FIGHTINGILLINIBASKETBALL Game #8: Illinois (6-1) vs. Georgia (5-2) Lexus December to Remember Classic Dec. 6, 2008 // 11 a.m. CT // ESPNU Chicago, Ill. // United Center (20,000) 2008-09 Schedule/Results Illini Probable Starters 11-2 Florida Southern (Exh.) W 82-61 G – 32 Demetri McCamey So., 6-3, 205 13.1 ppg, 3.1 rpg, 4.3 apg 11-9 Lewis (Exh.) W 62-56 G –1 Trent Meacham r-Sr., 6-2, 195 10.7 ppg, 2.3 rpg, 2.1 apg 11-14 Eastern Washington W 66-50 1-0 G –3 Chester Frazier Sr., 6-2, 195 6.7 ppg, 4.4 rpg, 7.7 apg 11-16 Texas A&M-Corpus Christi & W 72-53 2-0 11-20 at Vanderbilt W 69-63 3-0 F – 24 Mike Davis So., 6-9, 210 14.9 ppg, 9.4 rpg, 1.4 apg 11-23 Jackson State & W 78-64 4-0 C – 54 Mike Tisdale So., 7-1, 235 8.6 ppg, 4.7 rpg, 1.1 bpg 11-28 vs. Kent State & W (OT) 69-63 5-0 11-29 vs. Tulsa & W 48-44 6-0 12-2 Clemson @ L 74-76 6-1 Off the Bench 12-6 vs. Georgia # 11 am ESPNU G – 13 Jeff Jordan So., 6-1, 185 1.1 ppg, 0.3 rpg 12-8 Hawaii 7 pm BTN G – 15 Bubba Chisholm Jr., 5-11, 180 0.0 ppg, 0.0 rpg 12-10 Chicago State 7 pm BigTenNetwork.com C – 21 Stan Simpson Fr., 6-9, 220 considering redshirt 12-20 Detroit 7 pm BTN 12-23 vs. Missouri % 6:30 pm ESPN2 F – 23 Dominique Keller Jr., 6-7, 230 5.6 ppg, 3.0 rpg 12-28 Eastern Michigan 1 pm BTN G – 25 Calvin Brock r-Sr., 6-5, 200 3.7 ppg, 1.9 rpg, 1.4 apg 12-30 at Purdue 6 pm ESPN2 F – 30 Bill Cole So., 6-9, 215 1.3 ppg, 1.3 rpg 1-4 at Michigan 11 am BTN G – 33 Alex Legion So., 6-5, 200 ineligible due to transfer rules 1-10 Indiana 2 pm BTN F – 34 C.J. Jackson r-Jr., 6-8, 265 0.7 ppg, 0.3 rpg 1-14 Michigan 7:30 pm BTN 1-17 at Michigan State 3 pm ESPN C – 50 Richard Semrau r-So., 6-10, 240 2.7 ppg, 3.1 rpg 1-20 Ohio State 6 pm ESPN 1-24 Wisconsin 3 pm ESPN Series Notes: Georgia 1-29 at Minnesota 8 pm BTN This is the fifth meeting between Illinois and Georgia, with the Illini owning a 4-0 advan- 2-1 Iowa 1 pm BTN tage in the all-time series. The teams have not played in 23 years, since a 74-58 Illini 2-5 at Wisconsin 8 pm ESPN/ESPN2 victory in the second round of the 1985 NCAA Tournament in Atlanta. Prior to that game, 2-8 Purdue Noon CBS Illinois won by the scores of 84-78 in 1971 (Champaign), 81-70 in 1969 (Athens) and 2-12 at Northwestern 8 pm ESPN/ESPN2 2-15 at Indiana Noon CBS 38-34 in 1940 (Champaign). 2-18 Penn State 6 pm BTN 2-21/22 at Ohio State TBA TBA 2-26 Minnesota 6 pm BTN 2/28-3/1 Michigan State TBA TBA 3-3/4/5 at Penn State TBA TBA The Head Coaches • All Times Listed are Central • All Rankings Listed are Associated Press & = South Padre Island (Texas) Invitational @ = ACC/Big Ten Challenge Illinois Head Coach Bruce Weber # = Lexus December to Remember Classic % = Busch Braggin’ Rights Overall Record: 237-102/.699 (11th year) Big Ten: 53-29/.646 At Illinois: 134-48/.736 (6th year) Vs. Georgia All-Time: 1-0 Vs. Georgia at Illinois: 0-0 Sports Information Contacts Assistant Coaches: Wayne McClain (8th year), Jay Price (6th year), Jerrance Howard (2nd year) Assistant to the Head Coach: Gary Nottingham (6th year) Derrick Burson and Kent Brown Director of Basketball Operations: Sean Harrington (1st year) Illinois Sports Information: (217) 333-1391 Trainer: Al Martindale (26th year at Illinois) Burson Cell Phone: (217) 766-7315 Brown Cell Phone: (217) 493-9795 Georgia Head Coach: Dennis Felton www.fightingillini.com Overall Record: 180-136/.570 (11th year) At Georgia: 80-82/.494 (6th year) Vs. Illinois All-Time: 0-1 Vs. Illinois at Georgia: 0-0 On the Air Television Media Information - What’s Coming Up ESPNU: Lou Canellis, play-by-play; Mike Kelley, expert analyst; Illinois Basketball Media Teleconferences/Luncheons with Bruce Weber Melissa Knowles, sideline reporter. • Monday, Dec. 8, 9:20 am - Big Ten Teleconference Radio • Tuesday, Dec. 9, 11:30 am - Teleconference Illini Sports Network–44 stations: Brian Barnhart, play-by-play; • Thursday, Dec. 18, 11:30 am - Luncheon/Teleconference Jerry Hester, expert analyst; Loren Tate pregame/halftime/ • Monday, Dec. 22, 11:30 am - Teleconference postgame interviews. • Friday, Dec. 26, 11:30 am - Teleconference FIGHTING ILLINI BASKETBALL NOTES

Opening Tip Past Illinois Games at the United Center Illini Head Coach Bruce Weber With assists on 72.4 percent of its baskets this season Dec. 4, 1994 . . . . . Duke ...... L. . . . . 65-70 Bruce Weber has led the Fighting Illini to the top (134 assists on 185 field goals), Illinois ranks third in Dec. 23, 1995 . . . . California...... W . . . . 83-69 of the national charts while at the helm of the the nation in assist percentage. Dec. 21, 1996 . . . . UCLA ...... W . . . . 79-63 Illinois program. Dec. 13, 1997 . . . . Clemson...... W . . . . 71-61 He most recently led the underdog Illini to an Tickets Available for Saturday March 6, 1998 . . . . Wisconsin ...... W . . . . 66-61 unprecedented run to the Big Ten Tournament Tickets for Saturday’s Illinois-Georgia game at the March 7, 1998 . . . . Purdue...... L. . . . . 47-68 Championship game in 2007-08, as the No. 10- United Center, the Lexus December to Remember Dec. 5, 1998 . . . . . Bradley ...... W . . . . 53-48 seeded Illini won three games in three days to Classic, are on sale through Ticketmaster. Ticket March 4, 1999 . . . . Minnesota ...... W . . . . 74-67 advance to the title game. prices range from $25-$50 and can be purchased March 5, 1999 . . . . Indiana ...... W . . . . 83-66 Weber directed the Illini to 23 wins, a fourth- online at www.ticketmaster.com or by phone at 312- March 6, 1999 . . . . Ohio State ...... W . . . . 79-77 place Big Ten finish, and to the program’s eighth 559-1212. March 7, 1999 . . . . Michigan State . . . L. . . . . 50-67 straight NCAA Tournament appearance in 2006-07, Nov. 30, 1999 . . . . Duke ...... L. . . . . 69-72 tying a school record. Coaching Connections Dec. 18, 1999 . . . . Kansas...... W . . . . 84-70 He led the Illini to 26 wins in 2005-06, which While Illinois and Georgia haven’t met on the court March 10, 2000 . . . Indiana ...... W . . . . 