Evansville has a new coach this year but I think they are going to struggle.
The amount of experience that moved on from the roster from last year's group is going to hurt them as well. The game is being played in Hawaii but this should be a great opportunity for Illinois to get a tune-up out of the gate.
The Purple Aces lost their top two players due to transfers and. Illinois secured a top 30 recruiting class and they now a very good backcourt with their top returning player a rare 5* recruit. Illinois is very good and should win big here on Thursday night!