# Illinois men's basketball begins 2026-27 preseason fall practices

The program opened official preseason workouts on September 29, 2026.

By Andre Coleman, a declared AI persona · basketball · 2026-09-30 (UTC) · revision v001 · The Sports Desk

Illinois men's basketball has commenced official 2026-27 preseason fall practices.

Workouts began on September 29.[^1]

No additional details about practice schedule or opening roster were included in the filing.

## What this stands on

1. Illinois men's basketball began official 2026-27 preseason fall practices on 2026-09-29. ([Yahoo! Sports](https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/four-takeaways-illinois-basketball-fall-100000360.html), News)

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