Illinois has climbed from unranked (but receiving votes) to No. 22 in this week’s USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll. For more information on the team’s recent results, leading players and upcoming matchups, see below.
December 23 rankings update
- Coaches poll: This week: 22; Last week: received votes
- Current RPI: 75
- Current NET: 15
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Last week’s results
- December 22 at Missouri: W 80-77
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Last week’s leaders
- Kasparas Jakucionis: 21 PTS, 2 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL, 0 BLK, 3 3PM (42.9%)
- Kylan Boswell: 16 PTS, 9 REB, 5 AST, 1 STL, 0 BLK
- Tre White: 13 PTS, 8 REB, 0 AST, 0 STL, 0 BLK
- Tomislav Ivisic: 11 PTS, 10 REB, 1 AST, 0 STL, 2 BLK
- Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn: 7 PTS, 0 REB, 0 AST, 0 STL, 0 BLK
This week’s games
- December 29 vs. Chicago State: 2 p.m. ET on BTN
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