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Illinois · 2026-27 preview

Illinois basketball preview 2026-27: roster, transfers and schedule

Illinois returns 57% of last season's minutes, and adds two transfers and the No. 21 recruiting class.

Last season it ranked No. 4 in adjusted net rating (No. 1 on offense, No. 21 on defense). The biggest loss is Keaton Wagler, 17.9 points a game, gone to the NBA draft at No. 5. The schedule has 31 games, ten against last season's adjusted top 25.

57%
of last season's minutes return
2
transfers in, 2 out
No. 21
recruiting class, 6 freshmen
No. 4
adjusted net rating, 2025-26

2026-27 roster

Pos
Ht
PPG
RPG
APG
MPG
Hometown
0
David Mirkovic
Back
F
6-9
13.3
8.0
2.6
29.5
Niksic, MTG
2
Andrej Stojakovic
Back
G
6-7
13.5
4.5
1.0
26.3
Thessaloniki, GRE
13
Tomislav Ivisic
Back
C
7-1
10.4
5.6
1.6
25.4
Vodice, CRO
15
Jake Davis
Back
F
6-6
5.4
2.2
0.7
19.6
McCordsville, IN
44
Zvonimir Ivisic
Back
F
7-2
6.4
4.5
0.3
17.2
Vodice, CRO
31
Jason Jakstys
Back
F
6-10
1.3
1.9
0.2
5.2
Yorkville, IL
8
Blake Fagbemi
Back
G
6-0
0.2
1.0
0.4
3.5
Naperville, IL
7
Stefan Vaaks
Transfer · Providence
G
6-7
15.8
2.5
3.2
31.5
Tabasalu, EST
5
Quentin McCoy
Transfer · Arizona State
G
6-1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Chicago, IL
11
Quentin Coleman
Freshman · No. 18 recruit
6-4
O'Fallon, IL
22
Zavier Zens
Freshman · No. 148 recruit
6-7
Milwaukee, WI
1
Lincoln Williams
Freshman · No. 203 recruit
6-5
Kankakee, IL
34
Ethan Brown
Freshman · No. 213 recruit
6-4
Rolla, MO
27
Landon Davis
Freshman · No. 244 recruit
6-9
Waukee, IA

PPG to MPG are last season’s numbers, wherever he played: a transfer’s line is from his old school. Freshmen have none yet.

Who left

Where
PPG
MPG
Keaton WaglerNBA draft, No. 5, Clippers
NBA draft, No. 5, Clippers
17.9
34.0
Kylan BoswellGraduated or left
Graduated or left
12.3
30.0
Ben HumrichousGraduated or left
Graduated or left
5.8
22.5
Mihailo PetrovicTransferred to Seton Hall
Transferred to Seton Hall
1.6
5.8

The players who left played 43% of last season’s minutes. Also gone, under 5 minutes a game: Brandon Lee, AJ Redd.

Adjusted net rating, last three seasons

2023-24
+23.4 No. 12
2024-25
+24.3 No. 14
2025-26
+36.6 No. 4

Points per 100 possessions better than an average Division I team. Last season: offense 133.4 (No. 1), defense 96.8 (No. 21).

2026-27 schedule

November to January
Rank
Nov 2
vs Fairleigh Dickinson
331
Nov 5
vs Pennsylvania
161
Nov 10
at Texas Tech
20
Nov 13
vs Sam Houston
112
Nov 17
at Duke
2
Nov 20
vs Eastern Illinois
320
Nov 23
vs Winthrop
153
Nov 27
vs Western Kentucky
158
Dec 4
vs UConn neutral
10
Dec 8
at Minnesota
77
Dec 12
vs Penn State
137
Dec 20
vs Missouri neutral
57
Dec 29
at Seattle U
110
Jan 2
at Wisconsin
25
Jan 5
vs Purdue
8
Jan 9
vs Ohio State
27
January to March
Rank
Jan 13
at Northwestern
60
Jan 16
at Maryland
131
Jan 19
vs Nebraska
13
Jan 24
at Indiana
36

Rank is each opponent’s adjusted net rank last season; gold marks a top-25 opponent. 31 games, 19 in the Big Ten. Tip times are set closer to each game.

Questions

Who is back for Illinois in 2026-27?

7 players who played for Illinois last season: David Mirkovic, Andrej Stojakovic, Tomislav Ivisic, Jake Davis, Zvonimir Ivisic, Jason Jakstys, Blake Fagbemi. They played 57% of its minutes.

Who did Illinois add for 2026-27?

Stefan Vaaks (transfer from Providence), Quentin McCoy (transfer from Arizona State), Quentin Coleman (freshman, No. 18 recruit), Zavier Zens (freshman, No. 148 recruit), Lincoln Williams (freshman, No. 203 recruit), Ethan Brown (freshman, No. 213 recruit), Landon Davis (freshman, No. 244 recruit).

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Jan 27
vs USC
82
Jan 30
vs North Carolina neutral
27
Feb 2
vs UCLA
31
Feb 5
at Michigan State
11
Feb 9
at Michigan
1
Feb 12
at Purdue
8
Feb 16
vs Northwestern
60
Feb 20
at Oregon
99
Feb 23
at Washington
52
Mar 3
at Rutgers
139
Mar 6
vs Iowa
21