2022–23 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team

2022–23 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
	† 2023 Big Ten Tournament winner ; As of May 3, 2022; Rankings from AP Poll

2022–23 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball
2022–23 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Head coach	Brad Underwood (6th season);
Assistant coaches	Chester Frazier; Tim Anderson; Geoff Alexander;
Home arena	State Farm Center

The 2022–23 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team represented the University of Illinois in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by sixth-year head coach Brad Underwood, the Illini played their home games at the State Farm Center in Champaign, Illinois as members of the Big Ten Conference.

Previous season

They finished the season 23–10, 15–5 in Big Ten play to finish in a two-way tie for the regular season championship. As the No. 1 seed in the Big Ten Tournament, they were defeated by No. 9 seed Indiana in the Quarterfinals. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament as the No. 4 seed in the South Region, where they defeated Chattanooga in the First Round before losing to Houston in the Second Round.

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk	13	F	6'8"	235	Redshirt Sophomore	Lommel, Belgium	Transfer
Kofi Cockburn	21	C	7'0"	285	Junior	Kingston, Jamaica	Declared for the 2022 NBA draft
André Curbelo	5	G	6'1"	175	Sophomore	Vega Baja, Puerto Rico	Transferred to St. John's
Trent Frazier	11	G	6'2"	175	Senior	Wellington, Florida	Graduated
Omar Payne	4	F	6'10"	240	Junior	Kissimmee, Florida	Transferred to Jacksonville
Alfonso Plummer	11	G	6'1"	180	Graduate Student	Fajardo, Puerto Rico	Declared for the 2022 NBA draft
Brandin Podziemski	0	G	6'5"	200	Freshman	Muskego, Wisconsin	Transfer
Da'Monte Williams	20	G	6'3"	215	Senior	Peoria, Illinois	Graduated

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Dain Dainja		F	6'9"	270	Redshirt Sophomore	Brooklyn Park, Minnesota	Baylor
Terrence Shannon Jr.		G	6'6"	215	Senior	Chicago, Illinois	Texas Tech

2022 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Skyy Clark PG	Nashville, Tennessee	Montverde Academy	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Apr 7, 2022
Skyy Clark PG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 89
Jayden Epps CG	Suffolk, Virginia	Combine Academy	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Jul 13, 2021
Jayden Epps CG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 83
Sencire Harris SG	Akron, Ohio	St. Vincent–St. Mary High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jul 3, 2021
Sencire Harris SG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 81
Ty Rodgers PF	Grand Blanc, Michigan	Thornton Township High School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Nov 17, 2021
Ty Rodgers PF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 85
Paxton Warden SG	Glen Ellyn, Illinois	Glenbard West High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Jan 19, 2022
Paxton Warden SG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings: Rivals: 9 247Sports: 9
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: "2022 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

2022–23 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	2	Connor Serven (W)	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Jr	St. Rita	Bushnell, Illinois
G/F	3	Jacob Grandison	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	GS	Phillips Exeter Academy (NH) / Holy Cross	Oakland, California
G	10	Luke Goode	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	So	Homestead	Fort Wayne, Indiana
C	12	Brandon Lieb	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Jr	Deerfield	Deerfield, Illinois
G	15	RJ Meléndez	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	So	Central Pointe Christian Academy	Arecibo, Puerto Rico
G	22	Austin Hutcherson	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	GS	Hun School of Princeton (NJ) / Wesleyan	New York City, New York
F	33	Coleman Hawkins	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Jr	Prolific Prep	Sacramento, California
G		Skyy Clark	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Fr	Montverde Academy	Nashville, Tennessee
F		Dain Dainja	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	RS So	Park Center HS / Baylor	Brooklyn Park, Minnesota
G		Jayden Epps	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Fr	Combine Academy	Suffolk, Virginia
G		Sencire Harris	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	St. Vincent–St. Mary High School	Akron, Ohio
F		Ty Rodgers	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Fr	Thornton Township High School	Grand Blanc, Michigan
G		Terrence Shannon Jr.	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Sr	IMG Academy / Texas Tech	Chicago, Illinois
G		Paxton Warden (W)	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Fr	Glenbard West High School	Glen Ellyn, Illinois

Head coach

Brad Underwood (Oklahoma State University)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

References

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Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball
Venues	Kenney Gym (1906–1925) Huff Hall (1926–1963) State Farm Center (1963–present) Prairie Capital Convention Center (2015)
Rivalries	Indiana Iowa Missouri Northwestern
Culture & lore	Whiz Kids Flyin' Illini Orange Krush Fighting Illini Sports Network Oskee Wow-Wow Illinois Loyalty Chief Illiniwek 1960s slush fund scandal
People	Head coaches NBA draftees Statistical leaders
Seasons	1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23
Helms and Premo-Porretta national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

2022–23 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Illinois	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Indiana	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Iowa	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Maryland	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Michigan	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Michigan State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Minnesota	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Nebraska	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Northwestern	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Ohio State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Penn State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Purdue	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Rutgers	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Wisconsin	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–

† 2023 Big Ten Tournament winner As of May 3, 2022; Rankings from AP Poll