Stadium: MGM Grand Garden Arena Round: 1
Home Manager: Brad Underwood Away Manager: Marvin Menzies
| NIT | 2017/03/22 23:00 | Illinois v Central Florida | L | 58-68 |
| NIT | 2017/03/21 01:00 | Boise State v Illinois | W | 56-71 |
| NIT | 2017/03/14 23:00 | Valparaiso v Illinois | W | 57-82 |
| NCAAB | 2017/03/09 17:20 | Illinois v Michigan | L | 55-75 |
| NCAAB | 2017/03/04 17:00 | Illinois v Rutgers | L | 59-62 |
| NCAAB | 2017/03/02 02:00 | Michigan State v Illinois | W | 70-73 |
| NCAAB | 2017/02/27 00:30 | Illinois v Nebraska | W | 73-57 |
| NCAAB | 2017/02/22 01:00 | Northwestern v Illinois | W | 50-66 |
| NCAAB | 2017/03/09 00:00 | UNLV v San Diego St | L | 52-62 |
| NCAAB | 2017/03/05 00:00 | UNLV v Fresno St | L | 59-72 |
| NCAAB | 2017/03/02 04:00 | Utah State v UNLV | W | 59-66 |
| NCAAB | 2017/02/25 23:00 | Nevada v UNLV | L | 94-58 |
| NCAAB | 2017/02/23 02:00 | Air Force v UNLV | L | 81-58 |
| NCAAB | 2017/02/19 21:00 | UNLV v San Diego St | L | 64-77 |
| NCAAB | 2017/02/11 23:00 | San Jose State v UNLV | L | 76-74 |
| NCAAB | 2017/02/09 04:00 | UNLV v Nevada | L | 77-104 |