2018-19 UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS FIGHTING ILLINI BASKETBALL · 20 vs. Iowa State [3] L, 68-84 L-3 21 vs. Xavier [3] L, 72-83 L-4 25 MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE W, 86-67 W-1

ILLINOIS 2018-19 SCHEDULE & RESULTS

Date OppOnent time/Result tV/stReak

November (2-5)8 EVANSVILLE [1] W, 99-60 W-113 GEORGETOWN [2] L, 80-88 L-119 vs. #3 Gonzaga [3] L, 78-84 L-220 vs. Iowa State [3] L, 68-84 L-321 vs. Xavier [3] L, 72-83 L-425 MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE W, 86-67 W-127 at Notre Dame [4] L, 74-76 L-1December (2-2)2 at Nebraska L, 60-75 L-25 vs. #19 Ohio State [5] L, 67-77 L-38 UNLV W, 77-74 W-115 EAST TENNESSEE STATE W, 73-55 W-222 vs. Missouri [6] 7 p.m. BTN29 FLORIDA ATLANTIC 2 p.m. BTN PlusJaNuary (0-0)3 at #22 Indiana 6 p.m. FS16 at Northwestern TBD BTN10 #4 MICHIGAN 7 p.m. FS116 MINNESOTA 8 p.m. BTN20 at #23 Iowa 12 p.m. BTN23 #16 WISCONSIN 8 p.m. BTN26 vs. Maryland [7] 11 a.m. BTN30 at Minnesota 8 p.m. BTNFebruary (0-0)2 #25 NEBRASKA 1:15 p.m. BTN5 #10 MICHIGAN STATE 6 p.m. ESPN/29 RUTGERS 3 p.m. BTN14 at #15 Ohio State 6 p.m. ESPN/218 at #16 Wisconsin 7 p.m. FS123 PENN STATE 11 a.m. BTN27 at Purdue 7:30 p.m. BTNmarch (0-0)3 NORTHWESTERN 5:30 p.m. BTN7 #22 INDIANA 7 p.m. FS110 at Penn State 11 a.m. FS113-17 at Big Ten Tournament [5]

All Times Listed are CentralBOLD CAPS - State Farm Center, Champaign, Ill.[1] – Maui on the Mainland[2] – Gavitt Tipoff Games[3] – Maui Jim Maui Invitational; Lahaina Civic Center[4] – ACC/Big Ten Challenge[5] – United Center, Chicago[6] – Bud Light Braggin’ Rights; Enterprise Center, St. Louis[7] – B1G Super Saturday; Madison Square Garden, New York

38th Annual Braggin’ Rights // Game #12 // Illinois (4-7, 0-2 B1G) vs. Missouri (7-3, 0-0 SEC) Dec. 22, 2018 // 7 p.m. CT // St. Louis, Mo. // Enterprise Center (21,000)

TV: BTN – Kevin Kugler (Play-By-Play), Stephen Bardo (Analyst), Andy Katz (Reports) // Internet Stream: BTN2Go.comRadio: Fighting Illini Sports Network – Brian Barnhart (Play-By-Play), Deon Thomas (Analyst) // Satellite Radio: Sirius – 135, XM – 195

ILLINOIS ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONAddress: 1700 S. Fourth St., Champaign, IL 61820Office: 217-333-1391Basketball SID: Derrick BursonEmail: [email protected]: 217-333-0933 // Cell: 217-766-7315Twitter: @IlliniMBBWebsite: FightingIllini.com

Braggin’ Rights Notes• Following a one-week break in the game schedule for fall semester final exams, Illinois returns to action Saturday night in the 38th edition of Braggin’ Rights (7 p.m., BTN). Limited tickets remain and are available online at TicketMaster.com or in person at the Enterprise Center ticket office.

• The Fighting Illini own a 25-12 advantage over Missouri in the annual neutral-site rivalry game. Illinois won eight consecutive Braggin’ Rights from 1983-90 and won nine of the first 10 games in St. Louis. After Missouri won seven of nine games from 1991-99, Illinois won nine in a row from 2000-08, the longest winning streak in the history of the series. Mizzou then won four straight (2009-12), and the Illini now enter this year’s contest at Enterprise Center on a five-year winning streak (2013-).

• Featuring eight scholarship newcomers this season, Illinois has just four players on its roster with Brag-gin’ Rights experience, and only one – senior Aaron Jordan – who has played in more than one game. Trent Frazier had 22 points in last year’s victory, becoming the first true freshman to lead the Illini in scoring in a Braggin’ Rights game since Dee Brown in 2002.

• When the Braggin’ Rights series began, Lou Henson was in charge of the Fighting Illini. Last year, Brad Underwood became the fourth of the last five Illinois head coaches since to win his inaugural Braggin’ Rights game, following Lon Kruger in 1996, Bill Self in 2000, and Bruce Weber in 2003.

PROBABLE STARTERS (FROM THE LAST GAME)Pos. No. Name Ht. Wt. Yr. PPG RPG APG OtherG 1 Trent Frazier 6-1 170 So. 15.4 2.4 3.4 43.8% 3FGG 20 Da’Monte Williams 6-3 200 So. 4.7 3.6 1.3 1.0 SPGG 23 Aaron Jordan 6-5 210 Sr. 10.0 5.4 2.1 44.6% 3FGF 2 Kipper Nichols 6-6 220 r-Jr. 9.7 3.1 1.2 51.9% FGF 15 Giorgi Bezhanishvili 6-9 235 Fr. 9.9 4.7 1.2 2.5 OREB/G

OFF THE BENCHPos. No. Name Ht. Wt. Yr. PPG RPG APG OtherG 0 Alan Griffin 6-5 180 Fr. 4.3 1.9 0.5 41.2% 3FGG 3 Drew Cayce 6-1 175 r-Jr. 0.0 0.5 0.3 4 GF 4 Zach Griffith 6-6 210 So. 0.0 0.5 0.5 2 GG 5 Tevian Jones 6-7 205 Fr. 3.2 1.7 0.3 57.1% 2FGG 10 Andres Feliz 6-2 185 Jr. 7.5 2.5 2.5 80% FTG 11 Ayo Dosunmu 6-5 185 Fr. 12.0 4.5 3.2 1.4 SPGC 12 Adonis De La Rosa 7-0 260 Gr. 2.8 2.4 0.1 11 FTAF 22 Anthony Higgs 6-8 235 Fr. – – – – G 32 Tyler Underwood 6-2 180 r-Jr. 0.4 0.6 0.3 4 STLC 34 Samba Kane 7-0 220 Fr. 2.8 0.8 0.0 66.7% FGF 35 Samson Oladimeji 6-4 200 Jr. 0.5 0.3 0.0 1 FG

HEAD COACH BRAD UNDERWOODCareer Record: 127-52/.709 (6th year) At Illinois: 18-25/.419 (2nd year)

SERIES NOTES VS. MISSOURIAll-Time Series Record: Illinois leads 32-16Record at St. Louis: Illinois leads 25-12Last Year’s Meeting: Illinois 70, Missouri 64 // Dec. 23, 2017 at St. Louis (Box Score & Game Recap on P. 4)Series Streak: Illinois W-5Underwood vs. Missouri: 1-0

2018-19 UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS FIGHTING ILLINI BASKETBALL

RETURNING FOR THE ILLINI IN 2018-19

Category 17-18 Returning Lost Return Pct.Minutes 6,475 2,648 3,827 40.9%Points 2,426 1,075 1,351 44.3%Field Goals 856 351 505 41.0%3-Pt. FGs 236 145 91 61.4%Free Throws 478 228 250 47.7%Rebounds 1,053 381 588 36.2%Assists 442 178 264 40.3%Blocks 69 23 46 33.3%Steals 240 134 106 55.8%

RETURNING ILLINI LEADERS

Category Player Statistic 17-18 RankMinutes Trent Frazier 842 1stPoints Trent Frazier 399 2ndPoints/Game Trent Frazier 12.5 2ndField Goals Trent Frazier 140 2ndFG Pct. Aaron Jordan .467 4th3-Pt. FGs Trent Frazier 61 1st3-Pt. FG Pct. Aaron Jordan .463 1stFree Throws Kipper Nichols 81 1stFT Pct. Kipper Nichols .862 1stOff. Reb. Kipper Nichols 44 3rdDef. Reb. Kipper Nichols 85 2ndTot. Reb. Kipper Nichols 129 3rdReb./Game Kipper Nichols 4.2 3rdAssists Trent Frazier 99 1stBlocks Kipper Nichols 11 2ndSteals Trent Frazier 54 1st

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2018-19 ILLINOIS NUMERICAL ROSTERNo. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown Notable0 Alan Griffin G 6-5 180 Fr. Ossining, N.Y. MVP of New York Catholic League City Championship 1 Trent Frazier G 6-1 170 So. Wellington, Fla. Big Ten All-Freshman pick was second on team in scoring last year (12.5 ppg)2 Kipper Nichols F 6-6 220 r-Jr. Cleveland, Ohio Set Illini Big Ten Tournament record with 31 points last year vs. Iowa3 Drew Cayce G 6-1 175 r-Jr. Libertyville, Ill. Walk-on appeared in nine games last season4 Zach Griffith F 6-6 210 So. Fisher, Ill. Walk-on joined team after serving as student manager last season5 Tevian Jones G 6-7 205 Fr. Chandler, Ariz. Top-100 recruit averaged 20.5 points and 9.5 rebounds at Culver City10 Andres Feliz G 6-2 185 Jr. Guachupita, Dom. Rep. First-team Junior College All-American11 Ayo Dosunmu G 6-5 185 Fr. Chicago, Ill. Five-star recruit won gold medal with USA at FIBA U19 Americas12 Adonis De La Rosa C 7-0 260 Gr. The Bronx, N.Y. Grad transfer averaged 11.8 points and 7.6 rebounds at Kent State15 Giorgi Bezhanishvili F 6-9 235 Fr. Rustavi, Georgia Grew up in Georgia before moving to Vienna, Austria at age 1420 Da’Monte Williams G 6-3 200 So. Peoria, Ill. Played in 31 games last year, averaging 3.5 ppg and 2.9 rpg22 Anthony Higgs F 6-8 235 Fr. Baltimore, Md. Recovering from foot injury23 Aaron Jordan G 6-5 210 Sr. Plainfield, Ill. Third in Big Ten in 3-point shootting at 46.3 percent32 Tyler Underwood G 6-2 180 r-Jr. Champaign, Ill. Walk-on sat out last season as a transfer34 Samba Kane C 7-0 220 Fr. Dakar, Senegal Came to the U.S. in 2016 from Senegal’s Flying Star Academy35 Samson Oladimeji F 6-4 200 Jr. Rolling Meadows, Ill. Walk-on appeared in eight games last season

Head Coach: Brad Underwood (2nd year at Illinois, 6th year overall) Assistant Coaches: Orlando Antigua (2nd year), Ron Coleman (2nd year), Jamall Walker (7th year) Assistant to the Head Coach: Geoff Alexander (2nd year)Director of Operations: Joey Biggs (2nd year)Video Coordinator: Patrick Schulte (2nd year)Graduate Manager: Grant Bale (2nd year) Strength and Conditioning Coach: Adam Fletcher (4th year)Athletic Trainer: Paul Schmidt (7th year)

PronunciationGIORGI BEZHANISHVILI GEORGE-ee be-SHON-ish-vil-eeDrew CAYCE KAY-seeAYO DOSUNMU EYE-oh dough-SUE-moo

PronunciationAndres FELIZ fe-LEASESamson OLADIMEJI oh-lah-di-MAY-jeeDA’MONTE Williams da-MON-tay

Past Braggin’ Rights Games in St. LouisDec. 10, 1980 Illinois 84, #14 Missouri 62Dec. 8, 1981 #13 Missouri 78, Illinois 68 (OT)Dec. 28, 1983 #20 Illinois 66, Missouri 60Dec. 6, 1984 #7 Illinois 65, Missouri 50Dec. 21, 1985 #15 Illinois 67, Missouri 55Dec. 23, 1986 #9 Illinois 92, Missouri 74Dec. 22, 1987 Illinois 75, #17 Missouri 63Dec. 19, 1988 #5 Illinois 87, #10 Missouri 84Dec. 20, 1989 #5 Illinois 101, #4 Missouri 93Dec. 19, 1990 Illinois 84, Missouri 81Dec. 23, 1991 #16 Missouri 61, Illinois 44Dec. 23, 1992 Missouri 66, Illinois 65Dec. 22, 1993 Missouri 108, #19 Illinois 107 (3OT)Dec. 22, 1994 Missouri 76, #23 Illinois 58Dec. 20, 1995 #14 Illinois 96, #15 Missouri 85 (OT)Dec. 28, 1996 Illinois 85, Missouri 69Dec. 23, 1997 Missouri 75, Illinois 69Dec. 22, 1998 #15 Missouri 67, Illinois 62

Dec. 21, 1999 Missouri 78, #15 Illinois 72Dec. 21, 2000 #5 Illinois 86, Missouri 81 (OT)Dec. 22, 2001 #9 Illinois 72, #8 Missouri 61Dec. 21, 2002 #12 Illinois 85, #11 Missouri 70Dec. 23, 2003 #21 Illinois 71, #11 Missouri 70Dec. 22, 2004 #1 Illinois 70, Missouri 64Dec. 21, 2005 #6 Illinois 82, Missouri 50Dec. 19, 2006 Illinois 73, Missouri 70Dec. 22, 2007 Illinois 59, Missouri 58Dec. 23, 2008 Illinois 75, #25 Missouri 59Dec. 23, 2009 Missouri 81, Illinois 68Dec. 22, 2010 #9 Missouri 75, #21 Illinois 64Dec. 22, 2011 #8 Missouri 78, #25 Illinois 74Dec. 22, 2012 #12 Missouri 82, #10 Illinois 73Dec. 21, 2013 Illinois 65, #13 Missouri 64Dec. 20, 2014 Illinois 62, Missouri 59Dec. 23, 2015 Illinois 68, Missouri 63Dec. 21, 2016 Illinois 75, Missouri 66Dec. 23, 2017 Illinoi 70, Missouri 64

Current Illini in the Braggin’ Rights• Trent Frazier 2017 – 22 pts, 3 stl, 1 ast, 1 reb, 1 blk in 28 min

• Aaron Jordan 2017 – 1 pt, 3 reb, 2 ast, 2 stl in 16 min 2016 – DNP 2015 – 0 pts, 2 reb in 7 min Tot (3 G) – 1 pt, 5 reb, 2 ast, 2 stl

• Kipper Nichols 2017 – 2 pts, 2 reb, 2 stl, 1 ast in 10 min 2016 – DNP

• Da’Monte Williams 2017 – 2 pts, 1 stl in 8 min

Braggin’ Rights BreakdownSeries Record: Illinois leads 25-12Current Streak: Illinois W-5Illinois when ranked: 13-6 Missouri when ranked: 6-10When both teams are ranked: Illinois leads 6-3When neither team is ranked: Illinois leads 8-3In overtime games: Tied 2-2At Enterprise Center: Illinois leads 16-8At The Arena: Illinois led 9-4Illinois’ longest winning streak: 9 (2000-08)Missouri’s longest winning streak: 4, twice (1991-94 & 2009-12)Illinois’ largest winning margin: 32 points (2005)Missouri’s largest winning margin: 18 points (1994)Closest margin: 1 point, five times (1992, 1993, 2003, 2007 and 2013)

Ticket InformationTickets are available for every Fighting Illini men’s basketball home game. Season and single-game tickets can be purchased online at fightingillini.com or by phone at 1-866-ILLINI- 1.


2018-19 TotalPlays at home 4-1 16-7Plays on the road 0-2 1-12Plays at neutral site 0-4 1-6Plays at United Center 0-1 0-2Big Ten record 0-2 4-16Big Ten at home 0-0 3-6Big Ten on the road 0-1 1-9Big Ten at neutral site 0-1 0-1When Ranked (AP) 0-0 0-0Plays a ranked (AP) opponent 0-2 0-6Plays a Top-10 (AP) opponent 0-1 0-4Wins the game before 1-2 8-9Loses the game before 2-5 8-16Leading at the half 4-3 14-6Tied at the half 0-0 0-0Trailing at the half 0-4 4-19Shoots 45% or better 3-2 10-7Shoots less than 45% 1-5 8-17Opp. shoots less than 45% 3-0 14-2Opp. shoots 45% or better 1-7 4-23Shoots better/same than opp. 4-0 15-1Shoots worse than opp. 0-7 3-25Shoots more/same FT than opp. 1-1 10-6Shoots fewer FT than opp. 3-6 7-20Makes more/same FT than opp. 0-1 9-5Makes fewer FT than opp. 4-6 8-21Grabs more/same reb. than opp. 3-1 14-10Grabs fewer rebounds than opp. 1-6 4-15Scores more/same bench pts than opp. 3-2 16-15Scores fewer bench pts than opp. 1-5 2-10Has fewer/equal turnovers than opp. 3-7 14-16Has more turnovers than opp. 1-0 4-9Scores 70 or more points 4-4 16-11

Has 15+ assists 2-3 10-8Has a 20+ point scorer 1-3 9-11Wears white uniforms 3-4 7-6Wears orange uniforms 1-1 5-6Wears blue uniforms 0-1 0-8Wears orange throwback uniforms 0-1 3-4Regular-season tournaments 1-3 5-3NCAA Tournament 0-0 0-0Big Ten Tournament 0-0 0-1In November 2-5 8-6In December 2-2 6-6In January 0-0 2-6In February 0-0 2-7In March 0-0 0-0Plays during the day 3-3 7-5Plays at night (5 pm or after start) 1-4 11-20Overtime 0-0 0-3Margin is 5 points or less 1-1 4-5Margin is 6-10 points 0-4 4-14Margin is 11-20 points 2-2 5-4Margin is more than 20 1-0 5-2Scores 59 points or less 0-0 0-2Scores 60-69 points 0-3 2-12Scores 70-79 points 2-3 7-5Scores 80-89 points 1-1 3-4Scores 90-99 points 1-0 5-2Scores 100+ points 0-0 1-0On ESPN 0-0 0-1On ESPN2 0-2 1-3On ESPNU 0-2 1-3On BTN 1-2 8-12On FS1 0-1 0-6On CBS 0-0 0-0On BTN Plus 3-0 8-0

TOP 25 NATIONAL RANKINGS

ASSOCIATED PRESS POLL (DEC. 17)Rk. School Record Points Previous1 Kansas (56) 9-0 1,586 12 Duke (5) 9-1 1,488 23 Tennessee (2) 8-1 1,464 34 Michigan (1) 11-0 1,442 55 Virginia (1) 9-0 1,400 66 Nevada 11-0 1,319 77 Auburn 9-1 1,156 88 Gonzaga (1) 9-2 1,147 49 North Carolina 8-2 1,126 1210 Michigan State 9-2 1,070 911 Florida State 8-1 949 1012 Texas Tech 10-0 912 1113 Virginia Tech 9-1 838 1314 Buffalo 10-0 684 1415 Ohio State 9-1 647 1516 Wisconsin 9-2 619 1617 Mississippi State 9-1 529 1818 Arizona State 8-1 415 2019 Kentucky 8-2 377 1920 Marquette 8-2 350 2121 Houston 10-0 266 2422 Indiana 9-2 226 2523 Iowa 8-2 224 2224 Furman 12-0 208 2325 Nebraska 9-2 156 -

USA TODAY COACHES POLL (DEC. 17)Rk School Record Points Previous1 Kansas (27) 9-0 768 12 Duke (1) 9-1 709 23 Virginia 9-0 697 34 Tennessee 8-1 694 45 Michigan (3) 11-0 678 56 Nevada 11-0 617 77 Auburn 9-1 532 88 Michigan State 9-2 502 99 Gonzaga 9-2 497 610 North Carolina 8-2 493 1211 Texas Tech 10-0 470 1112 Florida State 8-1 452 1013 Virginia Tech 9-1 425 1314 Ohio State 9-1 341 1415 Buffalo 10-0 318 1516 Mississippi State 9-1 272 1717 Wisconsin 9-2 232 1918 Kentucky 8-2 198 1819 Arizona State 8-1 178 2020 Houston 10-0 168 2221 Iowa 8-2 115 2122 Nebraska 9-2 94 2523 Marquette 8-2 91 -24 Maryland 9-2 90 2325 Furman 12-0 82 -

ILLINI WEEK-BY-WEEK RANKINGS AP Coaches AP Coaches Preseason - - Jan. 14 Nov. 12 - - Jan. 21Nov. 19 - - Jan. 28Nov. 26 - - Feb. 4Dec. 3 - - Feb. 11Dec. 10 - - Feb. 18Dec. 17 - - Feb. 25Dec. 24 March 4Dec. 31 March 11Jan. 7 March 18

ILLINI RECORD UNDER BRAD UNDERWOOD

Opening Tips• Illinois has won consecutive games for the first time since Jan. 24 & Jan. 30 of last season (home wins over Indiana and Rutgers).

• Illinois is looking for its first winning streak longer than two games since opening the 2017-18 season with six straight victories.

• The Missouri game marks the second of four straight Saturday games for the Illini to close out 2018.

• After playing seven games in 17 days in five different locations from Nov. 19-Dec. 5, the Illini schedule pace has slowed down. Illinois is in the midst of playing just four games over a 28-day stretch prior to Big Ten play resuming on Jan. 3.

• The Missouri game marks Illinois’ seventh game away from State Farm Center. The Illini opened the sea-son with six of its first nine games outside of Champaign, which included two stretches of three-straight games away from home.

• Illinois has had just five home games to date and plays its first four Big Ten games away from State Farm Center.

• Illinois has played the 18th-toughest schedule in the nation by kenpom rankings, and the fourth-toughest among teams from the six major conferences.

• Illinois’ five starters are all averaging between 9.7 and 15.4 points per game on the season. Every player in the rotation has shown the ability to lead the scoring attack, and that has been the case in recent weeks as a different Illini led the team in scoring over a six-game stretch from Nov. 21-Dec. 8.

• Illinois’ defense is allowing 70.7 points (424) on 42 percent shooting (133-317) over the last six games, compared to 84.8 points (339) on 53.9 percent shooting (118-219) the previous four games.

• Illinois has held six-straight opponents to less than 80 points and below 50 percent shooting. In the previous four games, all four opponents exceeded 80 points with three of the four shooting better than 50 percent.


Illini Player Trends• Kipper Nichols is averaging 12.0 points (72) on 54.9 percent shooting (28-51) and 42.1 percent 3-point shooting (8-19) over the last six games, scoring in double figures five times, including each of the last four.

• Over the last four games, Nichols’ scoring average increases to 14.0 ppg (56).

• Trent Frazier has made 10-of-17 from 3-point range over the last three games (58.8 percent), after going 0-for-8 from three the previous two games.

• Frazier scored a game-high 25 points the last time out vs. East Tennessee State, his first 20+ point performance in eight games (29 vs. Gonzaga, Nov. 19).

• Aaron Jordan has made a 3-pointer in nine straight games and 10 of 11 games on the season.

• Jordan is shooting 45.7 percent from 3-point range as an upperclassman (69-151) after shooting 33.3 percent from behind the arc his first two seasons (28-84).

• Jordan has grabbed 17 rebounds over the last two games and has tallied seven steals over the last three games.

• Ayo Dosunmu made 4-of-6 inside the arc against UNLV after going 3-of-21 from 2-point range his previous three games.

• Andres Feliz scored in double figures for the first time in eight games against UNLV, leading the Illini with a career- and game-high 19 points.

Notes from the Last Time Out: 73-55 Win Over East Tennessee State (Dec. 15)• East Tennessee State’s totals of 55 points, 18 field goals, nine assists and 18 first-half points all marked season lows by an Illini opponent.

• Illinois also held ETSU to 34.6 percent from the field, the second-straight opponent to shoot less than 35 percent (UNLV, .338).

• The Illini defense forced 20 turnovers, the most by a UI opponent in the last eight games (Gonzaga, 22). Illinois also committed a season-low 17 fouls, its first game this year with less than 20 fouls.

• East Tennessee State entered the game ranked third in the NCAA in rebound margin, but the Illinois outrebounded the Buccaneers, 39-37. It marked the first time in the last four games that the Illini won the battle of the boards (at Notre Dame, 39-37).

• After ETSU scored the game’s first basket, the Illini went on a 29-3 run to break the game open. During that stretch, the Buccaneers went 12:03 without a field goal.

• Trent Frazier led all scorers with 25 points for his second 20+ point game of the year, Frazier also tied a season high with six made 3-pointers, equaling the mark he first set against Gonzaga. The six treys are one shy of his career high.

• Frazier scored 18 points in the first half alone, matching ETSU’s output as a team.

• Kipper Nichols finished with 14 points and a season-high nine rebounds. It marked his fourth straight game and fifth time in the last six games scoring in double figures.

• Aaron Jordan tied career highs in two categories with 10 rebounds and four assists.

Three SpreeThe Illini have been filling it up from 3-point range to start the season. Illinois has made at least nine threes in seven games, averaging 9.5 treys per game to rank second in the Big Ten and 45th in the NCAA. The Illini tied a school record with 16 threes vs. Mississippi Valley State (Nov. 25).

Illinois is shooting 38.7 percent from behind the arc, ranking third in the B1G and 40th nationally.

Looking Back at Last Season’s Illinois-Missouri Game• Illinois 70, Illini 64 (Dec. 23, 2017 at St. Louis)The Illini won the Braggin’ Rights trophy for the fifth year in a row, defeating Missouri 70-64 in the annual St. Louis rivalry game.

Illinois set the tone from the outset, playing its best first half of the season and the most dominant opening half in Braggin’ Rights history. After Mizzou scored on its opening possession, the Illini reeled off 10 unanswered and never looked back. Illinois’ defense forced 16 turnovers and hed Mizzou to just 8-24 shooting. Illinois, meanwhile, made 17-34 in the opening 20 minutes to take a 42-22 lead into the locker room.

Missouri fought back in the second half, cutting the deficit in half by the 12-minute mark as the Illini offense stalled for the first time on the night. Mizzou then went nearly eight minutes without a basket, before a Kassius Robertson 3-pointer pulled the Tigers within seven. Mark Smith answered with a reverse layup.

Mizzou would again get within seven, before freshman Trent Frazier made the biggest bucket of the night, scoring an and-1 on a driving layup with 2:07 left to put the Illini back up 10. Frazier scored Illinois’ last seven points, adding four free throws in the final 25 seconds to close out the win.

Frazier led the Illini with 22 points and had a game-high three steals. Leron Black shined as well, finishing with 20 points and seven rebounds. Smith added 11 points and Michael Finke also scored in double figures with 10.

Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final StatisticsIllinois vs Mizzou

12-23-17 7:01 PM at St. Louis, Mo. (Scottrade Center)

Illinois 70 • 9-5Total 3-Ptr Rebounds

## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min03 Lucas, Te'Jon * 0-1 0-0 0-2 0 1 1 4 0 2 3 0 1 1812 Black, Leron * 8-18 2-2 2-3 2 5 7 2 20 0 0 0 0 3713 Smith, Mark * 4-7 2-4 1-2 0 0 0 2 11 0 3 0 2 2524 Alstork, Mark * 1-6 0-2 0-0 2 5 7 1 2 1 1 0 0 2443 Finke, Michael * 3-5 0-1 4-6 3 2 5 2 10 1 0 1 0 3401 Frazier, Trent 5-17 2-5 10-11 0 1 1 3 22 1 1 1 3 2802 Nichols, Kipper 1-2 0-0 0-0 1 1 2 3 2 1 1 0 2 1020 Williams, Da'Monte 1-2 0-0 0-1 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 1 823 Jordan, Aaron 0-1 0-0 1-2 1 2 3 1 1 2 0 1 2 16

Team 4 3 7 1Totals 23-59 6-14 18-27 13 20 33 20 70 8 10 3 11 200

FG % 1st Half: 17-34 50.0%3FG % 1st Half: 5-11 45.5%

FT % 1st Half: 3-4 75.0%

2nd half: 6-25 24.0%2nd half: 1-3 33.3%2nd half: 15-23 65.2%

Game: 23-59 39.0%Game: 6-14 42.9%Game: 18-27 66.7%

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Mizzou 64 • 10-3Total 3-Ptr Rebounds

## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min03 ROBERTSON, Kassius * 7-18 3-12 5-7 0 3 3 3 22 1 2 0 0 3821 BARNETT, Jordan * 5-12 2-6 7-7 3 7 10 1 19 0 2 1 0 40-23 TILMON, Jeremiah * 3-5 0-0 1-2 4 3 7 3 7 1 2 2 2 3224 PURYEAR, Kevin * 2-4 0-2 2-2 1 2 3 2 6 1 1 0 0 2755 HARRIS, Blake * 4-9 0-1 2-3 1 3 4 3 10 2 3 0 1 2201 PHILLIPS, Terrence 0-2 0-2 0-0 2 1 3 5 0 2 3 0 0 1511 PORTER, Jontay 0-4 0-3 0-0 1 4 5 2 0 0 4 1 2 1714 NIKKO, Reed 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 115 GEIST, Jordan 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 1 1 1 0 0 4 0 0 733 VANLEER, Cullen 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1

Team 4 1 5Totals 21-55 5-27 17-21 16 25 41 21 64 7 21 4 5 200


FT % 1st Half: 4-6 66.7%


Game: 21-55 38.2%Game: 5-27 18.5%Game: 17-21 81.0%

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Officials: Tony Greene, Ted Valentine, Terry OglesbyTechnical fouls: Illinois-None. Mizzou-HARRIS, Blake.Attendance: 2128937th Annual Bud Light Braggin' Rights Games

Score by periods 1st 2nd TotalIllinois 42 28 70Mizzou 22 42 64

In Off 2nd FastPoints Paint T/O Chance Break BenchILL 22 25 7 4 27MIZ 28 15 11 10 0

Last FG - ILL 2nd-02:07, MIZ 2nd-00:01.Largest lead - ILL by 20 1st-00:03, MIZ by 2 1st-19:15.ILL led for 35:25. MIZ led for 00:59. Game was tied for 03:36.