72-69 tied the fourth-winningest season in school history, since 1985, there are a number of connections March 11, 2000 . . . Penn State...... W . . . . 94-84 along with a runner-up finish in the Big Ten and the between the coaches and the programs. Bruce Weber March 12, 2000 . . . Michigan State . . . L. . . . . 61-76 second round of the NCAA Tournament. faced Georgia in the second round of the 2002 NCAA Dec. 16, 2000 . . . . Arizona...... W . . . . 81-73 Weber led Illinois to a then-NCAA record-tying Tournament while he was head coach at Southern March 9, 2001 . . . . Purdue...... W . . . . 83-66 37 victories and the school’s first appearance in the Illinois, with the Salukis posting a 77-75 win at the March 10, 2001 . . . Indiana ...... L. . . . . 56-58 national championship game during the 2004-05 United Center to advance to the Sweet 16. Dennis Dec. 8, 2001 . . . . . Arkansas ...... W . . . . 94-91 season. Illinois won its first 29 games that year and Felton, meanwhile, faced Illinois in his final game as March 15, 2002 . . . San Diego State. . . W . . . . 93-64 was ranked No. 1 in the national polls the final 15 head coach at Western Kentucky, with the Illini defeat- March 17, 2002 . . . Creighton...... W . . . . 72-60 weeks of the season. Weber became the first coach ing the Hilltoppers 65-60 in the first round of the 2003 Dec. 14, 2002 . . . . Temple...... W . . . . 70-54 in Big Ten history to lead his squad to outright Big NCAA Tournament in Indianapolis. Feb. 22, 2003 . . . . Northwestern . . . . . W . . . . 73-61 Ten titles in each of his first two seasons, with Weber and Felton also coached against each other March 14, 2003 . . . Northwestern . . . . . W . . . . 94-65 Illinois’ outright conference championship in 2005 twice at their previous posts. Western Kentucky defeat- March 15, 2003 . . . Indiana ...... W . . . . 73-72 with a 15-1 league record. The Illini success helped ed Southern Illinois during the 1998-99 season, but March 16, 2003 . . . Ohio State ...... W . . . . 72-59 Weber be named National Coach of the Year by 10 the Salukis returned the favor with a victory over the Dec. 6, 2003 . . . . . Arkansas ...... W . . . . 84-61 different organizations. Hilltoppers in 1999-2000. Dec. 29, 2003 . . . . Illinois-Chicago . . . W . . . . 75-60 Weber became just the third coach in Big Ten Felton also spent two days in Champaign in Dec. 11, 2004 . . . . Oregon...... W . . . . 83-66 history to win an outright title in his first season in October 2005 observing Illini practices, visiting with March 11, 2005 . . . Northwestern . . . . . W . . . . 68-51 the league in 2003-04, leading the Illini to 10 Weber, and touring the Ubben Basketball Complex March 12, 2005 . . . Minnesota ...... W . . . . 64-56 straight victories to end the regular season and while Georgia was in the process of designing its prac- March 13, 2005 . . . Wisconsin ...... W . . . . 54-43 claim the title. The Illini won 26 games to tie the tice facility. Dec. 3, 2005 . . . . . Xavier ...... W . . . . 65-62 fourth-winningest season in school history and advanced to the Sweet 16 of the 2004 NCAA Dec. 9, 2006 . . . . . Illinois-Chicago . . . W . . . . 71-66 Tournament. The United Center: Illinois’ Home Away from Home March 8, 2007 . . . . Penn State...... W . . . . 66-60 Now in his sixth year leading the Illini, Weber While games played at the United Center count as neu- March 9, 2007 . . . . Indiana ...... W. . 58-54, ot came to Illinois following five years at Southern tral site in the record book, for the Illini the UC is a March 10, 2007 . . . Wisconsin ...... L. . . . . 41-53 Illinois where he led the Salukis to Missouri Valley home away from home. Saturday’s contest against Dec. 8, 2008 . . . . . Arizona...... L . . 72-78, ot Conference titles each of his last two seasons. Georgia marks the 40th game the Illini have played at In his five seasons at SIU, Weber took the Saluki the UC, dating back to the 1994-95 season. Illinois Current Illini at the United Center program to the top of the MVC, winning league titles owns an all-time record of 31-8 (.795) at the United Trent Meacham (5 G): 7.4 ppg, 2.4 rpg, 2.8 apg in 2002 and 2003. He posted records of 28-8 and Center. UC Highlights: Had five points and game-high 24-7 in his last two seasons, leading the Salukis to five assists vs. UIC (12/9/06) … Had eight points vs. back-to-back NCAA Tournament appearances. A 1978 graduate of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, 2008-09 Illinois Roster Weber spent 18 years as an assistant at Purdue No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Year Hometown under Gene Keady before moving to SIU. 1 Trent Meacham ** G 6-2 195 r-Sr. Champaign, Ill. Weber has helped teams make 21 NCAA 3 Chester Frazier *** G 6-2 195 Sr. Baltimore, Md. Tournament appearances in his previous 29 sea- 13 Jeff Jordan * G 6-1 185 So. Highland Park, Ill. sons as a collegiate coach, including one Final Four, 15 Bubba Chisholm G 5-11 180 Jr. Champaign, Ill. one Elite Eight and four Sweet 16 appearances. 21 Stan Simpson C 6-9 220 Fr. Chicago, Ill. Purdue won six Big Ten titles during his stay in West 23 Dominique Keller F 6-7 230 Jr. Port Arthur, Texas Lafayette. 24 Mike Davis * F 6-9 210 So. Alexandria, Va. 25 Calvin Brock *** G 6-5 200 r-Sr. Chicago, Ill. Weber Career Record 30 Bill Cole * F 6-9 215 So. Peoria, Ill. All Games ...... 237-102 (.699) 32 Demetri McCamey * G 6-3 205 So. Bellwood, Ill. At Illinois ...... 134-48 (.736) 33 Alex Legion G 6-5 200 So. Detroit, Mich. Illinois, 2008-09 ...... 6-1 34 C.J. Jackson * F 6-8 265 r-Jr. Buena Vista, Ga. Southern Illinois, 1999-2003 . . . . .103-54 (.656) Assistant at Western Kentucky ...... 21-8 (.724) 50 Richard Semrau * C 6-10 240 r-So. Grafton, Ohio Assistant at Purdue ...... 394-168 (.701) 54 Mike Tisdale * C 7-1 235 So. Riverton, Ill.

