| Mode: | Basketball |
| Year: | 2019–20 |
| Prev Year: | 2018–19 |
| Next Year: | 2020–21 |
| Team: | Illinois Fighting Illini |
| Conference: | Big Ten Conference |
| Short Conf: | Big Ten |
| Coachrank: | 22 |
| Aprank: | 21 |
| Record: | 21–10 |
| Conf Record: | 13–7 |
| Hc Year: | 3rd |
| Asst Coach1: | Orlando Antigua |
| Ac1 Year: | 3rd |
| Ac2 Year: | 1st |
| Ac4 Year: | 3rd |
| Asst Coach2: | Stephen Gentry |
| Captain: | Ayo Dosunmu |
| Captain2: | Andres Feliz |
The 2019–20 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team represented the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by third-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 21–10, 13–7 in Big Ten play to finish in fourth place. Their season ended following the cancellation of postseason tournaments due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1]
The Illini finished the 2018–19 season 12–21, 7–13 in Big Ten play and finished in a three-way tie for 10th place. Due to the 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.[2]
The Illini took a trip to Italy and compiled a 3-1 record, beating the three Italian teams they faced and losing to the Dutch team. Cockburn and Feliz did not come on the trip due to visa issues.[3]
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Cayce | 3 | G | 6'1" | 175 | RS Junior | Graduated | ||
| Adonis de La Rosa | 12 | C | 7'0" | 265 | RS Senior | Graduated | ||
| Anthony Higgs | 22 | F | 6'8" | 215 | Freshman | Transferred to Chipola College | ||
| Aaron Jordan | 23 | G | 6'5" | 210 | Senior | Graduated | ||
| Samba Kane | 34 | C | 7'0" | 220 | Freshman | Transferred to Indian Hills Community College |
Note: Alan Griffin would later be removed from the roster site due to transferring out of the program.
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See also: 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings. *AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings