The Illini finished 22-13 overall last season, finishing seventh in the Big Ten at 12-8. Head coach Brad Underwood's squad qualified for the NCAA tournament as a No. 6 seed in the Midwest Region and defeated Xavier before falling to Kentucky in the second round.

Andrej Stojakovic, who blossomed in his one year at Cal before entering the transfer portal, will play basketball at Illinois next season, he announced on Monday. One of the highest-rated players in the transfer portal,

After his stellar sophomore season at Cal, transfer guard Andrej Stojakovic is heading to the Midwest for his next destination. Per ESPN's Jonathan Givony, Stojakovic, the son of former NBA star Peja Stojakovic, committed to Illinois over offers from UNC and Stanford.