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Illinois Basketball will host Detroit and Winthrop as part of the NIT Season Tip-Off

Illinois basketball has announced two more pieces of their non-conference schedule on Thursday morning. As part of the 2016 NIT Season Tip-Off, the Illini will host the Detroit Titans and Winthrop Eagles at State Farm Center this Winter.

ESPN has announced #Illini will host Detroit & Winthrop at SFC as part of @NITTipOff " https://t.co/ymuM54ADth pic.twitter.com/vSEKbB1BBI

— Illini Basketball (@IlliniMBB) July 28, 2016

Detroit (16-15, 9-9) finished at sixth place in the Horizon League standings last year. Winthrop (23-9, 13-5), meanwhile, is coming off a regular season Big South Conference title.