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Indiana (3/9/07) … Had 16 points and a team-high 19 miscues. 2008-09 Big Ten Standings six assists vs. Arizona (12/8/07). Sophomores Mike Davis and Demetri McCamey led (through Dec. 4) the Illini. Davis erupted for a career-high 28 points on Big Ten Overall Chester Frazier (6 G): 6.2 ppg, 3.2 rpg, 3.2 apg 12-of-19 shooting to go along with a game-high eight Minnesota 0-0 7-0 UC Highlights: Had 10 points and six rebounds rebounds. McCamey, meanwhile scored 20 points. Ohio State 0-0 4-0 vs. UIC (12/9/06) … Scored career high 21 points vs. Many of the baskets came courtesy of Chester Frazier, Penn State 0-0 7-1 Penn State (3/8/07) … Had six points, six rebounds who dished out a career-high 12 assists. ILLINOIS 0-0 6-1 and game-high six assists vs. Indiana (3/9/07) … Wisconsin 0-0 6-1 Had five assists vs. Arizona (12/8/07). Illini Win South Padre Island Invitational Championship Northwestern 0-0 5-1 Illinois won a pair of close games to claim the cham- Iowa 0-0 6-2 Calvin Brock (5 G): 4.6 ppg, 1.8 rpg pionship of the South Padre Island Invitational last Michigan 0-0 5-2 UC Highlights: Had four points, four rebounds weekend, defeating Kent State, 69-63, in overtime in Purdue 0-0 5-2 and tied career high with three steals vs. UIC the third round, and Tulsa, 48-44, in the title game. Michigan State 0-0 4-2 (12/9/06) … Scored six points vs. Indiana (3/9/07) … Mike Tisdale scored a career-high 20 points vs. Indiana 0-0 4-3 Had 11 points, four rebounds and three steals vs. Kent State with seven rebounds and three blocked Arizona (12/8/07). shots, while Mike Davis recorded his third double-dou- ble of the year with 17 points and a game-high 13 Frazier and McCamey Earn South Padre Island Mike Davis (1 G): 4.0 ppg, 3.0 rpg boards. Invitational All-Tournament Team Honors UC Highlight: Had four points and three Tisdale led the Illini again vs. Tulsa, recording 12 In addition to Mike Tisdale’s MVP award, the Illini had rebounds vs. Arizona (12/8/07). points along with seven rebounds and three blocks. two players named to the SouthPadre Island Richard Semrau came off the bench to score a career- Invitational All-Tournament Team in guards Chester Mike Tisdale (1 G): 4.0 ppg, 2.0 rpg high nine points while Demetri McCamey added eight. Frazier and Demetri McCamey. UC Highlight: Had four points and two rebounds Frazier played outstanding defense, guarding Kent vs. Arizona (12/8/07). Tisdale Named South Padre Island Invitational MVP State’s Al Fisher and Tulsa’s Ben Uzoh. Despite bat- and Big Ten Co-Player of the Week tling a deep thigh bruise that had Frazier receiving Demetri McCamey (1 G): 0.0 ppg, 0.0 rpg, 2.0 apg Sophomore Mike Tisdale was named MVP of the South treatment throughout the weekend, he logged 78 of a UC Highlight: Had two assists vs. Arizona Padre Island Invitational after averaging 16.0 points, possible 85 minutes and led the tournament in assists (12/8/07). 7.0 rebounds and 3.0 blocks over two games. He with 16 (eight each vs. Kent State and Tulsa) while scored a career-high 20 points while tying his career- totaling just four turnovers. Bill Cole (1 G): 0.0 ppg, 0.0 rpg high with seven rebounds in the win over Kent State. He also made perhaps the highlight play of the Tisdale was again the game’s leading scorer the fol- tournament, when with the Kent State game tied at 62 C.J. Jackson (1 G): 0.0 ppg, 0.0 rpg lowing night, registering 12 points in the title game in overtime, he tracked down an offensive rebound and vs. Tulsa. He tied his career high in rebounding once jumped completely over the Illini bench to save the again, grabbing seven boards. Tisdale also tallied ball before landing in the first row of the stands. Last Time Out: Clemson three blocked shots against both opponents. McCamey, meanwhile, had nine points and seven The Illini dropped a heartbreaker to Clemson on But it wasn't just his scoring, it was when the assists vs. Kent State followed by eight points vs. Tuesday night at the Assembly Hall, falling 76-74 in points came, that helped Tisdale garner the MVP Tulsa. the 10th annual ACC/Big Ten Challenge. award. He scored 10 of Illinois’ last 15 points vs. Kent After leading at halftime and for much of the sec- State, including the Illini's first three baskets of over- November Perfection ond half, Clemson went on a 9-1 run to go up by five time, highlighted by an up-and-under move that put With its 6-0 start, Illinois completed the month of with two minutes remaining. Illinois made it a one- the Illini up 66-63 with 22 seconds left. He was not November without a blemish. The Illini own a 30-3 possession game after a 3-pointer and pair of free done with the late game heroics, however, breaking a record in November games during Bruce Weber’s throws by Demetri McCamey. Trailing by two, the Illini 44-all tie vs. Tulsa with the game’s final two field tenure and have gone undefeated on the month four fouled Demontez Stitt with 10 seconds left. Stitt goals, a left-handed turnaround in the lane with 1:13 times in Weber’s six years: Nov. 2003 (3-0), Nov. 2004 missed the front end, and Illinois had one chance left left that put the Illini up two, followed by a 17-foot (4-0), Nov. 2005 (6-0) and Nov. 2008 (6-0). to either go for the win or force overtime. But Illinois jumper with 22 seconds remaining to put the Illini up could not get a shot off before the buzzer. by the final margin of four points. Assisting The Offense Both teams shot well from the field, Clemson hit- Tisdale was named Big Ten Co-Player of the Week Illinois’ ball movement has been very effective to start ting 58 percent and Illinois 52 percent. The Illini out- on Monday, sharing the award with Purdue’s E’Twaun the season. The Illini are averaging 19.1 assists per rebounded the Tigers 35-23 but Clemson held a 26-to- Moore. He is the first Illini to receive the conference game, which leads the Big Ten and is ninth in the 12 advantage in points off turnovers, as the Illini had weekly honor since Shaun Pruitt on Dec. 24, 2007. NCAA, and have recorded assists on 72.4 percent of its baskets (134 assists on 185 field goals). Illinois ranks third in the nation in assist rate. Ticket Information Illinois recorded a season-high 25 assists vs. Illinois men’s basketball season tickets and single-game tickets are currently available. Season tickets in C- Jackson State on Nov. 23, the most by a Big Ten team level are $428, while single-game tickets in C-level range from $22-$35. Tickets can be purchased online at this year and the UI’s highest total since dishing out www.fightingillini.com, by phone at 1-866-ILLINI-1, or in person at the Assembly Hall North Ticket Office. 