Illinois basketball has officially announced their first five ‘home' games of the 2015-16 season. The surprisingly tough opening slate includes matchups against two reigning conference champions and NCAA Tournament participants. Due to the ongoing renovations of the State Farm Center, these games will be played at Prairie Capital Convention Center in Springfield, IL.
Here are the five games and dates that were just announced:
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Nov. 21 vs. Chattanooga
Illinois will open their 2015-16 regular season on November 13th against North Florida--they're the defending Atlantic Sun Conference champions.
North Dakota State had previously announced this matchup via their Twitter, but we now have confirmation from Illinois.