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2017-18 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 49 Game-By-Game Results All-Time Record: 1,764-973 (.645) : 926-700 (.569) 2 University of Illinois 50 Team Superlatives All-Time Big Ten Record 51 Individual Superlatives Years in NCAA Tournament / Last: 30 / 2013 3 State Farm Center All-Time NCAA Tournament Record: 40-31 (.563) 4 Athletics Communication 52 Specialty Statistics 52 Big Ten Standings NCAA Final Four Appearances / Last: 5 / 2005 5 Media Policies Big Ten Championships / Last: 17 / 2005 7 Fighting Illini Sports Network 53 Box Scores and Game Recaps Big Ten Tournament Championships / Last: 2 / 2005 8 Covering the Illini 9 Opponent Information 65 RECORDS COACHING STAFF 11 Big Ten Composite Schedule 66 All-Time Head Coaches Head Coach: Brad Underwood, 1st year 12 2018 NCAA Tournament 66 All-Time Assistant Coaches Alma Mater, Year: Kansas State University ’86 12 2018 Big Ten Tournament 66 Year-By-Year Records Record at Illinois / Years: N/A 92 NCAA Tournament History Career Record / Years: 109-27 (.801) / 4 13 COACHING STAFF 92 NIT History Basketball Office Phone: 217-333-3400 Assistant Coaches: Orlando Antigua, 1st year; 14 Head Coach Brad Underwood 93 NCAA Tournament Records 96 Big Ten Tournament History Ron Coleman, 1st year; Jamall Walker, 6th year 16 Assistant Coach Orlando Antigua Geoff Alexander 97 Big Ten Tournament Records Assistant to the Head Coach: 16 Assistant Coach Ron Coleman Strength and Conditioning Coach: Adam Fletcher 17 Assistant Coach Jamall Walker 98 Current Illini Career Big Ten Tournament Statistics Director of Operations: Joey Biggs 17 Assistant to the Head Coach Geoff Alexander 100 Records vs. Opponents Video Coordinator: Patrick Schulte 18 Strength and Conditioning Coach Adam Fletcher 102 Series Records Graduate Manager: Grant Bale 18 Director of Operations Joey Biggs 111 Annual Leaders Athletic Trainer: Paul Schmidt 18 Video Coordinator Patrick Schulte 113 Annual Team Statistics 18 Graduate Manager Grant Bale 122 Top 50 Career Scorers TEAM INFORMATION 19 Athletic Trainer Paul Schmidt 127 Individual Records 2016-17 Record: 20-15 19 Basketball Support Staff 133 Single-Season Team Highs 2016-17 Big Ten Record / Finish: 8-10 / 9th 20 Director of Athletics Josh Whitman 133 Illinois Team Records Starters Returning / Lost: 2 / 3 Lettermen Returning / Lost: 7 / 8 21 DIA Administration/Support Staff 135 Combined Team Records 136 Opponent Records Starters Returning (2): Leron Black, Te’Jon Lucas 23 University Administration Total Letterwinners Returning (7): Leron Black, 24 Richmond Endowment 137 Attendance Records 137 State Farm Center Records Michael Finke, Clayton Jones, Aaron Jordan, Te’Jon Lucas, Kipper Nichols, 25 FIGHTING ILLINI Samson Oladimeji 26 2017-18 Roster 141 HONORS AND TRADITION Others Returning (2): Drew Cayce, Cameron Liss 27 Season Preview 142 Orange Krush Newcomers (7): Mark Alstork, Greg Eboigbodin, 28 Junior Leron Black 143 Honored Jerseys Trent Frazier, Mark Smith, Tyler Underwood, 30 Junior Michael Finke 146 Honored Coaches Matic Vesel, Da’Monte Williams 146 Lou Henson Court Starters Lost (3): Tracy Abrams, Malcolm Hill, 32 Junior Aaron Jordan Maverick Morgan 34 Sophomore Te’Jon Lucas 147 All-Americans 148 National Honors Other Letterwinners Lost (5): Alex Austin, 35 Sophomore Kipper Nichols Jalen Coleman-Lands, Jaylon Tate, 36 Senior Mark Alstork 149 All-Big Ten Selections Mike Thorne Jr., D.J. Williams 38 Senior Clayton Jones 150 Big Ten Honors 39 Junior Cameron Liss 151 Illinois Honors ATHLETICS COMMUNICATION 40 Sophomore Samson Oladimeji 153 Illini in the NBA Assistant AD/Basketball Contact: Derrick Burson 41 Sophomore Drew Cayce 155 All-Time Letterwinners Cell Phone: 217-766-7315 41 Freshman Greg Eboigbodin 160 Head Managers Email: [email protected] 42 Freshman Trent Frazier 161 Illini by the Numbers Associate AD, Media Relations: Kent Brown 42 Freshman Mark Smith Cell Phone: 217-493-9795 43 Sophomore Tyler Underwood Email: [email protected] 43 Freshman Matic Vesel CREDITS Assistant Basketball Contact: Derek Neal Cell Phone: 309-241-0804 44 Freshman Da’Monte Williams Executive Editors: Derrick Burson, Kent Brown Editorial Assistance: Derek Neal Email: [email protected] Cover Design: Trevor Diedrich Athletics Communication Phone: 217-333-1391 45 YEAR IN REVIEW Interior Design: Derrick Burson Press Row Phone: 217-333-1227 46 Overall Statistics Cover Photography: Brett Hansbauer Mailing Address: Bielfeldt Athletics Admin. Bldg. 47 Big Ten Statistics Interior Photography: Mark Jones, Cary Frye, Craig Pessman and Darrell Hoemann 1700 S. Fourth