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D.J. WILLIAMS | SO JAYLON TATE | SR KIPPER NICHOLS | R-FR TE’JON LUCAS | FR JALEN COLEMAN-LANDS | SO GUARD | 6-7 | 210 GUARD | 6-3 | 170 FORWARD | 6-6 | 225 GUARD | 6-0 | 170 GUARD | 6-3 | 190 CHICAGO, ILL. CHICAGO, ILL. CLEVELAND, OHIO MILWAUKEE, WIS. INDIANAPOLIS, IND. SIMEON SIMEON ST. EDWARD WASHINGTON LA LUMIERE DREW CAYCE | SO LERON BLACK | R-SO TRACY ABRAMS | GR MALCOLM HILL | SR MAVERICK MORGAN | SR GUARD | 6-1 | 165 FORWARD | 6-7 | 220 GUARD | 6-2 | 185 GUARD | 6-6 | 225 CENTER | 6-10 | 245 LIBERTYVILLE, ILL. MEMPHIS, TENN. CHICAGO, ILL. FAIRVIEW HEIGHTS, ILL. SPRINGBORO, OHIO LA LUMIERE WHITE STATION MOUNT CARMEL BELLEVILLE EAST SPRINGBORO AARON JORDAN | SO MIKE THORNE JR. | GR CLAYTON JONES | JR MICHAEL FINKE | R-SO ALEX AUSTIN | R-SR GUARD | 6-5 | 190 CENTER | 6-11 | 280 GUARD | 6-0 | 170 FORWARD | 6-10 | 230 GUARD | 6-4 | 190 PLAINFIELD, ILL. FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. CHAMPAIGN, ILL. CHAMPAIGN, ILL. CHICAGO, ILL. EAST TRINITY CHRISTIAN CENTRAL CENTENNIAL MOUNT CARMEL CAMERON LISS | JR JOHN GROCE DUSTIN FORD PARIS PARHAM JAMALL WALKER FORWARD | 6-6 | 220 HEAD COACH ASSISTANT COACH ASSISTANT COACH ASSISTANT COACH NORTHBROOK, ILL. 5TH YEAR AT ILLINOIS 5TH YEAR AT ILLINOIS 5TH YEAR AT ILLINOIS 5TH YEAR AT ILLINOIS GLENBROOK NORTH 9TH YEAR OVERALL 2016-17 ILLINOIS BASKETBALL RECORD BOOK QUICK FACTS GENERAL INFORMATION Location: Champaign-Urbana, Ill. Founded: 1867 Enrollment: 44,880 Nickname: Fighting Illini Colors: Orange and Blue Conference: Big Ten President: Timothy L. Killeen Chancellor: Robert J. Jones Director of Athletics: Josh Whitman Arena (Capacity): State Farm Center (15,544) Ticket Office Phone: 217-333-3470 HISTORY First Year of Basketball: 1906 1 MEDIA INFORMATION 56 Specialty Statistics All-Time Record: 1,744-958 (.645) 2 University of Illinois 56 Big Ten Standings All-Time Big Ten Record: 915-690 (.570) 3 State Farm Center 57 Box Scores and Game Recaps Years in NCAA Tournament / Last: 30 / 2013 4 Athletics Communication 68 Starting Line-Ups All-Time NCAA Tournament Record: 40-31 (.563) 5 Media Policies NCAA Final Four Appearances / Last: 5 / 2005 7 Fighting Illini Sports Network 69 RECORDS Big Ten Championships / Last: 17 / 2005 8 Covering the Illini 70 All-Time Head Coaches Big Ten Tournament Championships / Last: 2 / 2005 9 Opponent Information 70 All-Time Assistant Coaches COACHING STAFF 11 Big Ten Composite Schedule 70 Year-By-Year Records 12 2017 NCAA Tournament 95 NCAA Tournament History Head Coach: John Groce, 5th year 12 2017 Big Ten Tournament 95 NIT History Alma Mater, Year: Taylor University ’94 96 NCAA Tournament Records Record at Illinois / Years: 77-61 (.514) / 4 13 COACHING STAFF 99 Current Illini Career NCAA Tournament Statistics Career Record / Years: 162-117 (.581) / 8 100 Big Ten Tournament History Basketball Office Phone: 217-333-3400 14 Head Coach John Groce Dustin Ford, 5th year; Paris 101 Big Ten Tournament Records Assistant Coaches: 17 Assistant Coach Dustin Ford Parham, 5th year; Jamall Walker, 5th year 17 Assistant Coach Paris Parham 102 Current Illini Career Big Ten Tournament Statistics Special Assistant to the Head Coach: Darren Hertz 18 Assistant Coach Jamall Walker 104 Records vs. Opponents Strength and Conditioning Coach: Adam Fletcher 18 Special Assistant to the Head Coach Darren Hertz 106 Series Records Director of Basketball Operations: James Haring 19 Strength and Conditioning Coach Adam Fletcher 115 Annual Leaders Graduate Manager: Drew Dunn 19 Athletic Trainer Paul Schmidt 117 Annual Team Statistics Athletic Trainer: Paul Schmidt 20 Director of Basketball Operations James Haring 126 Top 50 Career Scorers 20 Graduate Manager Drew Dunn 131 Individual Records TEAM INFORMATION 21 Basketball Support Staff 137 Single-Season Team Highs 2015-16 Record: 15-19 22 Director of Athletics Josh Whitman 137 Illinois Team Records 2015-16 Big Ten Record / Finish: 5-13 / 12th 23 DIA Administration/Support Staff 139 Combined Team Records Starters Returning / Lost: 4 / 1 25 University Administration 140 Opponent Records Lettermen Returning / Lost: 12 / 3 26 Richmond Endowment 141 Attendance Records Starters Returning (4): Malcolm Hill, Jalen 141 State Farm Center Records Coleman-Lands, Mike Thorne Jr./Maverick 27 FIGHTING ILLINI Morgan, Tracy Abrams (2013-14) 28 2016-17 Roster 145 HONORS AND TRADITION Total Lettermen Returning (12): Tracy Abrams, 29 Season Preview 146 Orange Krush Alex Austin, Leron Black, Jalen Coleman- Lands, Michael Finke, Malcolm Hill, Aaron 30 Senior Tracy Abrams 147 Honored Jerseys 150 Honored Coaches Jordan, Cameron Liss, Maverick Morgan, 32 Senior Malcolm Hill Jaylon Tate, Mike Thorne Jr., D.J. Williams 34 Senior Maverick Morgan 150 Lou Henson Court 151 All-Americans Others Returning (1): Kipper