Score tied - 1 time.Lead changed - 1 time.

Illinois’ total of 104 three-pointers is its most through 11 games since opening the 2012-13 season. Here is a look at the Illini shooting from 3-point land so far this year:

Opponent 3FG-A Pct. Opponent 3FG-A Pct.vs. Evansville 12-28 .429 at Notre Dame 9-24 .375 Georgetown 6-19 .316 at Nebraska 6-15 .400vs. Gonzaga 10-31 .323 vs. Ohio State 6-19 .316vs. Iowa State 12-33 .364 UNLV 6-22 .273vs. Xavier 11-23 .478 East Tennessee State 10-25 .433Miss. Valley St. 16-30 .533 TOTAL 104-269 .387

Pressure DThe Illini defense ranks sixth in the nation in turnover rate, forcing turnovers on 24.9 percent of opponent possessions on the season. Opponents are averaging 18.1 turnovers against the Illini, with the Illini “D” leading the Big Ten and ranking 16th in the NCAA in forced turnovers per game.

Illinois is currently averaging 19.9 points off turnovers, outscoring foes by 5.1 points per game in that category.

The high opponent turnover rate has led the Illini to a +3.5 turnover margin, ranking second in the league.

Sharing the BallIllinois’ spread offense features multiple ballhandlers on the court with an emphasis on passing. The early results this season are an increase in assists. Underwood’s three teams at Stephen F. Austin all ranked in the top 11 nationally in assist rate. Last year, the Illini were 200th in that category. But so far this season, the UI ranks 95th nationally with a 55.6 assist rate.

Illinois is currently averaging 15.3 assists, ranking third in the Big Ten and 87th in the NCAA. It is the pro-gram’s highest assist average since the 2008-09 season. Last year the UI averaged 13.8 apg.

Frazier Wired to ScoreSophomore Trent Frazier is picking up right where he left off last season. The highest-scoring freshman for the Illini in nearly 20 years at 12.5 ppg, Frazier now leads the team and ranks 18th in the Big Ten in scoring at 15.4 ppg, an increase of nearly three points per game.

Frazier has scored in double figures in seven of 10 games. He averaged 20.7 points at the Maui Invitational, and posted the top scoring performance of the tournament with 29 points against now No. 1-ranked Gonzaga (Nov. 19).

He ranks eighth in the Big Ten shooting 43.8 percent from 3-point range (28-64), while standing fourth in the league with an average of 2.8 made threes per game.

Frazier affects the game by more than just scoring, however. He ranks third in the conference in steals (1.7 spg) and leads the team in assists, averaging 3.4 apg (13th in B1G).

Ayo ArrivesCoach Underwood made a big splash on the recruiting trail in his first year on the job with the signing of five-star Chicago guard Ayo Dosunmu. The highest-ranked Illini recruit since Dee Brown in 2002, Dosunmu arrived in Champaign after winning back-to-back state titles at Morgan Park High School followed by a gold medal with Team USA at the FIBA U19 Americas Championship. He is making an immediate freshman impact that reminds many of Brown, one of the most beloved players in school history.


ILLINOIS CAREER TOTALS

2018-19 CareerDouble-Digit Scoring GamesTrent Frazier 7 29Kipper Nichols 7 24Aaron Jordan 4 16Ayo Dosunmu 6 6Giorgi Bezhanishvili 5 5Andres Feliz 3 3Da’Monte Williams 2 3Alan Griffin 2 2

20+ Point GamesTrent Frazier 2 7Aaron Jordan 1 3Kipper Nichols 0 2Giorgi Bezhanishvili 1 1Ayo Dosunmu 1 1

10+ Rebound GamesAaron Jordan 2 2Kipper Nichols 0 2Giorgi Bezhanishvili 1 1

Double-DoublesKipper Nichols 0 1

5+ 3-Point FG GamesTrent Frazier 2 5Aaron Jordan 2 2Kipper Nichols 0 2

3+ Block GamesAlan Griffin 1 1Kipper Nichols 0 1

3+ Steal GamesTrent Frazier 3 12Da’Monte Williams 2 6Aaron Jordan 1 2Kipper Nichols 0 2Ayo Dosunmu 1 1Andres Feliz 1 1

StartsTrent Frazier 10 26Aaron Jordan 11 25Kipper Nichols 7 16Giorgi Bezhanishvili 11 11Ayo Dosunmu 10 10Da’Monte Williams 1 4Andres Feliz 3 3Adonis De La Rosa 1 1Alan Griffin 1 1

Leads Team in ScoringTrent Frazier 5 10Kipper Nichols 1 7Aaron Jordan 2 5Ayo Dosunmu 2 2Giorgi Bezhanishvili 1 1Andres Feliz 1 1

Leads Team in ReboundingKipper Nichols 1 14Aaron Jordan 3 6Giorgi Bezhanishvili 3 3Da’Monte Williams 1 3Adonis De La Rosa 2 2Ayo Dosunmu 2 2Andres Feliz 1 1

CURRENT ILLINOIS STREAKS

All Games 2 WAt State Farm Center 3 WOn the Road 2 LAt Neutral Sites 5 LBig Ten 2 LBig Ten (Home) 1 LBig Ten (Road) 1 L vs. Ranked Opponents 12 Lvs. Ranked Opponents (Home) 5 Lvs. Ranked Opponents (Road) 10 Lvs. Ranked Opponents (Neutral) 5 Lvs. Ranked Big Ten Opponents 9 Lvs. Ranked Big Ten Opponents (Home) 5 Lvs. Ranked Big Ten Opponents (Road) 9 LNon-Conference (Home) 3 WNon-Conference (Road) 7 LNon-Conference (Neutral) 3 L

2018-19 BIG TEN STANDINGS(THROUGH DEC. 19)

Big Ten Overall1. Michigan 2-0 11-0 Ohio State 2-0 10-1 Indiana 2-0 10-2 Michigan State 2-0 9-2 Wisconsin 2-0 9-26. Maryland 1-1 9-2 Minnesota 1-1 9-2 Nebraska 1-1 9-2 Purdue 1-1 6-510. Iowa 0-2 9-2 Northwestern 0-2 9-3 Penn State 0-2 6-5 Rutgers 0-2 5-5 ILLINOIS 0-2 4-7


Dosunmu is second on the team in scoring, averaging 12.0 points while shooting nearly 42 percent from 3-point land (12th in Big Ten). In just 10 games he already has three scoring performances of at least 18 points, led by a career-high 25 vs. Georgetown (Nov. 13).

He is second on the team in assists at 3.2 apg, highlighted by a career-high nine dimes without a turnover vs. Mississippi Valley State (Nov. 25).

The 6-5 Dosunmu has also made an impact on the glass, ranking third on the team in rebounding at 4.5 rpg. He collected a career-high nine boards in back-to-back games vs. MVSU (Nov. 25) and Notre Dame (Nov. 27).

Seasoned SeniorThe lone four-year player in the program, senior Aaron Jordan is a steadying presence for this young Illini team. He has started all 11 games and is third on the team in scoring, averaging 10.0 points. He has scored in double figures four times, highlighted by a career-high 23 points at Notre Dame (Nov. 27).

After a breakout year shooting the basketball last season, Jordan is at it again, currently hitting 44.6 percent behind the arc (25-56) to rank seventh in the Big Ten. His average of 2.3 threes per game, meanwhile, ranks 10th in the league.

Jordan also leads the team in rebounding at 5.4 rpg after entering the season with a career average of 1.8 rpg.

Giorgi a Hidden GemCoach Underwood extended a scholarship offer to Giorgi Bezhanishvili after his first time watching him in action last season at The Patrick School. The European product was in his first season in the United States and at the time was an off-the-radar recruit overshadowed by more heralded teammates. But the skill and versatility that the Illini coaching staff saw right away has carried over to his rookie year on campus.

Bezhanishvili has started all 11 games and is averaging 9.9 points and 4.7 rebounds on 49.4 percent shooting. He has scored in double figures five times, with a breakout performance of 17 points against Gonzaga (Nov. 19) and led by a career-high 22 points at Notre Dame (Nov. 27).

Basketball Alumni Name Scholarship for Lou and Mary HensonFighting Illini men’s basketball letterwinners have donated funds to create a scholarship named for legendary coach Lou Henson and his wife, Mary, which will provide former basketball players degree completion opportuni-ties. The fund, spearheaded by longtime athletic trainer Rod Cardinal and former players Steve Lanter and Larry Lubin, will be named the Lou and Mary Henson Men’s Basketball Academic Assistance Fund. The fund will be used for Illini men’s basketball student-athletes who wish to return to the University of Illinois to complete their undergraduate degrees. The first scholarship will be awarded beginning Fall of 2019.

ILLINOIS IN THE BIG TEN RANKINGS(ALL GAMES – THROUGH DEC. 19)

Scoring Offense 8th 76.0 ppgScoring Defense 14th 74.8 ppgScoring Margin 14th +1.2 ppgFree Throw Percentage 8th .684Field Goal Percentage 11th .440Field Goal Percentage Defense 14th .4603-Pt FG Percentage 3rd .3873-Pt FG Percentage Defense 11th .329Rebounding Offense 14th 33.7 rpgRebounding Defense 14th 36.9 rpgRebounding Margin 14th -3.2 rpgBlocked Shots 14th 2.5 bpgAssists 4th 15.3 apgSteals 3rd 7.9 spgTurnover Margin 2nd +3.7Assist/Turnover Ratio 12th 1.1Offensive Rebounds 7th 11.7 rpgDefensive Rebounds 14th 22.0 rpgDefensive Rebound Percentage 14th .665Offensive Rebound Percentage 9th .3123-Point Field Goals 2nd 9.5 avg.

ILLINI PLAYERS IN THE BIG TEN RANKINGS(ALL GAMES – THROUGH DEC. 19)

Scoring 18. Trent Frazier 15.4 ppgRebounding N/AField Goal Percentage 13. Kipper Nichols .519 (42-81)3-Point Field Goal Percentage 7. Aaron Jordan .446 (25-56) 8. Trent Frazier .438 (28-64) 12. Ayo Dosunmu .417 (15-36)Free Throw Percentage 13. Trent Frazier .786 (22-28)Assists 13. Trent Frazier 3.4 apgSteals 3. Trent Frazier 1.7 spg 6. Ayo Dosunmu 1.4 spg 8. Aaron Jordan 1.3 spg3-Point Field Goals 4. Trent Frazier 2.8 avg. 10. Aaron Jordan 2.3 avg.Blocked Shots N/AAssist/Turnover Ratio 10. Ayo Dosunmu 1.6 (32-20) 12. Trent Frazier 1.5 (34-23)Offensive Rebounds 10. Giorgi Bezhanishvili 2.5 rpgDefensive Rebounds N/AMinutes N/A

2018-19 FIGHTING ILLINI STARTING LINE-UPSGame G G G G/F/C F Record*Evansville Frazier Dosunmu Jordan Nichols Bezhanishvili 1-0 (1)Georgetown Feliz Dosunmu Jordan Nichols Bezhanishvili 0-1 (2)vs. Gonzaga Frazier Dosunmu Jordan Nichols Bezhanishvili 1-1 (1)vs. Iowa State Frazier Dosunmu Jordan Nichols Bezhanishvili 1-2 (1)vs. Xavier Frazier Dosunmu Jordan Griffin Bezhanishvili 0-1 (3)Mississippi Valley St. Frazier Dosunmu Jordan De La Rosa Bezhanishvili 1-0 (4)at Notre Dame Frazier Dosunmu Jordan Feliz Bezhanishvili 0-1 (5)at Nebraska Frazier Dosunmu Jordan Feliz Bezhanishvili 0-2 (5)vs. Ohio State Frazier Dosunmu Jordan Nichols Bezhanishvili 1-3 (1)UNLV Frazier Dosunmu Jordan Nichols Bezhanishvili 2-3 (1)East Tennessee State Frazier Williams Jordan Nichols Bezhanishvili 1-0 (6)vs. MissouriFlorida Atlanticat Indianaat NorthwesternMichiganMinnesotaat IowaWisconsinvs. Marylandat MinnesotaNebraskaMichigan StateRutgersat Ohio Stateat Wisconsin Penn Stateat PurdueNorthwesternIndianaat Penn Stateat Big Ten Tourn.* - Running total of Illinois’ overall record when this line-up is starting


• 1980 – Illinois 84, #14 Missouri 62 Illinois posted a 22-point victory over Missouri in the first year of the now annual event in St. Louis. Eddie Johnson and Craig Tucker led the way with 20 points apiece as the Illini defeated the 14th-ranked Tigers. Illinois led by five at half-time, but outscored Mizzou 43-26 in the second half..

• 1983 – #20 Illinois 66, Missouri 60 No. 20 Illinois shot nearly 56 percent for the game to re-claim the trophy from Missouri with a 66-60 victory. Efrem Winters tallied 20 points and eight rebounds while George Montgomery added 15 points, nine boards and five assists. Illinois led 60-58 with 19 seconds left when Bruce Douglas made a pair of free throws for a four-point lead. Doug Alten-berger then drew a charge with :12 remaining to give the Illini the ball back and seal the victory. This began a string of eight consecutive Braggin’ Rights wins for the Illini.

• 1984 – #7 Illinois 65, Missouri 50 7th-ranked Illinois jumped out early and never looked back in securing a 15-point victory. The Illini led 38-19 at halftime. Four Illini scored in double figures with Anthony Welch and Bruce Douglas scoring 12 points each and George Montgomery and Doug Altenberger adding 10 apiece.

• 1985 – #15 Illinois 67, Missouri 55 Ken “Snake” Norman notched the first Illini double-double of the Braggin’ Rights series with 22 points and 10 rebounds as No. 15 Illinois won its third in a row over Missouri. Norman made 8-of-10 field goals and added six free throws en route to his 22 points while Anthony Welch contributed 16 points and eight rebounds.

• 1986 – #9 Illinois 92, Missouri 74 The ninth-ranked Illini recorded its fourth win in row over Missouri, 92-74. The 18-point margin stands as the second largest margin of victory for the Illini in the Braggin’ Rights series. Ken Norman had another double-double with 24 points and a game-high 12 rebounds. Tony Wysinger also came up big with 18 points and seven assists. Illinois scored the final eight points of the first half to take a 41-30 lead into halftime and never looked back.

• 1987 – Illinois 75, #17 Missouri 63 The Illini shot 50 percent from the game, scoring 31 bas-kets – all 2-pointers – and outrebounded Missouri 46-33 to post its fifth straight win in the series over the 17th-ranked Tigers. Nick Anderson came off the bench to record a double-double with game-highs of 18 points and 11 rebounds while running-mate Kenny Battle chipped in 15 points and eight boards. Kendall Gill put an exclamation point on the win with a thunderous dunk in traffic with 2:49 left.

• 1988 – #5 Illinois 87, #10 Missouri 84 No. 5 Illinois extended the Braggin’ Rights streak to six in a row with a furious come-from-behind win over No. 10 Mis-souri. The “Flyin’ Illini” found themselves down by 18 points late in the first half. They then stormed back, and a 3-pointer by Marcus Liberty gave Illinois its first lead of the game at 54-52 with 11:15 remaining. The Illini took a four-point lead on a 3-point play by Kenny Battle with 2:25 remaining. But Mizzou then took an 84-83 lead on a dunk by Doug Smith with one minute to go. Kenny Battle made two crucial free throws with 26 seconds left to give Illinois an 85-84 lead. Mizzou turned it over on its next possession and Larry Smith’s lay-up with four seconds left wrapped up the win. Battle scored 19 of his game-high 28 points in the second half, while Lowell Hamilton added 21 points for the Illini.

• 1989 – #5 Illinois 101, #4 Missouri 93 The 1989 game featured both teams ranked in the Top-5 nationally, with the fifth-ranked Illini defeating No. 4 Mis-souri 101-93, marking Illinois’ seventh win in a row over the Tigers. The Illini shot 53 percent from the field and had five players net double figures, led by 26 points from Marcus Lib-erty on 8-of-12 shooting. Kendall Gill scored 25 points and Andy Kaufmann added 16. Guard Stephen Bardo recorded a double-double with 10 points and a game-high 12 rebounds. The Illini also got a big lift from center Ervin Small, who came off the bench to score 13 points and record six steals.

• 1990 – Illinois 84, Missouri 81 The 1990 Braggin’ Rights game became a shootout be-tween Illinois’ Andy Kaufmann and Missouri’s Doug Smith. And Kaufmann got the upper hand in leading Illinois’ “Young Guns” to its eighth straight win in the series, 84-81. Kaufmann scored a series-record 33 points for the Illini, making 11-of-23 shots. Twenty-one of his 33 points came from behind the arc, as Kaufmann nailed 7-of-14 three-pointers. While Kaufmann was the Illini star, Deon Thomas was just as important, scoring 23 points with eight rebounds

and four blocks. The game was back-and-forth throughout the second half. Illinois went ahead 79-73 on a Larry Smith breakaway with 2:28 left. Missouri cut it to two with under 30 seconds to play on a 3-pointer, but Tom Michael made one free throw with :15 left to make it a 3-point game. Missouri missed a pair of potential game-tying 3-pointers in the final 10 seconds.

• 1995 – #14 Illinois 96, #15 Missouri 85 (OT) No. 14 Illinois improved to 8-0 on the season, defeating No. 15 Missouri in overtime in Lou Henson’s final Braggin’ Rights game. The UI win snapped a four-year Missouri win-ning streak. Six of the nine Illini players who entered the game scored in double figures, led by Kiwane Garris’ 23 points. Gar-ris shot just 4-of-17 from the field, but connected on 15-of-16 free throws. The Illini were up by as many as 10 in the second half before Missouri came back. The game was tied at 75-all when MU’s Corey Tate missed a pair of free throws with :37 left. Garris then had his potential game-winning layup blocked by Julian Winfield, forcing OT. Jerry Hester became the Illini spark, hitting a pair of 3-pointers and putting the finishing touches on the win with a dunk at the end as Illinois outscored Mizzou 21-10 in the overtime period.

• 1996 – Illinois 85, Missouri 69 Defense was the difference as Illinois rolled to an 85-69 win in Lon Kruger’s first Braggin’ Rights game. The Illini used an aggressive, fullcourt press to grab 12 steals and help force Missouri into 27 turnovers on the night. Kiwane Garris was one of four Illini in double figures, scoring 15 to go along with 14 points apiece from Chris Gandy and Bryant Notree.

• 2000 – #5 Illinois 86, Missouri 81 (OT) Fifth-ranked Illinois ended its three-year losing streak to Missouri by defeating the Tigers 86-81 in overtime in Bill Self’s first Braggin’ Rights game. Brian Cook scored a game-high 25 points, 23 of which came in the first half, and was one of four Illini to finish in double figures. Frank Williams scored 14 of his 18 points in the second half and overtime. Williams twice tied the game in the final 1:30 on consecutive baskets, the second forcing overtime. His 3-point play with two minutes left in overtime gave the Illini a seven-point ad-vantage and secured the win.

• 2001 – #9 Illinois 72, #8 Missouri 61 Anticipation for the 2001 Braggin’ Rights game was at an all-time high, with both teams ranked in the Top-10 nation-ally. Illinois shot 50 percent for the game and held Mizzou to just 36 percent shooting, including 26 percent from 3-point range. Frank Williams scored 16 of his 22 points in the sec-ond half, which included a stretch of four straight field goals, to lead the Illini to victory. Illinois made 8-of-10 free throws in the final 1:08 to secure the win.

• 2002 – #12 Illinois 85, #11 Missouri 70 In the most recent Braggin’ Rights meeting of undefeated teams, No. 12 Illini remained unbeaten on the year with an 85-70 win over No. 11 Missouri, making it three in a row over the Tigers. Dee Brown scored a game-high 21 points and had seven assists, while Brian Cook added 17 points, nine rebounds and five assists. The Illini shot 45 percent, held Missouri to 37.7 percent shooting, and outrebounded the Tigers 42-32.

• 2003 – #21 Illinois 71, #11 Missouri 70 Illinois was able to record its fourth consecutive Braggin’ Rights win, despite not having Deron Williams in the lineup (broken jaw). Dee Brown scored 18 points and had six assists and six rebounds, while James Augustine added a double-double with 14 points and 10 rebounds. Illinois never trailed in the game after a red-hot start, leading by as many as 21 points in the first half. But Missouri chipped away in the second half, tying it at 67-all with 1:30 left on a 3-pointer by Travon Bryant. Nick Smith then fed Augustine for a go-ahead lay-up with :57 left. Smith stole a pass on the ensuing pos-session to give the Illini the ball back. After missing two free throws, Dee Brown got his own rebound and this time made a pair of free throws with :18 left to make it a four-point game. A 3-pointer by Missouri’s Jimmy McKinney with four-tenths of a second left made the final margin one point.

• 2004 – #1 Illinois 70, Missouri 64 Top-ranked Illinois kept its perfect start in tact, improving to 11-0 with its fifth consecutive Braggin’ Rights win over Missouri. The Illini led by 15 points at halftime before Mizzou made a comeback, cutting the UI lead to as few as four points. But Illinois made 11-of-12 from the free throw line down the stretch to win by six in its first game of the season decided by single digits. Luther Head scored 20 points and Deron Wil-liams added 19 points and five assists to lead the Illini.

• 2005 – #6 Illinois 82, Missouri 50 Sixth-ranked Illinois improved to 12-0 on the year with a dominating 82-50 win over Missouri, the Illini’s sixth straight victory over the Tigers. The 32-point margin of vic-tory marked the largest for either team in the history of the Braggin’ Rights series. Illinois’ seniors led the way as Dee Brown scored a game-high 17 points with seven assists and two steals while James Augustine added 12 points, eight re-bounds, three assists and three steals.

• 2006 – Illinois 73, Missouri 70 Illinois captured its seventh straight Braggin’ Rights game, grabbing a three-point victory in a game that featured six ties and 10 lead changes. Shaun Pruitt was one of four Illini in double figures, scoring 19 points to go along with a game-high nine rebounds. Jamar Smith came off the bench to score 17 while Warren Carter had 12 and Brian Randle added with 10.

• 2007 – Illinois 59, Missouri 58 Illinois recorded its eighth-consecutive victory over Mis-souri, defeating the Tigers 59-58 on a game-winning offensive rebound basket by Shaun Pruitt with 35 seconds left. Pruitt led the Illini with 14 points and eight rebounds while Trent Meacham had 13 points, five rebounds and a game-high five assists and Brian Randle added 11 points and eight boards.

• 2008 – Illinois 75, #25 Missouri 59 Illinois brought home the Braggin’ Rights trophy for a school- and series-record ninth straight year, defeating Missouri by 16 points. Illinois jumped out to a double-digit lead nine minutes into the game, led 40-22 at halftime, and enjoyed a 64-40 advantage with six minutes remaining. Trent Meacham had a game-high 23 points while Demetri McCamey scored 20, including 18 in the first half.

• 2013 – Illinois 65, #23 Missouri 64 Illinois snapped Missouri’s four-year Braggin’ Rights winning streak with a thrilling one-point victory in a game that featured 15 lead changes and six ties. The lead changed hands five times alone during the last four minutes, with the Illini winning it on a pair of Tracy Abrams free throws with 4.6 seconds left. Abrams led the Illini with 22 points and six rebounds while Rayvonte Rice added 14 points.

• 2014 – Illinois 62, Missouri 59 Illinois came out on top for the second straight year in a tightly contested Braggin’ Rights game, winning it on Ray-vonte Rice’s step back, fade away 3-pointer as time expired, the first buzzer beater in the history of the series. In a game where the margin never extended beyond two possessions, Rice came up big during crunch time, scoring 11 of Illinois’ last 17 points over the final nine minutes. Rice led the Il-lini with a game-high 19 points and seven rebounds. Ahmad Starks added 13 points and Malcolm Hill also recorded double digits with 10.

• 2015 – Illinois 68, Missouri 63 Illinois won its third straight in the series, holding off a late Missouri rally. After the Illini dominated the first half and grew its lead to as many as 20 points, Mizzou fought back late in the contest, pulling to within five points. That’s when Michael Finke hit a big 3-pointer from the corner to put Illinois ahead 60-52, and the Illini made 8-of-10 free throws in the final 40 seconds to seal the win. Malcolm Hill scored a game-high 21 points to go along with five rebounds, three assists and two steals. Kendrick Nunn had 19 points and 11 rebounds and Michael Finke tallied 16 points.

• 2016 – Illinois 75, Missouri 66 Illinois led from start to finish for its fourth-straight Brag-gin’ Rights win. Illinois shot 49 percent from the field, made 7-of-17 three-pointers (41.2 percent), and won the battle on the glass, 38-29. St. Louis area product Malcolm Hill (Bel-leville, Ill.) scored a game-high 21 points and Maverick Mor-gan recorded a double-double with a season-high 19 points and career-high 11 boards.

• 2017 – Illinois 70, Missouri 64 Illinois claimed the Braggin’ Rights trophy for the fifth year in a row. The Illini dominated the first half, opening up 42-22 lead over the first 20 minutes. Mizzou got within seven late in the game, but freshman Trent Frazier scored the Illini’s last seven points to close out the win. Frazier led the Illini with 22 points while Leron Black had 20 points and seven rebounds.

ILLINI WINS IN THE BRAGGIN’ RIGHTS


Eddie Johnson – Scored game-high 20 points and had seven rebounds in his lone Braggin’ Rights game in 1980, an Illini victory.

Craig Tucker – Totaled 43 points (21.5 avg.) in two Braggin’ Rights games, with game-high 20 points in 1980 and team-high 23 points in 1981.

Efrem Winters – Had game-high 20 points and eight rebounds in 1983, and nine points and game-high nine boards in 1984. Averaged 10.4 points and 6.3 rebounds in three Braggin’ Rights games, all Illini victories.

Ken Norman – Had back-to-back double-doubles with game-highs of 22 points on 8-of-10 shooting and 10 rebounds in 1985, and team-high 24 points with game-high 12 rebounds in 1986. Averaged 16 points and 7.3 rebounds in three Braggin’ Rights games, all UI wins.

Kenny Battle – Had 15 points, eight rebounds and two steals in 1987 and game-high 28 points with six rebounds and game-high four steals in 1988. Aver-aged 21.5 points, seven rebounds and three steals in two Braggin’ Rights wins.

Nick Anderson – Had double-double with game-highs of 18 points and 11 rebounds in 1987, and had eight points and game-high 10 rebounds in 1988 . Averaged 13 points and 10.5 rebounds in two Braggin’ Rights wins.

Andy Kaufmann – Scored 68 points in three Braggin’ Rights games. Average of 22.7 ppg is the best by an Illini player in the series. Scored 16 points in 1989. Had game-high 33 points in 1990, the highest point total in the series. Made 11-of-23 field goals, includ-ing 7-of-14 3-pointers in ’90, all highest totals by UI player. Also had eight rebounds, game-high seven as-sists and two steals to go along with his 33-point ef-fort in 1990, which is arguably the finest performance by an Illini player in the Braggin’ Rights series. Had game-high 19 points in 1992.