St. 48 Season Results Printing: Premier Print Group; Champaign, Ill. Champaign, IL 61820 NBA photos courtesy of NBAE/Getty Images. Website: FIGHTINGILLINI.com 2017-18 ILLINOIS BASKETBALL RECORD BOOK // 1 MEDIA INFORMATION UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign ILLINOIS INNOVATIONS is the state’s only land grant university, dedicated 1867 — creation of the University of Illinois (then known as Illinois to building on its tradition of excellence in Industrial University) 1876 — establishment of the oldest continuous soil fertility research education, research and public engagement. plots in the Unites States, the Morrow Plots True to its commitment to provide access to 1922 — invention of sound on film top quality higher education, Illinois regularly 1947 — creation of the first multi-disciplinary special education ranks among the top ten public universities in research unit 1948 — start of the first post-secondary disability support service the world. program in the world (DRES) 1952 — construction of the pioneering ILLIAC, the first digital More than 1,900 faculty members lead more computer built and owned by an educational institution 1952 — development of the first commercial sweet corn than 44,000 undergraduate, graduate and 1960 — creation of PLATO, the world’s first shared computer-based professional students in a process of discovery education system and learning in 15 colleges and schools and 1962 — invention of the first visible LED by alumnus Nick Holonyak Jr. more than 150 research centers and institutes. 1972 — Nobel Prize to John Bardeen for the Theory of Superconductivity 1977 — discovery of Archaea, the third domain of life 1993 — development of Mosaic, the first graphical browser Illinois faculty members and alumni win the 1998 — creation of PayPal (co-founded by Illinois alumni) most prestigious national and international 2001 — development of self-healing plastics awards, including Nobel and Pulitzer prizes, 2003 — Nobel Prize to Paul Lauterbur for nuclear magnetic resonance imaging Guggenheim Fellowships, Grammy Awards, 2003 — Nobel Prize to Tony Leggett for theories of superfluidity Tony Awards and National Medals of Science. 2005 — development of a stretchable silicon used to build high-performance electronic devices 2005 — invention of YouTube (co-founded by Illinois alumni) 2012 — activation of Blue Waters, the world’s most powerful academic supercomputer Illinois provides a diverse learning environment 2015 — creation of the Carle Illinois College of Medicine with students and faculty members from every state, more than 100 nations and a choice including the earliest specimen of printing in the women’s sports teams. of 150 undergraduate majors. Students have world, the oldest book printed in moveable type In its 2016 rankings, U.S. News & World opportunities ranging from participating and the first folio of Shakespeare. Report’s America’s Best Colleges rated Illinois in research or studying abroad, to leading as the No. 11 public university and the No. 41 one of more than 1,000 registered student World-class research facilities include the national university. organizations. Illinois is also consistently ranked National Center for Supercomputing one of the most disability friendly campuses in Applications, Beckman Institute and the Siebel the nation. Center for Computer Science. The campus community also enjoys outstanding centers Campus resources include one of the world’s for the arts like the Krannert Center for the largest public university libraries, with its online Performing Arts and the Krannert Art Museum. resources and prized rare book collections, Illinois is also home to 21 NCAA men’s and 2 // FIGHTING ILLINI BASKETBALL // 1,764 VICTORIES // 17 BIG TEN CHAMPIONSHIPS // 30 NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES // FIVE FINAL FOURS MEDIA INFORMATION STATE FARM CENTER Illinois has an outstanding home in State Farm Center. Known as Assembly Hall from its construction in 1963 to 2013, the iconic arena was renamed State Farm Center on April 29, 2013, with the announcement of a 30-year, $60 million naming rights agreement. State Farm Center underwent a complete renovation from 2014-16, dubbed the Illinois Renaissance. The $169.5-million project included a renovated seating bowl; the addition of four levels of premium seating; improved restrooms and concessions; a team hall of fame; air conditioning and many other amenities. Construction occured around each Fighting Illini basketball season, with the project completed in the fall of 2016. The historic building opened on March 2, 1963, and continues