User:Cubbie15fan/2017–18 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team
2017–18 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball | |
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Conference | Big Ten Conference |
Record | 0–0 (0–0 Big Ten) |
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Home arena | State Farm Center |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 5 Michigan State | 16 | – | 2 | .889 | 30 | – | 5 | .857 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 11 Purdue | 15 | – | 3 | .833 | 30 | – | 7 | .811 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 17 Ohio State | 15 | – | 3 | .833 | 25 | – | 9 | .735 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 7 Michigan † | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 33 | – | 8 | .805 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nebraska | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 22 | – | 11 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Penn State | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 26 | – | 13 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indiana | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 16 | – | 15 | .516 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Maryland | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 19 | – | 13 | .594 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wisconsin | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 15 | – | 18 | .455 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northwestern | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 15 | – | 17 | .469 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Minnesota | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 15 | – | 17 | .469 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Illinois | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 14 | – | 18 | .438 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Iowa | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 14 | – | 19 | .424 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rutgers | 3 | – | 15 | .167 | 15 | – | 19 | .441 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2018 Big Ten tournament winner Rankings from AP poll |
The 2017–18 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team represented the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign in the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by first-year head coach Brad Underwood, the Illini play their home games at State Farm Center as members of the Big Ten Conference.
Previous season
[edit]Illinois finished last season 20–15, 8–10 in Big Ten play to finish in ninth place. They lost in the Second Round of the Big Ten Tournament to Michigan. They received an invitation to the National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Valparaiso and Boise State before losing in the Quarterfinals to UCF.
On March 11, 2017, Illinois athletic director Josh Whitman fired former head basketball coach John Groce.[1][2] Shortly thereafter, the school announced that Assistant coach Jamall Walker will coach the team in the NIT.[3] On March 18, the school hired Brad Underwood as the new head coach.[4]
Pre-season
[edit]Departures
[edit]Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
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Khalid Lewis | 3 | G | 6'3" | 185 | RS Senior | Trenton, NJ | Graduated |
Mike LaTulip | 10 | G | 6'1" | 170 | Senior | Arlington Heights, IL | Graduated and transferred to Wright State |
Kendrick Nunn | 25 | G | 6'3" | 190 | Junior | Chicago, IL | Dismissed due to domestic battery guilty plea, transferred to Oakland[5] |
2016-17 additions