Kendall Gill – Scored in double figures in three of four Braggin’ Rights games, all UI wins, with 10 points in 1987, 11 points in 1988 and 25 points in 1989. To-taled 54 points in four games, an average of 13.5 ppg.

Marcus Liberty – Totaled 35 points in two games (17.5 average), both Illini wins. Had nine points off

the bench in 1988 and scored a game-high 26 points on 8-12 shooting with nine rebounds in 1989.

Deon Thomas – Illinois’ all-time leading rebounder in the Braggin’ Rights series with 37 rebounds. Av-eraged 17.8 points (71 total) and 9.3 rebounds per game for the series, scoring in double figures all four years. Had 23 points, eight rebounds and four blocks in 1990, double-double of 12 points and a game-high 10 rebounds in 1991, another double-double with 17 points and game-high 11 rebounds in 1992, and 19 points and eight rebounds in 1993.

Kiwane Garris – Illinois’ all-time leading scorer in the Braggin’ Rights series with 79 points. Averaged 19.8 points, 5.3 rebounds and 6.8 assists in four games. Scored game-high 31 points with seven rebounds and six assists in 1993. Had 23 points with eight rebounds and eight assists in 1995, and had 15 points with nine assists in 1996. His nine assists in ’96 are the most by a UI player in the series.

Richard Keene – Totaled 52 points in four Braggin’ Rights games, an average of 13 ppg. Scored in double figures in three of four games. Best game came as a senior in 1995 when he had 14 points, seven re-bounds, seven assists and two steals.

Cory Bradford – Scored 51 points in four Braggin’ Rights games, averaging 12.8 ppg. Had a game-high 17 points in 1998, and led the Illini with 19 points in 1999.

Marcus Griffin - Scored in double figures in both Braggin’ Rights games he participated in, with 14 points in 1999 and a double-double with 10 points and 11 rebounds in 2000. Averaged 12 points and 7.0 rebounds in the series.

Frank Williams - Scored 51 points in three Braggin’ Rights games, an average of 17.0 points. Reached double figures all three years, with 11 points in 1999, 18 points and game-high five assists in 2000, and game-high 22 points with four assists and three steals in 2001. Illini won two of the three games he played in.

Brian Cook – Averaged 14.8 points and 7.3 rebounds in the Braggin’ Rights series. Had a double-double with a game-high 25 points and 11 rebounds in 2000, 12 points with eight rebounds in 2001, and 17 points with a game-high nine rebounds in 2002. Three of the

four games he played in were Illini wins.

Luther Head – Totaled 47 points in four Braggin’ Rights games (11.8 avg.), all UI victories. Had 10 points off the bench in 2002, and led Illini with team-high 20 points in 2004, along with seven rebounds and four steals.

Deron Williams – Averaged 13.5 points in pair of Illini wins in 2002 and 2004 (did not play due to broken jaw in 2003). Had 19 points and five assists in 2004.

Dee Brown – Scored 67 points (16.8 average) and averaged 6.3 assists in four Braggin’ Rights games, all Illini victories. Scored a game-high 21 points with seven assists in 2002, had 18 points with six assists and six rebounds in 2003, had 11 points, five assists and three steals in 2004, and capped off his run with a game-high 17 points and seven assists as a senior in 2005.

Shaun Pruitt – Averaged 12.7 points and 7.0 re-bounds in three Illini wins from 2005-07. Totaled 19 points and a game-high nine rebounds in 2006 and recorded 14 points and eight boards, including the game-winning basket with 35 seconds left, in 2007.

Trent Meacham – Averaged 12.0 points from 2006-08, three UI victories. Had 13 points, five rebounds and five assists in 2007 and a game-high 23 points with four boards and four assists in 2008.

Demetri McCamey – Totaled 51 points and 17 assists in four games, averages of 12.8 points and 4.3 as-sists. Scored in double figures in last three contests, led by 20 points in 2008.

Brandon Paul – Averaged 15.0 points and 6.5 boards in the series. Scored game-high 23 points in 2012 and recorded first career double-double with game-high 19 points along with 10 rebounds in 2011.

Rayvonte Rice – Averaged 16.5 points and 5.5 re-bounds in a pair of Illini wins. Tallied 14 points and four rebounds in 2013 and game-high 19 points with seven boards in 2014. His game-winning 3-pointer in 2014 was first buzzer beater in Braggin’ Rights history.

Malcolm Hill – Totaled 52 points in four Braggin’ Rights wins, averaging 17.3 points over his last three games. Scored a game-high 21 points in back-to-back games in 2015 and 2016.

Illinois Individual Bests in the Braggin’ RightsTotal Points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33, Andy Kaufmann, 1990Field Goals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11, Andy Kaufmann, 1990Field Goal Att.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23, Andy Kaufmann, 1990Field Goal Pct. (min. 8 att.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1.000 (9-9), Joseph Bertrand, 20113-Point Field Goals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7, Andy Kaufmann, 19903-Point Field Goal Att. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14, Andy Kaufmann, 19903-Point Field Goal Pct. (min. 5 att.) . . . . . . . ..800 (4-5), Jerry Hester, 1995. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..800 (4-5), Sergio McClain, 1998Free Throws . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15, Kiwane Garris, 1995Free Throw Att. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22, Kiwane Garris, 1993Free Throw Pct. (min. 10 att.) . . . . . . . . . . . . .1.000 (10-10), Andy Kaufmann, 1992. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1.000 (10-10), Brian Cook, 2002Offensive Rebounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8, Mike Tisdale, 2010Defensive Rebounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10, Stephen Bardo, 1990. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10, Kendrick Nunn, 2015Total Rebounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13, Mike Davis, 2009. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13, Mike Tisdale, twice, 2009 & 2010. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13, Meyers Leonard, 2011Assists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9, Kiwane Garris, 1996Blocks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4, Deon Thomas, 1990Steals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6, Ervin Small, 1989Minutes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51, Kiwane Garris, 1993

Illinois Team Bests in the Braggin’ RightsTotal Points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .107, 1993Field Goals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36, 1980. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36, 1989Field Goal Att.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .79, 1993Field Goal Pct. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..569 (29-51), 20083-Point Field Goals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10, 20023-Point Field Goal Att. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32, 20123-Point Field Goal Pct. (min. 10 att.) . . . . . . ..444 (8-18), 1995. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..444 (8-18), 2005Free Throws . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32, 1993 Free Throw Att. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51, 1993Free Throw Pct. (min. 15 att.) . . . . . . . . . . . . ..886 (31-35), 1986Total Rebounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53, 1993Offensive Rebounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22, 1993Defensive Rebounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31, 1993. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31, 2016Assists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24, 1986Blocks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7, 1980Steals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13, 1989Minutes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .275, 1993

TOP ILLINI PERFORMERS IN THE BRAGGIN’ RIGHTS

In his 21 seasons leading the Illini program, Head Coach Lou Henson finished his career as the all-time winningest coach in school history. He amassed 423 victories, winning 65 percent of his games, and ranking fifth in the Big Ten Conference in overall wins. He led Illinois to 12 NCAA Tournament appearances, including the 1989 Final Four. The Illini were the 1984 Big Ten Champions under his direction.

Off the court, Lou and Mary Henson were strong advocates for the educational success of their players, and this fund was what the couple wanted to carry on their legacy at the University of Illinois.

Rookies Reach 20Illinois has two freshmen who just one month into their career have already reached the 20-point marker, both coming against high-major opponents. Ayo Dosunmu scored 25 vs. Georgetown in just his second collegiate game Nov. 13. Giorgi Bezhanishvili joined the club with 22 points at Notre Dame on Nov. 27.

Game 10 Notes: 77-74 Win Over UNLV (Dec. 8)• Illinois had a season-high six blocked shots, led by three by freshman Alan Griffin and two by freshman Samba Kane.

• Illinois outscored UNLV 40-30 in the paint, including a 24-14 advantage in the second half.

• Illinois outrebounded UNLV 18-14 in the second half after getting beat on the boards 28-18 in the first half.

• Illinois held UNLV without a field goal for a 8:01 stretch in the second half (18:19-10:18).

• Junior Andres Feliz scored a career-high 19 points on 7-of-11 shooting. His previous high was 16 points in the opener against Evansville.

• Freshman Samba Kane scored a career-high eight points on 4-of-5 shooting in a career-high 16 minutes. Kane had scored six points in 15 minutes through the first nine games (4 played games).

• Senior Aaron Jordan led Illinois with seven rebounds, tied for his second-best rebounding effort of the season (10 vs. Gonzaga).

Game 9 Notes: United Center vs. Ohio State (Dec. 5)• Illinois made its annual appearance at the United Center in Chicago. It was the 53rd game Illinois has played at the UC, dating back to the 1994-95 season, and the Illinois now owns an all-time record of 37-16 (.700) in the building.

• Illinois outscored Ohio State 16-4 over the last six minutes of the first half, turning a 30-22 deficit into a 38-34 halftime lead. Included in that stretch were 9-0 and 7-0 runs by the Illini around a pair of OSU free throws. The Buckeyes went nearly seven minutes without a field goal before scoring the last basket of the half.

• The offense slowed in the second half, with Ohio State going on a 15-2 run to turn a 51-48 Illini lead into a 63-53 OSU advantage with nine minutes remaining. The Illini could get no closer than six the rest of the way.

• Illinois drew 14 first-half fouls on the Buckeyes. That resulted in 15-of-19 from the free throw line in the first half, as the Illini equaled or surpassed full-game season high totals in each category. Entering the night, Illini highs were 14 for makes and 19 for attempts.

• Illinois went on to set season highs in free throws made and attempted on the night, making 23 of its 27 attempts.

• Ohio State had 19 turnovers, the most forced by the Illini since Nov. 19 when Gonzaga had 22. Illinois con-verted 26 points off the Buckeyes turnovers, leading to a +10 advantage in that category.

• Back in the starting lineup for the first time since Nov. 20, junior Kipper Nichols scored a season-high 18 points on 6-of-11 shooting with 2-of-3 from 3-point range. He also had a season-high tying five rebounds.

• Sophomore Trent Frazier tied Nichols for game-high honors, also scoring 18 points to reach double digits for the first time in three games and sixth time on the season. Frazier also set a career high with five rebounds.

• Senior Aaron Jordan recorded a career-high four steals to lead the way for an Illini defense that recorded 12 on the night.

• Sophomore Da’Monte Williams was the Illini’s leading rebounder for the first time this season, grabbing six boards to go along with seven points.

Game 8 Notes: Big Ten Opener at Nebraska (Dec. 2)• Illinois fell to 67-47 all-time in Big Ten openers and 23-29 when beginning conference play on the road.

• Illinois made one more field goal than Nebraska on the day but could not overcome foul problems that led to the Huskers scoring 25 points at the line on 30 attempts. The Illini were outscored by 17 points on free throws.

• Freshman Giorgi Bezhanishvili scored a team-high 14 points on 6-of-8 shooting, leading the Illini in scoring for the first time.

• It was Bezhanishvili’s second straight game scoring in double figures (22 at Notre Dame) and his fourth


THIS WEEK IN THE BIG TEN (ALL TIMES CT)

Monday, Dec. 17Northwestern def. Chicago State, 88-46 8 p.m. // ESPNU

Tuesday, Dec. 18Ohio State def. Youngstown State, 75-56 6 p.m. // BTN

Iowa def. Western Carolina, 78-60 8 p.m. // BTN

Wednesday, Dec. 19Indiana def. Central Arkansas, 86-53 6 p.m. // BTN

Penn State def. Duquense, 73-67 6 p.m. // CBSSN

Thursday, Dec. 20Ohio at Purdue 6 p.m. // BTN

Friday, Dec. 21Oakland at Michigan State 6 p.m. // BTN

North Carolina A&T at Minnesota 7 p.m. // BTN Plus

Oklahoma at Northwestern 8 p.m. // BTN

Penn State at Alabama 8 p.m. // SEC

Saturday, Dec. 22Grambling State at Wisconsin 11 a.m. // BTN

Savannah State at Iowa Noon // BTN Plus

Columbia at Rutgers Noon // BTN Plus

Cal State Fullerton at Nebraska 1 p.m. // BTN

Ohio State vs. UCLA 2 p.m. // CBS

Air Force at Michigan 3 p.m. // BTN

Seton Hall at Maryland 4:30 p.m. // FS1

Jacksonville at Indiana 5 p.m. // BTN

Illinois vs. Missouri 7 p.m. // BTN

double-digit effort of the season. He also added a team-high six rebounds.

• Junior Kipper Nichols scored 12 points on 5-of-6 from the field, the top shooting performance by an Illini to date on the season.

• Freshman Ayo Dosunmu scored 10 points, his fifth time scoring in double figures this season.

Game 7 Notes: ACC/Big Ten Challenge at Notre Dame (Nov. 27)• After being outrebounded in each of its first four games against high-major opponents for a -11.5 average margin, the Illini won the battle of the boards against the Irish, 39-37.

• As part of that rebounding effort, the Illini grabbed a season-high 16 offensive boards.

• The game featured 12 lead changes and nine ties, both marking season highs for an Illini game.

• The game was tied at 47-all with 14 minutes left when Notre Dame scored 11 unanswered to open up a 58-47 lead.

• Illinois later faced its biggest deficit of the night at 13 points with 6:30 left (52-65). The Illini then turned up the defense and went on a 15-4 run to cut it to two with 1:33 remaining (67-69).

• Illinois had a chance to steal the road win at the end, but Trent Frazier’s long 3-point attempt went halfway down before spinning out at the buzzer.

• Illinois had three players foul out, including its two leading scorers on the night. The UI’s 26 fouls led to 39 free throw attempts by the Irish, most by an opponent on the season.

• Illinois made nine three-pointers on 24 attempts (37.5 percent), but shot just 42.5 percent on 2s (14-40).

• Freshman Giorgi Bezhanishvili scored a season-high 22 points on 8-of-15 shooting, his first career 20-point game. His previous scoring high was 17 vs. Gonzaga (Nov. 19).

• Senior Aaron Jordan scored a career- and game-high 23 points on 8-of-13 shooting, including a career-high tying five three-pointers (on seven attempts). Jordan’s previous career high was 22 points last season vs. Long-wood (Dec. 13, 2017).

• Illinois had two players score 20+ in the same game for the first time since Feb. 22, 2018 vs. Purdue: Leron Black (28) and Trent Frazier (20).

• Freshman Ayo Dosunmu led Illinois with nine rebounds, his second straight game with nine boards after also leading the Illini against Mississippi Valley State.

• Sophomore Da’Monte Williams had a career-high five assists while adding six points and seven rebounds.

• Junior Andres Feliz had a season- and game-high six assists with seven points on 3-of-5 FG.

Game 6 Notes: Home Win Over Mississippi Valley State (Nov. 25)• Illinois tied a program record with 16 three-point field goals. The Illini reached this mark twice previously, last vs. McKendree on Nov. 15, 2016 and first on March 26, 2005 in the NCAA Elite Eight victory over Arizona.

• Illinois shot 53.3 percent from beyond the arc (16-30), its best 3-point percentage since hitting 64.3 percent (9-14) vs. Michigan on Jan. 11, 2017.

• Illinois’ first 13 shot attempts came from beyond the arc, with the Illini knocking down six of its attempts. The first two-point bucket for Illinois came on a layup by Kipper Nichols with 12:42 remaining in the half.

• The Illini dished out 26 assists, the most of the Underwood era and most since recording 28 assists vs. McK-endree on Nov. 15, 2016.

• Illinois outrebounded MVSU 39-26, with the +13 margin its largest since a +17 rebounding advantage (46-29) last season at Nebraska (Jan. 15, 2018).

• The Illini bench accounted for 54 points, its most since totaling 59 bench points vs. McKendree (Nov. 15, 2016).

• Trent Frazier led the Illini in scoring with 16 points on just seven shot attempts.

• Kipper Nichols scored a season-high 14 points on 6-8 shooting.

• Ayo Dosunmu flirted with a triple-double in two of three categories, setting career highs with game highs of nine assists and nine rebounds to go along with six points.

• Da’Monte Williams scored in double figures for the second time on the season, finishing with 10 points.

• Freshman Samba Kane made his Illinois debut, finishing with 6 points on 3-6 FG.

Game 5 Notes: Maui Invite vs. Xavier (Nov. 21)• Illinois dropped the 7th-place game to Xavier to close out the Maui Invitational.

• A poor second half plagued the Illini for the second straight day. The Illini trailed by just two at halftime and took the lead early after intermission. The Orange and Blue later found themselves down by just three when Xavier


THE LAST TIME

AN ILLINOIS PLAYER HAD40+ points Malcolm Hill (40) vs. Northern Kentucky, 11/13/1635-39 points Malcolm Hill (39) at Penn State, 3/6/1630-34 points Kipper Nichols (31) vs. Iowa, 2/28/1825-29 points Trent Frazier (25) vs. East Tennessee State, 12/15/1820-24 points A. Jordan (23) & G. Bezhanishvili (22) at Notre Dame, 11/27/182, 20+ pt. scorers A. Jordan (23) & G. Bezhanishvili (22) at Notre Dame, 11/27/1820+ rebounds Nick Weatherspoon (22) vs. DePauw, 12/2/7215-19 rebounds Leron Black (15) vs. Ohio State, 1/1/1710-14 rebounds Aaron Jordan (10) vs. East Tennessee State, 12/15/1815+ assists Demetri McCamey (16) at Purdue, 2/20/1010-14 assists Demetri McCamey (11) vs. Michigan State, 1/18/116+ 3-pointers Trent Frazier (6) vs. East Tennessee State, 12/15/187+ steals Kendall Gill (7) vs. Iowa, 3/4/906 steals Luther Head vs. Iowa, 1/20/055+ blocks Nnanna Egwu (5) vs. Purdue, 1/21/15Triple-Double Sergio McClain (10 p, 11 r, 11 a) vs. Michigan, 1/13/01

AN ILLINOIS TEAM HAD 100+ points 102 vs. Southern, 11/10/17under 50 points 43 vs. Wisconsin, 1/31/1750+ rebounds 50 vs. Coppin State, 11/16/1425+ off. reb. 27 vs. Longwood, 12/13/17overtime L, (97-104) vs. Iowa, 1/11/18

AN OPPONENT PLAYER HAD40+ points Carsen Edwards (40) Purdue, 2/22/1835-39 points Keita Bates-Diop (35) Ohio State, 2/4/1830-34 points Miles Bridges (31) Michigan State, 1/22/1825-29 points Talen Horton-Tucker (26) Iowa State, 11/20/1820-24 points James Palmer (23) Nebraska, 12/2/182, 20+ pt. scorers Horton-Tucker (26) & Jacobson (23) Iowa State, 11/20/1820+ rebounds Joe Franklin (23) Wisconsin, 12/19/6615-19 rebounds Jordan Murphy (17) Minnesota, 1/3/1810-14 rebounds Cheikh Mbacke Diong (13) UNLV, 12/8/1815+ assists never, Quinn Buckner (14) Indiana, 2/18/7410-14 assists Corey Sanders (12) Rutgers, 2/3/167+ steals Delfincko Bogan (7) UT Martin, 11/12/175+ blocks Juwan Durham (5) Notre Dame, 11/27/18

AN OPPONENT TEAM HAD100+ points 104, Iowa, 1/11/18under 50 points 45, Longwood, 12/13/17under 40 points 38, Penn State, 2/18/0950+ rebounds 52, Rutgers, 2/3/16 20+ off. reb. 21, UNLV, 12/8/18

went on a pivotal 11-2 run to open up a 68-56 lead with under 10 minutes left. The Illini got no closer than nine the rest of the way.

• Illinois shot 47.8 percent from 3-point range, draining 11-of-23 attempts.

• The guard trio of Ayo Dosunmu, Trent Frazier and Aaron Jordan combined for 53 points on 19-35 FG (54.2 percent).

• Dosunmu scored a game-high 19 points on 8-of-12 shooting and knocked down 3-of-4 threes.

• Frazier had 18 points on 6-of-13 from the field with a game-high three steals.

• Jordan drained 16 points on 5-10 shooting with four treys in eight attempts.

Game 4 Notes: Maui Invite vs. Iowa State (Nov. 20)• Illinois fell to Iowa State after a dominant second-half performance by the Cyclones.

• The Illini led 39-34 at halftime after holding ISU to 10-25 shooting, forcing nine turnovers that turned into 10 Illini points, and playing the Cyclones even on the boards.

• Illinois scored the first basket of the second half to take a 7-point lead, its largest lead of the game. But Iowa State took over from that point on, going on an 18-2 run over the next six minutes to claim a 52-43 lead.

• ISU later scored nine unanswered points, extending an 8-point lead to 17 (67-50) and putting the game out of reach in the closing minutes.

• Illinois made 12 three-pointers.

• Trent Frazier led the Illini in scoring for the second straight game with 15 points.

• Ayo Dosunmu reached double figures for the third time in four games, totaling 13 points.

• Aaron Jordan made 3-of-6 from 3-point range en route to 11 points.

• Alan Griffin followed up from his late-game success against Gonzaga with a strong first half against ISU, scoring a career-high 11 points.

• Adonis De La Rosa saw his most playing time to date and responded with season highs of six points and team-high seven rebounds.

Game 3 Notes: Maui Invite vs. #3 Gonzaga (Nov. 19)• Looking for its first victory over a Top-5 opponent in five years, the Illini came up just short, falling to No. 3 Gonzaga, 84-78.

• The game was tight for much of the first half before the Zags scored twice in the final minute to lead by seven at the break. Gonzaga then opened up a 13-point lead early after intermission before the Illini staged a furious late-game comeback.

• Trailing 69-57 with 8:10 left, the Illini went on a 10-0 run over the next 2:26 to pull within two with 5:44 remaining. Trent Frazier scored the first eight on a pair of free throws followed by consecutive 3-pointers, and Alan Griffin wrapped up the run with two free throws to cut it to 69-67.

• Gonzaga pushed its lead back to nine with 1:37 to go but the Illini again cut it two. Griffin drained a three, the Zags turned it over, and Frazier drained a 27-foot 3 plus the foul for a 4-point play to make it 80-78 with 1:01 remaining.

• The Illini defense then forced Gonzaga into a shot clock violation with 30 seconds remaining, setting up the game’s pivotal possession. Illinois went for the win down two, but Frazier’s 3-point attempt was short, and the Zags sealed the game in the final seconds.

• Illinois’ defense forced Gonzaga into 22 turnovers, which the Illini converted into 20 points.

• Underclassmen accounted for 79.5 percent of the Illini’s offensive production, with freshmen and sophomores combining for 62 of the team’s 78 points.

• Sophomore Trent Frazier posted the highest single-game scoring total of the Maui Invite with 29 points. It marked the sophomore’s sixth career 20-point game and was just three shy of his career high of 32 points.

• Frazier was on fire in the second half, scoring 27 of his game-high 29 after intermission.

• Included in that 27-point second-half total were a pair of double-digit scoring runs. Frazier scored 11 straight for the Illini from 16:17 to 12:37, and later scored 10 in a row for the team from 8:17 to 6:33.

• Frazier finished the game with six 3-pointers, one shy of his career high of seven treys set twice.

• Frazier drew nine fouls on the night, and went a perfect 7-for-7 at the line. • Frazier also made an impact on defense, tying his career high with five steals.

• Freshman Giorgi Bezhanishvili excelled in the paint, scoring a career-high 17 points while making 8-of-13 2-point attempts.

• Freshman Alan Griffin gave the Illini a big boost down the stretch, scoring seven points. Griffin’s points came via a pair of free throws with 5:44 left and a driving layup with 4:20 remaining – both times cutting the Gonzaga lead to two – and a 3-pointer with 1:21 to go that brought the Illini within six.

• Senior Aaron Jordan grabbed a career-high 10 boards, leading the team in rebounding for the fourth time in his tenure.

• Sophomore Da’Monte Williams also set a career high in rebounds with nine, including four offensive.

• The Illini battled foul trouble throughout the evening. Key contributors whose playing time was limited due to fouls were Kipper Nichols (four fouls in 9 minutes), Andres Feliz (four fouls in 15 minutes) and Ayo Dosunmu (four fouls in 27 minutes).


PRESEASON NOTESReturning IlliniThe Illini return four players from last year’s rotation, highlighted by three of the top five leading scorers on the season. Illinois returns 44.3 percent of its points overall.

• Dynamic sophomore guard Trent Frazier is the Illini’s leading returning scorer. He earned Big Ten All-Freshman accolades after having one of the best rookie seasons in program history. Frazier averaged 12.5 points and 3.1 assists while ranking second in the league with 54 steals. He led all Big Ten freshmen in scoring, assists, steals and 3-pointers for the entire season as well as in league play.

Known for his scoring sprees, Frazier registered double figures in 20 of the last 24 games with five outings of 20-plus points, highlighted by a career-high 32 points vs. Wisconsin.

Frazier followed his strong freshman season with a great offseason and will play a major role in the Illini lineup again this year.

• Junior Kipper Nichols came on strong during conference play last year, averaging double figures at 10.0 points per game to rank third on the team. He is the Illini’s top returning rebounder after grabbing 4.2 rpg. He also ranked third in the Big Ten in free show shooting at 86.2 percent.

Nichols emerged against No. 6 Michigan State, netting 27 points in just 22 minutes. He then closed out the year in grand fashion at Madison Square Garden, setting the Illini Big Ten Tournament record with a career-high 31 points versus Iowa.

Nichols’ versatility will allow the coaching staff the ability to play him in various positions on the court.

• Senior Aaron Jordan is the lone four-year U of I player on the roster. He is coming off a breakout season where he ranked third in the Big Ten in 3-point shooting, draining 46.3 percent on the season. After entering the year with a career average of just 2.3 points, Jordan ranked fifth on the team in scoring at 7.9 points per game. He tallied double figures in 11 games with big outings at Wake Forest (20 points) and against Iowa (18 points).

Jordan sets the standard for the program with his work ethic and is a vocal leader on the court.

• Sophomore guard Da’Monte Williams saw key minutes as a freshman, despite missing the majority of his senior year of high school and all of the preseason recovering from a torn ACL. He averaged 3.5 points and 2.9 rebounds while appearing in all but one game.

Williams is now coming off a great offseason of development one year removed from the injury. He will factor into the rotation with his strong understanding of the game and ability to guard on the wing.

New to the SceneIllinois is receiving an influx of talent, athleticism, length and versatility with a top-20 ranked recruiting class that features a pair of transfers and six freshmen.

• Junior Andres Feliz was a first-team All-American last year at Northwest Florida State, averaging 20 points, six assists, and two steals while shooting 61 percent from the field and nearly 42 percent from 3-point range. He was the nation’s top-ranked junior college point guard and will bolster an already strong Illini backcourt.

• Illinois sought out to add size to the frontcourt and has done so in a big way with the addition of 7-foot Kent State graduate transfer Adonis De La Rosa. He was one of the top centers in the Mid-American Conference, averaging 11.8 points and 7.6 rebounds last year while shooting 56.4 percent from the field and 78.5 percent at the foul line. De La Rosa is coming off a torn ACL in March.

• The headliner of the Illini freshman class is Chicago five-star guard Ayo Dosunmu, who averaged 25.2 points, 7.4 rebounds, 7.3 assists and 2.7 steals in leading Morgan Park High School to a second straight state championship. He then helped the U.S. national team win a gold medal at the FIBA America U18 Championships in June. The 6-5 Dosunmu is a playmaker, gifted passer, and competitive defender.

• Tevian Jones is a top-100 recruit from the West Coast who averaged 20.5 points and 9.5 rebounds at Culver City High in California after arriving there as a senior from Chandler, Ariz. Jones is an athletic 6-7 wing who can play a number of different positions on the perimeter.

• Alan Griffin led Archbishop Stepinac to its first-ever New York state Federation championship, averaging 19.2 points, 9.9 rebounds, 3.9 assists and 2.4 steals. The 6-5 guard excels as a 3-point shooter.

• The Illini have also added promising freshmen in the frontcourt. Giorgi Bezhanishvili spent his senior year at The Patrick School in New Jersey. He took up basketball in Rustavi, Georgia before moving to Austria. Bezhanishvili is a skilled, physical forward who can play in the pinch post and stretch defenses with his outside shooting.

