Illinois Fighting Illini
Big Ten (18-14, 8-10)
Big Wins: 12/3 vs VCU (64-46), 2/7 at Northwestern (68-61), 3/1 Michigan State (73-70)
Bad Losses: 11/21 Winthrop (80-84), 1/7 at Indiana (80-96), 2/11 Penn State (70-83)
Coach: John Groce
Probable Starters:
Malcolm Hill, Senior, Guard, 16.8 ppg, 3.0 apg, 5.3 rpg
Tracy Abrams, Senior, Guard, 8.4 ppg, 2.3 apg
Te’Jon Lucas, Freshman, Guard, 4.9 ppg, 2.7 rpg
Leron Black, Sophomore, Forward, 7.9 ppg, 6.0 rpg
Maverick Morgan, Senior, Center, 10.2 ppg, 4.5 rpg
Key Role Players:
Jalen Coleman-Lands, Sophomore, Guard, 8.0 ppg, 2.5 rpg
Michael Finke, Sophomore, Forward, 6.9 ppg, 4.2 rpg
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 72.3 (198th in nation, 9th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 69.7 (108, 9)
Field-Goal Percentage: 44.9 (147, 8)
Field-Goal Defense: 43.4 (164, 11)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 7.5 (156, 7)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 36.9 (88, 6)
Free-Throw Percentage: 68.8 (221, 11)
Rebound Margin: 1.8 (125, 8)
Assists Per Game: 13.5 (178, 12)
Turnovers Per Game: 12.4 (105, 5)
Recent Postseason Appearances:
2015 NIT First Round loss to Alabama
2014 NIT First Round win over Boston University
2014 NIT Second Round loss to Clemson
2013 NCAA Round of 64 win over Colorado
2013 NCAA Round of 32 loss to Miami
2011 NCAA Round of 64 win over UNLV
2011 NCAA Round of 32 loss to Kansas
2010 NIT First Round win over Stony Brook
2010 NIT Second Round win over Kent State
2010 NIT Quarterfinal loss to Dayton
2009 NCAA Round of 64 loss to Western Kentucky
2007 NCAA Round of 64 loss to Virginia Tech
2006 NCAA Round of 64 win over Air Force
2006 NCAA Round of 32 loss to Washington
*all team stats through 3/5
