Division I · Big Ten Conference
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Men's Basketball
Champaign, IL · the Fighting Illini · University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign overview
14
Roster
room for 1 under the cap of 15
$21M
Team budget
98th percentile in Division I
$1,468,997
Per roster spot
median $196,319
6
Coaches
1 head · 5 assistant
948
APR
95% of players retained
44%
Admitted
top quarter for selectivity
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign fields a men's basketball team in the Big Ten Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 14 players, below the median of 16, with 1 head coach and 5 assistants. Team expenses were $20,565,967, well above the median of $3M — $1,468,997 per roster spot, top 10% of Division I men's basketball programs. That leaves room for 1 under the Division I roster cap of 15 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 948, about the median of 967, with 95% of players retained year to year. The school gave $8,613,622 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $27,966 per roster spot.
Among Division I men's basketball programs
Where this program sits against its 362 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#9Team budgetof 362 · Division I#5Spend per playerof 362 · Division I#304Roster sizeof 362 · Division I#287APRof 362 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 15)
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The program
- Roster14 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap15 room for 1
- Coaching staff1 head, 5 assistant
- Team expenses$20,565,967 for the year
- Operating expenses$3,814,818 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$1,468,997 division median $196,319
- Academic Progress Rate948 multi-year; 902 latest
- Players retained95% year to year
- Eligible95% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$8,613,622 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$27,966 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$2,800,759 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Brad Underwood head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
| Orlando Antigua | Associate Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Geoff Alexander | Assistant Coach / Recruiting Coordinator | not on file |
| Tyler Underwood | Assistant Coach / Offensive Coordinator | On file · sign in |
| Camryn Crocker | Assistant Coach / Defensive Coordinator | On file · sign in |
| Zach Hamer | Assistant Coach / Director of Player Development | On file · sign in |
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Recruiting timing
- Coaches may first contact youJune 15 after sophomore year
- Your own emailsAny time the rule limits what coaches send back
- High-school basketball players540,704 2024-25
- Division I roster spots5,786 362 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 93 1.1% of high-school players hold a Division I roster spot
General NCAA rule for Division I; the men's basketball recruiting guide has the date for each grad year, the eligibility checklist and what to put in a first email.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →35,564undergraduates · 56,563 students in all
Women 46% Men 54%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →44%admitted · of 67,398 applicants
SAT middle 50%1270 – 1510
ACT middle 50%29 – 34
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 85%
Men's Basketball
Full picture →14on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 1514
room for 1
Academic Progress Rate948
95% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $20,565,967 $1,468,998 per roster spot · top 10% of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 5 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $8,613,622
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $2,800,759
Cost
Full picture →$14,297net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $18,060 in-state · $39,192 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.7violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 11 burglaries · 67 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 14 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →22%of bachelor's degrees in engineering · 26 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
Men's Basketball program14 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions44% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$14,297 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsEngineering · 22%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 35,564Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.7 violent / 1,000Three years of reported offences against the divisionAthleticsEvery teamThe whole department: every team, staff and aid
Men's Basketball programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern Illinois University Division I · Ohio Valley Conference | 43 | 16 | $1.6M | 955 | 68% | |
| Millikin University Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 44 | 22 | $243k | — | 54% | |
| Illinois Wesleyan University Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 48 | 21 | $332k | — | 45% | |
| Illinois State University Division I · Missouri Valley Conference | 49 | 15 | $3.2M | 961 | 89% | |
| Indiana State University Division I · Missouri Valley Conference | 62 | 16 | $3M | 976 | 92% | |
| Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference | 64 | 17 | $255k | — | 73% | |
| Eureka College Division III · St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 69 | 27 | $135k | — | 88% | |
| Wabash College Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference | 70 | — | — | — | 63% | |
| Purdue University Division I · Big Ten Conference | 73 | 18 | $14M | 975 | 50% | |
| University of Illinois Springfield Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference | 78 | 15 | $550k | — | 84% | |
| DePauw University Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference | 79 | 17 | $262k | — | 54% | |
| Bradley University Division I · Missouri Valley Conference | 84 | 16 | $3.9M | 995 | 77% |
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