Start times and television designations have been assigned for the majority of games on the 2021-22 Illinois Men's Basketball Schedule.

Checkout the TV details for Illini men's basketball so far.

TV Notables
• Illinois' season opener will air on BTN, with the conference network televising the Nov. 9 game vs. Jackson State.
• Illinois will appear five times on ESPN/2, twice on FOX, once on CBS, four times on FS1 and eight times on BTN during its 20-game conference schedule.
• Big Ten play begins Dec. 3, with the Illini hosting Rutgers at 6 p.m. on ESPN2.
• Illinois will have a marquee audience on Dec. 11, with the Arizona home game slated for a 4 p.m. broadcast on FOX.
• Braggin' Rights on Dec. 22 in St. Louis is set for an 8 p.m. tip-off on BTN.
• FOX will be in Champaign on Martin Luther King Jr. Day (Monday, Jan. 17), televising the Purdue game at 11 a.m.
• Illinois' home games against Michigan (Jan. 14, 8 p.m.) and Ohio State (Feb. 24, 8 p.m.) will both air on FS1.
• The Michigan State home game on Jan. 25 at 6 p.m. is slated for ESPN/2 Super Tuesday showcase.
• The regular season concludes March 6, with FS1 airing a Sunday night showdown against Iowa at State Farm Center (6:30 p.m.)

The winningest Big Ten program over the last two years, Illinois is coming off a 24-7 campaign, including a 16-4 mark in conference play followed by the Big Ten Tournament championship and No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament. Illinois set school records with 19 victories against Big Ten competitors and six wins over top-10 teams. The Illini ended the year at No. 2 in the AP poll, the second-highest final ranking in program history.