• Samba Kane is a 7-footer from Senegal who attended prep school in Florida. Kane began playing basketball just four years ago but has already made great strides and will continue his development as the mobile center learns the system.

• Rounding out the rookie class is powerful forward Anthony Higgs, who helped guide Baltimore’s Perry Hall to back-to-back state titles.

Last Season’s Headlines• Illinois ranked fifth in the Big Ten in scoring, averaging 75.8 points while topping the 80-point mark in 12 games. It was the Illini’s highest scoring average in 13 years, since the 2005 national runner-up season.

• Illinois scored at least 70 points in 12 of its 14 wins.

• The Illini ranked fourth nationally in turnover rate, forcing turnovers on 23.2 percent of opponent possessions.

• Illinois forced turnovers on 22.2 percent of opponent possessions during Big Ten play, the highest rate recorded by team over the last eight years (Michigan, 22.2, 2010).

• Illinois ranked eighth in the NCAA in turnovers forced (17.0 per game). Illinois forced 17 or more turnovers in 15 games, including eight times against Big Ten foes.

• Illinois averaged 19.0 points per game off turnovers, ranking fourth among all major conference teams.

• Illinois ranked second in the Big Ten in steals (7.5 spg) and collected eight or more steals in 17 games.

• Illinois ranked 28th in the country with an offensive rebounding rate of 34.0 percent.

• Illinois ranked second in the Big Ten and 22nd in the NCAA in offensive rebounds (12.4 rpg). Illinois grabbed 14 or more offensive rebounds in 14 games.



ILLINOIS BASKETBALL QUICK FACTSGENERAL INFORMATIONLocation: Champaign-Urbana, Ill.Founded: 1867Enrollment: 47,826Nickname: Fighting IlliniColors: Orange and BlueArena: State Farm CenterOpened: 1963Capacity: 15,544Conference: Big TenPresident: Timothy L. KilleenChancellor: Robert J. JonesDirector of Athletics: Josh WhitmanAthletics Department Phone: 217-333-3631Ticket Office Phone: 217-333-3470 or 1-866-ILLINI-1

HISTORYSeasons of Basketball: 114thFirst Year of Basketball: 1906All-Time Record: 1,782-998 (.641)All-Time Big Ten Record: 930-716 (.565)Big Ten Championships / Last: 17 / 2005NCAA Tournament Appearances / Last: 30 / 2013All-Time NCAA Tournament Record: 40-31 (.563)NCAA Final Four Appearances / Last: 5 / 2005

COACHING STAFFHead Coach: Brad Underwood, 2nd year Alma Mater, Year: Kansas State University ’86 Career Record / Years: 127-52 (.709) / 6th Record at Illinois / Years: 18-25 (.419) / 2ndAssistant Coaches: Orlando Antigua, 2nd year; Ron Coleman, 2nd year; Jamall Walker, 7th yearAssistant to the Head Coach: Geoff AlexanderStrength and Conditioning Coach: Adam FletcherDirector of Operations: Joey BiggsVideo Coordinator: Patrick SchulteGraduate Manager: Grant BaleAthletic Trainer: Paul SchmidtCoordinator of Special Projects: Rod CardinalAdministrative Secretary: Nicole Anderson

2017-18 TEAM INFORMATIONOverall Record: 14-18Big Ten Record / Finish: 4-14 / T-11thPostseason: N/AFinal Ranking: AP - NR / Coaches - NRStarters Returning / Lost: 2 / 3Lettermen Returning / Lost: 6 / 8Newcomers: 9

ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONMen’s Basketball Contact: Derrick Burson Cell Phone: 217-766-7315 Email: [email protected]’s Basketball Assistant Contact: Derek Neal Cell Phone: 309-241-0804 Email: [email protected] AD, Media Relations: Kent Brown Cell Phone: 217-493-9795 Email: [email protected] Phone: 217-333-1391Mailing Address: Bielfeldt Athletics Admin. Bldg. 1700 South Fourth Street Champaign, IL 61820Website: fightingillini.com

UNDERWOOD MEDIA SCHEDULE

All press conferences will be held in the State Farm Center Media Room (unless a different location is denoted). Enter the arena through the guard shack. Courtesy parking is available in the northeast lot of State Farm Center (enter off Fourth St.). All press con-ferences will be streamed on FightingIllini.com. Press conferences also will be accessible via teleconference. Contact the UI Athletics Communication Office for teleconference number information.

Note: Many of the times listed in this schedule are TBD based on the practice and travel schedule. Exact times will be determined by the weekly practice sched-ule. Media will be alerted to exact times via email.

Tuesday, Sept. 25, 10 a.m. – Media Availability (Ubben)Friday, Oct. 5, 9 a.m. – Media Day (at Bielfeldt/Ubben)Thursday, Oct. 11, 8 a.m.-2 p.m. – Big Ten Media Day (at Hyatt Regency O’Hare)Saturday, Oct. 13, 11 a.m. – Media Availability (Ubben)Thursday, Nov. 1, 9:45 a.m. – Media Availability (Ubben)Tuesday, Nov. 6, 10 a.m. – Media Availability (Ubben)Monday, Nov. 12, 12:30 p.m. – Press Conference (at Memorial Stadium Press Box, 8th Floor) Friday, Nov. 16, 2:15 p.m. – TeleconferenceSaturday, Nov. 24, 10:30 a.m. – Media Availability (SFC)Monday, Nov. 26, 10 a.m. – Media Availability (Ubben)Saturday, Dec. 1, 10 a.m. – Media Availability (Ubben)Tuesday, Dec. 4, 10 a.m. – Media Availability (SFC)Friday, Dec. 7, 9:30 a.m. – Media Availability (SFC)Friday, Dec. 14, 1:30 p.m. – Press ConferenceThursday, Dec. 20, 1 p.m. – Press Conference–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Friday, Dec. 28, TBD – Press ConferenceWednesday, Jan. 2, TBD – Media Availability (Ubben)Saturday, Jan. 5, TBD – Media Availability (Ubben)Wednesday, Jan. 9, TBD – Press ConferenceTuesday, Jan. 15, TBD – Press ConferenceSaturday, Jan. 19, TBD – Media Availability (Ubben)Tuesday, Jan. 22, TBD – Press ConferenceFriday, Jan. 25, TBD – Media Availability (Ubben)Tuesday, Jan. 29, TBD – Media Availability (Ubben)Friday, Feb. 1, TBD – Press ConferenceMonday, Feb. 4, TBD – Press ConferenceFriday, Feb. 8, TBD – Press ConferenceWednesday, Feb. 13, TBD – Media Availability (Ubben)Sunday, Feb. 17, TBD – Media Availability (Ubben)Thursday, Feb. 21, TBD – Press ConferenceTuesday, Feb. 26, TBD – Media Availability (Ubben)Friday, March 1, TBD – Press ConferenceWednesday, March 6, TBD – Press ConferenceSaturday , March 9, TBD – Media Availability (Ubben) Tuesday, March 12, TBD – Media Availability (Ubben)

FIGHTING ILLINI SPORTS NETWORK (47 stations)Aledo, WRMJ-FM 102.3Alton, WBGZ-AM 1570Alton, WBGZ-FM 94.3Bloomington, WRPW-FM 92.9Canton, WBYS-AM 1560Canton, WBYS-FM 93.7Carbondale, WINI-FM 93.5Champaign, WDWS-AM 1400Champaign, WHMS-FM 97.5Chicago, WSCR-AM 670Chicago, WJMK-HD2 104.3Danville, WDAN-AM 1490Danville, WDNL-FM, 102.1Davenport, IA, WFXN-AM 1230Decatur, WSOY-AM 1340Decatur, WSOY-FM 103.3Dwight, WJEZ-FM 98.9Effingham, WHQQ-FM 98.9Fairfield, WFIW-AM 1390Fairfield, WFIW-FM 103.3Galesburg, WGIL-AM 1400Galesburg, WGIL-FM 93.7Jacksonville, WJIL-AM 1550Jacksonville, WJIL-FM 102.9Jerseyville, WJBM-AM 1480Litchfield, WAOX-FM 105.3Macomb, WKXQ-FM 92.5Matton, WHQQ-FM 98.9Mt. Carmel, WSJD-FM 100.5Murphysboro, WINI-AM 1440Murphysboro, WINI-FM 93.5Olney, WSEI-FM 92.9Paxton, WPXN-FM 104.9Peoria, WZPN-FM 96.5Pittsfield, WBBA-FM 97.5Quincy, WTAD-AM 930Quincy, WTAD-FM 103.3Robinson, WTYE-FM 101.7 Rockford, WROK-AM 1440Rushville, WKXQ-FM 92.5 Salem, WJBD-AM 1350Salem, WJBD-FM 100.1Sparta, WHCO-AM 1230 Springfield, WFMB-AM 1450Springfield, WFMB-FM 107.1Springfield, WCVS-FM 96.7St. Louis, MO, FKNS-AM 590 Vandalia, WPMB-AM 1500Watseka, WGFA-FM 94.1

BRAD UNDERWOOD RADIO SHOWProgram airs Mondays from 7-8 p.m. on the Fighting Illini Sports Network and locally on WDWS-AM 1400, the flagship station for the network. The host is Brian Barnhart. Shows will be held at Buffalo Wild Wings in Savoy.

Brad Underwood Radio Show Dates Nov. 26 Jan. 28 Dec. 3 Feb. 4 Dec. 10 Feb. 11 Dec. 17 Feb. 25 Jan. 7 March 4 Jan. 14 March 11


HEAD COACH BRAD UNDERWOOD2nD YeaR at illinOis // 6th YeaR as DiV. i heaD COaCh // 31st YeaR in COaChing

THE UNDERWOOD FILE

HOMETOWN McPherson, Kan.

FAMILY Wife, Susan;Son, Tyler; Daughters, Katie & Ashley

EDUCATION Kansas State University,B.S., Radio & TV Communications, 1986

PLAYING EXPERIENCE1983 Hardin-Simmons University1984 Independence Community College1985-86 Kansas State University

COACHING EXPERIENCE1988 Graduate AssistantHardin-Simmons University

1989 Assistant Coach Dodge City Community College

1990-93Head Coach Dodge City Community College

1994-2003 Assistant CoachWestern Illinois University

2004-06 Head CoachDaytona Beach Community College

2007 Director of OperaionsKansas State University

2008-11 Assistant CoachKansas State University

2012 Associate Head CoachKansas State University

2013 Associate Head CoachUniversity of South Carolina

2014-16 Head CoachStephen F. Austin University

2017 Head CoachOklahoma State University

2018- Head CoachUniversity of Illinois

Brad Underwood is in his second season at Illinois after being hired as the 18th Fighting Illini men’s basketball coach in school history in March 2017. Underwood has won more than 73 percent of his games through his first five years as a Divi-sion I head coach, recording four 20-win seasons while making four NCAA Tournament appearances.

Year one saw Underwood lay the foundation for the Illini pro-gram. Playing at the second-fastest tempo in the Big Ten, Il-linois topped 80 points in 12 games and averaged 75.8 points on the season. That marked the UI’s highest scoring average in 13 years, since the 2005 national runner-up season. The of-fense was aggressive in all phases, recording the team’s best offensive rebounding rate (.340) in the last 10 years while also posting the squad’s highest free throw rate (.331) since 2008 and making the most free throws (478) since 2002.

Defensively, Illinois ranked fourth nationally in turnover rate, forcing turnovers on 23.2 percent of opponent possessions. The UI defense created its most turnovers (543) in the last 18 years while collecting its most steals (240) since 2005.

Fans came out to State Farm Center in big numbers to watch the style of play at both ends of the floor. Illinois’ improvement in average home attendance from 2017 to 2018 ranked 13th nationally. The average increase of 1,231 fans, meanwhile, marked the largest jump for the program in nearly 40 years (1979).

Underwood and his staff also made waves on the recruiting in their first season in Champaign, signing a national top-20 class.

Underwood came to Illinois from Oklahoma State, where he led OSU to a 20-win season and NCAA Tournament appearance. The Cowboys had one of the most exciting and prolific offenses in the country, ranking eighth in the NCAA in scoring (85.7 points per game) and leading the nation in adjusted offensive efficiency (kenpom). The Cowboys ranked eighth nationally in 3-point field goal percentage (.402) and fourth in the country in offensive rebounding percentage (.383).

Oklahoma State finished fifth in the Big 12 with a 9-9 confer-ence record in a season where the Big 12 was rated as the top conference in the nation. That was a dramatic improvement for the Cowboys, who went 3-15 in league play the year prior. Oklahoma State came on strong during the second half of the season, winning 10 of 11 games from Jan. 21-Feb. 25, 2017, which included a pair of five-game winning streaks.

Following that successful turnaround at OSU, he accepted the Illinois job owning a four-year total of 109 wins, third-most ever by a NCAA Div. I head coach.

Underwood arrived in Stillwater following a dominant run at Stephen F. Austin where he led the Lumberjacks to Southland Conference regular season and tournament titles in each of his

three seasons. Underwood compiled an 89-14 record at SFA, tied with Brad Stevens (Butler, 2008-10) for the most wins by a head coach in his first three seasons at an NCAA school.

He led SFA to a 28-6 overall record and NCAA Round of 32 ap-pearance in 2016. The Lumberjacks rolled past No. 3 West Vir-ginia in the first round, 70-56, before narrowly missing a trip to the Sweet 16 with a 76-75 defeat to No. 6 Notre Dame in the second round.

That Stephen F. Austin squad was efficient on both sides of the ball, ranking 57th nationally on offense and 38th on defense. The Lumberjacks averaged 80.2 points accompanied by high-pressure defense that forced the highest turnover rate in the country (.259).

Underwood’s second SFA team went 29-5 in 2015, also advanc-ing to the NCAA Tournament. The Lumberjacks ranked seventh in the nation in field goal percentage (.487) and led the NCAA in assists (18.7 apg).

His debut season in Nacogdoches in 2014 included a 29-game winning streak and culminated in a 32-3 record and NCAA Round of 32 appearance after a victory over No. 5 seed VCU in the opening round. Underwood earned the Joe B. Hall award, given to the nation’s top first-year coach.

Prior to taking over at Stephen F. Austin, Underwood served the 2013 season as associate head coach at South Carolina under Frank Martin. He went to Columbia with Martin after serving on his bench for five seasons as an assistant at Kansas State, with his final season elevated to associate head coach. Underwood spent his first year at K-State in the role of director of opera-tions for then-head coach Bob Huggins.

Underwood had two head coaching stints in the junior college ranks, compiling a 70-24 record in three seasons at Daytona Beach (2004-06) and a 57-63 mark in four years at Dodge City (1990-93). In between those opportunities, Underwood was en-trenched in the state of Illinois for 10 seasons, as an assistant coach for Jim Kerwin at Western Illinois from 1994-2003.

Underwood is a December 1986 graduate of Kansas State. He played in Manhattan for the legendary Jack Hartman, K-State’s all-time winningest coach. Former Illinois head coach Lon Kru-ger also played and coached for Hartman at Kansas State.

Underwood began his college career at Hardin-Simmons, where he later worked as a graduate assistant. Hardin-Simmons was the first college job for Lou Henson, the Fighting Illini’s all-time winningest coach, and whose name permanently adorns the court at State Farm Center.

Brad and his wife, Susan, have a son, Tyler, and two daughters, Katie and Ashley. Tyler is a member of the Fighting Illini basket-ball team and Katie also is a U of I student.

UNDERWOOD’S DIVISION I HEAD COACHING RECORDSeason School Overall Conf. (Finish) Postseason2013-14 Stephen F. Austin 32-3 18-0 (1st) NCAA Round of 322014-15 Stephen F. Austin 29-5 17-1 (1st) NCAA First Round2015-16 Stephen F. Austin 28-6 18-0 (1st) NCAA Round of 322016-17 Oklahoma State 20-13 9-9 (5th) NCAA First Round2017-18 Illinois 14-18 4-14 (11th) –2018-19 Illinois 4-7 0-2Total Sixth Year 127-52 (.709)


GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICSDate Opponent G-GS MIN FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB PF A TO B S PTS11-8 Evansville 1-1 21:40 3-5 1-1 0-0 5-5–10 2 2 3 1 0 711-13 Georgetown 1-1 30:31 5-11 1-3 1-2 4-1–5 4 4 3 0 1 1211-19 vs. Gonzaga 1-1 32:39 8-17 0-4 1-3 2-4–6 4 1 5 0 1 1711-20 vs. Iowa State 1-1 14:19 1-5 0-1 0-0 0-0–0 4 1 1 0 0 211-21 vs. Xavier 1-1 22:55 2-5 0-2 0-0 2-1–3 4 1 0 0 1 411-25 Miss. Valley St. 1-1 15:26 1-2 0-0 0-0 3-0–3 4 2 1 1 0 211-27 at Notre Dame 1-1 33:05 8-15 1-3 5-5 4-2–6 5-1 1 0 0 0 2212-2 at Nebraska 1-1 21:37 6-8 0-0 2-4 2-4–6 5-2 0 2 0 1 1412-5 vs. Ohio State 1-1 19:04 1-3 0-1 3-4 2-3–5 5-3 3 3 2 0 512-8 UNLV 1-1 21:51 2-6 1-2 4-4 1-1–2 3 1 2 0 0 912-15 East Tennessee St. 1-1 28:26 6-10 0-1 3-7 2-4–6 2 0 2 0 1 1512-22 vs. Missouri12-29 Florida Atlantic 1-3 at Indiana1-6 at Northwestern 1-10 Michigan1-16 Minnesota1-20 at Iowa1-23 Wisconsin1-26 vs. Marlyand1-30 at Minnesota2-2 Nebraska2-5 Michigan State 2-9 Rutgers2-14 at Ohio State2-18 at Wisconsin2-23 Penn State2-27 at Purdue3-3 Northwestern3-7 Indiana3-10 at Penn StateTBD at B1G Tourn.

CAREER/SEASON HIGHSPTS: 22at Notre Dame (11/27/18)

FG: 8 (twice)last at Notre Dame (11/27/18)

FG ATT: 17vs. Gonzaga (11/19/18)

3-PT: 1 (four times)last vs. UNLV (12/8/18)

3-PT ATT: 4vs. Gonzaga (11/19/18)

FT: 5at Notre Dame (11/27/18)

FT ATT: 7vs. East Tennessee State (12/15/18)

REB: 10vs. Evansville (11/8/18)

AST: 4vs. Georgetown (11/13/18)

BLK: 2vs. Ohio State (12/5/18)

STL: 1 (five times)last vs. East Tennessee State (12/15/18)

MIN: 33:05at Notre Dame (11/27/18)

CAREER STATISTICSYear G-GS MIN-Avg FGM-A/% 3PM-A/% FTM-A/% OR-DR–TOT/Avg PF-DQ A TO B S PTS-Avg2018-19 11-11 261-23.7 43-87/.494 4-18/.222 19-29/.655 27-25–52/4.7 42-3 13 23 4 5 109-9.9

GIORGIBEZHANISHVILI

FRESHMAN // FORWARD // 6-9 // 235RUSTAVI, GEORGIA // THE PATRICK SCHOOL (N.J.)

15 2018-19 NOTES• Fourth on Illini in scoring (9.9 ppg) and ranks second on team in rebounding (4.7 rpg)

• Leads UI with 27 offensive boards (10th in B1G)

• Shooting 49.4 percent from the field (43-87)

• Season-high 10 rebounds, including five offensive, in first career game vs. Evansville (Nov. 8)

• 12 points and career-best four assists vs. Georgetown (Nov. 13)

• 17 points with six boards vs. Gonzaga (Nov. 19)

• Career-high 22 points and six boards at Notre Dame (Nov. 22)

• Team-high 14 points (6-8 FG) with game-high six rebounds at Nebraska (Dec. 2)

• 15 points on 6-10 shooting with six boards vs. East Tennessee State (Dec. 15)

CAREER NOTES • Born Nov. 16, 1998

• Enrolled in the Division of General Studies (undeclared)

• Raised in Rustavi, Georgia before moving to Vienna, Austria at age 14

• Moved to Hillside, N.J. for senior year of high school

• Fourth-leading scorer at The Patrick School, averaging eight points per game

• Scored season-high 22 points vs. Linden (1/16/18)

• Tallied 16 points in Union County Tournament championship game vs. Roselle Catholic (2/24/18)

• Played for Klosterneuburg in the Austrian Basketball League in 2017, averaging 6.2 points, 2.6 rebounds and 1.4 assists


2018-19 NOTES• Walkon has appeared in four games this season, totaling 10 minutes

• Played four minutes in season opener vs. Evansville (Nov. 8), grabbing one rebound

• Recorded first career assist vs. Iowa State (Nov. 20)

GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICSDate Opponent G-GS MIN FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB PF A TO B S PTS11-8 Evansville 1-0 4:28 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-1–1 1 0 2 0 0 011-13 Georgetown DNP11-19 vs. Gonzaga DNP11-20 vs. Iowa State 1-0 2:41 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0–0 0 1 0 0 0 011-21 vs. Xavier DNP11-25 Miss. Valley St. 1-0 1:43 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1–1 0 0 0 0 0 011-27 at Notre Dame DNP12-2 at Nebraska DNP12-5 vs. Ohio State DNP12-8 UNLV DNP12-15 East Tennessee St. 1-0 1:22 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0–0 0 0 0 0 0 012-22 vs. Missouri12-29 Florida Atlantic 1-3 at Indiana1-6 at Northwestern 1-10 Michigan1-16 Minnesota1-20 at Iowa1-23 Wisconsin1-26 vs. Marlyand1-30 at Minnesota2-2 Nebraska2-5 Michigan State 2-9 Rutgers2-14 at Ohio State2-18 at Wisconsin2-23 Penn State2-27 at Purdue3-3 Northwestern3-7 Indiana3-10 at Penn StateTBD at B1G Tourn.

CAREER HIGHS SEASON HIGHSPTS: 2 (twice) PTS: 0last vs. Augustana Ill. (11/22/17)

FG: 0 FG: 0

FG ATT: 2 (three times) FG ATT: 1 last at Wisconsin (1/19/18) vs. Evansville (11/8/18)

3-PT: 0 3-PT: 0

3-PT ATT: 2 (twice) 3-PT ATT: 0 last at Wisconsin (1/19/18)

FT: 2 (twice) FT: 0last vs. Augustana Ill. (11/22/17)

FT ATT: 3 FT ATT: 0 vs. Augustana Ill. (11/22/17) REB: 2 REB: 1 (twice)vs. Longwood (12/13/17) last vs. Miss. Valley St. (11/25/18)

AST: 1 AST: 1vs. Iowa State (11/20/18) vs. Iowa State (11/20/18)

BLK: 0 BLK: 0

STL: 2 STL: 0at Wisconsin (1/19/18)

MIN: 9 MIN: 4:28at Wisconsin (1/19/18) vs. Evansville (11/8/18)

CAREER STATISTICSYear G-GS MIN-Avg FGM-A/% 3PM-A/% FTM-A/% OR-DR–TOT/Avg PF-DQ A TO B S PTS-Avg2016-17 DNP – Transfer2017-18 9-0 34-3.8 0-8/.000 0-7/.000 4-6/.667 1-3–4/0.4 1-0 0 1 0 4 4-0.42018-19 4-0 10-2.5 0-1/.000 0-1/.000 0-0/.000 0-2–2/0.5 1-0 1 2 0 0 0-0.0TOTAL 13-0 44-3.4 0-9/.000 0-8/.000 4-6/.667 1-5–6/0.5 2-0 1 3 0 4 4-0.3

CAREER NOTES • Born May 31, 1997

• Majoring in communication

• Played in nine games last season

• Scored first collegiate points with two free throws in season opener vs. Southern (11/10/17)

• Two rebounds in eight minutes vs. Longwood (12/13/17)

• Career-high nine minutes at Wisconsin, tallying two steals and one rebound (1/19/18)

• Sat out the 2016-17 season per NCAA transfer rules

• Redshirted the 2015-16 season as a true freshman at Creighton

• Averaged 9.8 points and 2.8 assists as a senior team captain at La Lumiere, a prep school in La Porte, Ind.

• Third-leading scorer as a junior on team that went 23-3 and was ranked No. 5 nationally by USA Today

• Attended Libertyville High School as a freshman and sophomore

DREWCAYCE

REDSHIRT JUNIOR // GUARD // 6-1 // 175LIBERTYVILLE, ILL. // LA LUMIERE (IND.) PREP // CREIGHTON

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ADONISDE LA ROSA

GRADUATE STUDENT // CENTER // 7-0 // 260THE BRONX, N.Y. // CHRIST THE KING H.S. // KENT STATE

12 2018-19 NOTES• Following March ACL surgery, returned to game action on Nov. 13, making Illini debut

• Averaged 5.3 rebounds over three-game stretch from Nov. 20-25

• Averaged 5.0 points and 4.7 rebounds at the Maui Invitational (Nov. 19-21)

• Set season highs of six points and seven rebounds vs. Iowa State (Nov. 20)

• Four points vs. Ohio State (Dec. 5)

GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICSDate Opponent G-GS MIN FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB PF A TO B S PTS11-8 Evansville DNP-Inj.11-13 Georgetown 1-0 5:55 0-2 0-0 0-0 0-0–0 2 0 1 0 0 011-19 vs. Gonzaga 1-0 4:56 2-4 0-0 0-0 1-0–1 3 0 0 0 0 411-20 vs. Iowa State 1-0 14:29 2-4 0-0 2-2 4-3–7 1 1 1 0 0 611-21 vs. Xavier 1-0 14:48 1-5 0-0 3-4 4-2–6 3 0 1 0 0 511-25 Miss. Valley St. 1-1 10:22 1-3 0-0 0-0 0-3–3 3 0 2 1 0 211-27 at Notre Dame 1-0 4:15 0-2 0-0 0-1 0-0–0 1 0 1 0 0 012-2 at Nebraska 1-0 3:50 0-2 0-0 1-2 1-0–1 0 0 1 0 0 112-5 vs. Ohio State 1-0 5:19 1-2 0-0 2-2 0-1–1 3 0 0 0 0 412-8 UNLV DNP12-15 East Tennessee St. DNP12-22 vs. Missouri12-29 Florida Atlantic 1-3 at Indiana1-6 at Northwestern 1-10 Michigan1-16 Minnesota1-20 at Iowa1-23 Wisconsin1-26 vs. Marlyand1-30 at Minnesota2-2 Nebraska2-5 Michigan State 2-9 Rutgers2-14 at Ohio State2-18 at Wisconsin2-23 Penn State2-27 at Purdue3-3 Northwestern3-7 Indiana3-10 at Penn StateTBD at B1G Tourn.

