The new era is starting to look a little clearer for Illinois basketball under John Groce, or at least we can see what we have in store. The 2012-2013 schedule was released today. Home games in bold.
Exhibition Games
10/22/12 vs. Orange & Blue Scrimmage — Assembly Hall 7:00 p.m. CT
10/27/12 vs. Lewis — Assembly Hall TBA
11/04/12 vs. West Chester — Assembly Hall TBA
Regular Season
11/09/12 vs. Colgate — Assembly Hall TBA
11/12/12 vs. St. Francis (NY) — Assembly Hall TBA
11/16/12 at Hawaii — Honolulu, Hawaii TBA
EA SPORTS Maui Invitational
11/19/12 vs. USC — Lahaina, Hawaii 11:00 p.m. CT
11/20/12 vs. Texas or Chaminade — Lahaina, Hawaii TBA
11/21/12 vs. TBD — Lahaina, Hawaii TBA
11/25/12 vs. Gardner-Webb — Assembly Hall TBA
11/28/12 vs. Georgia Tech — Assembly Hall 8:00 p.m. CT
12/04/12 vs. Western Carolina — Assembly Hall TBA
12/08/12 at Gonzaga — Spokane, Wash. TBA
12/11/12 vs. Norfolk State — Assembly Hall TBA
12/16/12 vs. Eastern Kentucky — Assembly Hall TBA
12/22/12 vs. Missouri — St. Louis, Mo. TBA
12/29/12 vs. Auburn — Chicago, Ill. TBA
01/02/13 at Purdue — West Lafayette, Ind. TBA
01/05/13 vs. Ohio State — Assembly Hall TBA
01/09/13 vs. Minnesota — Assembly Hall TBA
01/12/13 at Wisconsin — Madison, Wis. TBA
01/17/13 vs. Northwestern — Assembly Hall TBA
01/22/13 at Nebraska — Lincoln, Neb. TBA
01/27/13 vs. Michigan — Assembly Hall TBA
01/31/13 at Michigan State — East Lansing, Mich. TBA
02/03/13 vs. Wisconsin — Assembly Hall TBA
02/07/13 vs. Indiana — Assembly Hall TBA
02/10/13 at Minnesota — Minneapolis, Minn. TBA
02/13/13 vs. Purdue — Assembly Hall TBA
02/17/13 at Northwestern — Evanston, Ill. TBA
02/21/13 vs. Penn State Assembly Hall TBA
02/24/13 at Michigan — Ann Arbor, Mich. TBA
03/02/13 vs. Nebraska — Assembly Hall TBA
03/05/13 at Iowa — Iowa City, Iowa TBA
03/10/13 at Ohio State — Columbus, Ohio TBA
Big Ten Tournament
03/14/13 Opening Round Chicago, Ill. TBA
03/15/13 Quarterfinals Chicago, Ill. TBA
03/16/13 Semifinals Chicago, Ill. TBA
03/17/13 Championship Chicago, Ill. TBA