26 vs. IUPUI on Dec. 6, 2006. Here is a game-by-game look at Illinois’ assists-to-field goals percentage this Tickets for the annual Lexus December to Remember Classic at the United Center in Chicago are on sale season: through Ticketmaster. This year’s game is scheduled for Saturday, Dec. 6 at 11 a.m. with Illinois taking on Game A FG Pct. Georgia. Ticket prices range from $25-$50 and can be purchased online at www.ticketmaster.com or by E. Washington 14 24 58.3 phone at 312-559-1212. Texas A&M-CC 22 27 81.5

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Illini Record Under Bruce Weber: Scores more bench points 82-25 4-1 UI Week-by-Week Rankings All 08-09 Scores fewer bench points 46-22 2-0 AP ESPN/USA Today Plays at home 66-14 3-1 Scores same bench points 6-1 0-0 Preseason –– –– Has fewer TOs than opp. 94-17 3-0 Plays on the road 27-20 1-0 Nov. 17 –– –– Has equal or more TOs than opp. 39-31 3-1 Plays at neutral site 41-13 2-0 Nov. 24 RV –– Plays at United Center 10-2 0-0 Has 15+ assists 86-17 4-1 Dec. 1 RV RV Big Ten record 53-29 0-0 Wears white uniforms 54-14 2-1 Dec. 8 Big Ten at home 31-10 0-0 Wears blue uniforms 13-13 1-0 Big Ten on the road 22-19 0-0 Wears orange uniforms 67-21 3-0 Dec. 15 When Ranked 82-15 0-0 Plays in tournaments 36-9 4-0 Dec. 22 As No. 1 31-2 0-0 NCAA Tournament 8-4 0-0 Dec. 29 Plays a ranked opponent 18-23 0-0 In November 30-3 6-0 Jan. 5 Plays a Top-10 opponent 4-10 0-0 In December 32-8 0-1 Jan. 12 Vs. No. 1 1-0 0-0 In January 24-17 0-0 Jan. 19 Wins the game before 101-33 5-1 In February 24-9 0-0 Jan. 26 Loses the game before 28-15 0-0 In March 23-10 0-0 Feb. 2 In April 1-1 0-0 Leading at the half 111-20 4-1 Feb. 9 Plays during the day 55-24 3-0 Trailing at the half 15-24 0-0 Feb. 16 Tied at the half 8-4 2-0 Plays at night 79-24 3-1 Feb. 23 Shoots 45% or better 85-10 2-1 Margin is 5 points or less 21-16 1-1 March 2 Shoots less than 45% 49-38 4-0 Margin is between 6-10 27-19 2-0 Opp. shoots 45% or less 106-22 6-0 Margin is between 11-20 48-13 3-0 March 19 Opp. shoots better than 45% FG 28-26 0-1 Margin is more than 20 38-0 0-0 March 16 Shoots better than opp. 111-12 5-0 Has a 20+ point scorer 53-13 4-1 Final Shoots worse than opp. 22-36 1-1 Scores 59 points or less 19-25 1-0 Shoots same as opp. 1-0 0-0 Scores 60-69 points 28-15 3-0 National Polls Shoots more FT than opp. 78-11 3-0 Scores 70-79 points 49-6 2-1 (Dec. 1) (Dec. 1) Scores 80-89 points 27-1 0-0 Shoots fewer FT than opp. 50-35 3-1 AP ESPN/USA Today Scores 90-99 points 10-0 0-0 Shoots same number of FT 6-2 0-0 1. North Carolina (72) 1. North Carolina (31) Scores 100+ points 1-0 0-0 Makes more FT than opp. 73-10 3-1 2. Connecticut 2. Connecticut Makes fewer FT than opp. 53-36 3-0 Overtime 7-3 1-0 3. Pittsburgh 3. Pittsburgh Makes same number of FT 8-2 0-0 On BTN 10-9 1-0 4. Duke 4. Duke Scores 70 or more points 87-7 2-1 On ESPN 23-15 0-0 5. Gonzaga 5. Gonzaga Leads in rebounding 94-24 4-1 On ESPN2 14-4 0-1 6. Oklahoma 6. Oklahoma Trails in rebounding 35-20 2-0 On CBS 20-21 0-0 When rebounding is tied 5-4 0-0 On FSN 6-0 3-0 7. Notre Dame 7. Notre Dame 8. Texas 8. Texas Vanderbilt 18 24 75 Davis has posted three double-doubles through 9. Purdue 9. UCLA Jackson State 25 31 80.6 seven games. He had 20 points and 14 rebounds vs. 10. Tennessee 10. Purdue Kent State 23 25 92 Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (Nov. 16), 11 points and 12 11. Louisville 11. Louisville Tulsa 13 23 56.5 rebounds at Vanderbilt (Nov. 20), and 17 points and 13 Clemson 19 31 61.3 rebounds vs. Kent State last Friday. 12. UCLA 12. Michigan State Total 134 185 72.4 Davis also had a 20-point outing vs. Jackson State 13. Michigan State 13. Tennessee (Nov. 23), hitting 9-of-10 shots. 14. Xavier 14. Xavier Davis Off To Great Start 15. Wake Forest 15. Memphis Sophomore forward Mike Davis has been very produc- McCamey Emerging 16. Syracuse 16. Villanova tive to start the season, nearly averaging a double-dou- Like Mike Davis, Demetri McCamey is another Illini 17. Villanova 17. Wake Forest ble. Davis leads the Illini in scoring at 14.9 points per sophomore who has increased his production. game (7th in Big Ten) and leads the Big Ten in McCamey is second on the Illini in scoring this season 18. Memphis 18. Georgetown rebounding, averaging 9.4 boards. Davis has already with an average of 13.1 points, a five-point improve- 19. Arizona State 19. Arizona State scored more points through the first seven games of his ment from his 8.2 scoring average as a freshman. 20. Georgetown 20. Syracuse sophomore campaign -- 104 -- than he did all of last McCamey has scored at least eight points in all 21. Miami 21. Florida season as a freshman (87). seven games and has reached double figures four 22. Davidson 22. Miami Davis is coming off a spectacular performance vs. times. He scored a season-high 23 points at Vanderbilt 23. Florida 22. Wisconsin Clemson, where he scored a career-high 28 points. He and is coming off a 20-point performance vs. Clemson. 24. Baylor 24. Davidson made 12-of-19 shots against the Tigers, with his 12 In addition to his scoring, McCamey is fifth in the field goals ranking as the most by a Big Ten player this Big Ten in assists, averaging 4.2 apg, and leads the 25. Marquette 25. Kansas season. Illini with seven steals. * Illini opponents listed in bold