KENT ST. CAREER HIGHS SEASON HIGHSPTS: 24 PTS: 6vs. Central Michigan (1/6/18) vs. Iowa State (11/20/18)

FG: 9 (twice) FG: 2 (twice)last vs. Central Michigan (1/6/18) last vs. Iowa State (11/20/18)

FG ATT: 13 FG ATT: 5vs. Central Michigan (1/6/18) vs. Xavier (11/21/18)

3-PT: 0 3-PT: 0

3-PT ATT: 1 3-PT ATT: 0vs. Bowling Green (2/7/17)

FT: 13 (twice) FT: 3last vs. Ball State (3/8/18) vs. Xavier (11/21/18)

FT ATT: 16 FT ATT: 4vs. Ball State (3/8/18) vs. Xavier (11/21/18)

REB: 14 (twice) REB: 7last at Toledo (1/20/18) vs. Iowa State (11/20/18)

AST: 5 AST: 1vs. Buffalo (1/30/18) vs. Iowa State (11/20/18)

BLK: 5 BLK: 1vs. Toledo (1/21/17) vs. Mississippi Valley St. (11/25/18)

STL: 3 STL: 0vs. Eastern Michigan (2/6/18)

MIN: 38 MIN: 14:48vs. Buffalo (1/30/18) vs. Xavier (11/21/18)

CAREER STATISTICS AT KENT STATEYear G-GS MIN-Avg FGM-A/% 3PM-A/% FTM-A/% OR-DR–TOT/Avg PF-DQ A TO B S PTS-Avg2016-17 36-15 476-13.2 45-109/.413 0-1/.000 43-77/.558 53-79–132/3.7 91–1 11 46 27 9 133-3.72017-18 34-32 874-25.7 137-243/.564 0-0/.000 128-163/.785 102-155–257/7.6 122–9 35 112 22 21 402-11.8TOTAL 70-47 1350-19.3 182-352/.517 0-1/.000 171-240/.713 155-234–389/5.6 213–10 46 158 49 30 535-7.6

CAREER STATISTICS AT ILLINOISYear G-GS MIN-Avg FGM-A/% 3PM-A/% FTM-A/% OR-DR–TOT/Avg PF-DQ A TO B S PTS-Avg2018-19 8-1 66-8.3 7-24/.292 0-0/.000 8-11/.727 10-9–19/2.4 16-0 1 7 1 0 22-2.8

CAREER NOTES • Born Oct. 20, 1994

• Enrolled in master’s program in recreation, sport and tourism

• Earned bachelor’s degree in education from Kent State

• Third on Kent State in scoring last year with an average of 11.8 points

• Ranked fifth in the Mid-American Conference in rebounding at 7.6 rpg

• Recorded seven double-doubles on the year

• Registered double figures 23 times with four 20-point performances

• Scored career-high 24 points on 9-13 shooting vs. Central Michigan (1/6/18)

• Shot 56.4 percent from the field (137-243) to lead KSU and rank fourth in the MAC

• Averaged 3.7 points and 3.7 rebounds as a sophomore

• Averaged 11.1 points and 7.6 rebounds as a freshman at Williston State

• Redshirted the 2014-15 season at St. John’s


GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICSDate Opponent G-GS MIN FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB PF A TO B S PTS11-8 Evansville 1-1 23:36 8-14 2-3 0-3 2-4–6 3 4 1 0 3 1811-13 Georgetown 1-1 33:15 9-15 3-4 4-4 0-1–1 2 1 4 0 2 2511-19 vs. Gonzaga 1-1 27:11 2-7 1-3 1-2 0-3–3 4 3 1 0 1 611-20 vs. Iowa State 1-1 29:10 3-8 2-5 5-6 0-4–4 2 2 1 1 0 1311-21 vs. Xavier 1-1 23:56 8-12 3-4 0-2 0-3–3 2 3 1 0 1 1911-25 Miss. Valley St. 1-1 32:23 3-9 0-3 0-0 0-9–9 0 9 0 0 2 611-27 at Notre Dame 1-1 34:32 3-10 2-3 0-0 2-7–9 1 1 3 0 2 812-2 at Nebraska 1-1 22:42 3-12 2-4 2-3 2-2–4 4 2 5 0 0 1012-5 vs. Ohio State 1-1 30:46 1-9 0-3 3-4 0-1–1 3 4 0 0 2 512-8 UNLV 1-1 26:41 4-10 0-4 2-4 0-5–5 3 3 4 0 1 1012-15 East Tennessee St. DNP12-22 vs. Missouri12-29 Florida Atlantic1-3 at Indiana1-6 at Northwestern1-10 Michigan1-16 Minnesota1-20 at Iowa1-23 Wisconsin1-26 vs. Marlyand1-30 at Minnesota2-2 Nebraska2-5 Michigan State 2-9 Rutgers2-14 at Ohio State2-18 at Wisconsin2-23 Penn State2-27 at Purdue3-3 Northwestern3-7 Indiana3-10 at Penn StateTBD at B1G Tourn.

CAREER/SEASON HIGHSPTS: 25vs. Georgetown (11/13/18)

FG: 9vs. Georgetown (11/13/18)

FG ATT: 15vs. Georgetown (11/13/18)

3-PT: 3 (twice)last vs. Xavier (11/21/18)

3-PT ATT: 5vs. Iowa State (11/20/18)

FT: 5vs. Iowa State (11/20/18)

FT ATT: 6vs. Iowa State (11/20/18)

REB: 9 (twice)last at Notre Dame (11/27/18)

AST: 9vs. Mississippi Valley State (11/25/18)

BLK: 1vs. Iowa State (11/20/18)

STL: 3vs. Evansville (11/8/18)

MIN: 34:32at Notre Dame (11/27/18)


AYODOSUNMU

FRESHMAN // GUARD // 6-5 // 185CHICAGO, ILL. // MORGAN PARK H.S.

11 2018-19 NOTES• Second on Illini in scoring, averaging 12.0 points

• Third on team in rebounding (4.5 rpg)

• 12th in B1G in 3-point shooting at 41.7 percent (15-36)

• Sixth in B1G in steals (1.4 spg)

• Second on team in assists with 3.2 apg

• Leads Illini and 10th in B1G in assist/turnover ratio (1.6)

• 18 points, six rebounds, four assists and three steals in debut vs. Evansville (Nov. 8)

• Career-high 25 points on 9-15 shooting, including 3-4 from three, vs. Georgetown (Nov. 13)

• Game-high 19 points on 8-12 FG and 3-4 on threes vs. Xavier (Nov. 21)

• Career highs of nine assists and nine rebounds vs. Mississippi Valley State (Nov. 25)

• Equaled career high with nine boards at Notre Dame (Nov. 27)

• Sixth game in double figures with 10 points and five rebounds vs. UNLV (Dec. 8)

CAREER NOTES • Born Jan. 17, 2000


• Helped lead Team USA to gold medal at the FIBA Americas U18 Championship in June, averaging 9.5 points, 4.5 assists and 2.3 rebounds during the tournament

• Five-star recruit ranked No. 24 by the recruiting services consensus index, checking in at No. 27 by 247Sports, No. 28 by Rivals and No. 34 by ESPN

• Averaged 25.2 points, 7.4 rebounds, 7.3 assists and 2.7 steals as a senior, leading Morgan Park to a second-straight IHSA Class 3A championship

• Consensus first-team All-State selection by the Associated Press, Chicago Tribune, Chicago Sun-Times, Champaign-News Gazette and Illinois Basketball Coaches Association (IBCA)

• Participated in Jordan Brand Classic and Iverson Classic national all-star games

• Set the record for most points in a 3A state title game with 28 in the victory over Spring-field Southeast (3/17/18)

• Set the single-game scoring record in the Las Vegas Tarkanian Classic with a career-high 60 points in a win over Wilson High of Washington D.C. (12/22/17)


GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICSDate Opponent G-GS MIN FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB PF A TO B S PTS11-8 Evansville 1-0 21:01 6-10 1-2 3-3 0-3–3 2 3 5 0 2 1611-13 Georgetown 1-1 28:48 6-13 0-2 1-2 1-4–5 3 5 4 1 3 1311-19 vs. Gonzaga 1-0 15:30 1-5 0-1 0-0 0-0–0 4 0 1 0 0 211-20 vs. Iowa State 1-0 20:21 1-4 0-1 2-4 0-4–4 3 2 2 0 0 411-21 vs. Xavier 1-0 17:45 2-4 0-0 0-0 0-2–2 3 2 1 0 1 411-25 Miss. Valley St. 1-0 14:40 2-3 2-3 0-0 0-0–0 3 2 0 0 0 611-27 at Notre Dame 1-1 26:18 3-5 1-2 0-0 0-1–1 2 6 1 0 1 712-2 at Nebraska 1-1 20:24 1-4 0-1 0-0 0-3–3 4 2 1 0 0 212-5 vs. Ohio State 1-0 23:36 1-6 0-1 2-2 2-1–3 1 0 1 0 2 412-8 UNLV 1-0 28:45 7-11 1-2 4-4 1-1–2 1 2 0 0 1 1912-15 East Tennessee St. 1-0 27:28 2-5 1-2 0-0 3-2–5 1 3 5 0 1 512-22 vs. Missouri12-29 Florida Atlantic 1-3 at Indiana1-6 at Northwestern 1-10 Michigan1-16 Minnesota1-20 at Iowa1-23 Wisconsin1-26 vs. Marlyand1-30 at Minnesota2-2 Nebraska2-5 Michigan State 2-9 Rutgers2-14 at Ohio State2-18 at Wisconsin2-23 Penn State2-27 at Purdue3-3 Northwestern3-7 Indiana3-10 at Penn StateTBD at B1G Tourn.

CAREER/SEASON HIGHSPTS: 19 vs. UNLV (12/8/18)

FG: 7vs. UNLV (12/8/18)

FG ATT: 13vs. Georgetown (11/13/18)

3-PT: 2vs. Mississippi Valley State (11/25/18)

3-PT ATT: 3vs. Mississippi Valley State (11/25/18)

FT: 4vs. UNLV (12/8/18)

FT ATT: 4 (twice)last vs. UNLV (12/8/18)

REB: 5 (twice)last vs. East Tennessee State (12/15/18)

AST: 6at Notre Dame (11/27/18)

BLK: 1vs. Georgetown (11/13/18)

STL: 3vs. Georgetown (11/13/18)

MIN: 28:48vs. Georgetown (11/13/18)


ANDRESFELIZ

JUNIOR // GUARD // 6-2 // 185GUACHUPITA, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC // WEST OAKS (FLA.) ACADEMY // NORTHWEST FLORIDA STATE

10 2018-19 NOTES• Sixth on team in scoring (7.5 ppg) and third in assists (2.5 apg)

• Shooting 45.7 percent from the field (32-70) and 80 percent on free throws (12-15)

• 16 points on 6-10 FG with three assists and two steals in debut vs. Evansville (Nov. 8)

• 13 points, team-high five rebounds and three steals vs. Georgetown (Nov. 13)

• Career- and game-high six assists at Notre Dame (Nov. 27)

• Career-high 19 points on 7-11 shooting vs. UNLV (Dec. 8)

• Totaled just three turnovers over five-game stretch from Nov. 25-Dec. 8

CAREER NOTES • Born July 15, 1997

• Majoring in sociology

• 2018 NJCAA Division I first-team All-American at Northwest Florida State

• Top-ranked point guard and No. 12-ranked player overall by JucoRecruiting.com

• Averaged 20.0 points, 6.1 assists, 5.7 rebounds and 2.1 steals while shooting 61.1 percent from the field and 41.8 percent from 3-point range

• Led Northwest Florida State to a 31-3 record, No. 2 national ranking, and NJCAA Tourna-ment Quarterfinal appearance

• Scored career-high 30 points on 11-19 shooting vs. Trinity Valley (11/25/17)

• Averaged 11.6 points, 4.7 assists and 3.8 rebounds and 1.5 steals as a freshman

• Helped lead Northwest Florida State to a 29-5 record, 12-0 mark in the Panhandle Confer-ence, and NJCAA Tournament Semifinal appearance in 2017

• Led the Dominican Republic at the 19U FIBA World Championships in 2015, averaging 18.9 points, 5.0 rebounds and 3.7 assists

• Won back-to-back Sunshine Independent Athletic Association titles at Orlando’s West Oaks Academy in 2015 and 2016, averaging 23 points as a senior


GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICSDate Opponent G-GS MIN FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB PF A TO B S PTS11-8 Evansville 1-1 24:38 4-10 2-6 0-2 0-1–1 3 7 0 0 2 1011-13 Georgetown DNP-Inj.11-19 vs. Gonzaga 1-1 34:38 8-19 6-13 7-7 0-1–1 1 2 3 0 5 2911-20 vs. Iowa State 1-1 26:39 6-17 3-10 0-0 0-1–1 3 3 0 0 1 1511-21 vs. Xavier 1-1 34:44 6-13 3-5 3-4 0-2–2 2 2 5 0 3 1811-25 Miss. Valley St. 1-1 25:02 5-7 4-6 2-2 0-3–3 2 3 2 0 0 1611-27 at Notre Dame 1-1 23:09 3-11 0-6 0-0 1-0–1 3 3 1 0 0 612-2 at Nebraska 1-1 35:26 3-7 0-1 3-4 1-3–4 1 4 1 0 1 912-5 vs. Ohio State 1-1 25:26 6-16 2-6 4-4 2-3–5 5-1 3 3 0 2 1812-8 UNLV 1-1 28:20 3-6 2-2 0-1 1-4–5 1 2 4 0 0 812-15 East Tennessee St. 1-1 33:04 8-14 6-9 3-4 0-1–1 3 5 4 0 3 2512-22 vs. Missouri12-29 Florida Atlantic 1-3 at Indiana1-6 at Northwestern 1-10 Michigan1-16 Minnesota1-20 at Iowa1-23 Wisconsin1-26 vs. Marlyand1-30 at Minnesota2-2 Nebraska2-5 Michigan State 2-9 Rutgers2-14 at Ohio State2-18 at Wisconsin2-23 Penn State2-27 at Purdue3-3 Northwestern3-7 Indiana3-10 at Penn StateTBD at B1G Tourn.

CAREER HIGHS SEASON HIGHSPTS: 32 PTS: 29vs. Wisconsin (2/8/18) vs. Gonzaga (11/19/18)

FG: 10 (twice) FG: 8 (twice)last vs. Wisconsin (2/8/18) last vs. East Tenn. St. (12/15/18)

FG ATT: 20 (twice) FG ATT: 19last vs. Wisconsin (2/8/18) vs. Gonzaga (11/19/18)

3-PT: 7 (twice) 3-PT: 6 (twice)last vs. Wisconsin (2/8/18) last vs. East Tenn. St. (12/15/18)

3-PT ATT: 13 3-PT ATT: 13vs. Gonzaga (11/19/18) vs. Gonzaga (11/19/18)

FT: 10 FT: 7vs. Missouri (12/23/17) vs. Gonzaga (11/19/18)

FT ATT: 11 FT ATT: 7vs. Missouri (12/23/17) vs. Gonzaga (11/19/18)

REB: 5 (twice) REB: 5 (twice)last vs. UNLV (12/8/18) last vs. UNLV (12/8/18)

AST: 7 (twice) AST: 7last vs. Evansville (11/8/18) vs. Evansville (11/8/18)

BLK: 1 BLK: 0vs. Missouri (12/23/17)

STL: 5 (twice) STL: 5last vs. Gonzaga (11/19/18) vs. Gonzaga (11/19/18)

MIN: 40 MIN: 35:26vs. Iowa (1/11/18) at Nebraska (12/2/18)

CAREER STATISTICSYear G-GS MIN-Avg FGM-A/% 3PM-A/% FTM-A/% OR-DR–TOT/Avg PF-DQ A TO B S PTS-Avg2017-18 32-16 842-26.3 140-346/.405 61-176/.347 58-90/.644 7-49–56/1.8 68-2 99 71 1 54 399-12.52018-19 10-10 290-29.0 52-120/.433 28-64/.438 22-28/.786 5-19–24/2.4 24-1 34 23 0 17 154-15.4TOTAL 42-26 1132-27.0 192-466/.412 89-240/.371 80-118/.678 12-68–80/1.9 92-3 133 94 1 71 553-13.2

2018-19 NOTES• Leads team and ranks 18th in the Big Ten in scoring (15.4 ppg)

• Scored in double figures seven times, with two 20+ point games

• Third in Big Ten in steals (1.7 spg)

• Fourth in B1G in made threes per game (2.8 avg)

• Eighth in B1G in 3-point shooting at 43.8 percent (28-64)

• Leads team in assists with 3.4 apg (13th in B1G)

• Tied career high with seven assists in opener vs. Evansville (Nov. 8)

• Season-high 29 points (27 in second half) and career-high five steals vs. Gonzaga (Nov. 19)

• 18 points and three steals vs. Xavier (Nov. 21)

• Game-high 18 points with career-high five boards vs. Ohio State (Dec. 5)

• Equaled career best in rebounding for second straight game with five vs. UNLV (Dec. 8)

• Game-high 25 points with six 3-pointers, along with five assists and three steals vs. East Tennessee State (Dec. 15)

TRENTFRAZIER

SOPHOMORE // GUARD // 6-1 // 170WELLINGTON, FLA. // WELLINGTON H.S.

1CAREER NOTES • Born Sept. 8, 1998

• Majoring in recreation, sport and tourism

• 2018 Big Ten All-Freshman Team and honorable mention All-Big Ten

• Led all Big Ten freshmen in scoring, assists, steals and 3-pointers

• Second on team in scoring at 12.5 ppg, the highest scoring average by UI freshman since 1999

• Ranked second in the Big Ten in steals at 1.7 spg

• Scored in double figures 22 times on the season, including 20 of the last 24 games

• Career-high 32 points vs. Wisconsin (2/8/18), third-highest total ever by an Illini freshman

• 27 points including game-tying 3-pointer at the buzzer to force overtime vs. Iowa (1/11/18)

• Averaged 27.6 points, 6.3 rebounds and 4.4 assists as a senior, leading Wellington to a 27-4 record and Florida Class 9A State Semifinals

• Wellington’s all-time leading scorer, totaling 1,742 points over three varsity seasons

• Scored school-record 52 points in win over Seminole Ridge (1/20/17)

• Class 9A Player of the Year by Florida Association of Basketball Coaches, South Florida Sun-Sentinel Player of the Year and Palm Beach Post Player of the Year

GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICSDate Opponent G-GS MIN FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB PF A TO B S PTS11-8 Evansville DNP-Inj.11-13 Georgetown 1-0 10:28 1-4 1-3 0-0 2-0–2 1 0 1 0 0 311-19 vs. Gonzaga 1-0 9:41 2-2 1-1 2-2 1-0–1 2 0 0 0 0 711-20 vs. Iowa State 1-0 15:15 4-8 2-5 1-2 1-1–2 0 2 0 0 1 1111-21 vs. Xavier 1-1 12:31 0-0 0-0 1-3 0-1–1 1 1 5 0 0 111-25 Miss. Valley St. 1-0 7:54 4-6 2-4 0-0 1-0–1 1 1 4 0 0 1011-27 at Notre Dame 1-0 3:36 0-1 0-1 0-0 3-1–4 0 0 2 0 0 012-2 at Nebraska 1-0 10:56 2-6 1-1 0-0 3-0–3 0 0 1 0 1 512-5 vs. Ohio State 1-0 3:01 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0–0 0 0 0 0 0 012-8 UNLV 1-0 10:40 1-3 0-2 0-0 1-2–3 1 1 2 3 1 212-15 East Tennessee St. DNP12-22 vs. Missouri12-29 Florida Atlantic 1-3 at Indiana1-6 at Northwestern 1-10 Michigan1-16 Minnesota1-20 at Iowa1-23 Wisconsin1-26 vs. Marlyand1-30 at Minnesota2-2 Nebraska2-5 Michigan State 2-9 Rutgers2-14 at Ohio State2-18 at Wisconsin2-23 Penn State2-27 at Purdue3-3 Northwestern3-7 Indiana3-10 at Penn StateTBD at B1G Tourn.

CAREER/SEASON HIGHSPTS: 11vs. Iowa State (11/20/18)

FG: 4 (twice)last vs. Mississippi Valley State (11/25/18)

FG ATT: 8vs. Iowa State (11/20/18)

3-PT: 2 (twice)last vs. Mississippi Valley State (11/25/18)

3-PT ATT: 5vs. Iowa State (11/20/18)

FT: 2vs. Gonzaga (11/19/18)

FT ATT: 3vs. Xavier (11/21/18)

REB: 4at Notre Dame (11/27/18)

AST: 2vs. Iowa State (11/20/18)

BLK: 3vs. UNLV (12/8/18)

STL: 1 (three times)last vs. UNLV (12/8/18)

MIN: 15:15vs. Iowa State (11/20/18)


2018-19 NOTES• Averaging 4.3 points on the season

• Shooting 41.2 percent from 3-point range (7-17)

• Seven points in second half vs. Gonzaga (Nov. 19)

• Season-high 11 points vs. Iowa State (Nov. 20)

• Earned first career start vs. Xavier (Nov. 21)

• 10 points in just eight minutes vs. Mississippi Valley State (Nov. 25)

• Career-high four rebounds in less than four minutes at Notre Dame (Nov 27)

• Career-high three blocks vs. UNLV (Dec. 8), most by an Illini on the season

ALANGRIFFIN

FRESHMAN // GUARD // 6-15 // 180OSSINING, N.Y. // ARCHBISHOP STEPINAC H.S.

0


CAREER NOTES • Born April 14, 2000

• Majoring in recreation, sport and tourism

• Averaged 19.2 points, 9.9 rebounds, 3.9 assists, 2.4 steals and 1.8 blocks per game as a senior while shooting 48 percent from 3-point range

• Helped lead Stepinac to 27-5 overall record and its first league title since 1984, first city title since 1960, and the school’s first-ever state federation championship

• Had 29 points and 11 rebounds in Archdiocesan title game victory over Cardinal Hayes

• Named MVP of Catholic High Schools Athletic Association (CHSAA) NYC Class AA tournament, recording 20 points, eight rebounds and three blocks in title game win over Christ the King

• MVP of the New York State Class AA Federation Tournament of Champions, totaling 28 points, 16 rebounds, three assists and three steals in title game win over South Shore

• Westchester/Putnam Player of the Year

• First-team All-CHSAA

GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICSDate Opponent G-GS MIN FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB PF A TO B S PTS11-8 Evansville 1-0 4:40 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0–0 0 1 0 0 0 011-13 Georgetown DNP11-19 vs. Gonzaga DNP11-20 vs. Iowa State DNP11-21 vs. Xavier DNP11-25 Miss. Valley St. 1-0 2:26 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-1–1 0 0 0 0 0 011-27 at Notre Dame DNP12-2 at Nebraska DNP12-5 vs. Ohio State DNP12-8 UNLV DNP12-15 East Tennessee St. DNP12-22 vs. Missouri12-29 Florida Atlantic 1-3 at Indiana1-6 at Northwestern 1-10 Michigan1-16 Minnesota1-20 at Iowa1-23 Wisconsin1-26 vs. Marlyand1-30 at Minnesota2-2 Nebraska2-5 Michigan State 2-9 Rutgers2-14 at Ohio State2-18 at Wisconsin2-23 Penn State2-27 at Purdue3-3 Northwestern3-7 Indiana3-10 at Penn StateTBD at B1G Tourn.

CAREER/SEASON HIGHSPTS: 0

FG: 0

FG ATT: 1vs. Mississippi Valley State (11/25/18)

3-PT: 0

3-PT ATT: 0

FT: 0

FT ATT: 0

REB: 1 vs. Mississippi Valley State (11/25/18)

AST: 1vs. Evansville (11/8/18)

BLK: 0

STL: 0

MIN: 4:40vs. Evansville (11/8/18)


2018-19 NOTES• Walkon made collegiate debut vs. Evansville (Nov. 8), tallying an assist

ZACHGRIFFITH

SOPHOMORE // FORWARD // 6-6 // 210FISHER, ILL. // FISHER H.S.

4


CAREER NOTES • Born Feb. 8, 1999

• Majoring in kinesiology

• Served as a student manager last season

• Averaged 17.3 points, 10 rebounds and 2.2 assists as a senior at Fisher High School

• First-team All-Area by the Champaign-Urbana News-Gazette

• Fisher’s all-time leading scorer with 1,308 points over three-year varsity career

• Holds the school’s single-game rebounding record with 17 boards, a mark he shares with his brother, Nick


GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICSDate Opponent G-GS MIN FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB PF A TO B S PTS11-8 Evansville DNP-Inj.11-13 Georgetown DNP-Inj.11-19 vs. Gonzaga DNP-Inj.11-20 vs. Iowa State DNP-Inj.11-21 vs. Xavier DNP-Inj.11-25 Miss. Valley St. DNP-Inj.11-27 at Notre Dame DNP-Inj.12-2 at Nebraska DNP-Inj.12-5 vs. Ohio State DNP-Inj.12-8 UNLV DNP-Inj.12-15 East Tennessee St. DNP-Inj.12-22 vs. Missouri12-29 Florida Atlantic 1-3 at Indiana1-6 at Northwestern 1-10 Michigan1-16 Minnesota1-20 at Iowa1-23 Wisconsin1-26 vs. Marlyand1-30 at Minnesota2-2 Nebraska2-5 Michigan State 2-9 Rutgers2-14 at Ohio State2-18 at Wisconsin2-23 Penn State2-27 at Purdue3-3 Northwestern3-7 Indiana3-10 at Penn StateTBD at B1G Tourn.

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CAREER STATISTICSYear G-GS MIN-Avg FGM-A/% 3PM-A/% FTM-A/% OR-DR–TOT/Avg PF-DQ A TO B S PTS-Avg2018-19

ANTHONYHIGGS

FRESHMAN // FORWARD // 6-8 // 235BALTIMORE, MD. // PERRY HALL H.S.

22 2018-19 NOTES CAREER NOTES

• Born June 15, 2000


• Won back-to-back Maryland Class 4A state titles with Perry Hall in 2017 and 2018

• Averaged 10.5 points, 8.0 rebounds and 4.0 blocks during the 2018 state semifinal and final rounds, helping Perry Hall successfully defend its title

• Second-team All-Metro selection by the Baltimore Sun as a senior

• First-team All-Metro and second-team All-USA Maryland as a junior, averaging 15.7 points, 8.8 rebounds and 1.9 blocks

GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICSDate Opponent G-GS MIN FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB PF A TO B S PTS11-8 Evansville 1-0 18:12 3-6 0-3 2-2 2-2–4 4 0 0 1 1 811-13 Georgetown 1-0 8:29 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-3–3 1 0 0 0 0 211-19 vs. Gonzaga 1-0 1:14 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0–0 2 0 0 0 0 011-20 vs. Iowa State 1-0 5:56 1-2 1-2 0-0 1-0–1 0 0 0 0 0 311-21 vs. Xavier 1-0 7:39 1-3 1-2 0-0 0-0–0 0 1 0 0 0 311-25 Miss. Valley St. 1-0 12:17 1-3 1-2 0-0 1-1–2 1 1 1 0 0 311-27 at Notre Dame DNP12-2 at Nebraska DNP12-5 vs. Ohio State DNP12-8 UNLV DNP12-15 East Tennessee St. DNP12-22 vs. Missouri12-29 Florida Atlantic 1-3 at Indiana1-6 at Northwestern 1-10 Michigan1-16 Minnesota1-20 at Iowa1-23 Wisconsin1-26 vs. Marlyand1-30 at Minnesota2-2 Nebraska2-5 Michigan State 2-9 Rutgers2-14 at Ohio State2-18 at Wisconsin2-23 Penn State2-27 at Purdue3-3 Northwestern3-7 Indiana3-10 at Penn StateTBD at B1G Tourn.

CAREER/SEASON HIGHSPTS: 8 vs. Evansville (11/8/18)

FG: 3vs. Evansville (11/8/18)

FG ATT: 6vs. Evansville (11/8/18)

3-PT: 1 (three times)last vs. Mississippi Valley State (11/25/18)

3-PT ATT: 3 vs. Evansville (11/8/18)

FT: 2vs. Evansville (11/8/18)

FT ATT: 2vs. Evansville (11/8/18)

REB: 4vs. Evansville (11/8/18)

AST: 1 (twice)last vs. Mississippi Valley State (11/25/18)

BLK: 1vs. Evansville (11/8/18)

STL: 1vs. Evansville (11/8/18)

MIN: 18:12vs. Evansville (11/8/18)

CAREER STATISTICSYear G-GS MIN-Avg FGM-A/% 3PM-A/% FTM-A/% OR-DR–TOT/Avg PF-DQ A TO B S PTS-Avg2018-19 6-0 54-9.0 7-16/.438 3-9/.333 2-2/1.000 4-6–10/1.7 8-0 2 1 1 1 19-3.2

2018-19 NOTES• Eight points and four rebounds in collegiate debut vs. Evansivlle (Nov. 8)

• Three rebounds vs. Georgetown (Nov. 13)

• Made a 3-pointer in three-straight games from Nov. 20-25

TEVIANJONES

FRESHMAN // GUARD // 6-7 // 205CHANDLER, ARIZ. // CULVER CITY (CALIF.) H.S.

