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.