2025-26 Men's Basketball Roster
Biography
NIL Opportunities
Ivisic's Career & Season Game-By-Game Stats (PDF)
2024-25 SOPHOMORE
- Third-Team All-Big Ten (media)
- Played in 32 games with 31 starts, leading the team in rebounding (7.7 rpg) and blocked shots (1.2 bpg) and ranking second in scoring (13.0 ppg)
- Scored in double figures 21 times, with five games of 20+ points
- Team-high 11 double-doubles (fourth in Big Ten)
- Broke own NCAA Tournament record for 3-pointers by a 7-footer (5), finishing with 19 points, six rebounds, and a career-high four blocks in Round 2 vs. #18 Kentucky (3/23)
- Hit four three-pointers and tallied his 11th double-double with 20 points and 10 rebounds in NCAA Tournament Round 1 win vs. Xavier (3/21)
- Double-double with 19 points and 10 boards and career-high six assists in Big Ten Tournament Round 2 win vs. Iowa (3/13)
- 14 points (two 3-pointers), six rebounds and three assists in win vs. #18 Purdue (3/7)
- Tied a career high with five assists, and added seven points and three rebounds in win at #15 Michigan (3/2)
- Game-high 22 points (most vs. a Big Ten opponent) with four rebounds and career-high-tying five assists in win vs. Iowa (2/25)
- 10 points, three rebounds, three assists, and career-high-tying three blocks vs. #3 Duke at Madison Square Garden (2/22)
- 16 points (4-6 3FGs) and seven rebounds in win vs. UCLA (2/11)
- Ninth double-double of the season (18 points, 11 rebounds) on a season-best 8-for-9 shooting, including a perfect 2-for-2 from 3-point range, in win at Minnesota (2/8)
- Returned to Illini lineup after three-game absence and posted eighth double-double, 12 points and 10 rebounds, vs. Ohio State (2/2)
- Missed three games - vs. Maryland, vs. Northwestern, and at Nebraska - due to illness.
- Seventh double-double with 17 points and game-high 11 rebounds at Indiana (1/14)
- Seven points and three rebounds vs USC (1/11)
- Four points and seven rebounds with three assists and two blocks vs. Penn State (1/8)
- Nine points (2 3FGs) and nine rebounds with two blocks at Washington (1/5)
- Eight points (2 3FGs) and eight rebounds (three offensive) in road win at #9 Oregon (1/2)
- Scored a career-high 23 points and tied a career high with five assists vs. Chicago State (12/29)
- Sixth double-double with 11 points and a game-high 10 rebounds in Braggin’ Rights win vs. Missouri (12/22)
- Team-leading 12 rebounds with four points and one block vs. #1 Tennessee (12/14)
- Pulled down game-high 11 rebounds with nine points and a block vs. #20 Wisconsin (12/10)
- Fifth double-double - 15 points and a game-high 12 rebounds - with a career-most five assists in Big Ten debut at Northwestern (12/6)
- Fourth double-double with a then-career-high 21 points, including a career-most six 3-pointers (6-9 3FGs), and a game-high 10 rebounds, in matchup with twin brother Zvonimir and #19 Arkansas in Kansas City (11/28)
- Third double-double with 16 points and a game-high 11 rebounds, and a season-high three assists vs. Little Rock (11/25)
- Scored in double figures for fifth straight game with 11 points vs. UMES (11/23)
- Second double-double with 14 points, including two 3-pointers, and a team-leading 10 rebounds vs. #8 Alabama (11/20)
- Led the team in scoring with 20 points and steals (4), and tied for the team lead with six rebounds vs. Oakland (11/13)
- Team-high 18 points with seven boards and two blocks vs. SIUE (11/8)
- Double-double of 14 points and career-high 14 rebounds in 21 minutes in Illinois debut vs. Eastern Illinois (11/4)
CLUB
- Played three seasons with SC Derby in Podgorica, Montenegro, a member of the Adriatic League First Division (ABA).
- Also boasts extensive international experience as a member of the Croatia National Team at both the youth and senior levels.
- In 69 career game for SC Derby, averaged 6.4 points on 54.2% shooting (188-347), while posting 3.5 rebounds, 0.9 assists and 0.5 blocks per contest and shot better than 85% (49-58) from the free-throw line
- In 2023-24 recorded career highs in scoring average (7.1), assists per game (1.3), and blocks per game (1.0), and posted career-best shooting marks overall (.574), on both two-point attempts (.618) and from 3-point range (.423).
- Also posted nine of his 19-career double-digit scoring games for SC Derby in his final season.
- Represented Croatia at the FIBA U16 European Championship in 2018 and 2019.
- In 2023 played in the FIBA U20 European Championship, and that same year played two games as a member of the senior national team during the FIBA EuroBasket 2025 Pre-Qualifier.
- During the U16 European Championship in 2019, nearly averaged a double-double of 10.9 points and 9.6 rebounds, while adding 2.4 assists per contest and shooting 42% from the field and 74% from the free-throw line
PERSONAL
- Born Aug. 9, 2003
- Enrolled in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, general curriculum
- Parents are Mladen and Marena Ivisic
- Twin brother (younger by four minutes) of Illini C Zvonimir Ivisic
- Also has an older brother, Nikola, and older sister, Jelena
- Favorite athlete is Croatian soccer player Marko Livaja
- Lists his brother, Zvonimir, as the biggest influence on his basketball career, “We’ve been playing and competing against each other our whole lives. We’ve gone through this journey together.”
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Historical Player Information
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2024-25Sophomore
C
7'1"
255 lbs
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2025-26Junior
C
7'1"
255 lbs