5


CAREER NOTES • Born June 29, 2000

• Enrolled in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (undeclared)

• Four-star recruit by both Rivals and 247Sports, ranked No. 85 overall by Rivals and No. 117 by 247Sports Composite

• Averaged 20.5 points, 9.0 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 1.7 steals while shooting 54 percent from the field as a senior

• Helped lead Culver City to the Ocean League championship with a 9-1 record, the school’s first conference title in 32 years

• Scored career-high 48 points vs. Woodland Hills Taft (12/27/17)

• Named Cal-Hi Sports Southern California Player of the Week after scoring 34 points vs. Beverly Hills (1/24/18) and 33 points vs. Santa Monica (1/19/18)

• Played his senior season at Culver City after spending the first three years of his prep career at Chandler (Ariz.) High


GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICSDate Opponent G-GS MIN FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB PF A TO B S PTS11-8 Evansville 1-1 26:33 7-12 5-8 0-0 1-6–7 1 0 2 0 2 1911-13 Georgetown 1-1 22:32 0-4 0-3 1-2 0-3–3 4 2 0 0 2 111-19 vs. Gonzaga 1-1 36:27 2-9 2-6 2-3 3-7–10 1 3 0 1 0 811-20 vs. Iowa State 1-1 26:19 4-8 3-6 0-0 1-2–3 3 0 2 0 0 1111-21 vs. Xavier 1-1 30:20 5-10 4-8 2-2 1-2–3 3 4 2 0 1 1611-25 Miss. Valley St. 1-1 24:50 2-7 2-4 0-0 2-3–5 2 4 0 0 1 611-27 at Notre Dame 1-1 34:03 8-13 5-7 2-3 0-5–5 5-1 1 2 2 1 2312-2 at Nebraska 1-1 31:37 2-7 1-3 0-0 1-1–2 3 1 0 0 0 512-5 vs. Ohio State 1-1 33:52 1-3 1-1 3-4 1-3–4 1 2 1 0 4 612-8 UNLV 1-1 27:09 3-7 1-4 2-4 2-5–7 2 2 1 1 2 912-15 East Tennessee St. 1-1 28:00 2-13 1-6 1-2 5-5–10 2 4 0 0 1 612-22 vs. Missouri12-29 Florida Atlantic 1-3 at Indiana1-6 at Northwestern 1-10 Michigan1-16 Minnesota1-20 at Iowa1-23 Wisconsin1-26 vs. Marlyand1-30 at Minnesota2-2 Nebraska2-5 Michigan State 2-9 Rutgers2-14 at Ohio State2-18 at Wisconsin2-23 Penn State2-27 at Purdue3-3 Northwestern3-7 Indiana3-10 at Penn StateTBD at B1G Tourn.

CAREER HIGHS SEASON HIGHSPTS: 23 PTS: 23at Notre Dame (11/27/18) at Notre Dame (11/27/18)

FG: 8 (twice) FG: 8last at Notre Dame (11/27/18) at Notre Dame (11/27/18)

FG ATT: 15 FG ATT: 13 (twice)vs. Longwood (12/13/17) last vs. East Tenn. St. (12/15/18)

3-PT: 5 (twice) 3-PT: 5 (twice)last at Notre Dame (11/27/18) last at Notre Dame (11/27/18)

3-PT ATT: 8 (four times) 3-PT ATT: 8 (twice)last vs. Xavier (11/21/18) last vs. Xavier (11/21/18)

FT: 7 FT: 3vs. Southern (11/10/17) vs. Ohio State (12/5/18)

FT ATT: 7 FT ATT: 4 (twice)vs. Southern (11/10/17) last vs. UNLV (12/8/18)

REB: 10 (twice) REB: 10 (twice)last vs. East Tenn. St. (12/15/18) last vs. East Tenn. St. (12/15/18)

AST: 4 (four times) AST: 4 (three times)last vs. East Tenn. St. (12/15/18) last vs. East Tenn. St. (12/15/18)

BLK: 2 (twice) BLK: 2last at Notre Dame (11/27/18) at Notre Dame (11/27/18)

STL: 4 STL: 4vs. Ohio State (12/5/18) vs. Ohio State (12/5/18)

MIN: 36:27 MIN: 36:27vs. Gonzaga (11/19/18) vs. Gonzaga (11/19/18)

CAREER STATISTICSYear G-GS MIN-Avg FGM-A/% 3PM-A/% FTM-A/% OR-DR–TOT/Avg PF-DQ A TO B S PTS-Avg2015-16 31-6 353-11.4 31-95/.326 22-64/.344 19-23/.826 5-23–28/0.9 47-0 14 7 3 12 103-3.32016-17 24-2 165-6.9 8-28/.286 6-20/.300 1-6/.167 6-21–27/1.1 19-0 5 4 1 8 23-1.02017-18 32-6 644-20.1 77-165/.467 44-95/.463 54-64/.844 42-57–99/3.1 63-0 23 30 7 27 252-7.92018-19 11-11 322-29.3 36-93/.387 25-56/.446 13-20/.650 17-42–59/5.4 27-1 23 10 4 14 110-10.0TOTAL 98-25 1484-15.1 152-381/.399 97-235/.413 87-113/.770 70-143–213/2.2 156-1 65 51 15 61 488-5.0

2018-19 NOTES• Third on Illini in scoring (10.0 ppg) and leads team in rebounding (5.4 rpg)

• Seventh in Big Ten in 3-point shooting at 44.6 percent (25-56)

• 10th in B1G averaging 2.3 made threes per game

• Eighth in B1G in steals (1.3 spg)

• Game-high 19 points on 7-12 FG, including career-high five 3-pointers, with seven re-bounds and two steals in opener vs. Evansville (Nov. 8)

• Career-high 10 rebounds vs. Gonzaga (Nov. 19), most by an Illini on the season

• 16 points with four 3-pointers and career-high tying four assists vs. Xavier (Nov. 21)

• Career- and game-high 23 points (8-13 FG) with career-high tying five treys at Notre Dame (Nov. 27)

• Career-high four steals vs. Ohio State (Dec. 5)

• Led Illini with seven rebounds vs. UNLV (Dec. 8)

• Tied career high with 10 rebounds, including five offensive, vs. East Tennessee State (Dec. 15)

AARONJORDAN

SENIOR // GUARD // 6-5 // 210PLAINFIELD, ILL. // EAST H.S.

23CAREER NOTES• Born May 5, 1997

• Majoring in media and cinema studies

• Two-time Academic All-Big Ten selection

• Fifth on Illini in scoring and rebounding last season, averaging 7.9 points and 3.1 boards

• Ranked third in Big Ten in 3-point shooting at 46.3 percent (44-95)

• Shot 84.4 percent from the free throw line (54-64)

• Career-high nine rebounds in win over DePaul (11/17/17)

• 20 points and four 3-pointers at Wake Forest (11/28/17)

• Career-high 22 points with eight boards, including seven offensive, vs. Longwood (12/13/17)

• 18 points on 6-10 shooting with four treys and career-high four assists vs. Iowa (1/11/18)

• Played in 24 games as a sophomore, scoring season-high 11 points vs. McKendree (11/15/16)

• Played in 31 games as a freshman, scoring season-high 14 points vs. North Florida (11/13/15)


GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICSDate Opponent G-GS MIN FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB PF A TO B S PTS11-8 Evansville DNP11-13 Georgetown DNP11-19 vs. Gonzaga DNP11-20 vs. Iowa State DNP11-21 vs. Xavier DNP11-25 Miss. Valley St. 1-0 11:52 3-6 0-0 0-2 1-1–2 1 0 0 1 0 611-27 at Notre Dame 1-0 0:05 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0–0 0 0 0 0 0 012-2 at Nebraska 1-0 1:40 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0–0 0 0 0 0 0 012-5 vs. Ohio State 1-0 1:14 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0–0 0 0 1 0 0 012-8 UNLV 1-0 15:58 4-5 0-0 0-2 0-1–1 2 0 1 2 0 812-15 East Tennessee St. 1-0 12:33 1-1 0-0 1-2 0-2–2 3 0 2 1 1 312-22 vs. Missouri12-29 Florida Atlantic 1-3 at Indiana1-6 at Northwestern 1-10 Michigan1-16 Minnesota1-20 at Iowa1-23 Wisconsin1-26 vs. Marlyand1-30 at Minnesota2-2 Nebraska2-5 Michigan State 2-9 Rutgers2-14 at Ohio State2-18 at Wisconsin2-23 Penn State2-27 at Purdue3-3 Northwestern3-7 Indiana3-10 at Penn StateTBD at B1G Tourn.

CAREER/SEASON HIGHSPTS: 8vs. UNLV (12/8/18)

FG: 4vs. UNLV (12/8/18)

FG ATT: 6vs. Mississippi Valley State (11/25/18)

3-PT: 0

3-PT ATT: 0

FT: 1vs. East Tennessee State (12/15/18)

FT ATT: 2 (three times)last vs. East Tennessee State (12/15/18)

REB: 2 (twice)last vs. East Tennessee State (12/15/18)

AST: 0

BLK: 2vs. UNLV (12/8/18)

STL: 1vs. East Tennessee State (12/15/18)

MIN: 15:58vs. UNLV (12/8/18)


SAMBAKANE

FRESHMAN // CENTER // 7-0 // 220DAKAR, SENEGAL // FLORIDA PREP ACADEMUY

34 2018-19 NOTES• Made debut Nov. 25 vs. Mississippi Valley State with six points and two rebounds

• Eight points on 4-5 shooting with two blocked shots vs. UNLV (Dec. 8)

CAREER NOTES • Born Nov. 20, 1999

• Enrolled in the Division of General Studies (undeclared

• Averaged 9.1 points, 6.5 rebounds and 2.2 blocks as a senior while shooting 68 percent from the field

• Helped lead Florida Prep to a 25-6 record and Regional Final appearance

• Originally part of the 2019 class before reclassifying to 2018

• Came to the United States in 2016 from the Flying Star Academy in Senegal

• Spent his first year in the U.S. at Regis Jesuit High School in Aurora, Colorado

GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICSDate Opponent G-GS MIN FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB PF A TO B S PTS11-8 Evansville 1-1 23:40 5-7 1-2 2-4 0-2–2 1 2 0 1 0 1311-13 Georgetown 1-1 29:24 6-12 0-2 1-2 1-4–5 5-1 3 1 1 1 1311-19 vs. Gonzaga 1-1 9:13 1-4 0-2 0-0 0-0–0 4 0 0 0 1 211-20 vs. Iowa State 1-1 17:02 1-2 1-2 0-0 0-1–1 4 0 1 1 1 311-21 vs. Xavier 1-0 14:07 1-5 0-2 2-2 0-1–1 2 1 0 0 0 411-25 Miss. Valley St. 1-0 14:30 6-8 2-4 0-0 1-0–1 1 3 1 0 0 1411-27 at Notre Dame 1-0 14:46 1-3 0-1 0-0 0-4–4 4 0 2 0 0 212-2 at Nebraska 1-0 23:42 5-6 2-2 0-0 0-2–2 1 1 2 0 1 1212-5 vs. Ohio State 1-1 29:43 6-11 2-3 4-5 1-4–5 4 1 3 0 2 1812-8 UNLV 1-1 25:14 4-10 1-5 3-3 2-2–4 4 0 1 0 0 1212-15 East Tennessee St. 1-1 29:10 6-13 1-4 1-2 2-7–9 2 2 1 1 0 1412-22 vs. Missouri12-29 Florida Atlantic 1-3 at Indiana1-6 at Northwestern 1-10 Michigan1-16 Minnesota1-20 at Iowa1-23 Wisconsin1-26 vs. Marlyand1-30 at Minnesota2-2 Nebraska2-5 Michigan State 2-9 Rutgers2-14 at Ohio State2-18 at Wisconsin2-23 Penn State2-27 at Purdue3-3 Northwestern3-7 Indiana3-10 at Penn StateTBD at B1G Tourn.

CAREER HIGHS SEASON HIGHSPTS: 27 PTS: 18vs. Michigan State (1/22/18) vs. Ohio State (12/5/18)

FG: 9 FG: 6 (four times)vs. Michigan State (1/22/18) last vs. East Tenn. St. (12/15/18)

FG ATT: 14 FG ATT: 13vs. Michigan State (1/22/18) vs. East Tennessee State (12/15/18)

3-PT: 5 3-PT: 2 (three times)vs. Michigan State (1/22/18) last vs. Ohio State (12/5/18)

3-PT ATT: 8 3-PT ATT: 5vs. Michigan State (1/22/18) vs. UNLV (12/8/18)

FT: 7 (twice) FT: 4last vs. Indiana (1/24/18) vs. Ohio State (12/5/18)

FT ATT: 9 FT ATT: 5at Indiana (2/14/18) vs. Ohio State (12/5/18)

REB: 11 REB: 9vs. Marshall (11/19/17) vs. East Tennessee State (12/15/18)

AST: 3 (twice) AST: 3 (twice)last vs. Miss. Valley St. (11/25/18) last vs. Miss. Valley St. (11/25/18)

BLK: 3 BLK: 1 (four times)vs. Northwestern (2/21/17) last vs. East Tenn. St. (12/15/18)

STL: 3 (twice) STL: 2last vs. Rutgers (1/30/18) vs. Ohio State (12/5/18)

MIN: 31 MIN: 29:43vs. Nebraska (2/18/18) vs. Ohio State (12/5/18)

CAREER STATISTICSYear G-GS MIN-Avg FGM-A/% 3PM-A/% FTM-A/% OR-DR–TOT/Avg PF-DQ A TO B S PTS-Avg2016-17 21-1 286-13.6 39-86/.453 12-27/.444 13-21/.619 19-41−60/2.9 47-0 2 15 7 7 103-4.92017-18 31-8 590-19.0 99-226/.438 31-82/.378 81-94/.862 44-85–129/4.2 71-4 23 36 11 25 310-10.02018-19 11-7 228-20.7 42-81/.519 10-29/.345 13-18/.722 7-27–34/3.1 32-1 13 12 4 6 107-9.7TOTAL 63-16 1104-17.5 180-393/.458 53-138/.384 107-133/.805 70-153–223/3.5 150-5 38 63 22 38 520-8.3

2018-19 NOTES• Fifth on team in scoring, averaging 9.7 points

• 13th in Big Ten in field goal shooting at 51.9 percent (42-81)

• 13 points on 5-7 shooting in season opener vs. Evansville (Nov. 8)

• 13 points, season-high five rebounds and career-high three assists vs. Georgetown (Nov. 13)

• 14 points on 6-8 shooting and career-high tying three assists vs. Mississippi Valley State (Nov. 25)

• 12 points on 5-6 FG at Nebraska (Dec. 2)

• Season- and game-high 18 points with five rebounds and two steals vs. Ohio State (Dec. 5)

• Double figures for fourth straight game with 14 points and nine boards vs. East Tennessee St. (Dec. 15)

KIPPERNICHOLS

REDSHIRT JUNIOR // FORWARD // 6-6 // 220CLEVELAND, OHIO // ST. EDWARD H.S.

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CAREER NOTES• Born July 7, 1997

• Majoring in advertising

• Third on team last season in both scoring (10.0 ppg) and rebounding (4.2 rpg)

• Ranked third in Big Ten in free throw shooting at 86.2 percent (81-94)

• First career double-double with 17 points and career-high 11 rebounds vs. Marshall (11/19/17)

• Scored 27 points in just 22 minutes vs. No. 6 Michigan State, shooting 9-14 from the field including 5-8 from 3-point range (1/22/18)

• Career-high 31 points vs. Iowa in Big Ten Tournament first round (2/28/18)

• Shot 10-18 from the field, tied career high with five 3-pointers in nine attempts, and made 6-6 at the line against the Hawkeyes at Madison Square Garden

• Appeared in a total of 21 games as a freshman after gaining eligibility vs. BYU (12/17/16)

• Averaged 4.9 points and 2.9 rebounds, with those averages increasing to 5.3 ppg and 3.3 rpg during conference play

• Season-high 16 points on 6-8 shooting, including perfect 3-3 from 3-point range, with six rebounds vs. Minnesota (2/4/17)

• Joined the Illini program on Dec. 27, 2015 after originally signing with Tulane


GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICSDate Opponent G-GS MIN FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB PF A TO B S PTS11-8 Evansville 1-0 4:46 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0–0 1 0 1 0 0 011-13 Georgetown DNP11-19 vs. Gonzaga DNP11-20 vs. Iowa State 1-0 0:58 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0–0 0 0 0 0 0 011-21 vs. Xavier DNP11-25 Miss. Valley St. 1-0 4:22 1-2 0-0 0-1 0-1–1 1 0 0 0 0 211-27 at Notre Dame 1-0 1:27 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0–0 0 0 0 0 0 012-2 at Nebraska DNP12-5 vs. Ohio State DNP12-8 UNLV DNP12-15 East Tennessee St. DNP12-22 vs. Missouri12-29 Florida Atlantic 1-3 at Indiana1-6 at Northwestern 1-10 Michigan1-16 Minnesota1-20 at Iowa1-23 Wisconsin1-26 vs. Marlyand1-30 at Minnesota2-2 Nebraska2-5 Michigan State 2-9 Rutgers2-14 at Ohio State2-18 at Wisconsin2-23 Penn State2-27 at Purdue3-3 Northwestern3-7 Indiana3-10 at Penn StateTBD at B1G Tourn.

CAREER HIGHS SEASON HIGHSPTS: 2 (twice) PTS: 2last vs. Miss. Valley St. (11/25/18) vs. Mississippi Valley St. (11/25/18)

FG: 1 FG: 1vs. Mississippi Valley St. (11/25/18) vs. Mississippi Valley St. (11/25/18)

FG ATT: 2 FG ATT: 2vs. Mississippi Valley St. (11/25/18) vs. Mississippi Valley St. (11/25/18)

3-PT: 0 3-PT: 0

3-PT ATT: 1 (twice) 3-PT ATT: 0 last vs. Longwood (12/13/17)

FT: 2 FT: 0vs. Central Michigan (12/10/16)

FT ATT: 2 FT ATT: 1 vs. Central Michigan (12/10/16) vs. Mississippi Valley St. (11/25/18)

REB: 4 REB: 1vs. Longwood (12/13/17) vs. Mississippi Valley St. (11/25/18)

AST: 0 AST: 0at Indiana (1/19/16)

BLK: 0 BLK: 0

STL: 1 STL: 0vs. Southern (11/10/17)

MIN: 5 MIN: 4:46vs. Longwood (12/13/17) vs. Evansville (11/8/18)

CAREER STATISTICSYear G-GS MIN-Avg FGM-A/% 3PM-A/% FTM-A/% OR-DR–TOT/Avg PF-DQ A TO B S PTS-Avg2016-17 7-0 8-1.1 0-1/.000 0-1/.000 2-3/.667 2-1–3/0.4 1-0 0 0 0 0 2-0.32017-18 8-0 15-1.9 0-1/.000 0-1/.000 0-0/.000 1-3–4/0.5 1-0 0 0 0 1 0-0.02018-19 4-0 12-3.0 1-2/.500 0-0/.000 0-1/.000 0-1–1/0.3 2-0 0 1 0 0 2-0.5TOTAL 19-0 35-1.8 1-4/.250 0-2/.000 2-4/.500 3-5–8/0.4 4-0 0 1 0 1 4-0.2

2018-19 NOTES• Walkon has appeared in four games

• Made first career field goal vs. Mississippi Valley State (Nov. 25)

SAMSONOLADIMEJI

JUNIOR // FORWARD // 6-4 // 200ROLLING MEADOWS, ILL. // FREMD H.S.

35 CAREER NOTES • Born July 5, 1998

• Majoring in community health

• Academic All-Big Ten selection

• Appeared in eight games last season

• Career-high four rebounds in five minutes vs. Longwood (12/13/17)

• Appeared in seven games in first season with the Illini

• Scored first career points with a pair of free throws vs. Central Michigan (12/10/16)

• Played four years at Fremd, including two on the varsity team

• Also on the Fremd track and field team, competing in high jump and triple jump


TYLERUNDERWOOD

REDSHIRT JUNIOR // GUARD // 6-2 // 180CHAMPAIGN, ILL. // NACOGDOCHES (TEX.) H.S. // OKLAHOMA STATE

32 2018-19 NOTES• Walkon has appeared in seven games

• Made Illini debut in opener vs. Evansville (Nov. 8), grabbing one rebound and one steal

• Made a 3-pointer vs. Mississippi Valley State (Nov. 25)

• Career-high two rebounds at Nebraska (Dec. 2)

GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICSDate Opponent G-GS MIN FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB PF A TO B S PTS11-8 Evansville 1-0 7:47 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-1–1 0 0 0 0 1 011-13 Georgetown 1-0 2:00 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0–0 0 0 0 0 0 011-19 vs. Gonzaga DNP11-20 vs. Iowa State 1-0 5:28 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-0–0 0 1 0 0 0 011-21 vs. Xavier DNP11-25 Miss. Valley St. 1-0 5:22 1-2 1-2 0-0 0-0–0 1 1 0 0 0 311-27 at Notre Dame DNP12-2 at Nebraska 1-0 4:20 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-2–2 2 0 0 0 1 012-5 vs. Ohio State DNP12-8 UNLV 1-0 1:37 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0–0 0 0 0 0 1 012-15 East Tennessee St. 1-0 9:33 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1–1 2 0 0 0 1 012-22 vs. Missouri12-29 Florida Atlantic 1-3 at Indiana1-6 at Northwestern 1-10 Michigan1-16 Minnesota1-20 at Iowa1-23 Wisconsin1-26 vs. Marlyand1-30 at Minnesota2-2 Nebraska2-5 Michigan State 2-9 Rutgers2-14 at Ohio State2-18 at Wisconsin2-23 Penn State2-27 at Purdue3-3 Northwestern3-7 Indiana3-10 at Penn StateTBD at B1G Tourn.

OSU HIGHS SEASON HIGHSPTS: 4 PTS: 3vs. New Orleans (11/16/16) vs. Mississippi Valley St. (11/25/18)

FG: 1 (twice) FG: 1last vs. Georgetown (11/23/16) vs. Mississippi Valley St. (11/25/18)

FG ATT: 2 FG ATT: 2vs. New Orleans (11/16/16) vs. Mississippi Valley St. (11/25/18)

3-PT: 1 (twice) 3-PT: 1last vs. Georgetown (11/23/16) vs. Mississippi Valley St. (11/25/18)

3-PT ATT: 2 3-PT ATT: 2vs. New Orleans (11/16/16) vs. Mississippi Valley St. (11/25/18)

FT: 1 FT: 0vs. New Orleans (11/16/16)

FT ATT: 2 FT ATT: 0 vs. New Orleans (11/16/16)

REB: 1 (twice) REB: 2last vs. Arkansas (1/28/17) at Nebraska (12/2/18)

AST: 1 AST: 1 (twice)vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff (12/14/16) last vs. Miss. Valley St. (11/25/18)

BLK: 1 BLK: 0 vs. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (12/22/16)

STL: 1 (twice) STL: 1 (four times)last vs. Arkansas (1/28/17) last vs. East Tenn. St. (12/15/18)

MIN: 9 MIN: 9:33vs. New Orleans (11/16/16) vs. East Tennessee State (12/15/18)

CAREER STATISTICS AT OKLAHOMA STATEYear G-GS MIN-Avg FGM-A/% 3PM-A/% FTM-A/% OR-DR–TOT/Avg PF-DQ A TO B S PTS-Avg2016-17 11-0 30-2.7 2-4/.500 2-4/.500 1-2/.500 0-2–2/0.2 2-0 1 4 1 2 7-0.6

CAREER STATISTICS AT ILLINOISYear G-GS MIN-Avg FGM-A/% 3PM-A/% FTM-A/% OR-DR–TOT/Avg PF-DQ A TO B S PTS-Avg2018-19 7-0 36-5.1 1-5/.200 1-5/.200 0-0/.000 0-4–4/0.6 5-0 2 0 0 4 3-0.4

CAREER NOTES• Born Aug. 22, 1996

• Majoring in sociology

• Sat out last season per NCAA transfer rules

• Appeared in 11 games as a freshman at Oklahoma State in 2016-17, totaling seven points

• Recorded first career points vs. New Orleans (11/16/16), hitting a shot-clock beating 3-pointer

• Also made a 3-pointer in a win over Georgetown in Maui Invitational third-place game (11/23/16)

• Redshirted the 2015-16 season as a true freshman at Stephen F. Austin

• Averaged 21 points, four rebounds, three assists and three steals as a senior at Nacogdoches High, earning first-team All-District honors while setting school records for season and career 3-pointers and season free-throw percentage


GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICSDate Opponent G-GS MIN FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB PF A TO B S PTS11-8 Evansville 1-0 18:59 4-5 0-1 0-0 0-3–3 3 3 0 1 0 811-13 Georgetown 1-0 28:38 3-4 1-2 4-5 0-0–0 2 2 0 1 4 1111-19 vs. Gonzaga 1-0 28:31 1-3 0-1 1-2 4-5–9 2 1 2 0 1 311-20 vs. Iowa State 1-0 21:23 0-1 0-0 0-0 1-0–1 2 0 1 0 1 011-21 vs. Xavier 1-0 21:15 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-3–3 0 2 1 0 1 011-25 Miss. Valley St. 1-0 16:51 3-5 2-2 2-3 2-3–5 0 0 2 0 0 1011-27 at Notre Dame 1-0 24:44 0-4 0-1 6-6 4-3–7 5-1 5 1 0 3 612-2 at Nebraska 1-0 23:46 1-4 0-2 0-0 1-0–1 3 0 1 1 0 212-5 vs. Ohio State 1-0 27:59 2-8 1-4 2-2 0-6–6 4 0 0 0 0 712-8 UNLV 1-0 13:45 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-2–2 5-2 1 1 0 0 012-15 East Tennessee St. 1-1 30:24 1-4 1-3 2-4 1-2–3 2 0 0 1 0 512-22 vs. Missouri12-29 Florida Atlantic 1-3 at Indiana1-6 at Northwestern 1-10 Michigan1-16 Minnesota1-20 at Iowa1-23 Wisconsin1-26 vs. Marlyand1-30 at Minnesota2-2 Nebraska2-5 Michigan State 2-9 Rutgers2-14 at Ohio State2-18 at Wisconsin2-23 Penn State2-27 at Purdue3-3 Northwestern3-7 Indiana3-10 at Penn StateTBD at B1G Tourn.

CAREER HIGHS SEASON HIGHSPTS: 11 (twice) PTS: 11last vs. Georgetown (11/13/18) vs. Georgetown (11/13/18)

FG: 4 (twice) FG: 4last vs. Evansville (11/8/18) vs. Evansville (11/8/18)

FG ATT: 9 (twice) FG ATT: 8last at UNLV (12/9/17) vs. Ohio State (12/5/18)

3-PT: 3 3-PT: 2vs. Purdue (2/22/18) vs. Mississippi Valley St. (11/25/18)

3-PT ATT: 4 (twice) 3-PT ATT: 4last vs. Ohio State (12/5/18) vs. Ohio State (12/5/18)

FT: 6 FT: 6at Notre Dame (11/27/18) at Notre Dame (11/27/18)

FT ATT: 6 (twice) FT ATT: 6last at Notre Dame (11/27/18) at Notre Dame (11/27/18)

REB: 9 REB: 9vs. Gonzaga (11/19/18) vs. Gonzaga (11/19/18)

AST: 5 AST: 5at Notre Dame (11/27/18) at Notre Dame (11/27/18)

BLK: 1 (eight times) BLK: 1 (four times)last vs. East Tenn. St. (12/15/18) last vs. East Tenn. St. (12/15/18)

STL: 4 (twice) STL: 4last vs. Georgetown (11/13/18) vs. Georgetown (11/13/18)

MIN: 31 MIN: 30:24at UNLV (12/9/17) vs. East Tennessee State (12/15/18)

CAREER STATISTICSYear G-GS MIN-Avg FGM-A/% 3PM-A/% FTM-A/% OR-DR–TOT/Avg PF-DQ A TO B S PTS-Avg2017-18 31-3 523-16.9 35-104/.337 9-40/.225 31-44/.705 31-58–89/2.9 43-1 33 28 4 23 110-3.52018-19 11-1 255-23.2 15-39/.385 5-17/.294 17-22/.773 13-27–40/3.6 28-2 14 9 4 11 52-4.7TOTAL 42-4 778-18.5 50-143/.350 14-57/.246 48-66/.727 44-85–129/3.1 71-3 47 37 8 34 162-3.9

2018-19 NOTES• Averaging 4.7 points and 3.6 rebounds on the season

• Eight points on 4-5 FG with three rebounds and three assists vs. Evansville (Nov. 8)

• Tied career highs with 11 points and four steals vs. Georgetown (Nov. 13)

• Career-high nine rebounds vs. Gonzaga (Nov. 19)

• 10 points and five rebounds vs. Mississippi Valley State (Nov. 25)

• Career-high five assists with six points, seven rebounds and three steals at Notre Dame (Nov. 27)

• Seven points and team-high six rebounds vs. Ohio State (Dec. 5)

DA’MONTEWILLIAMS

SOPHOMORE // GUARD // 6-3 // 200PEORIA, ILL. // MANUAL H.S.

