Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball

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NCAA Division I men's basketball program college basketball team

Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball is the NCAA Division I men's basketball program of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, competing in the Big Ten Conference and known for its rich history and passionate fan base.

Aliases (7)

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf NCAA Division I men's basketball program →
college basketball team →
arenaLocation Champaign, Illinois, United States →
surface form: "Champaign, Illinois"
athleticDepartment Illinois Fighting Illini (nearby, university-based) →
surface form: "Illinois Fighting Illini athletics"
athleticDirectorEmployer University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign NERFINISHED →
belongsTo Big Ten Conference →
surface form: "Big Ten Conference men's basketball"
campus University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign →
surface form: "Urbana-Champaign"
campusType public university →
city Champaign, Illinois, United States →
surface form: "Champaign"

Urbana →
competitionLevel Division I →
conference Big Ten Conference →
country United States of America →
surface form: "United States"
firstSeason 1905–06 →
formerNameOfArena Assembly Hall →
foundedAsProgram 1905 →
gender men's →
governingBody National Collegiate Athletic Association →
hasPassionateFanBase true →
hasReachedNCAAFinalFour true →
hasWonConferenceRegularSeasonTitles true →
hasWonConferenceTournamentTitles true →
homeArena State Farm Center →
homeColors blue →
orange →
white →
homeStateAbbreviation IL →
league NCAA Division I →
nickname Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball →
surface form: "Fighting Illini"
notableEra Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball →
surface form: "Flyin' Illini era"
notableSeason Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball →
surface form: "1988–89 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team"

Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball →
surface form: "2004–05 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team"
recruitingRegion Midwest NERFINISHED →
rival Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball →
Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball →
Missouri Tigers men's basketball →
Northwestern Wildcats →
surface form: "Northwestern Wildcats men's basketball"
rivalryGame Braggin' Rights (baseball) →
surface form: "Braggin' Rights"
rivalryOpponentInBragginRights Missouri Tigers men's basketball →
shortName Illiniwek →
surface form: "Illini"

Illinois →
Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball →
surface form: "Illinois Illini"
sport basketball →
state Illinois →
studentSection Orange Krush →
teamType varsity team →
university University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign NERFINISHED →

Referenced by (10)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Assembly Hall → homeArenaOf → Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball →
State Farm Center → homeVenueOf → Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball →
Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball → nickname → Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball →
this entity surface form: "Fighting Illini"
Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball → notableEra → Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball →
this entity surface form: "Flyin' Illini era"
Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball → notableSeason → Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball →
this entity surface form: "1988–89 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team"
Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball → notableSeason → Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball →
this entity surface form: "2004–05 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team"
University of Illinois Division of Intercollegiate Athletics → oversees → Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball →
this entity surface form: "Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball program"
Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball → shortName → Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball →
this entity surface form: "Illinois Illini"
Assembly Hall → tenant → Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball →
State Farm Center → tenant → Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball →
this entity surface form: "Illinois Fighting Illini"