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State Farm Center
Home of the Illinois Fighting Illini
1800 S 1st St
Champaign, IL 61820
Opened: March 2, 1963
The State Farm Center is a large dome-shaped 15,544-seat indoor arena located in Champaign, Illinois, owned and operated by the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. The arena hosts games for the Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball, women's basketball, and wrestling teams. It also doubles as a performance and event center, and is one of the largest venues between Chicago and St. Louis. It opened in 1963 and was known until 2013 as Assembly Hall until State Farm Insurance acquired naming rights as part of a major renovation project.

State Farm Center hosts home games of Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball and Illinois Fighting Illini women's basketball and has earned a reputation as one of the toughest places to play in college basketball,[according to whom?] thanks to the student cheering section, the "Orange Krush," which occupies the floor around the court as well as some seats.

At the annual "Paint the Hall Orange" game, everyone in attendance would wear an orange shirt, resulting in an impressive and intimidating environment. In recent years, however, it has become customary for Illini fans to wear orange at all home games and so the official "PTHO" game was discontinued after the 2007-08 season.

In August 2015, prior to the reopening of the newly renovated State Farm Center, the hardwood floor was dedicated and named Lou Henson Court in honor of the Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball all-time leader in victories Lou Henson.
Last 10 Games
Date Opponents Result
Mar 3, 2026Oregon @ Illinois 0 - 0
Feb 27, 2026Michigan @ Illinois 0 - 0
Feb 15, 2026Indiana @ Illinois 0 - 0
Feb 10, 2026Wisconsin @ Illinois 0 - 0
Feb 4, 2026Northwestern @ Illinois 0 - 0
Jan 29, 2026Washington @ Illinois 0 - 0
Jan 21, 2026Maryland @ Illinois 0 - 0
Jan 17, 2026Minnesota @ Illinois 0 - 0
Jan 8, 2026Rutgers @ Illinois 0 - 0
Dec 29, 2025Southern @ Illinois 0 - 0