Illinois men's basketball schedule

Illinois opens its basketball season on Nov. 8, and its Big Ten campaign Dec. 29.

I'm not saying Illinois is going to the NCAA title game, but if the team does... the season will have lasted four months and 28 days. That might set an NCAA record.

2010-11 Illini scheduleNov. 8 UC Irvine, 7 p.m. (ESPN3.com)Nov. 10 Toledo, 7 p.m. (ESPN3.com)Nov. 13 Southern Illinois, 7 p.m. (BTN)Nov. 18 vs. Texas at Madison Square Garden, 8 p.m. (ESPN2)Nov. 19 vs. Pittsburgh/Maryland at MSG, 4 or 6 p.m. (ESPN2)Nov. 23 Yale, 8:45 p.m. (ESPNU)Nov. 27 at Western Michigan, 1 p.m.Nov. 30 N. Carolina, 8:30 p.m. (ESPN)Dec. 4 vs. Gonzaga at Seattle, 4 p.m. (ESPN)Dec. 8 Oakland, 7 p.m. (BigTenNetwork.com)Dec. 12 N. Colorado, 5 p.m. (BTN)Dec. 18 vs. UIC at United Center, 1 p.m. (BTN)Dec. 22 vs. Missouri at St. Louis, 8 p.m. (ESPN2)Dec. 29 at Iowa, 8 p.m. (BTN)Jan. 2 Wisconsin, 5 p.m. (BTN)Jan. 6 Northwestern, 8 p.m. (ESPN2)Jan. 11 at Penn State, 8 p.m. (BTN)Jan. 15 at Wisconsin, 2 p.m. (BTN)Jan. 18 Michigan State, 6 p.m. (ESPN)Jan. 22 Ohio State, 11 am (CBS)Jan. 27 at Indiana, 8 p.m. (BTN)Feb. 1 Penn State, 8 p.m. (BTN)Feb. 5 at Northwestern, noon (CBS)Feb. 10 at Minnesota, 8 p.m. ESPN/ESPN2Feb. 13 Purdue, noon (CBS)Feb. 16 Michigan, 7:30 p.m. (BTN)Feb. 19 at Michigan State, 8 p.m. (ESPN)Feb. 22 at Ohio State, 6 p.m. (ESPN)Feb. 26 or 27 Iowa, TBAMarch 1 at Purdue, 6 p.m. (ESPN)March 5 or 6 Indiana, TBAMarch 10-13 Big Ten Tournament at IndianapolisMarch 15-16 NCAA First Round (TruTV)March 17-20 NCAA Second Third Rounds (CBS)March 24-27 NCAA Regionals (CBS)April 2 4 NCAA Final Four at Houston (CBS)