20 CAREER NOTES • Born Nov. 2, 1998


• Averaged 3.5 points and 2.9 rebounds last season as a freshman

• Made 3-pointer with 17 seconds left vs. Grand Canyon (12/30/17) that put the Illini ahead by four

• Career-high eight rebounds and career-best four steals at Minnesota (1/3/18)

• Career-high four assists vs. No. 6 Michigan State (1/22/18)

• Career-high 11 points on 4-4 shooting with career-high three 3-pointers on three attempts vs. No. 9 Purdue (2/22/18)

• Tied career high with eight rebounds in win at Rutgers (2/25/18)

• Averaged 25.6 points through first three games of senior season before a torn ACL on Dec. 2, 2016

• Averaged 15.3 points, 5.9 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 2.1 steals as a junior, leading Manual to third-place finish in IHSA Class 3A

• First-team Class 3A All-State by Associated Press and Illinois Basketball Coaches Association

• Son of Illini all-time great point guard Frank Williams, the 2001 Big Ten Player of the Year and two-time All-American


RESULTS / ATTENDANCE

DATE OPPONENT SCORE ATTENDANCE HIGH POINTS HIGH REBOUNDSNov. 8 Evansville W, 99-60 11,755 19 – Jordan 10 – BezhanishviliNov. 13 Georgetown L, 80-88 14,656 25 –Dosunmu 5 – Bezhanishvili, Feliz & NicholsNov. 19 vs. Gonzaga L, 78-84 2,400 29 – Frazier 10 – JordanNov. 20 vs. Iowa State L, 68-84 2,400 15 – Frazier 7 – De La RosaNov. 21 vs. Xavier L, 74-83 2,400 19 – Dosunmu 6 – De La RosaNov. 25 Mississippi Valley State W, 86-67 11,706 16 – Frazier 9 – DosunmuNov. 27 at Notre Dame L, 74-76 8,053 23 – Jordan 9 – DosunmuDec. 2 at Nebraska L, 60-75 15,764 14 – Bezhanishvili 6 – BezhanishviliDec. 5 vs. Ohio State L, 67-77 5,285 18 – Frazier & Nichols 6 – WilliamsDec. 8 UNLV W, 77-74 12,268 19 – Feliz 7 – JordanDec. 15 East Tennessee State W, 73-55 12,379 25 – Frazier 10 – JordanDec. 22 vs. MissouriDec. 29 Florida AtlanticJan. 3 at IndianaJan. 6 at NorthwesternJan. 10 MichiganJan. 16 MinnesotaJan. 20 at IowaJan. 23 WisconsinJan. 26 vs. MarylandJan. 30 at MinnesotaFeb. 2 NebraskaFeb. 5 Michigan StateFeb. 9 RutgersFeb. 14 at Ohio StateFeb. 18 at WisconsinFeb. 23 Penn StateFeb. 27 at PurdueMarch 3 NorthwesternMarch 7 IndianaMarch 10 at Penn StateTBD at Big Ten Tournament * sold out

ATTENDANCE Games Totals Average High Game SelloutsHOME 5 62,764 12,553 14,656 0AWAY 2 23,817 11,909 15,764 1NEUTRAL 4 12,485 3,121 7,200 (3) 3TOTALS 11 99,366 9,033 15,764 4


GAME FGM-A/% 3PM-A/% FTM-A/% OR-DR––TOT PF AS TO BK ST PTS (1st-2nd-OT)Nov. 8 Illinois 40-71/.563 12-28/.429 7-14/.500 10-30–40 21 22 14 4 11 99 (53-46) Evansville 20-53/.377 6-24/.250 14-22/.636 8-23–31 16 9 26 0 7 60 (22-38)Nov. 13 Illinois 31-67/.463 6-19/.316 12-17/.706 10-16–26 24 17 15 3 13 80 (37-43) Georgetown 34-61/.557 6-18/.333 14-16/.875 11-28–39 16 15 22 6 5 88 (39-49)Nov. 19 Illinois 27-70/.386 10-31/.323 14-19/.737 14-21–35 27 10 13 1 9 78 (32-46) vs. Gonzaga 27-51/.529 7-19/.368 23-35/.657 11-33–44 22 16 22 5 5 84 (39-45)Nov. 20 Illinois 23-60/.383 12-33/.364 10-14/.383 12-16–28 22 13 12 2 4 68 (39-29) vs. Iowa State 26-53/.491 8-23/.348 24-29/.828 12-28–40 16 13 13 3 3 84 (34-50)Nov. 21 Illinois 26-57/.456 11-23/.478 11-17/.647 7-18–25 20 17 16 0 8 74 (41-33) vs. Xavier 31-54/.574 8-20/.400 13-22/.591 10-27–37 18 14 17 6 3 83 (43-40)Nov. 25 Illinois 33-64/.516 16-30/.533 4-8/.500 13-26–39 20 26 13 3 3 86 (45-41) Mississippi Valley State 23-50/.460 5-13/.385 16-21/.762 6-20–26 15 11 13 2 3 67 (29-38)Nov. 27 Illinois 26-64/.406 9-24/.375 13-15/.867 16-23–39 26 17 16 2 8 74 (35-39) at Notre Dame 23-50/.460 6-19/.316 24-39/.615 13-24–37 18 11 16 10 8 76 (34-42)Dec. 2 Illinois 23-57/.404 6-15/.400 8-13/.615 12-18–30 23 10 15 1 5 60 (23-37) at Nebraska 22-46/.478 6-14/.429 25-30/.833 9-26–35 16 13 16 3 8 75 (39-36)Dec. 5 Illinois 19-58/.328 6-19/.316 23-27/.852 10-24–34 26 10 14 2 12 67 (38-29) vs. Ohio State 24-51/.471 6-17/.353 23-32/.719 10-28–38 23 14 19 4 8 77 (34-43)Dec. 8 Illinois 28-59/.475 6-22/.273 15-22/.682 11-25–36 22 12 19 6 6 77 (40-37) UNLV 23-68/.338 6-24/.250 22-30/.733 21-21–42 22 7 17 5 6 74 (34-40)Dec. 15 Illinois 26-60/.433 10-25/.400 11-21/.524 14-25–39 17 14 14 3 8 73 (43-30) East Tennessee State 18-52/.346 6-22/.273 13-21/.619 11-26–37 21 9 20 0 8 55 (18-37)Dec. 22 Illinois vs. MissouriDec. 29 Illinois Florida AtlanticJan. 3 Illinois at IndianaJan. 6 Illinois at NorthwesternJan. 10 Illinois Michigan Jan. 16 Illinois MinnesotaJan. 20 Illinois at IowaJan. 23 Illinois WisconsinJan. 26 Illinois vs. MarylandJan. 30 Illinois at MinnesotaFeb. 2 Illinois NebraskaFeb. 5 Illinois Michigan StateFeb. 9 Illinois RutgersFeb. 14 Illinois at Ohio StateFeb. 18 Illinois at WisconsinFeb. 23 Illinois Penn StateFeb. 27 Illinois at PurdueMarch 3 Illinois NorthwesternMarch 7 Illinois IndianaMarch 10 Illinois at Penn StateTBD Illinois at Big Ten Tourn.

GAME-BY-GAME TEAM STATISTICS


TEAM SUPERLATIVES

ILLINOIS HIGHS LOWSpOints 99 vs. Evansville (11/8/18) 60 at Nebraska (12/2/18)FiRst-halF pOints 53 vs. Evansville (11/8/18) 23 at Nebraska (12/2/18)seCOnD-halF pOints 46, twice; last vs. Gonzaga (11/19/18) 29, twice; last vs. Ohio State (12/5/18)OVeRtime pOints N/AWinning maRgin 39 (99-60) vs. Evansville (11/8/18) 3 (77-74) vs. UNLV (12/8/18)FielD gOals 40 vs. Evansville (11/8/18) 19 vs. Ohio State (12/5/18)FielD gOal attempts 71 vs. Evansville (11/8/18) 57, twice; last at Nebraska (12/2/18)FielD gOal peRCentage .563 (40-71) vs. Evansville (11/8/18) .328 (19-58) vs. Ohio State (12/5/18) 3-pOint FielD gOals 16 vs. Mississippi Valley State (11/25/18) 6, four times; last vs. UNLV (12/8/18) 3-pOint FielD gOal attemps 33 vs. Iowa State (11/20/18) 15 at Nebraska (12/2/18) 3-pOint FielD gOal peRCentage .533 (16-30) vs. Mississippi Valley State (11/25/18) .273 (6-22) vs. UNLV (12/8/18)FRee thROWs 23 vs. Ohio State (12/5/18) 4 vs. Mississippi Valley State (11/25/18)FRee thROW attemps 27 vs. Ohio State (12/5/18) 8 vs. Mississippi Valley State (11/25/18) FRee thROW peRCentage .867 (13-15) at Notre Dame (11/27/18) .500, three times; last (4-8) vs. Miss. Valley St. (11/25/18)ReBOunDs 40 vs. Evansville (11/8/18) 25 vs. Xavier (11/21/18)OFFensiVe ReBOunDs 16 at Notre Dame (11/27/18) 7 vs. Xavier (11/21/18) DeFensiVe ReBOunDs 30 vs. Evansville (11/8/18) 16, twice; last vs. Iowa State (11/20/18) peRsOnal FOuls 27 vs. Gonzaga (11/18/18) 17 vs. East Tennessee State (12/15/18)assists 26 vs. Mississippi Valley State (11/25/18) 10, three times; last vs. Ohio State (12/5/18)tuRnOVeRs 19 vs. UNLV (12/8/18) 12 vs. Iowa State (11/20/18)BlOCkeD shOts 6 vs. UNLV (12/8/18) 0 vs. Xavier (11/21/18)steals 13 vs. Georgetown (11/13/18) 3 vs. Mississippi Valley State (11/25/18)laRgest leaD 42 (91-49) vs. Evansville (11/8/18)laRgest DeFiCit 21 (63-84) vs. Iowa State (11/20/18)laRgest DeFiCit OVeRCOme in a Win 2, three times; last (0-2) vs. East Tennessee State (12/15/18)laRgest leaD RelinquisheD in a lOss 7, three times; last (20-13) at Notre Dame (11/27/18)laRgest halFtime leaD 31 (53-22) vs. Evansville (11/8/18)laRgest halFtime DeFiCit 16 (23-39) at Nebraska (12/2/18)laRgest halFtime DeFiCit OVeRCOme in a Win N/AlaRgest halFtime leaD RelinquisheD in a lOss 5 (39-34) vs. Iowa State (11/20/18)

OPPONENTS HIGHS LOWSpOints 88, Georgetown (11/13/18) 55, East Tennessee State (12/15/18)FiRst-halF pOints 43, Xavier (11/21/18) 18, East Tennessee State (12/15/18)seCOnD-halF pOints 68, UNLV (12/8/18) 36, Nebraska (12/2/18)OVeRtime pOints N/AWinning maRgin 16 (84-68), Iowa State (11/20/18) 2 (76-74), Notre Dame (11/27/18)FielD gOals 34, Georgetown (11/13/18) 18, East Tennessee State (12/15/18)FielD gOal attempts 68, UNLV (12/8/18) 46, Nebraska (12/2/18)FielD gOal peRCentage .574 (31-54), Xavier (11/21/18) .338 (23-68), UNLV (12/8/18) 3-pOint FielD gOals 8, twice; last, Xavier (11/21/18) 5, Mississippi Valley State (11/25/18) 3-pOint FielD gOal attemps 24, twice; last, UNLV (12/8/18) 13, Mississippi Valley State (11/25/18) 3-pOint FielD gOal peRCentage .429 (6-14), Nebraska (12/2/18) .250 (6-24), twice; last, UNLV (12/8/18)FRee thROWs 25, Nebraska (12/2/18) 13, twice; last, East Tennessee State (12/15/18)FRee thROW attemps 39, Notre Dame (11/27/18) 16, Georgetown (11/13/18) FRee thROW peRCentage .875 (14-16), Georgetown (11/13/18) .591 (13-22), Gonzaga (11/21/18) ReBOunDs 44, Gonzaga (11/19/18) 26, Mississippi Valley State (11/25/18)OFFensiVe ReBOunDs 21, UNLV (12/8/18) 6, Mississippi Valley State (11/25/18) DeFensiVe ReBOunDs 33, Gonzaga (11/19/18) 21, UNLV (12/8/18) peRsOnal FOuls 23, Ohio State (12/5/18) 15, Mississippi Valley State (11/25/18) assists 16, Gonzaga (11/19/18) 9, twice; last, East Tennessee State (12/15/18)tuRnOVeRs 26, Evansville (11/8/18) 13, twice; last, Mississippi Valley State (11/25/18)BlOCkeD shOts 10, Notre Dame (11/27/18) 0, Evansville (11/8/18)steals 8, four times; last, East Tennessee State (12/15/18) 3, twice; last, Mississippi Valley State (11/25/18)


ILLINOIS’

TOP INDIVIDUAL GAMES

POINTS1. 29 . . . . . . . . . Trent Frazier vs. Gonzaga (11/19/18)2. 25 . . . . . . Ayo Dosunmu vs. Georgetown (11/13/18) 25 . . .Trent Frazier vs. East Tennessee St. (12/15/18)4. 23 . . . . . . . Aaron Jordan at Notre Dame (11/27/18)5. 22 . .Giorgi Bezhanishvili at Notre Dame (11/27/18)

REBOUNDS1. 10 . . . Giorgi Bezhanishvili vs. Evansville (11/8/18) 10 . . . . . . . . . Aaron Jordan vs. Gonzaga (11/19/18) 10 . . .Aaron Jordan vs. East Tennessee St. (12/15/18)4. 9 . . . . . Da’Monte Williams vs. Gonzaga (11/19/18) 9 . . . . Ayo Dosunmu vs. Miss. Valley St. (11/25/18) 9 . . . . . . . .Ayo Dosunmu at Notre Dame (11/27/18) 9 . . .Kipper Nichols vs. East Tennessee St. (12/15/18)

ASSISTS1. 9 . . . . Ayo Dosunmu vs. Miss. Valley St. (11/25/18)2. 7 . . . . . . . . . . Trent Frazier vs. Evansville (11/8/18)3. 6 . . . . . . . . . Andres Feliz at Notre Dame (11/27/18)4. 5 . . . . . . . . Andres Feliz vs. Georgetown (11/13/18) 5 . . . .Da’Monte Williams at Notre Dame (11/27/18) 5 . . . Trent Frazier vs. East Tennessee St. (12/15/18)

BLOCKED SHOTS1. 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Alan Griffin vs. UNLV (12/8/18)2. 2 . . . . . . . . Aaron Jordan at Notre Dame (11/27/18) 2 . . . . Giorgi Bezhanishvili vs. Ohio State (12/5/18) 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Samba Kane vs. UNLV (12/8/18)5. 1 . . . . . . . Bezhanisvhili, Jones, Nichols & Williams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vs. Evansville (11/8/18) 1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Feliz, Nichols & Williams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vs. Georgetown (11/13/18) 1 . . . . . . . . . . Aaron Jordan vs. Gonzaga (11/19/18) 1 . . . Nichols & Dosunmu vs. Iowa State (11/20/18) 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . .Bezhanishvili, De La Rosa & Kane . . . . . . . . . .vs. Mississippi Valley State (11/25/18) 1 . . . . . . Da’Monte Williams at Nebraska (12/2/18) 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kane, Nichols & Nichols . . . . . . . . . . . vs. East Tennessee State (12/15/18)

STEALS1. 5 . . . . . . . . . . Trent Frazier vs. Gonzaga (11/19/18) 2. 4 . . . Da’Monte Williams vs. Georgetown (11/13/18) 4 . . . .Da’Monte Williams at Notre Dame (11/27/18) 4 . . . . . . . . . Aaron Jordan vs. Ohio State (12/5/18)5. 3 . . . . . . . . . Ayo Dosunmu vs. Evansville (11/8/18) 3 . . . . . . . . Andres Feliz vs. Georgetown (11/13/18) 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . Trent Frazier vs. Xavier (11/21/18) 3 . . . Trent Frazier vs. East Tennessee St. (12/15/18)

MINUTES1. 36:27 . . . . . . . Aaron Jordan vs. Gonzaga (11/19/18)2. 35:26 . . . . . . . . Trent Frazier at Nebraska (12/2/18) 34:44 . . . . . . . . . Trent Frazier vs. Xaiver (11/21/18) 34:38 . . . . . . . Trent Frazier vs. Gonzaga (11/19/18) 34:32 . . . . .Ayo Dosunmu at Notre Dame (11/27/18)

INDIVIDUAL SUPERLATIVES

ILLINOIS HIGHSpOints. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29, Trent Frazier vs. Gonzaga (11/19/18) FielD gOals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9, Ayo Dosunmu vs. Georgetown (11/13/18)FielD gOal attempts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19, Trent Frazier vs. Gonzaga (11/19/18)FielD gOal peRCentage (min. 6 att.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .833 (5-6), Kipper Nichols at Nebraska (12/2/18)3-pOint FielD gOals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6, Trent Frazier vs. Gonzaga (11/19/18) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6, Trent Frazier vs. East Tennessee State (12/15/18)3-pOint FielD gOal attempts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13, Trent Frazier vs. Gonzaga (11/19/18)3-pOint FielD gOal peRCentage (min. 4 att.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .750 (3-4), Ayo Dosunmu vs. Georgetown (11/13/18) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .750 (3-4), Ayo Dosunmu vs. Xavier (11/21/18)FRee thROWs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7, Trent Frazier vs. Gonzaga (11/19/18)FRee thROW attempts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7, Trent Frazier vs. Gonzaga (11/19/18) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7, Giorgi Bezhanishvili vs. East Tennessee State (12/15/18)FRee thROW peRCentage (min. 6 att.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.000 (7-7), Trent Frazier vs. Gonzaga (11/19/18) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.000 (6-6), Da’Monte Williams at Notre Dame (11/27/18)tOtal ReBOunDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10, Giorgi Bezhanishvili vs. Evansville (11/8/18) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10, Aaron Jordan vs. Gonzaga (11/19/18) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10, Aaron Jordan vs. East Tennessee State (12/15/18)OFFensiVe ReBOunDs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5, Giorgi Bezhanishvili vs. Evansville (11/8/18) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5, Aaron Jordan vs. East Tennessee State (12/15/18)DeFensiVe ReBOunDs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9, Ayo Dosunmu vs. Mississippi Valley State (11/25/18)assists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9, Ayo Dosunmu vs. Mississippi Valley State (11/25/18)tuRnOVeRs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5, Andres Feliz vs. Evansville (11/8/18) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5, Giorgi Bezhanishvili vs. Gonzaga (11/19/18) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5, Trent Frazier & Alan Griffin vs. Xavier (11/21/18) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5, Ayo Dosunmu at Nebraska (12/2/18) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5, Andres Feliz vs. East Tennessee State (12/15/18)BlOCkeD shOts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3, Alan Griffin vs. UNLV (12/8/18)steals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5, Trent Frazier vs. Gonzaga (11/19/18)minutes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36:27, Aaron Jordan vs. Gonzaga (11/19/18)

OPPONENT HIGHSpOints. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26, Talen Horton-Tucker, Iowa State (11/20/18)FielD gOals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8, Talen Horton-Tucker, Iowa State (11/20/18) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8, Daivien Williamson, East Tennessee State (12/15/18)FielD gOal attempts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16, T.J. Gibbs, Notre Dame (11/27/18)FielD gOal peRCentage (min. 6 att.) . . . . . . . . . . . .889 (8-9), Daivien Williamson, East Tennessee State (12/15/18)3-pOint FielD gOals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4, Elias Harden, Xavier (11/21/18) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4, Talen Horton-Tucker, Iowa State (11/20/18) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4, Jordan Evans, Mississippi Valley State (11/25/18)3-pOint FielD gOal attempts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8, Jordan Evans, Mississippi Valley State (11/25/18) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8, Patrick Good, East Tennessee State (12/15/18)3-pOint FielD gOal peRCentage (min. 4 att.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1.000 (4-4), Elias Harden, Xavier (11/21/18)FRee thROWs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12, James Palmer, Nebraska (12/2/18)FRee thROW attempts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14, James Palmer, Nebraska (12/2/18)FRee thROW peRCentage (min. 6 att.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1.000 (7-7), James Akinjo, Georgetown (11/13/18) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.000 (6-6), Marial Shayok, Iowa State (11/20/18) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1.000 (6-6), Jordan Evans, Mississippi Valley State (11/25/18) tOtal ReBOunDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14, Talen Horton-Tucker, Iowa State (11/20/18)OFFensiVe ReBOunDs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7, Cheikh Mbacke Diong, UNLV (12/8/18)DeFensiVe ReBOunDs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10, Talen Horton-Tucker, Iowa State (11/20/18)assists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9, Josh Perkins, Gonzaga (11/19/18)tuRnOVeRs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7, Josh Perkins, Gonzaga (11/19/18) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7, K.J. Riley, Evansville (11/8/18)BlOCkeD shOts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5, Brandon Clarke, Gonzaga (11/19/18) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5, Juwan Durham, Notre Dame (11/27/18)steals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3, Rex Pflueger, Notre Dame (11/27/18) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3, Isaiah Roby, Nebraska (12/2/18) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3, Kevon Tucker, East Tennessee State (12/15/18)minutes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39:53, T.J. Gibbs, Notre Dame (11/27/18)


SPECIALTY STATISTICS

Pts in Paint Pts off TO 2nd Chance Pts Fast Break Pts Bench Pts Largest Largest Lead OPPONENT (ILL-Opp.) (ILL-Opp.) (ILL-Opp.) (ILL-Opp.) (ILL-Opp.) Lead Deficit Changes TiesNov. 8 Evansville 50-26 32-11 4-8 10-12 32-8 42 (91-49) 1 (7-8) 6 1Nov. 13 Georgetown 48-46 21-20 2-11 19-14 16-38 7 (10-3) 8 (80-88) 9 8Nov. 19 vs. Gonzaga 28-38 20-17 16-9 3-21 16-19 1 (6-5) 13 (53-66) 4 3Nov. 20 vs. Iowa State 22-34 18-11 12-9 6-11 24-8 7 (41-34) 21 (63-84) 4 6Nov. 21 vs. Xavier 20-36 15-10 10-18 16-9 16-31 5 (19-14) 16 (63-79) 12 5Nov. 25 Mississippi Valley State 28-32 14-8 12-9 13-16 54-12 25 (86-61) 2 (6-8) 5 2Nov. 27 at Notre Dame 26-28 15-19 8-17 8-7 8-19 7 (20-13) 13 (52-65) 12 9Dec. 2 at Nebraska 28-20 16-13 6-9 3-13 20-6 – 18 (55-73) 0 1Dec. 5 vs. Ohio State 24-28 26-16 3-12 10-8 15-40 6 (40-34) 13 (58-71) 10 6Dec. 8 UNLV 30-40 23-16 22-16 11-16 20-29 14 (61-47) 2 (2-4) 1 4Dec. 15 East Tennessee State 22-22 19-12 10-6 7-7 8-52 30 (43-13) 2 (0-2) 1 0Dec. 22 vs. MissouriDec. 29 Florida AtlanticJan. 3 at IndianaJan. 6 at NorthwesternJan. 10 MichiganJan. 16 MinnesotaJan. 20 at IowaJan. 23 WisconsinJan. 26 vs. MarylandJan. 30 at MinnesotaFeb. 2 NebraskaFeb. 5 Michigan StateFeb. 9 RutgersFeb. 14 at Ohio StateFeb. 18 at WisconsinFeb. 23 Penn StateFeb. 27 at PurdueMarch 3 NorthwesternMarch 7 IndianaMarch 10 at Penn StateTBD at Big Ten Tournament Totals 326-350 219-163 105-124 106-134 229-262 Average 29.6-31.8 19.9-14.8 9.5-11.3 9.6-12.2 20.8-23.8 Margin -2.2 +5.1 -1.8 -2.6 -3.0


GAME 1ILLINOIS 99, EVANSVILLE 60

NOV. 8, 2018 // STATE FARM CENTER // CHAMPAIGN, ILL.

Game 1 Recap – Illini 99, Evansville 60 (Nov. 8)Five players scored in double figures as the Illini cruised to a 99-60 home win over Evansville in the season opener.

Illinois broke the game open in the first half, with pressure defense creating multiple turnovers and leading to three double-digit scoring runs. An early 10-0 run put the Illini up 17-8, followed later by a 13-0 run that pushed the lead to 35-14, and ending with a 12-0 run that extended the advantage to 47-16 with 4:22 left.

The Illini took a 31-point lead into the locker room (53-22) after its largest scoring first half in four seasons.

Illinois continued its scoring spree in the second half, shooting 69 percent after intermission (20-29). The lead grew to as many as 42 before the final 39-point margin.

Illinois forced 26 turnovers on the night, turning those into 32 points. The Illini shot 56.3 percent for the game and made 12-28 from 3-point range.

Aaron Jordan led all scorers with 19 points and set a career-high with five treys. Ayo Dosunmu had 18 points in his Illini debut, adding six boards, four assists and game-high three steals.

Andres Feliz had 16 points on 6-10 shooting and Kipper Nichols added 14 points on 5-7 from the field.

Giorgi Bezhanishvili grabbed a game-high 10 rebounds in his Illini debut, including five offensive.

GAME 2GEORGETOWN 88, ILLINOIS 80


Game 2 Recap – Georgetown 88, Illini 80 (Nov. 13)Illinois faltered down the stretch in a home loss to Georgetown in the annual Gavitt Tipoff Games.

Without leading returning scorer Trent Frazier sidelined, guards Ayo Dosunmu, Andres Feliz and Da’Monte Williams saw increased minutes to carry the backcourt load.

The Illini were in position for the win, leading 72-68 with 7:35 left. But the Hoyas went on a pivotal 11-2 run over the next 4:24 to take a 79-74 lead.

Illinois battled back to within one at 81-80. Dosunmu then stole an inbounds pass with 1:30 left, but Kipper Nichols was unable to convert a contested transition layup. The Illini had another chance but missed an open three-point attempt, and Georgetown’s James Akinjo scored an and-1 on the other end to put the Hoyas up by two possessions and close out the game.

The Illini allowed 55.7 percent shooting and were outrebounded 39-26. They did force the Hoyas into 22 turnovers, but managed just 21 points off those miscues.

Dosumnu led all scorers with 25 points on 9-15 shooting, including 3-4 from three. Nichols and Feliz tallied 13 points and five rebounds apiece with Feliz adding five assists and three steals. Giorgi Bezhanishvili added 12 points, five boards and four assists while Williams equaled his career high with 11 points and a career-high tying four steals.

GAME 3#3/3 GONZAGA 84, ILLINOIS 78

NOV. 19, 2018 // LAHAINA CIVIC CENTER // LAHAINA, MAUI, HAWAII

Game 3 Recap – #3 Gonzaga 84, Illini 78 (Nov. 19)Illinois’ furious second-half comeback came up just short, with a six-point loss to No. 3 Gonzaga in the quarterfinals of the Maui Invitational.

Trailing 69-57 with 8:10 left, the Illini went on a 10-0 run over the next 2:26 to pull within two with 5:44 remaining. Trent Frazier scored the first eight on a pair of free throws followed by consecutive 3-pointers, and Alan Griffin wrapped up the run with two free throws to cut it to 69-67.

Gonzaga pushed its lead back to nine with 1:37 to go but the Illini again cut it two. Griffin drained a three, the Zags turned it over, and Frazier drained a 27-foot three plus the foul for a 4-point play to make it 80-78 with 1:01 remaining.

The Illini defense then forced Gonzaga into a shot clock violation with 30 seconds remaining, setting up the game’s pivotal possession. Illinois went for the win down two, but Frazier’s 3-point attempt was short, and the Zags sealed the game in the final seconds.

Frazier led all scorers during the Maui quarters, finishing with 29 points, 27 coming in the second half. He also tied his career high with five steals.

Freshman Giorgi Bezhanishvili excelled in the paint, scoring a career-high 17 points while making 8-of-13 2-point attempts.

Aaron Jordan grabbed a career-high 10 boards, while Da’Monte Williams grabbed a career-high nine boards (five offensive).


GAME 4IOWA STATE 84, ILLINOIS 68


Game 4 Recap – Iowa State 84, Illini 68 (Nov. 20)Illinois fell to Iowa State in the consolation bracket of the Maui Invite after a dominant second-half performance by the Cyclones.

The Illini led 39-34 at halftime after holding ISU to 10-25 shooting, forcing nine turnovers that turned into 10 Illini points, and playing the Cyclones even on the boards.

