2018-19 Schedule | Get Tickets

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – The 2018-19 Fighting Illini Basketball Preview Show debuts Nov. 1 and will air on Fox Sports Midwest, NBC Sports Chicago, WCIA and Big Ten Network several times leading up to the season-opener on Nov. 8. 

The 30-minute show, produced by Fighting Illini Productions and hosted by University of Illinois alumnus Ryan Baker, features head coach Brad Underwood mic'd up at a practice, a look inside the mind of strength and conditioning coach Adam Fletcher, a look at the upcoming renovation of the Ubben Practice Center and an in-depth interview with Underwood, plus a chat with Fighting Illini women's basketball coach Nancy Fahey.  

Fighting Illini Basketball Preview Show Air Times

Network Debuts
Thursday, Nov. 1 (6 pm CT) – Fox Sports Midwest 
Thursday, Nov. 1 (7 pm CT) – NBC Sports Chicago 
Monday, Nov. 5 (9 pm CT) – Big Ten Network
Wednesday, Nov. 7 (6:30 pm CT) – WCIA-TV 3 

Replays
Friday, Nov. 2 (3:30 pm CT) – Fox Sports Midwest
Saturday, Nov. 3 (3:30 pm CT) – Fox Sports Midwest
Sunday, Nov. 4 (2:30 pm CT) – NBC Sports Chicago
Sunday, Nov. 4 (3 pm CT) – NBC Sports Chicago PLUS
Sunday, Nov. 4 (6:30 pm CT) – NBC Sports Chicago PLUS
Sunday, Nov. 4 (10:30 pm CT) – Fox Sports Midwest
Tuesday, Nov. 6 (6 pm CT) – Fox Sports Midwest

Air times subject to change. Check local listings. 

In addition, show segments and the full 30-minute show will be available online at FightingIllini.com starting Nov. 2. 

For sneak peeks of the preview show and an all-access look at Fighting Illini basketball, follow @IlliniMBB on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. 

The Fighting Illini open the regular season on Thursday, Nov. 8, when Evansville comes to State Farm Center at 7 p.m. CT. It will officially open year two of the Brad Underwood era at Illinois. Season tickets, mini-plans, mobile pass tickets and single-games are on sale now.