[edit]On September 16, 2015, Te'Jon Lucas of Milwaukee, Wisconsin verbally committed to attend Illinois in the fall of 2016 and signed his National Letter of Intent to finalize his recruitment on November 11, 2015. Lucas attended the NBA Top 100 camp in June 2015, had scholarship offers from California, Memphis, Purdue, and Wisconsin, and he strongly considered both USC and Old Dominion before committing to Illinois.[6][7] Lucas is only the third player from the State of Wisconsin to commit to Illinois, and is the first since 1926.[8]
Incoming freshman
[edit]Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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Te'Jon Lucas PG |
Milwaukee, WI | Washington (WI) | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | 165 lb (75 kg) | Sep 16, 2015 | |
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Incoming transfer student
[edit]Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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Drew Cayce[9] PG |
Libertyville, IL | La Lumiere (IN) / Creighton | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 165 lb (75 kg) | Jul 21, 2016 | |
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Future recruits
[edit]2017–18 team recruits
[edit]On January 16, 2016, Javon Pickett of Belleville, Illinois verbally committed to attend Illinois in the fall of 2017.[10] Pickett committed after having scholarship offers from Drake, Illinois State, Southern Illinois Edwardsville, Saint Louis University and Tennessee State.[10] During Illinois' final home game against Minnesota on February 28, 2016, Da'Monte Williams verbally committed to attend Illinois in the fall of 2017. Williams is the son of former Illinois guard Frank Williams who led the Fighting Illini to three straight NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament appearances, including an Elite Eight appearance in 2001.[11] On November 9, 2016 Trent Frazier signed a national letter of intent after considering Memphis, Georgia, Kansas State and Seton Hall, among others.[12] On November 17, 2016 Jeremiah Tilmon announced that he had signed his letter of intent the previous day, after a week of press uncertainty.[13]
Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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Javon Pickett SG |
Belleville, IL | Belleville East (IL) | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Jan 16, 2016 | |
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Jeremiah Tilmon C/PF |
East Saint Louis, IL | La Lumiere (IN) | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | 235 lb (107 kg) | Jul 11, 2016 | |
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Da'Monte Williams CG |
Peoria, IL | Manual (IL) | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Feb 29, 2016 | |
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Trent Frazier PG |
West Palm Beach, FL | Wellington (FL) | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | Aug 20, 2016 | |
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Roster
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Schedule and results
[edit]Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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Exhibition | |||||||||||
Oct 30, 2016* 2:00 pm, BTN+ |
Washington U | W 82–75 | 20 – Morgan | 6 – Hill | 5 – Tate | State Farm Center (10,359) Champaign, IL | |||||
Nov 4, 2016* 7:00 pm, BTN+ |
Lewis | W 95–51 | 16 – Coleman-Lands | 9 – Finke | 4 – Tate | State Farm Center (12,753) Champaign, IL | |||||
Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
Nov 11, 2016* 8:00 pm, BTN |
Southeast Missouri State | W 81–62 | 1–0 |
21 – Hill | 8 – Hill | 6 – Tate | State Farm Center (10,790) Champaign, IL | ||||
Nov 13, 2016* 5:00 pm, BTN+ |
Northern Kentucky | W 79–64 | 2–0 |