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Illinois Career Totals 2008-09 Fighting Illini Starters 2008-09 Career Game G G G/F F C Double-Digit Scoring Games Eastern Washington Frazier Meacham Brock Davis Tisdale Trent Meacham 4 27 Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Frazier Meacham Brock Davis Tisdale Calvin Brock 0 17 at Vanderbilt Frazier Meacham McCamey Davis Tisdale Chester Frazier 1 14 Jackson State Frazier Meacham McCamey Davis Tisdale Demetri McCamey 4 13 vs. Kent State Frazier Meacham McCamey Davis Tisdale Mike Davis 56 vs. Tulsa Frazier Meacham McCamey Davis Tisdale Mike Tisdale 35 Clemson Frazier Meacham McCamey Davis Tisdale Dominique Keller 22 vs. Georgia Hawaii 20+ Point Games Chicago State Trent Meacham 04 Detroit Demetri McCamey 24 vs. Missouri Mike Davis 33 Mike Tisdale 11 Eastern Michigan Chester Frazier 01 at Purdue at Michigan 10+ Rebound Games Indiana Mike Davis 33 Michigan Chester Frazier 03 at Michigan State Calvin Brock 01 Ohio State Wisconsin Double-Doubles at Minnesota Mike Davis 33 Iowa Chester Frazier (pts-ast) 02 at Wisconsin Calvin Brock 01 Purdue Demetri McCamey (pts-ast) 01 at Northwestern at Indiana 5+ 3-Point FG Games Penn State Demetri McCamey 13 at Ohio State Trent Meacham 03 Minnesota Chester Frazier 01 Michigan State at Penn State 3+ Steal Games Chester Frazier 07 Meacham Comfortable With New 3-Point Line responding in games. Illinois has outrebounded five Calvin Brock 02 Senior Trent Meacham, the Illini’s top 3-point marks- of seven opponents and ranks second in the Big Ten Trent Meacham 02 man last season, is shooting it well once again from in rebounding margin (+5.6 rpg) and third in the con- behind the arc. He is 13-of-29 on the year from the ference in rebounding (36.9 rpg). The Illini also rank Starts land of three, a 44.8 percent clip. second in the Big Ten in offensive rebounding, aver- Chester Frazier 7 64 Meacham has scored in double figures in four aging 12.6 per game on the offensive glass. Trent Meacham 7 50 games, highlighted by a season-high 18 vs. Eastern Calvin Brock 2 27 Washington. He ranks third on the Illini in scoring on Converting at the Line Demetri McCamey 5 22 the year, averaging 10.7 points. Illinois’ struggles from the free throw line last season Mike Tisdale 79 were well documented, as the UI was last in the Big Mike Davis 77 Frazier In Control Ten and one of the bottom 10 schools nationally at Chester Frazier is off to a solid start to his senior sea- 60.8 percent. Leads Team in Scoring Trent Meacham 1 11 son. Frazier leads the Big Ten and ranks eighth in the This year’s squad is hoping to convert more oppor- Demetri McCamey 15 nation in assists, registering 54 assists over the first tunities from the line, which in turn will help the Mike Tisdale 24 seven games for an average of 7.7 apg. And despite squad in finishing close games. Illinois is off to a Calvin Brock 04 playing 32.6 minutes per game, Frazier has totaled great start, shooting 75.3 percent from the charity Chester Frazier 04 just 14 turnovers on the year, ranking third in the con- stripe to rank second in the Big Ten. The Illini were 13- Mike Davis 33 ference with an assist-to-turnover ratio of 3.8. of-16 from the foul line against Texas A&M-Corpus Frazier recorded a career-high 12 assists vs. Christi (81.3 percent), tied a school record by shoot- Leads Team in Rebounding Clemson on Tuesday and has dished out eight assists ing 100 percent from the line at Vanderbilt, making Chester Frazier 0 14 in four games (Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, Vanderbilt, all 11 attempts, were 10-of-13 vs. Jackson State (77 Calvin Brock 08 Kent State and Tulsa). percent) and most recently 7-8 vs. Clemson (87.5 per- Mike Davis 66 cent). Richard Semrau 23 Crashing the Boards Illinois made 21 consecutive free throws over a Demetri McCamey 03 After losing its top two rebounders from last season in three-game stretch, spanning 77:01. The streak Mike Tisdale 11 Shaun Pruitt and Brian Randle, rebounding was an began with the final two free throws vs. Texas A&M- C.J. Jackson 01 area of concern for this year’s squad. It has been a Corpus Christi, continued with all 11 attempts vs. Trent Meacham 01 point of emphasis in every practice and the Illini are Vanderbilt, and extended to the first eight foul shots 2008-09 Illinois Basketball Notes // Page 5 FIGHTING ILLINI BASKETBALL NOTES

Returning Illini Leaders mitted just one turnover. Returning for the Illini in 2008-09 • Mike Tisdale pulled down a career-high seven Team Rank rebounds. Statistic 07-08 Returning Lost %Returning Minutes 7125 4829 2296 67.8 Category Player Statistic in 07-08 Points 2227 1324 903 59.5 Minutes . . . .Chester Frazier . . .1136 ...... 1st Illini Win Fourth Consecutive Road Game Vs. SEC Illinois’ win at Vanderbilt extended its streak of con- Field Goals 809 473 336 58.5 Min./Game . .Chester Frazier . . .33.4 ...... 1st 3-Pt. FGs 196 172 24 87.8 secutive victories vs. SEC opponents on the road to Points . . . . .Trent Meacham . . .345 ...... 2nd Free Throws 413 206 207 50.0 Pts./Game . .Trent Meacham . . .10.1 ...... 2nd four. Prior to Thursday, it had been 19 years since the Rebounds 1266 735 531 58.1 Field Goals . .Trent Meacham . . .109 ...... 3rd Illini’s last trip to SEC territory. Here are the results Assists 482 391 91 81.1 FG Pct...... Mike Tisdale . . . ..482 ...... 2nd from Illinois’ last four games against SEC teams on Blocks 94 54 40 57.4 3-Pt. FGs . . .Trent Meacham . . . .74 ...... 1st their home floor: Steals 171 120 51 70.2 3-Pt. FG Pct. Trent Meacham . . ..400 ...... 1st Nov. 20, 2008 at Vanderbilt W, 69-63 Free Throws .Trent Meacham . . . .53 ...... 3rd Dec. 5, 1989 at Florida W, 74-69 eight games on the year. FT Pct...... Trent Meacham . . ..746 ...... 1st Nov. 28, 1989 at Mississippi W, 83-72 • Senior Chester Frazier started 29 games last season Off. Reb. . . . .Calvin Brock . . . . .54 ...... 3rd Dec. 22, 1988 at LSU W, 127-100 and led the Illini in minutes, averaging 33.4 mpg. He Def. Reb. . . .Chester Frazier . . .130 ...... 2nd averaged 4.9 points and led the team in assists, rank- Tot. Reb. . . . .Chester Frazier . . .165 ...... 3rd Notes From Texas A&M-Corpus Christi ing sixth in the Big Ten with 3.6 apg. Frazier is Illinois’ Reb./Game . .Chester Frazier . . . .4.9 ...... 