Dosunmu declares for the 2021 NBA draft (2:21)
2021 Schedule
2021 Schedule
24-7, 2nd in Big Ten
- 11/25W 122-60
- 11/26W 97-38
- 11/27W 77-75
- 12/22L 82-69
- 12/5CANC
- 12/810W 83-68
- 12/12L 81-78
- 12/15W 92-65
- 12/2019L 91-88
- 12/23W 98-81
- 12/26W 69-60
- 1/2W 66-58
- 1/7W 81-56
- 1/10L 66-63
- 1/13PPD
- 1/1621L 87-81
- 1/19W 79-65
- 1/23PPD
- 1/297W 80-75
- 2/2W 75-71
- 2/619W 75-60
- 2/113PPD
- 2/12W 77-72
- 2/16W 73-66
- 2/20W 94-63
- 2/23L 81-72
- 2/25W 86-70
- 2/2723W 74-69
- 3/22W 76-53
- 3/67W 73-68
- 3/12W 90-68
- 3/135W 82-71
- 3/149W 91-88
- 3/1916W 78-49
- 3/218L 71-58
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Zags' Kispert, Baylor's Butler in Wooden final five
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Loyola Chicago takes down 1-seed Illinois in dominating performance (0:50)
March Madness 2021 live: Oral Roberts does it again
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Top-seeded Illinois cruises past Drexel 78-49 to open NCAAs
— Kofi Cockburn muscled his way to 18 points and Illinois cruised past 16th-seeded Drexel 78-49 Friday in the Illini's first NCAA Tournament game as a No. 1 seed in 16 years.
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Gonzaga, Baylor dominate AP All-America teams
Gonzaga and Baylor both landed multiple players on the AP's All-America teams, with Corey Kispert (Bulldogs) and Jared Butler (Bears) joining Luka Garza, Ayo Dosunmu and Cade Cunningham on the first team.
Zags, Baylor, Illinois, U-M get NCAA top seeds
Gonzaga, Baylor, Michigan and Illinois are the No. 1 seeds for this year's NCAA men's basketball tournament.
No. 3 Illinois beats No. 9 Ohio State to take Big Ten title
— Kofi Cockburn and Ayo Dosunmu both scored 16 points, both grabbed nine rebounds and both made key plays in overtime to give No. 3 Illinois a 91-88 victory over No. 9 Ohio State on Sunday for its first Big Ten Tournament title since 2005.
Curbelo psyched after hitting key jumper in OT (0:17)
Liddell makes key rejection of Cockburn to send game to OT (0:40)
Bezhanishvili draws the and-1 after wild sequence by Illinois (0:31)
Da'Monte Williams catches fire with back-to-back 3s off the bench (0:29)
2020-21 Big Ten Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan | 14-3 | - | 23-5 |
| Illinois | 16-4 | +0.5 | 24-7 |
| Iowa | 14-6 | 1.5 | 22-9 |
| Purdue | 13-6 | 2 | 18-10 |
| Ohio State | 12-8 | 3.5 | 21-10 |
| Wisconsin | 10-10 | 5.5 | 18-13 |
| Rutgers | 10-10 | 5.5 | 16-12 |
| Maryland | 9-11 | 6.5 | 17-14 |
| Michigan State | 9-11 | 6.5 | 15-13 |
| Indiana | 7-12 | 8 | 12-15 |
| Penn State | 7-12 | 8 | 11-14 |
| Northwestern | 6-13 | 9 | 9-15 |
| Minnesota | 6-14 | 9.5 | 14-15 |
| Nebraska | 3-16 | 12 | 7-20 |
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Top Performers 2020-21
- Offense
- Defense
Team Stats
Points Per Game80.522nd
Rebounds Per Game40.019th
Assists Per Game16.322nd
Points Allowed68.6
2021 Polls & Rankings
| AP | COACHES |
|---|---|
| 2 | 8 |
2021 Recruits
| NAME | POS | STATUS | GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ramses Melendez | SF | Committed | 84 |
| Luke Goode | SF | Signed | 83 |
Tournament History
| Final Fours | 5 |
| Tournament Record | 41-32 |
| Championship Seasons | None |
| Tournament Appearances | 31 |