40 – Hill | 12 – Hill | 3 – Tied | State Farm Center (10,888) Champaign, IL | ||||
Nov 15, 2016* 7:00 pm, BTN |
McKendree | W 112–65 | 3–0 |
18 – Tied | 10 – Thorne, Jr. | 8 – Tate | State Farm Center (10,135) Champaign, IL | ||||
Nov 18, 2016* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 |
Detroit NIT Season Tip-Off |
W 89–69 | 4–0 |
25 – Hill | 7 – Thorne, Jr. | 6 – Tate | State Farm Center (10,396) Champaign, IL | ||||
Nov 21, 2016* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 |
Winthrop NIT Season Tip-Off |
L 80–84 OT | 4–1 |
18 – Finke | 9 – Hill | 6 – Abrams | State Farm Center (9,502) Champaign, IL | ||||
Nov 24, 2016* 2:00 pm, ESPNU |
vs. No. 19 West Virginia NIT Season Tip-Off semifinals |
L 57–89 | 4–2 |
13 – Finke | 9 – Black | 4 – Tate | Barclays Center (2,451) Brooklyn, NY | ||||
Nov 25, 2016* 11:30 am, ESPNU |
vs. Florida State NIT Season Tip-Off 3rd place game |
L 61–72 | 4–3 |
18 – Hill | 11 – Black | 4 – Lucas | Barclays Center (3,713) Brooklyn, NY | ||||
Nov 29, 2016* 8:00 pm, ESPNU |
NC State ACC–Big Ten Challenge |
W 88–74 | 5–3 |
22 – Hill | 9 – Hill | 4 – Hill | State Farm Center (13,481) Champaign, IL | ||||
Dec 3, 2016* 2:00 pm, CBSSN |
vs. VCU Hoophall Miami Invitational |
W 64–46 | 6–3 |
18 – Black | 8 – Black | 5 – Hill | American Airlines Arena Miami, FL | ||||
Dec 6, 2016* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 |
IUPUI | W 85–77 | 7–3 |
32 – Hill | 9 – Black | 6 – Abrams | State Farm Center (10,536) Champaign, IL | ||||
Dec 10, 2016* 2:00 pm, BTN+ |
Central Michigan | W 92–73 | 8–3 |
31 – Abrams | 11 – Thorne, Jr. | 5 – Tate | State Farm Center (13,045) Champaign, IL | ||||
Dec 17, 2016* 8:30 pm, BTN |
vs. BYU State Farm Chicago Legends |
W 75–73 | 9–3 |
15 – Abrams | 10 – Morgan | 5 – Tate | United Center Chicago, IL | ||||
Dec 21, 2016* 6:00 pm, ESPNU |
vs. Missouri Braggin' Rights |
W 75–66 | 10–3 |
21 – Hill | 11 – Morgan | 6 – Tate | Scottrade Center (12,409) St. Louis, MO | ||||
Big Ten Regular season | |||||||||||
Dec 27, 2016 4:00 pm, ESPN2 |
at Maryland | L 59–84 | 10–4 (0–1) |
21 – Hill | 7 – Hill | 2 – Tied | Xfinity Center (17,950) College Park, MD | ||||
Jan 1, 2017 6:00 pm, BTN |
Ohio State | W 75–70 | 11–4 (1–1) |
20 – Hill | 15 – Black | 3 – Hill | State Farm Center (12,221) Champaign, IL | ||||
Jan 7, 2017 4:00 pm, ESPNU |
at No. 25 Indiana Rivalry |
L 80–96 | 11–5 (1–2) |
21 – Tied | 4 – Tied | 4 – Lucas | Assembly Hall (16,506) Bloomington, IN | ||||
Jan 11, 2017 8:00 pm, BTN |
Michigan | W 85–69 | 12–5 (2–2) |
16 – Morgan | 8 – Nichols | 8 – Lucas | State Farm Center (11,404) Champaign, IL | ||||
Jan 14, 2017 5:00 pm, ESPN2 |
Maryland | L 56–62 | 12–6 (2–3) |
15 – Morgan | 4 – Lucas | 9 – Black | State Farm Center (14,002) Champaign, IL | ||||
Jan 17, 2017 6:00 pm, BTN |
at No. 21 Purdue | L 68–91 | 12–7 (2–4) |
15 – Morgan | 6 – Black | 5 – Hill | Mackey Arena (13,920) West Lafayette, IN | ||||
Jan 21, 2017 1:15 pm, BTN |
at Michigan | L 57–66 | 12–8 (2–5) |
16 – Hill | 5 – Hill | 4 – Hill | Crisler Center (12,234) Ann Arbor, MI | ||||
Jan 25, 2017 8:00 pm, BTN |
Iowa | W 76–64 | 13–8 (3–5) |
17 – Finke | 7 – Tied | 6 – Lucas | State Farm Center (11,787) Champaign, IL | ||||
Jan 28, 2017 3:30 pm, BTN |
at Penn State | L 67–71 | 13–9 (3–6) |
19 – Hill | 7 – Tied | 7 – Hill | Bryce Jordan Center (10,202) University Park, PA | ||||
Jan 31, 2017 8:00 pm, BTN |
No. 10 Wisconsin | L 43–57 | 13–10 (3–7) |
10 – Tied | 4 – 4 Tied | 2 – 3 Tied | State Farm Center (12,334) Champaign, IL | ||||
Feb 4, 2017 3:30 pm, BTN |
Minnesota | L 59-68 | 13-11 (3-8) |
16 – Nichols | 11 – Morgan | 6 – Hill | State Farm Center (15,544) Champaign, IL | ||||
Feb 7, 2017 7:00 pm, BTN |
at Northwestern | W 68–61 | 14–11 (4–8) |