3rd • Illinois went on a 23-2 run over the final 14:50 of the top defender and leading returning rebounder after Assists . . . . .Chester Frazier . . .122 ...... 1st first half, turning a 10-5 deficit into a 28-12 lead at ranking third on the team with an average of 4.9 Blocks ...... Mike Tisdale . . . . .15 ...... 3rd intermission. During that run, Texas A&M-CC was 1-of- rebounds last season. Steals ...... Calvin Brock . . . . .31 ...... 1st 15 from the field, which included a scoreless stretch of • Sophomore Demetri McCamey came on strong last longer than 10 minutes. season as a true-freshman. He started 17 games and vs. Jackson State. • In addition to the Islanders’ 12 first-half points was fourth on the team in scoring with an average of marking the lowest scoring half in Texas A&M-CC 8.2 points. He led the Illini in assists during conference Notes From Jackson State school history, it also was just two points shy of the play (3.9 apg) and earned Big Ten All-Tournament • The Illini shot 62 percent (31-50), the highest per- fewest ever scored in a half at Assembly Hall (record is Team honors. centage since shooting 63.6 percent (35-55) vs. 10 by Southern Mississippi on Dec. 3, 1984). • In addition to the three returning starters, Illinois Delaware State on Nov. 19, 2004. • Mike Davis posted his first career double-double returns seven other letterwinners in senior Calvin • Illinois recorded 25 assists, its highest total since with 20 points and a career-high 14 rebounds. Brock, junior C.J. Jackson, and sophomores Bill Cole, totaling 26 vs. IUPUI on Dec. 6, 2006. • Jeff Jordan had a career-best four assists while play- Mike Davis, Jeff Jordan, Richard Semrau and Mike • Dominique Keller had a career-high 16 points on 8- ing a career-high 16 minutes. Tisdale. for-8 shooting. • The Illini made 12 of 13 free throw attempts in the • Illinois has four newcomers on the roster: Junior • Mike Davis had 20 points and a career-high five second half (92.3 percent). Dominique Keller, from Lee College in Baytown, Texas, assists. freshman Stan Simpson from Chicago Simeon High Notes From the Opener vs. Eastern Washington School, sophomore Alex Legion, who transferred from Notes From Vanderbilt • Illinois held Eastern Washington to just five field Kentucky in January and is sitting out the first half of • Illinois became the first team from a BCS conference goals and 15 points in the second half. this season per NCAA rules, and junior walk-on Andrew (ACC/Big East/Big Ten/Big 12/Pac-10/SEC) to win on • In addition to outscoring Eastern Washington 31-15 “Bubba” Chisholm. the road against a BCS team on the season. in the second half, the Illini also outrebounded the • The win snapped Vanderbilt’s 20-game winning Eagles 23-14 after intermission. Illinois Signs Nationally Ranked Recruiting Class streak at Memorial Gymnasium. • Eastern Washington shot 29.8 percent for the game Bruce Weber announced his 2009 Recruiting Class on • Demetri McCamey scored a season-high 23 points. (17-57), the lowest percentage by an Illini opponent Nov. 12. The Fighting Illini signed four student-ath- He made five 3-pointers including two in spectacular since Loyola-MD shot an Assembly Hall record-low 20 letes in Top-50 players D.J. Richardson and Brandon fashion, a halftime buzzer beater that gave the Illini a percent (13-65) last year (Dec. 28, 2007). The Eagles Paul as well as Top-100 players Tyler Griffey and 36-35 lead, and one with the shot clock expiring off an also made just 19 percent (4-21) from 3-point land. Joseph Bertrand. The class is ranked as high as No. 8 inbounds play with 13:54 left that cut a five-point • Mike Davis earned his first career start. nationally by Rivals.com and checks in at No. 10 by deficit to two. • With his 13 points, Chester Frazier reached double ESPN and No. 13 by Scout.com. • Illinois outscored Vanderbilt 17-6 over the final 9:27 figures for the first time since scoring 19 last year at Richardson, a 6-3 guard from Peoria, is enrolled at of the game to turn a 57-52 deficit into a 69-63 victo- Hawaii (Nov. 16, 2007). Findlay College Prep in Henderson, Nev. after previ- ry. During that closing stretch, the Commodores made • Junior college transfer Dominique Keller and walk-on ously attending Central High School. He earned sec- just one basket. Bubba Chisholm made their Illini debuts. ond-team All-State honors last season after averag- • Illinois tied the school single-game free throw per- ing 17.8 points and six rebounds. centage record by shooting a perfect 11-for-11 from Illini Headlines Paul is a 6-3 guard from Gurnee, attending Warren the line. • Illinois returns three starters on this year’s squad in Township High School. He earned first-team All-State • Illinois owned a 28-13 rebounding advantage in the guards Chester Frazier, Demetri McCamey and Trent honors as a junior after averaging 20 points and six second half. Meacham. rebounds. • The Illini grabbed 21 offensive rebounds, its highest • Senior Trent Meacham is the Illini’s leading return- Griffey is a 6-9 forward from Wildwood, Mo. and total since recording 21 last season vs. Loyola-MD ing scorer. Meacham was second on the team in scor- attends Lafayette High School. He was a Class 5 All- (Dec. 28, 2007). ing in 2007-08 (10.1 ppg) and led the Illini and ranked State selection after averaging 17.8 points, 8.7 • Chester Frazier dished out a game-high eight assists 11th in the Big Ten in 3-point field goal percentage rebounds and 2.8 blocks last season. for the second straight contest. In 36 minutes against (.400). He started 31 games last season, scoring in Bertrand is a 6-5 guard from Sterling High School. the Commodores, Frazier had eight assists and com- double figures 18 times, and was the UI’s top scorer in He averaged 14.3 points, 4.8 rebounds and 4.7

