Shauna Green Head Coach | University of Illinois Division of Intercollegiate Athletics Website
Shauna Green Head Coach | University of Illinois Division of Intercollegiate Athletics Website
Tipoff times for the 2025-26 Illinois women’s basketball home games have been finalized, according to an announcement from the program. The schedule covers 18 home games, with all but one road game time also confirmed. Fans can access the latest schedule details, including opponents, times, and television or streaming information, through the team’s official website.
For most weekend games, Illinois has set a 2 p.m. Central Time start, while weeknight games will begin at 6 p.m. Exceptions include matchups that are televised, Field Trip Day, and games against Illinois State and USC, both scheduled for noon.
The exhibition opener against Maryville on October 30 will start at 6 p.m., followed by the season opener against Southeast Missouri State (SEMO) on November 4, also at 6 p.m. Illinois will play Illinois State on November 9 with a noon tipoff.
On November 18, Murray State visits for Field Trip Day with an 11 a.m. start and free admission for all fans. The Illini then travel to Florida State before returning home for six of their next seven contests at State Farm Center. Opponents during this stretch include Western Kentucky (November 26), Le Moyne (November 30), Bellarmine (December 2), Indiana in the Big Ten opener (December 6), North Texas (December 14), and Jackson State (December 19).
After the holiday break, Illinois resumes conference play at Purdue before hosting Maryland on January 1 at 3 p.m. Additional home games in January feature Ohio State (January 7), Northwestern (January 18), and UCLA (January 28). In February, USC comes to Champaign on February 8 at noon, followed by Wisconsin and Rutgers later that month. Senior day is scheduled for March 1 against Minnesota with a 2 p.m. tipoff.
The full list of home dates and times is available via the team’s communications channels.
“Tip times for all 18 home Illinois women's basketball games have been set. Start times have been announced for all but one road game as well. The most up-to-date Illinois women's basketball schedule – including opponents, times, and TV/streams – can be found HERE,” according to the release.
The team is led by head coach Shauna Green as they prepare for another season of competition in the Big Ten Conference.
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