14 – Hill | 9 – Hill | 6 – Lucas | Welsh-Ryan Arena (7,614) Evanston, IL | ||||
Feb 11, 2017 1:00 pm, BTN |
Penn State | L 70–83 | 14–12 (4–9) |
14 – Hill | 5 – Finke | 7 – Lucas | State Farm Center (13,010) Champaign, IL | ||||
Feb 18, 2017 1:00 pm, BTN |
at Iowa | W 70–66 | 15–12 (5–9) |
21 – Hill | 8 – Hill | 5 – Finke | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (15,400) Iowa City, IA | ||||
Feb 21, 2017 7:00 pm, BTN |
Northwestern | W 66–50 | 16–12 (6–9) |
18 – Hill | 10 – Morgan | 5 – Hill | State Farm Center (11,206) Champaign, IL | ||||
Feb 26, 2017 6:30 pm, BTN |
at Nebraska | W 73–57 | 17–12 (7–9) |
19 – Hill | 5 – Black | 6 – Abrams | Pinnacle Bank Arena (14,236) Lincoln, NE | ||||
Mar 1, 2017 8:00 pm, BTN |
Michigan State | W 73–70 | 18–12 (8–9) |
22 – Hill | 7 – Black | 4 – Hill | State Farm Center (15,544) Champaign, IL | ||||
Mar 4, 2017 11:00 am, ESPNU |
at Rutgers | L 59–62 | 18–13 (8–10) |
16 – Morgan | 8 – Morgan | 7 – Hill | Louis Brown Athletic Center (5,706) Piscataway, NJ | ||||
Big Ten Tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 9, 2017 12:00 pm, BTN |
(9) | vs. (8) Michigan Second round |
L 55–75 | 18–14 |
23 – Abrams | 7 – Finke | 3 – Lucas | Verizon Center (12,189) Washington, D.C. | |||
NIT | |||||||||||
Mar 14, 2017* 6:15 pm, ESPN2 |
(2) | (7) Valparaiso First round – Illinois State Bracket |
W 82–57 | 19–14 |
25 – Hill | 12 – Black | 6 – Lucas | State Farm Center (4,719) Champaign, IL | |||
Mar 20, 2017* 8:00 pm, ESPN |
(2) | (6) Boise State Second round – Illinois State Bracket |
W 71–56 | 20–14 |
18 – Abrams | 10 – Black | 7 – Lucas | State Farm Center (5,713) Champaign, IL | |||
Mar 22, 2017* 6:00 pm, ESPN2 |
(2) | at (4) UCF Quarterfinals – Illinois State Bracket |
L 58–68 | 20–15 |
29 – Hill | 7 – Black | 6 – Lucas | CFE Arena (10,011) Orlando, FL | |||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time. |
References
[edit]- ^ Ryan, Shannon. "Illinois fires men's basketball coach John Groce after five seasons". chicagotribune.com. Retrieved 2017-03-13.
- ^ "Illinois fires John Groce after 37-53 Big Ten mark in five seasons". CBSSports.com. Retrieved 2017-03-13.
- ^ Vainisi, Jim (2017-03-12). "Illinois receives 2 seed, will host Valparaiso in First Round". The Champaign Room. Retrieved 2017-03-17.
- ^ Smith, Erick (March 18, 2017). "Illinois hires Oklahoma State's Brad Underwood as new coach". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2017-04-04.
- ^ Paul, Tony (June 23, 2016). "Ex-Illinois star Nunn to join Golden Grizzlies". Detroit News. Retrieved June 23, 2016.
- ^ Ryan, Shannon (2015-11-11). "Four-star point guard Te'Jon Lucas signs with Illinois". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2015-11-30.
- ^ Stewart, Mark (2015-09-16). "Washington basketball star Te'Jon Lucas commits to Illinois". Journal Sentinel. Retrieved 2015-11-30.
- ^ Jackson, Marcus (2015-09-16). "Te'Jon Lucas: 'We'll be celebrating'". News Gazette. Retrieved 2015-11-30.
- ^ Vainisi, Jim (2016-07-21). "Creighton guard Drew Cayce is transferring to Illinois Basketball as a walk-on". SB Nation. Retrieved 2016-07-27.
- ^ a b Zuvanich, Adam (January 18, 2016). "Belleville East's Pickett pledges to the University of Illinois". St. Louis Post Dispatch. Retrieved January 19, 2016.
- ^ "Illinois lands DaMonte Williams, No. 8 shooting guard in 2017 class". ESPN. February 28, 2016. Retrieved 2017-04-04.
- ^ Wagner, Jodie; Lichtenstein, Adam (November 9, 2016). "Wellington basketball star Trent Frazier signs with Illinois". The Palm Beach Post. Retrieved 2017-04-04.
- ^ Ryan, Shannon (November 17, 2016). "Illinois' signing of five-star Jeremiah Tilmon has major implications". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2017-04-04.
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