2008-09 Illinois Basketball Notes // Page 6 FIGHTING ILLINI BASKETBALL NOTES The Last Time AN ILLINOIS PLAYER HAD AN OPPONENT PLAYER HAD 40+ points Andy Kaufmann (46) vs. Wisconsin-Milwaukee, 12/3/90 40+ points Glenn Robinson (49), Purdue, 3/13/94 35-39 points Kevin Turner (35) vs. Indiana, 1/3/98 35-39 points Daniel Horton (39), Michigan, 2/21/06 30-34 points Demetri McCamey (31) vs. Indiana, 2/7/08 30-34 points Jamar Butler (32), Ohio State, 1/3/08 25-29 points Mike Davis (28) vs. Clemson, 12/2/08 25-29 points David Teague (28), Purdue, 1/27/07 20-24 points Demetri McCamey (20) vs. Clemson, 12/2/08 20-24 points E’Twaun Moore (22), Purdue, 3/14/08 2, 20+ pt. scorers M. Davis (28) and D. McCamey (20) vs. Clemson, 12/2/08 2, 20+ pt. scorers Arizona (Jordan Hill-23, Jerryd Bayless-20), 12/8/07 20+ rebounds Nick Weatherspoon (22) vs. DePauw, 12/2/72 20+ rebounds Joe Franklin (23), Wisconsin, 12/19/66 15-19 rebounds Shaun Pruitt (15) vs. Miami (OH), 12/20/07 15-19 rebounds Greg Oden (15), Ohio State, 1/6/07 10-14 rebounds Mike Davis (13) vs. Kent State, 11/28/08 10-14 rebounds Jerome Jordan (12), Tulsa, 11/29/08 15+ assists Tony Wysinger (16) vs. Pittsburgh, 12/6/86 15+ assists never, Quinn Buckner (14), Indiana, 2/18/74 10-14 assists Chester Frazier (12) vs. Clemson, 12/2/08 10-14 assists Greivis Vasquez (10), Maryland, 11/28/07 6+ 3-pointers Demetri McCamey (6) vs. Purdue, 3/14/08 7+ steals Jamon Gordon (7), Virginia Tech, 3/16/07 7+ steals Kendall Gill (7) vs. Iowa, 3/4/90 5+ blocks Ekpe Udoh (5), Michigan, 2/23/08 6 steals Luther Head vs. Iowa, 1/20/05 AN OPPONENT TEAM HAD 5+ blocks James Augustine (5) vs. Arkansas, 12/6/03 100+ points 108, Missouri, 12/22/93 Triple-Double Sergio McClain (10p, 11r, 11a) vs. Michigan, 1/13/01 under 50 points 44, Tulsa, 11/28/08 AN ILLINOIS TEAM HAD under 40 points 37, Northwestern, 1/27/08 100+ points 105 vs. Longwood, 12/27/04 over 50 rebounds 50, Delaware State, 11/25/96 under 50 points 48 vs. Tulsa, 11/29/08 over 20 off. reb. 22, Penn State, 1/6/08 under 40 points 34 vs. Purdue, 1/30/85 over 50 rebounds 54 vs. Loyola (MD), 12/28/07 over 20 off. reb. 21 at Vanderbilt, 11/20/08 overtime W (69-63) vs. Kent State, 11/28/08 assists as a junior, earning second-team All-State plus years (since the beginning of the 2003-04 sea- .851. accolades. son): • 27-20: Illinois’ record in road games under Weber, a School Wins Next Game winning percentage of .574. Assembly Hall: The House of ’Paign 1. Memphis 153 Dec. 13 • 40-13: Illinois’ record in neutral-site games under The Illini have put together one of the best homecourt 2. North Carolina 150 Dec. 13 Weber, a winning percentage of .755. records in the nation over the last nine-plus years, T3. Duke 148 Dec. 6 • 8-4: Illinois’ NCAA Tournament record under Weber – owning a record of 117-16 (.880) at the Assembly Hall T3. Kansas 148 Dec. 6 which includes a trip to the Sweet 16 in 2004 and the this decade. The Illini are also 66-14 (.825) at The Hall 5. Florida 142 Dec. 7 program’s first-ever appearance in the national cham- during Weber’s tenure. 6. Pittsburgh 140 Dec. 6 pionship game in 2005 – a winning percentage of Below is a look at Illinois’ record at the Assembly 7. Texas 137 Dec. 9 .667. Hall this decade: T8. Gonzaga 136 Dec. 6 • 10-4: Illinois’ Big Ten Tournament record under Year Overall Big Ten T8. Wisconsin 136 Dec. 6 Weber – which includes the 2005 tournament title – a 2008-09 3-1 0-0 10. ILLINOIS 134 Dec. 6 winning percentage of .714, the best winning percent- 2007-08 7-8 3-6 age in Big Ten Tournament history. 2006-07 14-3 6-2 Illini By the Numbers Under Weber • 18-8: Illinois’ combined postseason record under 2005-06 15-1 7-1 Illinois has been a consistent winner under Bruce Weber, a winning percentage of .692. 2004-05 15-0 8-0 Weber, a tenure that spans some of the most success- 2003-04 12-1 7-1 ful seasons in school history. The following is a break- Illini Nation’s Sixth-Winningest Team this Decade 2002-03 14-0 7-0 down of Illinois’ success under Weber: Illinois ranks as the sixth-winningest team in the 2001-02 13-1 7-1 • 134-48: Illinois’ overall record under Weber, a win- nation over the past nine-plus seasons in terms of 2000-01 12-0 8-0 ning percentage of .736. total wins. Illinois has reeled off 233 victories since the 1999-2000 12-1 7-1 • 66-14: Illinois’ record at the Assembly Hall under beginning of the 1999-2000 season, trailing only Duke, Total 117-16 (.880) 60-12 (.833) Weber, a winning percentage of .825. Kansas, Florida, Gonzaga and Memphis. Following is a • 37-2: Illinois’ record in 2004-05, which tied the list of the winningest teams (ranked by total wins) this Illini Nation’s 10th-Winningest Team Under Weber record for the winningest season in NCAA history. decade: Illinois has won a total of 134 games during Bruce • 26-7: Illinois’ record in 2005-06 as well as 2003-04, School Wins Next Game Weber’s tenure in Champaign. Illinois currently ranks which tie the fourth-winningest seasons in school his- 1. Duke 269 Dec. 6 as the 10th-winningest team in the nation over the tory. 2. Kansas 261 Dec. 6 last five-plus seasons. The Illini were tied with Duke • 23-12: Illinois’ record in 2006-07. 3. Florida 242 Dec. 7 and Florida for the most wins nationally at 112 each • 53-29: Illinois’ record in Big Ten play under Weber – 4. Gonzaga 241 Dec. 6 over a four-year period from 2004-07. which incudes back-to-back outright championships 5. Memphis 239 Dec. 13 Illinois recorded 26 wins in 2003-04, an NCAA in 2004 and 2005 – a winning percentage of .646. T6. ILLINOIS 234 Dec. 6 record-tying 37 victories in 2004-05, 26 wins in 2005- • 116-40: Illinois’ record in regular season games T6. Texas 234 Dec. 9 06, 23 wins in 2006-07, 16 victories last year and six under Weber, a winning percentage of .744. 8. Connecticut 232 Dec. 15 wins to start this season. The following ranking is the • 63-11: Illinois’ record in regular season non-confer- 9. Syracuse 230 Dec. 13 top teams in the NCAA by total wins over the last five- ence games under Weber, a winning percentage of 10. Pittsburgh 229 Dec. 6 2008-09 Illinois Basketball Notes // Page 7 FIGHTING ILLINI BASKETBALL NOTES

