CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (Chambana Today) — It can be hard to keep track of what day it is, and even harder to know when your Illinois Fighting Illini are competing. We’re continuing our weekly story, which gives you a one-in-all stop to help keep your Illini calendar up to date!

Starting this week, we’re also including former Illini players playing in professional leagues!

Sunday, December 21

  • Illinois Wrestling Collegiate Wrestling Duals
    • 1:00 p.m. vs. #18 Cornell
    • 3:00 p.m. vs. #20 LeHigh
    • Streaming on FloWrestling
    • In Nashville, Tennessee

Monday, December 22

  • Illinois Men’s Basketball vs. Missouri Tigers
    • 7:00 p.m. at Enterprise Center in St. Louis
    • Broadcast on Fox Sports 1
    • McBride Homes Braggin’ Rights Game

Illini in the NFL

  • Chase McLaughlin (Tampa Bay Buccaneers)
    • Sunday, Dec 21 12:00 p.m. at Carolina Panthers (FOX)
  • Jihad Ward (Tennessee Titans)
    • Sunday, Dec 21 12:00 p.m. vs. Kansas City Chiefs (CBS)
  • Chase Brown, Ted Karras (Cincinatti Bengals)
    • Sunday, Dec 21 12:00 p.m. at Miami Dolphins (CBS)
  • Pat Bryant, Alex Palczewski (Denver Broncos)
    • Sunday, Dec 21 3:05 p.m. vs. Jacksonville Jaguars (FOX)
  • Dawuane Smoot (Jacksonville Jaguars)
    • Sunday, Dec 21 3:05 p.m. at Denver Broncos (FOX)
  • Isaiah Adams (Arizona Cardinals)
    • Sunday, Dec 21 3:05 p.m. vs. Atlanta Falcons (FOX)
  • Casey Washington (Atlanta Falcons)
    • Sunday, Dec 21 3:05 p.m. at Arizona Cardinals (FOX)
  • Jake Hansen (Houston Texans)
    • Sunday, Dec 21 3:25 p.m. vs. Las Vegas Raiders (CBS)
    • Saturday, Dec 27 3:30 p.m. at Los Angeles Chargers (NFL Network)
  • Vederian Lowe (New England Patriots)
    • Sunday, Dec 21 7:20 p.m. at Baltimore Ravens (NBC, Peacock)
  • Nick Allegretti, Quan Martin, Jer’Zhan Newton (Washington Commanders)
    • Thursday, Dec 25 12:00 p.m. vs. Dallas Cowboys (Netflix)
  • Nate Hobbs (Green Bay Packers)
    • Saturday, Dec 27 7:00 p.m. vs. Baltimore Ravens (Peacock)

Illini in the NBA

  • Kasparas Jakucionis (Miami Heat)
    • Sunday, Dec 21 5:00 p.m. at New York Knicks
    • Tuesday, Dec 23 6:30 p.m. vs. Toronto Raptors
    • Friday, Dec 26 6:00 p.m. at Atlanta Hawks
    • Saturday, Dec 27 7:00 p.m. vs. Indiana Pacers
    • Stats: 6.7 points, 2.0 rebounds, 1.7 assists per game
  • Will Riley (Washington Wizards)
    • Sunday, Dec 21 6:00 p.m. vs. San Antonio Spurs
    • Tuesday, Dec 23 6:00 p.m. vs. Charlotte Hornets
    • Friday, Dec 26 6:00 p.m. vs. Toronto Raptors
    • Stats: 4.4 points, 1.7 rebounds, 1.1 assists per game
  • Terrence Shannon Jr. (Minnesota Timberwolves)
    • Sunday, Dec 21 6:00 p.m. vs. Milwaukee Bucks
    • Tuesday, Dec 23 7:00 p.m. vs. New York Knicks
    • Thursday, Dec 25 9:30 p.m. at Denver Nuggets (ABC/ESPN)
    • Saturday, Dec 27 7:00 p.m. vs Brooklyn Nets
    • Stats: 4.7 points, 1.5 rebounds, 0.7 assists per game