Scheduled games for Brad Underwood and Nancy Fahey's first Illini basketball seasons are filling in. Here's the dates we know for certain for 2017-18:
Men
Nov. 17
DePaul at Illinois
Series lowdown: What could have been a rivalry years ago renews for the first time since 1957.
Scouting the Blue Demons: A second straight nine-win season has Dave Leitao's second run at DePaul off to a slow start. Returning leading scorer Eli Cain (15.6 ppg) might have to play significant minutes at point forward until Tyger Campbell arrives in 2018-19 to run the offense, but the Blue Demons' backcourt could get a boost from Ohio State/Oklahoma transfer and former four-star recruit Austin Grandstaff.