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CHAMPAIGN, Ill.– Illinois is the No. 2 seed in the 2024 BIg Ten Tournament. The Fighting Illini will open play at the Target Center Minneapolis in the Quarterfinals on Friday at 5:30 p.m. CT on BTN, facing the winner of No. 7 Iowa vs. No. 10 Ohio State.
The Illini earn their third top-2 seed in the last four years under head coach Brad Underwood – and fourth double-bye in the last five – after finishing as league runner-up with a 14-6 record. It marks the third time in four years Illinois has won at least 14 conference games. Underwood now owns three of the top five winningest Big Ten seasons in school history, and four of the top eight, including the top two.Â
Illinois is 23-8 overall, tallying its most regular-season wins since 2008-09. The Illini are one of only four teams nationally to record 20-win regular seasons each of the last five years, joined by Baylor, Houston, and San Diego State.
