The FDU Knights visit the No. 3 Illinois Fighting Illini on Monday, Nov. 2, 2026, at 8 p.m. ET from State Farm Center in Champaign, Illinois. It is the regular-season opener for Illinois.
Illinois will be without forward David Mirkovic, who had an emergency appendectomy on Oct. 31 while recovering from foot surgery. The Fighting Illini added guard Stefan Vaaks as a transfer from Providence.
Below are the details on how to watch.
How to Watch FDU vs. Illinois
- When: Monday, November 2, 2026 at 8 p.m. ET
- Where: State Farm Center, Champaign, IL
- TV: Big Ten Network
- Stream: Watch 3 days free on FOX One
Watch the players
FDU’s leading returning scorer averaged 6.6 points per game last season and scored in 20.4 minutes a night. The 6-foot-8 guard also grabbed 3.4 rebounds and made 32.6 percent of his 3-point attempts.
Illinois has size across the line, between 7-foot Tomislav and Zvonimir Ivisic, so Jevtic’s height on the perimeter matters for FDU. He started 10 of 31 games as a freshman and scored as many as 14 points a game. Look how often FDU uses him as a ball handler against the Illini.
Pavle Stosic averaged 3.6 points and 3.8 rebounds in 16.2 minutes per game last season at Pepperdine. The 6-foot-10 player also played at Gonzaga last season before transferring to FDU.
Stosic is FDU’s longest rotation option against an Illinois front built around the Ivisico twins. He started 12 games for Pepperdine, and shot 46.3 percent from the field, and his job will be inside. Who scored as many as 13 points in a game last season. Count his rebounds against the size of Illinois.
Illinois’ top newcomer averaged 15.8 points per game as a freshman last season at Providence and started 22 of 31 games. The 6-foot-7 guard also averaged 3.2 assists and made 35.0 percent of his 3-point attempts.
With Mirkovic out, Vaaks needs Illinois to carry more scoring early in the season. He scored as many as 28 points in the Providence game and played 31.4 minutes a night. Look at how quickly the Illinois offense has settled down.
Andrej Stojakovic averaged 13.4 points and 4.6 rebounds for Illinois last season and shot 49.1 percent from the field. He scored as many as 30 points a game and started 21 of 29 games.
Stojakovic made only 24.0 percent of his 3-point attempts last season, with most of the damage coming from attacking the basket. FDU will keep him out of the paint without fouling, and he has played at Stanford, California and Illinois. Count his routes to the free throw line.