2019–20 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 22
AP	No. 21
Record	21–10 (13–7 Big Ten)
Head coach	Brad Underwood (3rd season)
Assistant coaches	Orlando Antigua (3rd season) Stephen Gentry (1st season) Ron Coleman (3rd season)
Captains	Ayo Dosunmu Andres Feliz
Home arena	State Farm Center
Seasons ← 2018–19 2020–21 →

The 2019–20 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team represented the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by third-year head coach Brad Underwood, the Illini played their home games at State Farm Center in Champaign, Illinois as members of the Big Ten Conference. The Illini finished the season 21–10, 13–7 in Big Ten play to finish in fourth place. Their season ended following the cancellation of postseason tournaments due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[1]

Previous season

The Illini finished the 2018–19 season 12–21, 7–13 in Big Ten play and finished in a three-way tie for 10th place. Due to the tie-breaking rules, they received the No. 11 seed in the Big Ten tournament where they defeated Northwestern in the first round before losing to Iowa in the second round.^[2]

Offseason

The Illini took a trip to Italy and compiled a 3-1 record, beating the three Italian teams they faced and losing to the Dutch team. Cockburn and Feliz did not come on the trip due to visa issues.^[3]

Departures

2019 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk PF	Lommel, Belgium	KA Pegasus	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Jun 8, 2019
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Kofi Cockburn C	Kingston, Jamaica	Christ the King (NY) / Oak Hill Academy (VA)	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	290 lb (130 kg)	Jan 6, 2019
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 89
Jermaine Hamlin C	Lincoln, Illinois	Lincoln	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	240 lb (110 kg)	Aug 20, 2019
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings:   Rivals: 58  247Sports: 70
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2019 Illinois Commits". Rivals.com. "ESPN- Illinois Fighting Illini Men's Basketball Recruiting". ESPN.com. "2019 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. "2019–20 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team". 247sports.com.

Roster

2019–20 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Alan Griffin 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Oak Park and River Forest HS/Archbishop Stepinac HS White Plains, New York G 1 Trent Frazier 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Wellington High School (FL) West Palm Beach, Florida F 2 Kipper Nichols 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) RS Sr St. Edward High School (OH) Cleveland, Ohio G/F 3 Jacob Grandison  6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Phillips Exeter Academy / Holy Cross Oakland, California F 4 Zach Griffith (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Fisher High School Fisher, Illinois F 5 Tevian Jones 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Culver City High School Culver City, California G 10 Andrés Feliz (C) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr West Oaks Academy/Northwest Florida State Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic G 11 Ayo Dosunmu (C) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Morgan Park High School Chicago, Illinois F 13 Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk   6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr KA Pegasus Lommel, Belgium F 15 Giorgi Bezhanishvili 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) So St. Patrick High School Rustavi, Georgia G 20 Da'Monte Williams 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Manual High School Peoria, Illinois C 21 Kofi Cockburn 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 290 lb (132 kg) Fr Oak Hill Academy (VA) Kingston, Jamaica G 22 Austin Hutcherson  6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Hun School of Princeton / Wesleyan New York City G 32 Tyler Underwood (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) GS Nacogdoches High School / Oklahoma State Nacogdoches, Texas F/C 34 Jermaine Hamlin 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Fr Lincoln Lincoln, Illinois G 35 Samson Oladimeji (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr William Fremd High School Rolling Meadows, Illinois	Head coach Brad Underwood (Kansas State) Assistant coach(es) Orlando Antigua (Pittsburgh) Ron Coleman (Lamar) Stephen Gentry (Gonzaga) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: November 6, 2019

Note: Alan Griffin would later be removed from the roster site due to transferring out of the program.

Schedule and results

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