Nichols 36 Senior Jaylon Tate Newcomers (3): Drew Cayce, Clayton Jones, 38 Senior Alex Austin 152 National Honors 153 All-Big Ten Selections Te’Jon Lucas 39 Senior Mike Thorne Jr. Starters Lost (1): Kendrick Nunn 40 Junior Cameron Liss 154 Big Ten Honors 155 Illinois Honors Other Lettermen Lost (2): Mike LaTulip, 41 Sophomore Leron Black Khalid Lewis 42 Sophomore Michael Finke 157 Illini in the NBA 43 Sophomore Jalen Coleman-Lands 159 All-Time Letterwinners ATHLETICS COMMUNICATION 44 Sophomore Aaron Jordan 164 Head Managers 165 Illini by the Numbers Assistant AD/Basketball Contact: Derrick Burson 45 Sophomore D.J. Williams Cell Phone: 217-766-7315 46 Freshman Kipper Nichols Email: [email protected] 47 Freshman Te’Jon Lucas ON THE COVER Associate AD, Media Relations: Kent Brown 48 Junior Clayton Jones (Front): Senior Malcolm Hill. (Back): Senior Tracy Abrams. Cell Phone: 217-493-9795 48 Sophomore Drew Cayce Email: [email protected] CREDITS Assistant Basketball Contact: Derek Neal 49 YEAR IN REVIEW Executive Editors: Derrick Burson, Kent Brown Cell Phone: 309-241-0804 50 Overall Statistics Editorial Assistance: Derek Neal Email: [email protected] 51 Big Ten Statistics Cover Design: Eddie Diazmunoz Athletics Communication Office Phone: 217-333-1391 52 Season Results Interior Design: Derrick Burson Press Row Phone: 217-333-1227 53 Game-By-Game Results Cover Photography: Brett Hansbauer Mailing Address: Bielfeldt Athletics Admin. Bldg. 54 Team Superlatives Interior Photography: Mark Jones, Cary Frye, Craig Pessman and Darrell Hoemann 1700 S. Fourth St. Premier Print Group; Champaign, Ill. 55 Individual Superlatives Printing: Champaign, IL 61820 NBA photos courtesy of NBAE/Getty Images. Website: FIGHTINGILLINI.com 2016-17 ILLINOIS BASKETBALL RECORD BOOK // 1 MEDIA INFORMATION UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign HISTORIC FIRSTS AT ILLINOIS is the state’s classic land grant university, dedicated 1868 — first architectural instruction west of the Allegheny Mountains to building on its tradition of excellence in 1876 — establishment of the oldest continuous soil fertility research plots in education, research and public engagement, and the Unites States, the Morrow Plots driven to innovate in each of these missions. 1893 — first school of library science west of the Alleghenies 1922 — invention of sound-on-film movies True to its commitment to provide access to top 1935 — discovery of the essential amino acid threonine quality higher education to all of Illinois, the 1940 — invention of the betatron for high energy physics Urbana campus regularly ranks among the “best 1948 — first comprehensive college program for students with severe buys” among American universities. physical disabilities 1952 — construction of the pioneering ILLIAC and ORDVAC computers Nearly 3,000 faculty members lead more than 1959 — development of PLATO, the first computer used for direct education 1970 — construction of the first visible-spectrum semiconductor laser 44,000 undergraduate, graduate and professional 1977 — discovery of a third life form, distinct from the forms that produce plants, animals and bacterial, called Archaea students in a process of discovery and learning 1977 — development of the quantum well laser, which made compact disc players possible in 17 colleges and schools and more than 150 1990 — invention of the e-mail program Eudora research centers and institutes. 1993 — development of the first browser for the world wide web, Mosaic, which was developed into Netscape 1996 — development of a processing method that extends the life of microchips as much as 50 times Illinois provides a diverse learning environment 2001 — development of self-healing plastics with students and faculty members from more than 2003 — the University Library’s collection exceeds 10 million volumes, the largest collection of any public university in the world 2004 — development of the laser transistor 120 nations, and a choice of 150 undergraduate 2005 — development of the world’s fastest transistor and of a stretchable silicon that can be used to build high-performance electronic majors. Students have opportunities ranging devices onto rubber substances from participating in research or studying abroad, 2006 — discovery of synthetic molecule that causes cancer cells to self-destruct to leading one of more than 1,000 student 2007 — student invention allows wheelchairs to be controlled by thought organizations. 2008 — development begins on Blue Waters - expected to be the world’s most powerful academic supercomputer Illinois faculty members win the most prestigious World-class research facilities include the National VI National Resource Centers for international national and international awards, including Center for Supercomputing Applications, and area studies. The