CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – University of Illinois students acted in record time to Fighting Illini men's basketball ticket sales, purchasing the allotment of 3,000 students tickets for State Farm Center in a span of just 18 minutes.

This breaks last year's record of 26 minutes and marks the fifth year in a row that Orange Krush student season tickets have sold out:

2021-22 – Less than three hours

2022-23 – 36 minutes

2023-24 – Less than 24 hours

2024-25 – 26 minutes

2025-26 – 18 minutes

Fighting Illini Basketball has high expectations once again in 2025-26, with the team returning three starters from a 22-win campaign, NCAA Tournament Second Round appearance, and final kenpom ranking of 17 th last season. Illinois is the winningest team in Big Ten play over the last six years of th

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