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The Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball game is one of the athletic events of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The university is located in Illinois, USA. It was established in the year 1867 and it comprises of a total of 18 colleges.
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About Illinois Fighting Illini
The Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team is a member of the NCAA Division I and it competes in the Big Ten Conference. Deron Williams, Luther Head, Dee Brown, James Augustine and Roger Powell, Jr. are some of the notable players of the team. Deron Williams and Dee Brown have now joined the Utah Jazz roster and Luther Head plays for the Houston Rockets.
Bruce Weber is the current head coach of the University of Illinois men's basketball team. He joined the team on April 30, 2003, after the previous head coach, Bill Self left the team. Bruce Weber has garnered the team to two Big Ten Conference championships and four times to the NCAA Tournament.
The Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team plays their home games at the Assembly Hall. This dome-shaped facility is a multi-purpose indoor arena located in Champaign, Illinois. Along with the University of Illinois men's basketball program, it is also a host to the university's women's basketball program. The arena was inaugurated on March 2, 1963.
Assembly Hall is also the venue for the annual News-Gazette Broadway Series, which features popular musicals such as Les Miserables, Miss Saigon, RENT and Fiddler on the Roof. It has a seating capacity for 16,618 people.