Illinois then scored the first basket of the second half to take a 7-point lead, its largest of the game. But Iowa State took over from that point on, going on an 18-2 run over the next six minutes to claim a 52-43 lead. ISU later scored nine unanswered, extending its lead to 17 (67-50) and put the game out of reach.

Trent Frazier led the Illini in scoring for the second straight game with 15 points and Ayo Dosunmu reached double figures for the third time in his first four games, totaling 13 points.

Aaron Jordan made 3-of-6 from 3-point range en route to 11 points while freshman Alan Griffin fol-lowed up from his late-game success against Gonzaga with a strong first half against ISU, scoring a career-high 11 points.

GAME 5XAVIER 83, ILLINOIS 74


Game 5 Recap – Xavier 83, Illini 74 (Nov. 21)A poor second half plagued Illinois for the second straight day, as the Illini dropped the 7th-place game to Xavier to close out the Maui Invitational.

After a back-and-forth first half featuring eight lead changes, the Illini trailed by just 43-31 at half-time.

The Orange and Blue twice took the lead early after intermission, and later still found themselves within a possession, trailing 57-54. But that is when Xavier went on a pivotal 11-2 run to open up a 68-56 lead with under 10 minutes left. The Illini got no closer than nine the rest of the way.

Illinois shot a season-high 47.8 percent from 3-point range, knocking down 11-of-23 attempts. But the Illini defense was unable to slow down Xavier’s attack, as the Musketeers shot 59.1 percent overall. XU also controlled the boards, outrebounding the Illini 37-25.

The guard trio of Ayo Dosunmu, Trent Frazier and Aaron Jordan combined for 53 points on 19-35 shooting to lead the way for the Illini.

Dosunmu scored a game-high 19 points on 8-of-12 shooting and knocked down 3-of-4 threes. Frazier had 18 points on 6-of-13 from the field with a game-high three steals. And Jordan drained 16 points on 5-10 shooting with four threes.

GAME 6ILLINOIS 86, MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE 67


Game 6 Recap – Illini 86, Mississippi Valley State 67 (Nov. 25)Illinois tied a school-record with 16 made 3-pointers and snapped a four-game skid, with a 19-point home win over Mississippi Valley State.

Illinois shot a season-high 51.6 overall from the field, highlighted by 53.3 percent accuracy from behind the arc (16-30) en route to its record-tying 16 treys.

Trent Frazier was one of four Illini in double figures, scoring 16 points on 5-7 shooting. Kipper Nichols added 14 on 6-8 from the field.

Da’Monte Williams scored 10 points and Ayo Dosunmu set career highs with nine assists and nine rebounds.

The Illini went on a 10-0 run to end the first half and never looked back. Nichols hit a turnaround jumper with 3:37 left in the half to begin the run, which included 3-pointers by Tyler Underwood and Frazier.

Illinois got contributions from its entire roster, scoring a season-high 54 bench points.


GAME 7NOTRE DAME 76, ILLINOIS 74

NOV. 27, 2018 // PURCELL PAVILION // SOUTH BEND, IND.

Game 7 Recap – Notre Dame 76, Illini 74 (Nov. 27)The Illini lost another heartbreaker, falling at Notre Dame in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge.

Illinois grabbed an early 20-13 lead and took a 35-34 lead into the locker room. Momentum continued to change sides, as the game had 12 lead changes and nine ties. The final tie was at 47-all with 14 minutes remaining. That’s when the Notre Dame went on an 11-0 run to take a 58-47 lead.

Illinois later faced its biggest deficit of the night at 13 points with 6:30 left. The Illini then turned up the defense and went on a 15-4 run to cut it to two with 1:33 remaining.

Illinois had a chance to steal it at the end. Trailing by two and needing to go length of the court, Trent Frazier raced up court, stopped, and pulled up from 25 feet to launch a 3-pointer for the win. His show went halfway down before spinning out at the buzzer.

Aaron Jordan scored a career- and game-high 23 points on 8-of-13 shooting, including a career-high tying five three-pointers.

Giorgi Bezhanishvili also set a career high with 22 points on 8-of-15 shooting.

Ayo Dosunmu led Illinois with nine rebounds, his second straight game with nine boards.

GAME 8NEBRASKA 75, ILLINOIS 60

DEC. 2, 2018 // PINNACLE BANK ARENA // LINCOLN, NEB.

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15 Giorgi Bezhanishvili 21:37 6-8 0-0 2-4 2 4 6 5 4 14 0 2 1 0 0 -11

1 Trent Frazier 35:26 3-7 0-1 3-4 1 3 4 1 5 9 4 1 1 0 0 -16

10 Andres Feliz 20:24 1-4 0-1 0-0 0 3 3 4 1 2 2 1 0 0 1 -7

11 Ayo Dosunmu 22:42 3-12 2-4 2-3 2 2 4 4 2 10 2 5 0 0 1 -6

23 Aaron Jordan 31:37 2-7 1-3 0-0 1 1 2 3 1 5 1 0 0 0 0 -10

32 Tyler Underwood 04:20 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 2 2 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 3

12 Adonis De La Rosa 03:50 0-2 0-0 1-2 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 -6

20 Da'Monte Williams 23:46 1-4 0-2 0-0 1 0 1 3 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 -11

0 Alan Griffin 10:56 2-6 1-1 0-0 3 0 3 0 0 5 0 1 1 0 1 -6

2 Kipper Nichols 23:42 5-6 2-2 0-0 0 2 2 1 1 12 1 2 1 0 0 -5

34 Samba Kane 01:40 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Team 1 1 2 0 1

Totals 23-57 6-15 8-13 12 18 30 23 16 60 10 15 5 1 3 -15

Technical Fouls: NONE

Shooting By Period

1st FG% 9-25 36.0%

3PT% 3-9 33.3%

FT% 2-4 50%

2nd FG% 14-32 43.8%

3PT% 3-6 50.0%

FT% 6-9 66.7%

GM FG% 23-57 40.4%

3PT% 6-15 40.0%

FT% 8-13 61.5%

Dead Ball Rebounds: 1, 0

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14 Isaac Copeland 35:14 6-9 1-1 3-5 1 4 5 0 3 16 1 2 1 1 0 16

15 Isaiah Roby 31:51 3-8 0-2 2-3 0 6 6 4 2 8 3 3 3 0 0 16

0 James Palmer 38:15 4-12 3-6 12-14 2 1 3 0 9 23 4 5 1 0 0 18

5 Glynn Watson Jr. 23:40 5-9 2-4 2-2 1 5 6 4 3 14 3 2 0 1 1 13

12 Thomas Allen 30:55 2-4 0-0 4-4 0 2 2 3 4 8 1 3 2 0 0 12

45 Brady Heiman 02:05 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2

20 Tanner Borchardt 14:35 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 2 2 3 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 10

25 Nana Akenten 12:44 1-3 0-1 2-2 2 2 4 1 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 -10

1 Amir Harris 10:41 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 -2

Team 3 2 5 0 0

Totals 22-46 6-14 25-30 9 26 35 16 23 75 13 16 8 3 1 15


Shooting By Period

1st FG% 11-20 55.0%

3PT% 3-6 50.0%

FT% 14-16 87.5%

2nd FG% 11-26 42.3%

3PT% 3-8 37.5%

FT% 11-14 78.6%

GM FG% 22-46 47.8%

3PT% 6-14 42.9%

FT% 25-30 83.3%


Illinois - 60 Record: 2-6

Nebraska - 75 Record: 7-1

ILL NEB

Biggest lead 0 (1st 20:00) 18 (2nd 3:08)

Best Scoring Run 7 (1st 6:12) 11 (1st 17:36)

Lead Changes 0

Times Tied 1

Time with Lead 00:00 38:53

Points from ILL NEB

Turnovers 16 13

Paint 28 20

Second Chance 6 9

Fast Breaks 3 13

Bench 20 6

Period by Period Scoring

1st 2nd TOT

ILL 23 37 60

NEB 39 36 75

Game Notes: Actual attendance 11,794 ♦

Official Basketball Box Score - Final

Illinois at Nebraska12/02/18 Pinnacle Bank Arena, Lincoln, Neb.

Nebraska vs. Illinois

Game Time: 4:02 PM

Game Duration: 2:06

Attendance: 15,764

Officials: Terry Oglesby, Keith Kimble, Mike Eades

Game 8 Recap – Nebraska 75, Illini 60 (Dec. 2)A sluggish start on the road found the Illini down 13-2 less than three minutes in, and the Illini spent the rest of the afternoon trying to climb back before falling 75-60 in the Big Ten opener.

Illinois fought back, cutting that early double-digit deficit to five at 25-20 before the Huskers scored 14 of the last 17 of the half to take a 39-23 lead into the locker room, marking the UI’s largest halftime deficit of the young season.

Illinois drew within nine points on three separate occasions in the second half, twice with possession, but could draw no closer.

The Illini’s 60 points, 23 field goals, and six 3-pointers all marked season lows. The Huskers made just 22 baskets but capitalized at the free throw line, scoring 25 points in 30 attempts.

Giorgi Bezhanishvili led the Illini in scoring for the first time, totaling 14 points on 6-of-8 from the field. He also led the UI with six boards.

Kipper Nichols had an efficient game with 12 points on 5-of-6 shooting, and Ayo Dosunmu added 10 points.

GAME 9#19/17 OHIO STATE 77, ILLINOIS 67

DEC. 5, 2018 // UNITED CENTER // CHICAGO, ILL.

Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final StatisticsOhio St. vs Illinois12/05/18 6 p.m. at United Center, Chicago

Ohio St. 77 • 8-1, 2-0Total 3-Ptr Rebounds

## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min24 Andre Wesson f 0-2 0-1 4-4 1 2 3 4 4 1 1 0 1 2225 Kyle Young f 3-4 0-0 0-2 1 4 5 4 6 3 3 1 1 2834 Kaleb Wesson f 5-8 0-1 3-5 2 5 7 3 13 1 1 1 0 2203 C.J. Jackson g 2-7 2-3 2-2 0 1 1 1 8 5 4 1 1 1912 Luther Muhammad g 1-5 1-2 3-6 2 2 4 4 6 1 2 0 2 3502 Musa Jallow 3-6 1-2 4-6 2 7 9 1 11 0 3 0 1 2404 Duane Washington Jr. 4-8 1-5 0-0 0 3 3 1 9 1 2 0 2 1414 Joey Lane 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 223 Jaedon LeDee 0-1 0-0 2-2 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 232 Keyshawn Woods 6-10 1-3 5-5 1 3 4 3 18 2 3 1 0 32

Team 1 1 2Totals 24-51 6-17 23-32 10 28 38 22 77 14 19 4 8 200


FT % 1st Half: 7-12 58.3%


Game: 24-51 47.1%Game: 6-17 35.3%Game: 23-32 71.9%

DeadballRebounds

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Illinois 67 • 2-7, 0-2Total 3-Ptr Rebounds

## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min02 Kipper Nichols f 6-11 2-3 4-5 1 4 5 4 18 1 3 0 2 2915 Giorgi Bezhanishvili f 1-3 0-1 3-4 2 3 5 5 5 0 4 2 0 1901 Trent Frazier g 6-16 2-6 4-4 2 3 5 5 18 3 3 0 2 2511 Ayo Dosunmu g 1-9 0-3 3-4 0 1 1 3 5 4 0 0 2 3123 Aaron Jordan g 1-3 1-1 3-4 1 3 4 1 6 2 1 0 4 3400 Alan Griffin 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 310 Andres Feliz 1-6 0-1 2-2 2 1 3 1 4 0 1 0 2 2412 Adonis De La Rosa 1-2 0-0 2-2 0 1 1 3 4 0 0 0 0 620 Da'Monte Williams 2-8 1-4 2-2 0 6 6 4 7 0 0 0 0 2834 Samba Kane 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1

Team 2 2 4 1Totals 19-58 6-19 23-27 10 24 34 26 67 10 14 2 12 200


FT % 1st Half: 15-19 78.9%

2nd half: 9-33 27.3%2nd half: 3-10 30.0%2nd half: 8-8 100.0

Game: 19-58 32.8%Game: 6-19 31.6%Game: 23-27 85.2%

DeadballRebounds

2

Officials: DJ Carstensen,Bo Boroski,Terry WymerTechnical fouls: Ohio St.-TEAM. Illinois-None.Attendance: 5285

Score by periods 1st 2nd TotalOhio St. 34 43 77Illinois 38 29 67

Game 9 Recap – #19 Ohio State 77, Illini 67 (Dec. 5)Illinois played a strong first half but faded in the second, losing to No. 19 Ohio State at the United Center in Chicago.

After falling behind 30-22, Illinois outscored Ohio State 16-4 over the last six minutes of the first half to turn the 8-point deficit into a 38-34 halftime lead. The Buckeyes went nearly seven minutes without a field goal before scoring the last basket of the half.

Leading 51-48, the Illini offense slowed in the second half. Ohio State answered with a 15-2 run to grab a 63-53 lead with nine minutes remaining. The Illini could got no closer than six the rest of the way.

Illinois shot a season-low 32.8 percent, managing just 19-of-58 from the field.

Back in the starting lineup for the first time since Nov. 20, Kipper Nichols scored a season-high 18 points on 6-of-11 shooting with 2-of-3 from 3-point range. He also had a season-high tying five re-bounds.

Trent Frazier tied Nichols for game-high honors, also scoring 18 points while setting a career high with five rebounds.

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GAME 10ILLINOIS 77, UNLV 74

DEC. 8, 2018 // STATE FARM CENTER // CHAMPAIGN, ILL.

Game 10 Recap – Illini 77, UNLV 74 (Dec. 8)Returning home for the first time in nearly two weeks, the Illini snapped a three-game losing streak with a 3-point win over UNLV.

The Illini controlled the game for most of the afternoon, leading by as many as nine during the first half while holding the Rebels to 29.3 percent shooting. Illinois took a 40-34 lead into the locker room.

Illinois went on a 7-0 run early in the second half to open a 53-41 lead with 14:13 left. Illinois then took its largest lead of the day at 14 points (61-47) with 8:23 left.

The Illini still led by nine with less than four minutes to go but had trouble closing it out, as UNLV twice pulled to within two. Leading by three on the game’s final possession, Ayo Dosunmu played strong defense to force a pass which was stolen by Andres Feliz to secure the win.

Feliz led all scorers on the afternoon with a career-high 19 points on 7-of-11 shooting. He was joined in double figures by Kipper Nichols (12 points) and Dosunmu (10).

Aaron Jordan added nine and led the Illini with seven rebounds. The Illini frontcourt also got a big lift from Samba Kane, who scored eight points on 4-of-5 from the field with two blocks.

GAME 11ILLINOIS 73, EAST TENNESSEE STATE 55

DEC. 15, 2018 // STATE FARM CENTER // CHAMPAIGN, ILL.

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Blocks+/-


11 Jeromy Rodriguez 34:12 1-4 0-0 0-0 0 7 7 0 1 2 0 1 2 0 2 -6

33 Mladen Armus 12:33 0-2 0-1 0-2 0 3 3 2 2 0 1 3 0 0 0 -2

1 Tray Boyd III 12:46 0-6 0-4 0-0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 -7

3 Bo Hodges 13:11 0-4 0-0 1-3 1 0 1 3 1 1 1 4 0 0 0 -17

15 Isaiah Tisdale 07:30 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -13

10 Patrick Good 28:52 3-8 3-8 2-3 0 2 2 2 2 11 1 1 2 0 0 -18

4 Daivien Williamson 30:18 8-9 1-1 2-3 1 2 3 2 2 19 2 2 1 0 0 -9

21 Kevon Tucker 21:31 3-9 2-7 1-2 0 2 2 2 3 9 0 0 3 0 0 -9

20 James Harrison 13:50 0-0 0-0 3-4 2 3 5 1 2 3 1 4 0 0 0 -8

5 Carlos Curtis 11:53 2-9 0-1 0-0 3 0 3 1 0 4 2 1 0 0 1 7

25 Lucas N'Guessan 13:24 1-1 0-0 4-4 2 1 3 4 3 6 1 1 0 0 0 -8

Team 2 4 6 0 0

Totals 18-52 6-22 13-21 11 26 37 21 17 55 9 20 8 0 3 -18


Shooting By Period

1st FG% 6-19 31.6%

3PT% 2-7 28.6%

FT% 4-11 36.4%

2nd FG% 12-33 36.4%

3PT% 4-15 26.7%

FT% 9-10 90%

GM FG% 18-52 34.6%

3PT% 6-22 27.3%

FT% 13-21 61.9%


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Blocks+/-


2 Kipper Nichols 29:10 6-13 1-4 1-2 2 7 9 2 4 14 2 1 0 1 0 21

15 Giorgi Bezhanishvili 28:26 6-10 0-1 3-7 2 4 6 2 4 15 0 2 1 0 0 16

1 Trent Frazier 33:04 8-14 6-9 3-4 0 1 1 3 4 25 5 4 3 0 0 18

20 Da'Monte Williams 30:24 1-4 1-3 2-4 1 2 3 2 2 5 0 0 0 1 0 22

23 Aaron Jordan 28:00 2-13 1-6 1-2 5 5 10 2 1 6 4 0 1 0 0 13

10 Andres Feliz 27:28 2-5 1-2 0-0 3 2 5 1 4 5 3 5 1 0 0 5

3 Drew Cayce 01:22 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -4

32 Tyler Underwood 09:33 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 -3

34 Samba Kane 12:33 1-1 0-0 1-2 0 2 2 3 1 3 0 2 1 1 0 2

Team 1 1 2 0 0

Totals 26-60 10-25 11-21 14 25 39 17 21 73 14 14 8 3 0 18


Shooting By Period

1st FG% 15-33 45.5%

3PT% 7-15 46.7%

FT% 6-10 60%

2nd FG% 11-27 40.7%

3PT% 3-10 30.0%

FT% 5-11 45.5%

GM FG% 26-60 43.3%

3PT% 10-25 40.0%

FT% 11-21 52.4%


East Tennessee State - 55 Record: 8-4

Illinois - 73 Record: 4-7

ETSU Illini

Biggest lead 2 (1st 19:02) 30 (1st 2:15)

Best Scoring Run 12 (2nd 17:49) 14 (1st 9:24)

Lead Changes 1

Times Tied 0

Time with Lead 01:16 37:43

Points from ETSU Illini

Turnovers 12 19

Paint 22 22

Second Chance 6 10

Fast Breaks 7 7

Bench 52 8

Period by Period Scoring

1st 2nd TOT

ETSU 18 37 55

Illini 43 30 73

Official Basketball Box Score - Final

East Tennessee State at Illinois12/15/18 State Farm Center, Champaign, Ill.

2018-19 Men's Basketball

Game Time: 1:00 PM

Game Duration: 2:02

Attendance: 12,379

Officials: Terry Oglesby, Courtney Green, Rob Keuneman

Game 11 Recap – Illini 73, East Tennessee State 55 (Dec. 15)A dominant first half performance led the Illini to their second-straight win, rolling East Tennessee State by 18 points at State Farm Center.

After the visitors scored the game’s first basket, the Illini rattled off 12 unanswered points. That spurt was part of a 29-3 run overall as the Illini took a commanding 29-5 lead while holding East Tennessee State without a field goal for more than 12 minutes.

The Illini led by as many as 30 points during the first half behind the hot shooting of Trent Frazier, who nailed 5-of-7 threes during the opening stanza. ETSU’s 18 points at the break were the fewest permitted by the Illinois defense in a half this season.

Illinois controlled the game the rest of the way, answering each Buccaneer run during the second half. The Illini still led by 26 points with 10:30 left. After ETSU drew within 15 points, the Illini pushed the lead back to 22.

ETSU’s 55 points, 18 field goals, and nine assists all marked season lows by an Illini opponent. The Illini also held the Buccaneers to just 34.6 percent shooting on the afternoon.

Trent Frazier led all scorers with 25 points, ending the day with six treys. Giorgi Bezhanishvili had 15 points on 6-of-10 shooting while Kipper Nichols added 14 points and a season-high nine rebounds. Aaron Jordan equaled his career high in rebounds with a game-high 10 boards.

GAME 12ILLINOIS VS. MISSOURI

DEC. 22, 2018 // ENTERPRISE CENTER // ST. LOUIS, MO.


COMBINED STATISTICS – ALL GAMESIllinois Fighting Illini Basketball

Illinois Combined Team Statistics (as of Dec 15, 2018)All games

RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRALALL GAMES 4-7 4-1 0-2 0-4CONFERENCE 0-2 0-0 0-1 0-1NON-CONFERENCE 4-5 4-1 0-1 0-3

Total 3-Point F-Throw Rebounds## Player gp-gs min avg fg-fga fg% 3fg-fga 3fg% ft-fta ft% off def tot avg pf dq a to blk stl pts avg01 Trent Frazier 10-10 290 29.0 52-120 . 4 3 3 28-64 . 4 3 8 22-28 . 7 8 6 5 19 24 2.4 24 1 34 23 0 17 154 15.411 Ayo Dosunmu 10-10 284 28.4 44-106 . 4 1 5 15-36 . 4 1 7 17-28 . 6 0 7 6 39 45 4.5 24 0 32 20 1 14 120 12.023 Aaron Jordan 11-11 322 29.3 36-93 . 3 8 7 25-56 . 4 4 6 13-20 . 6 5 0 17 42 59 5.4 27 1 23 10 4 14 110 10.015 Giorgi Bezhanishvili 11-11 261 23.7 43-87 . 4 9 4 4-18 . 2 2 2 19-29 . 6 5 5 27 25 52 4.7 42 3 13 23 4 5 109 9.902 Kipper Nichols 11-7 228 20.7 42-81 . 5 1 9 10-29 . 3 4 5 13-18 . 7 2 2 7 27 34 3.1 32 1 13 12 4 6 107 9.710 Andres Feliz 11-3 246 22.4 32-70 . 4 5 7 6-17 . 3 5 3 12-15 . 8 0 0 7 21 28 2.5 27 0 27 21 1 11 82 7.520 Da'Monte Williams 11-1 255 23.2 15-39 . 3 8 5 5-17 . 2 9 4 17-22 . 7 7 3 13 27 40 3.6 28 2 14 9 4 11 52 4.700 Alan Griffin 9-1 84 9.3 14-30 . 4 6 7 7-17 . 4 1 2 4-7 . 5 7 1 12 5 17 1.9 6 0 5 15 3 3 39 4.305 Tevian Jones 6-0 54 9.0 7-16 . 4 3 8 3-9 . 3 3 3 2-2 1.000 4 6 10 1.7 8 0 2 1 1 1 19 3.234 Samba Kane 6-0 43 7.2 8-12 . 6 6 7 0-0 . 0 0 0 1-6 . 1 6 7 1 4 5 0.8 6 0 0 4 4 1 17 2.812 Adonis De La Rosa 8-1 66 8.3 7-24 . 2 9 2 0-0 . 0 0 0 8-11 . 7 2 7 10 9 19 2.4 16 0 1 7 1 0 22 2.835 Samson Oladimeji 4-0 12 3.0 1-2 . 5 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-1 . 0 0 0 0 1 1 0.3 2 0 0 1 0 0 2 0.532 Tyler Underwood 7-0 36 5.1 1-5 . 2 0 0 1-5 . 2 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 4 4 0.6 5 0 2 0 0 4 3 0.403 Drew Cayce 4-0 10 2.5 0-1 . 0 0 0 0-1 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 2 2 0.5 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0.004 Zach Griffith 2-0 7 3.5 0-1 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 1 1 0.5 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.0

Team 20 10 30 11Total.......... 11 2198 302-687 . 4 4 0 104-269 . 3 8 7 128-187 . 6 8 4 129 242 371 33.7 248 8 168 159 27 87 836 76.0Opponents...... 11 2205 271-589 . 4 6 0 70-213 . 3 2 9 211-297 . 7 1 0 122 284 406 36.9 201 1 132 199 41 67 823 74.8

TEAM STATISTICS ILL OPPSCORING 836 823 Points per game 76.0 74.8 Scoring margin +1.2 -FIELD GOALS-ATT 302-687 271-589 Field goal pct . 4 4 0 . 4 6 03 POINT FG-ATT 104-269 70-213 3-point FG pct . 3 8 7 . 3 2 9 3-pt FG made per game 9.5 6.4FREE THROWS-ATT 128-187 211-297 Free throw pct . 6 8 4 . 7 1 0 F-Throws made per game 11.6 19.2REBOUNDS 371 406 Rebounds per game 33.7 36.9 Rebounding margin -3.2 -ASSISTS 168 132 Assists per game 15.3 12.0TURNOVERS 159 199 Turnovers per game 14.5 18.1 Turnover margin +3.6 - Assist/turnover ratio 1.1 0.7STEALS 87 67 Steals per game 7.9 6.1BLOCKS 27 41 Blocks per game 2.5 3.7ATTENDANCE 62764 36302 Home games-Avg/Game 5-12553 2-11908 Neutral site-Avg/Game - 4-3121

Score by Periods 1st 2nd TotalsIllinois 426 410 836Opponents 365 458 823

Date Opponent Score Att.1 11/08/18 EVANSVILLE W 99-60 117552 11/13/18 GEORGETOWN L 80-88 146563 11/19/18 vs #3 Gonzaga L 78-84 24003 11/20/18 vs Iowa State L 68-84 24003 11/21/18 vs Xavier L 74-83 2400

11/25/18 MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE W 86-67 117064 11/27/18 at Notre Dame L 74-76 8053* 12/02/18 at Nebraska L 60-75 15764*5 12/05/18 vs #19 Ohio State L 67-77 5285

12/08/18 UNLV W 77-74 1226812/15/18 ETSU W 73-55 12379

1 = Maui on the Mainland2 = Gavitt Tipoff Games3 = Maui Jim Maui Invitational, Lahaina Civic Center4 = ACC/Big Ten Challenge5 = United Center, Chicago6 = Braggin' Rights, Enterprise Center, St. Louis7 = B1G Super Saturday, Madison Square Garden, New York* = Conference game

BRAD UNDERWOODHEAD COACH2ND YEAR AT ILLINOIS6TH YEAR OVERALL

ORLANDO ANTIGUAASSISTANT COACH2ND YEAR AT ILLINOIS

RON COLEMANASSISTANT COACH2ND YEAR AT ILLINOIS

JAMALL WALKERASSISTANT COACH7TH YEAR AT ILLINOIS

TRENT FRAZIERSO. / G / 6-1 / 170WELLINGTON, FLA.WELLINGTON

KIPPER NICHOLSR-JR. / F / 6-6 / 220CLEVELAND, OHIOST. EDWARD

DREW CAYCER-JR. / G / 6-1 / 175LIBERTYVILLE, ILL.CREIGHTON

ZACH GRIFFITHSO. / F / 6-6 / 210FISHER, ILL.FISHER

TEVIAN JONESFR. / G / 6-7 / 205CHANDLER, ARIZ.CULVER CITY (CALIF.)

ADONIS DE LA ROSAGR. / C / 7-0 / 260THE BRONX, N.Y.KENT STATE

ANTHONY HIGGSFR. / F / 6-8 / 235BALTIMORE, MD.PERRY HALL

TYLER UNDERWOODR-JR. / G / 6-2 / 180CHAMPAIGN, ILL.OKLAHOMA STATE

SAMSON OLADIMEJIJR. / G / 6-4 / 200ROLLING MEADOWS, ILL.FREMD

SAMBA KANEFR. / C / 7-0 / 220DAKAR, SENEGAL FLORIDA PREP

ALAN GRIFFINFR. / G / 6-5 / 180OSSINING, N.Y.ARCHBISHOP STEPINAC

ANDRES FELIZJR. / G / 6-2 / 185GUACHUPITA,DOMINICAN REPUBLICNORTHWEST FLORIDA STATE

AYO DOSUNMUFR. / G / 6-5 / 185CHICAGO, ILL.MORGAN PARK

GIORGI BEZHANISHVILIFR. / F / 6-9 / 235RUSTAVI, GEORGIATHE PATRICK SCHOOL (N.J.)

DA’MONTE WILLIAMSSO. / G / 6-3 / 200PEORIA, ILL.MANUAL

AARON JORDANSR. / G / 6-5 / 210PLAINFIELD, ILL.EAST

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2018-19 UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS FIGHTING ILLINI BASKETBALL · 20 vs. Iowa State [3] L, 68-84 L-3 21 vs. Xavier [3] L, 72-83 L-4 25 MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE W, 86-67 W-1