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An Early Look At Illinois Basketball’s Non-Conference Schedule

It’s late July and Illinois Basketball finally has a complete roster.

The Big Ten has expanded its conference schedule to a 20-game slate, which will shrink the non-conference schedule for the Illini. Thanks to Jon Rothstein’s investigative journalism, we had the majority of the nonconference opponents nailed down.

Illinois will host East Tennessee State as part of its 2018-19 non-conference schedule, per a source. Game is set for December 15th in Champaign.

— Jon Rothstein (@JonRothstein) June 12, 2018

Everyone has their niche. Thank heavens for Jon Rothstein.

Illinois is going to have one of the toughest schedules in the country.