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Does Illinois Basketball Have a Frontcourt Depth Problem?
Entering the 2026-27 campaign, it wasn’t overambitious to put Illinois’ frontcourt up there with that of Florida. Tomislav Ivisic is one of the best bigs in the country (he is currently the No. 6 overall player in the nation, per EvanMiya). David Mirkovic is one of five preseason All-Americans.
And Zvonimir Ivisic started this season as a top-20 player in the country (also according to EvanMiya). Based on Big Z’s impact in his minutes last season, that didn’t seem to be outlandish. Through a few games thus far, that preseason slotting is quickly migrating into outlandish territory, though. And, of course, Mirkovic remains sidelined. That leaves the Illini with a problem.