Friday, August 19, 2005
Illinois 2005-2006 Basketball Schedule
The Big Ten Conference announced their basketball schedule for the 2005-06 season. The conference teams that Illinois will face only once are Purdue, Wisconsin, Penn State and Ohio State. Michigan State provides the bookends to Illinois' conference schedule, as the Fighting Illini open conference play on January 5 hosting the Spartans in a game that will be televised on ESPN2. Their final conference game is in East Lansing on March 4.
For those of you who are looking for an easy to read recap of Illinois' conference schedule, Jim Benson and the Pantagraph are happy to oblige.
Illini Wonk has obtained a complete schedule for the season:
2005-06 Illinois men's basketball schedule
Date Opponent Time (TV)
Oct. 28 Orange & Blue scrimmage TBA
Nov. 3 Illinois Wesleyan (exhibition) 7 p.m.
Nov. 9 Quincy (exhibition) 7 p.m.
Nov. 18 South Dakota State TBA
Nov. 20 South Padre Invitational TBA
Nov. 22 South Padre Invitational TBA
Nov. 25 at South Padre Invitational TBA
Nov. 26 at South Padre Invitational TBA
Nov. 29 at North Carolina 8 p.m. (ESPN)
Dec. 3 vs. Xavier* TBA
Dec. 5 Arkansas-Little Rock TBA
Dec. 8 Georgetown 8 p.m. (ESPN)
Dec. 10 vs. Oregon^ TBA (ESPN)
Dec. 18 Coppin State TBA
Dec. 21 vs. Missouri# 7 p.m. (ESPN)
Dec. 28 Southeast Missouri State TBA
Dec. 30 Tennessee-Martin TBA
Jan. 5 Michigan State 8 p.m. (ESPN2)
Jan. 7 at Iowa 1 p.m. (ESPN)
Jan. 14 Michigan 3:30 p.m. (ESPN Plus Regional)
Jan. 17 at Indiana 6 p.m. (ESPN)
Jan. 21 at Northwestern 3:30 p.m. (ESPN Plus Regional)
Jan. 25 Minnesota 8 p.m. (ESPN Plus Local)
Jan. 28 Purdue 3:30 p.m. (ESPN Plus Regional)
Jan. 31 at Wisconsin 6 p.m. (ESPN)
Feb. 4 Penn State 8 p.m. (ESPN Plus Local)
Feb. 12 at Ohio State Noon (CBS)
Feb. 15 Northwestern 7 p.m. (ESPN Plus Local)
Feb. 19 Indiana 2:30 p.m. (CBS)
Feb. 21 at Michigan 6 p.m. (ESPN)
Feb. 25 Iowa 5 p.m. (ESPN)
Feb. 28/March 1/March2 at Minnesota TBA
March 4 at Michigan State TBA
March 9-12 Big Ten tournament%
* – United Center, Chicago
^ – Rose Garden, Portland
# – Savvis Center, St. Louis
% – Conseco Fieldhouse, Indianapolis posted by Illiniwonk at 9:41 AM
The Big Ten Conference announced their basketball schedule for the 2005-06 season. The conference teams that Illinois will face only once are Purdue, Wisconsin, Penn State and Ohio State. Michigan State provides the bookends to Illinois' conference schedule, as the Fighting Illini open conference play on January 5 hosting the Spartans in a game that will be televised on ESPN2. Their final conference game is in East Lansing on March 4.
For those of you who are looking for an easy to read recap of Illinois' conference schedule, Jim Benson and the Pantagraph are happy to oblige.
Illini Wonk has obtained a complete schedule for the season:
2005-06 Illinois men's basketball schedule
Date Opponent Time (TV)
Oct. 28 Orange & Blue scrimmage TBA
Nov. 3 Illinois Wesleyan (exhibition) 7 p.m.
Nov. 9 Quincy (exhibition) 7 p.m.
Nov. 18 South Dakota State TBA
Nov. 20 South Padre Invitational TBA
Nov. 22 South Padre Invitational TBA
Nov. 25 at South Padre Invitational TBA
Nov. 26 at South Padre Invitational TBA
Nov. 29 at North Carolina 8 p.m. (ESPN)
Dec. 3 vs. Xavier* TBA
Dec. 5 Arkansas-Little Rock TBA
Dec. 8 Georgetown 8 p.m. (ESPN)
Dec. 10 vs. Oregon^ TBA (ESPN)
Dec. 18 Coppin State TBA
Dec. 21 vs. Missouri# 7 p.m. (ESPN)
Dec. 28 Southeast Missouri State TBA
Dec. 30 Tennessee-Martin TBA
Jan. 5 Michigan State 8 p.m. (ESPN2)
Jan. 7 at Iowa 1 p.m. (ESPN)
Jan. 14 Michigan 3:30 p.m. (ESPN Plus Regional)
Jan. 17 at Indiana 6 p.m. (ESPN)
Jan. 21 at Northwestern 3:30 p.m. (ESPN Plus Regional)
Jan. 25 Minnesota 8 p.m. (ESPN Plus Local)
Jan. 28 Purdue 3:30 p.m. (ESPN Plus Regional)
Jan. 31 at Wisconsin 6 p.m. (ESPN)
Feb. 4 Penn State 8 p.m. (ESPN Plus Local)
Feb. 12 at Ohio State Noon (CBS)
Feb. 15 Northwestern 7 p.m. (ESPN Plus Local)
Feb. 19 Indiana 2:30 p.m. (CBS)
Feb. 21 at Michigan 6 p.m. (ESPN)
Feb. 25 Iowa 5 p.m. (ESPN)
Feb. 28/March 1/March2 at Minnesota TBA
March 4 at Michigan State TBA
March 9-12 Big Ten tournament%
* – United Center, Chicago
^ – Rose Garden, Portland
# – Savvis Center, St. Louis
% – Conseco Fieldhouse, Indianapolis posted by Illiniwonk at 9:41 AM
