY) San Juan, Puerto Rico
    F Coleman Hawkins 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)195 lb (88 kg) FrProlific Prep Antelope, California
    G Adam Miller 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)170 lb (77 kg) FrMorgan Park Peoria, Illinois
    F Connor Serven (W) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)210 lb (95 kg) FrSt. Rita Bushnell, Illinois
    Head coach
    Assistant coach(es)
    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • (W) Walk-on

    Roster
    Last update: November 6, 2019

    Rankings
    See also: 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
    Ranking movements
    Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
    NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
    Week
    Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Final 
    AP  
    Coaches

    *AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings

    References
    1. "2020 NCAA Tournament canceled due to growing threat of coronavirus pandemic". CBSSports.com. Retrieved 2020-03-16.
    2. Ryan, Shannon. "Kofi Cockburn declares for the NBA draft, and the Illinois freshman will get feedback from teams before making a final decision". chicagotribune.com. Retrieved 2020-05-12.
    3. "Illinois' Dosunmu declares for NBA draft". ESPN.com. 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2020-05-12.
    4. Ryan, Shannon. "Illini guard Ayo Dosunmu's dad says his son is '98% or 99%' committed to remaining in the NBA draft". chicagotribune.com. Retrieved 2020-05-12.
    5. Ryan, Shannon. "Illini guard Ayo Dosunmu's dad says his son is '98% or 99%' committed to remaining in the NBA draft". chicagotribune.com. Retrieved 2020-05-12.
    6. joey.wagner@lee.net, JOEY WAGNER. "Illinois sophomore Tevian Jones enters transfer portal". Herald-Review.com. Retrieved 2020-05-12.
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