It’s a busy basketball week here with a few different posts over the back half of the week.
- First up Zach had a column on the early returns for Ben McCollum.
- JP also gathered polling data on what our dear readers think of the new Hawkeye head coach.
- Finally, my preview for today’s game went up yesterday AM.
I have to admit, I have been so excited & anxious for this game I have thought it was on Saturday for the better part of a week…maybe more. It just feels like this should be a Saturday game!
Anyways, onto the particulars:
Illinois Fighting Illini (12-3, 3-1)
Champaign, IL
Brad Underwood (177-104 at Illinois, 286-131 overall)
How to Watch
Today, 1/11: Illinois at Iowa
11:05 AM CT, FOX (Jason Benetti and Steve Smith)
Carver-Hawkeye Arena, Iowa City, IA
Hawkeye Radio Network
Live Stats (StatBroadcast)
Stat Pack
KenPom ($): +29.90; 9th (126.7; 3rd | 96.8; 18th)
BartTorvik: 7th (127.5; 3rd | 96.8; 20th)
Sports-Ref:
PPG: 87.1 (29th) | 68.2 (66th)
RPG: 42.4 | 31.0
Leaders (via Sports-Ref)
PPG: Keaton Wagler (15.4), Kylan Boswell (14.9)
RPG: David Mirkovic (8.4, 2.6 off), Zvominir Ivisic (5.6, 1.1 off)
APG: Wagler (3.8), Boswell (3.1)
FG% (min 10 MPG, 2 FGA/game): Z. Ivisic (56.2%), Andrej Stojakovic (52.4%)
3P% (min 1 3PA/game): Wagler (40.6%), Jake Davis (39.0%)
Last 5 games
1/8: W v Rutgers: 81-55
1/3: W at Penn State (in Philadelphia): 73-65
12/29: W v Southern: 90-55
12/22: W v Missouri (in St. Louis): 91-48
12/13: L v Nebraska: 83-80
Illinois basketball literally might be the only college program (football or basketball) that I hate. I really do not like them nor Brad Underwood. Few things on the hardwood bring me more joy than Iowa beating the Illini. I just wish it has happened more than once in the last 10 outings!
Let’s go Hawks!!
