Nov. 8 vs. Evansville
The Purple Aces hit the reset button for 2018-19 after losing both their coach Marty Simmons and leading scorer Ryan Taylor (a grad transfer to Northwestern).
Nov. 13 vs. Georgetown
These are not the Hoyas of years past, but that's the goal for second-year coach Patrick Ewing. His first year ended with nine losses in the last 11 games.
Nov. 19-21 at Maui Invitational
Illinois was due for a tough draw no matter how the bracket shook out. A Gonzaga-Iowa State-Xavier run is just one possibility.