2018–19 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team

The 2018–19 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team represented the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign in the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by second-year head coach Brad Underwood, the Illini played their home games at State Farm Center in Champaign, Illinois as members of the Big Ten Conference. The Illini finished the season 12–21, 7–13 in Big Ten play, to finish in a three-way tie for 10th place. Due to tie-breaking rules, they received the No. 11 seed in the Big Ten tournament where they defeated Northwestern in the first round before losing to Iowa in the second round.

2018–19 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record12–21 (7–13 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Orlando Antigua (2nd season)
  • Jamall Walker
  • Ron Coleman (2nd season)
Home arenaState Farm Center
2018–19 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 5 Michigan State164 .800327  .821
No. 13 Purdue164 .8002610  .722
No. 8 Michigan155 .750307  .811
No. 21 Wisconsin146 .7002311  .676
Maryland137 .6502311  .676
Iowa1010 .5002312  .657
Minnesota911 .4502214  .611
Ohio State812 .4002015  .571
Indiana812 .4001916  .543
Penn State713 .3501418  .438
Illinois713 .3501221  .364
Rutgers713 .3501417  .452
Nebraska614 .3001917  .528
Northwestern416 .2001319  .406
2019 Big Ten tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll
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