On Sept. 22, the full Big Ten basketball schedule was released, giving the Illinois men’s basketball team a complete outlook on the upcoming season.

And on Monday afternoon, head coach Brad Underwood held a press conference to give some insight on what his team is made of... and his answers will make you want to run through a brick wall.

Tough Schedule

The Illinois non-conference schedule was released in late July, giving fans an exciting set of games to prepare for in the early months of the college basketball season.

However, with exciting matchups there comes more competitive opponents.