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It was announced Thursday, October 1 that Illinois and Texas are working on a home-and-home basketball series that would begin next season. Eric Henry of Horns247 first reported the news following an interview with Texas head coach Sean Miller on his show.
Miller noted that a future home-and-home series with Illinois beginning next year in Austin is close to being finalized. The series is rumored to begin at Texas during the 2027-28 season before returning to Illinois for the 2028-29 season.
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The exact dates of the series have yet to be determined, but we know the first game in Austin cannot be on Saturday, December 4, as the Illini have already announced a game against Duke at the State Farm Center for that date.
Illinois and Texas have not shied away from marquee non-conference games. Both teams will have difficult schedules this season and plan to continue that trend into the 2027-28 season when they face off.
This matchup would instantly become one of the most highly anticipated games in college basketball. Texas currently has one of the highest-paid rosters in the sport and is projected to be a top-three team in the SEC. EvanMiya currently has Texas ranked No. 3 in the SEC and Illinois No. 1 in the Big Ten.
The rosters will obviously change before this game tips off, but it could still be a top-25 matchup inside the Moody Center next season.
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Illinois and Texas have not played each other since the 2022-23 season, when the Illini defeated the Longhorns 85-78 in overtime at Madison Square Garden. It proved to be one of Illinois’ biggest wins of the season, as Texas went on to reach the Elite Eight under former head coach Rodney Terry.
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Sean Miller has since taken over as the Texas head coach and will be entering his third year with the program when this game takes place. Underwood and Miller previously faced off in the 2025 NCAA Tournament, when the Illini defeated the Xavier Musketeers 86-73.
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