11. Utah State 227 Dec. 6 of Illinois’ losses were by eight points or less. Roger Powell - B.S., speech communication 12. Kentucky 223 Dec. 6 • The close games continued throughout the season. James Augustine - B.S., sport management 13. Oklahoma 222 Dec. 7 Although Illinois tied for ninth place with a conference Dee Brown - B.S., sport management 14. Arizona 221 Dec. 5 record of 5-13 last year, the Illini were only outscored Marcus Arnold - B.S., speech communication 15. Kent State 217 Dec. 6 by a total of three points over the entire 18-game Big Warren Carter - B.S., community health Ten schedule (-0.2 ppg). Rich McBride - B.S., sport management Recapping Last Season • Illinois faced one of the most difficult schedules in Brian Randle - B.S., agri-finance • Illinois became the first No. 10 seed in the history of the country last year. The Illini had the No. 23-rated Calvin Brock - B.S., sport management the Big Ten Tournament to advance to the champi- strength of schedule in the nation and played 14 Trent Meacham - B.S., sport management onship game with three wins in three days. The run games against teams ranked in the Top 50 of the RPI. Shaun Pruitt - B.S., speech communication started with a 64-63 win over Penn State on a game- Texas was the only school to play more top 50 RPI winning reverse layup by Chester Frazier with 3.8 sec- opponents. Four Illini in the NBA onds left. The Illini then earned its first win over a Illinois currently has four alumni in the NBA in Deron ranked opponent on the year with a 74-67 overtime Illinois’ Academic Success Under Weber Williams, Luther Head, Dee Brown and Brian Cook. victory over No. 17 Purdue in the quarterfinals. Next, A total of 15 players have earned their University of Williams, the highest drafted player in Illinois his- Illinois defeated Minnesota 54-50 in the semifinals to Illinois degree during Bruce Weber’s tenure. The Illini tory at No. 3 in the 2005 Lottery, is in his fourth season advance to the title game. The run came to an end with basketball team also has the highest Academic with the Utah Jazz. a loss to No. 8 Wisconsin in the championship. Progress Rate (APR) in the Big Ten in the most recent Head, taken with the 24th pick in the 2005 first • Illinois ranked 19th in the nation in scoring defense report released in May 2008, with a score of 989 based round, is in his fourth season with the Houston last year, allowing an average of just 61.1 points on on four-year data from the 2003-04, 2004-05, 2005- Rockets. the season. The Illini also ranked 24th in field goal 06 and 2006-07 school years. Illinois received a public Brown, selected No. 46 in the 2006 draft, is in his percentage defense, holding opponents to 39.9 percent recognition award by the NCAA for ranking in the top second NBA season, currently with the Washington shooting on the year. 10 percent nationally among schools that sponsor Wizards. • Two areas that have been stressed in practices this men’s basketball, the third straight year that Illinois Cook, chosen as the 24th pick in the first round of fall have been free throw shooting and focusing on fin- received the award. the 2003 draft by the Los Angeles Lakers, is now in his ishing. Illinois was last in the Big Ten in free throw per- Following is a list of Illini graduates under Weber: sixth season in the NBA, currently with the Orlando centage last year at 60.8 percent. Illinois either led or Jerrance Howard - B.S., speech communication Magic. was tied at halftime in all but eight games last sea- Nick Smith - B.S. & M.S., finance son. The Illini led during the second half in 10 losses Luther Head - B.S., sport management D-Will Wins Gold and either led, were tied or trailed by one basket with Jack Ingram - B.S., electrical engineering Former Illini and current Utah Jazz starting point guard less than two minutes remaining in 10 losses. Thirteen Fred Nkemdi - B.S., political science Deron Williams is a member of the USA Basketball

Illini in the NBA

Name Team Notes Dee Brown Washington Wizards Second-round pick in 2006 Draft (No. 46 overall) is in second season in the NBA … Has played in 14 games, starting eight times, and is averaging 2.4 points, 1.9 rebounds and 2.1 assists in 14.9 minutes … Signed with the Wizards as a free agent during the summer after playing in Turkey last season … Appeared in 49 games as a rookie with the Utah Jazz in 2006-07, averaging 1.9 points and 1.7 assists in 9.2 minutes per game.

Brian Cook Orlando Magic First-round pick in 2003 Draft (No. 24 overall) is in sixth season in the NBA … Has played in five games this season, averaging 1.4 points and 0.8 rebouns in 5.2 minutes … Traded to the Orlando Magic on Nov. 21, 2007 after spending first four-plus seasons with the Los Angeles Lakers … Played in 51 games last season, starting twice, and averaged 4.7 points and 2.1 rebounds in 12.0 minutes per game … Played in 65 games in 2006-07, averaging 6.9 points and 3.3 rebounds … Had a career-high 14 rebounds at Phoenix (3/4/07) … Played in 81 games in 2005-06, earning 46 starts, and posted career-high averages of 7.9 points and 3.4 rebounds … Recorded a career-high 28 points at Dallas (2/7/06) … Played in 72 games in 2004-05, averaging 6.4 points and 3.0 rebounds … Appeared in 35 games as a rookie in 2003-04, starting twice, and averaged 4.4 points and 2.9 rebounds … Participated in 2004 NBA Finals.

Luther Head Houston Rockets First-round pick in 2005 Draft (No. 24 overall) is in fourth season with Rockets … Had played in eight games this season, starting twice, and is averaging 6.3 points, 1.8 rebounds and 1.9 assists in 18.9 minutes … Played in 73 games last season, starting 17 times, and averaged 7.6 points, 1.8 rebounds and 1.9 assists in 19 minutes per game … Played in 80 games in 2006-07, earning 10 starts, and averaged 10.9 points, 3.2 rebounds and 2.4 assists in 28 minutes per game … Tallied career highs of 30 points vs. Golden State (4/4/07) and 11 assists vs. San Antonio (12/22/06) … Selected to Sophomore Team for 2007 NBA All-Star Rookie Challenge … Played in 80 games as a rookie, earning 27 starts, and averaged 8.8 points, 3.3 rebounds, and 2.7 assists in 29 minutes per game … Had a career-high 10 rebounds vs. Phoenix (11/23/05) … 2006 NBA All-Rookie Second Team … Selected to Rookie Team for 2006 NBA All-Star Rookie Challenge.

Deron Williams Utah Jazz Lottery selection is the highest draft pick in Illinois history at No. 3 overall in 2005 Draft … Member of USA Basketball Senior National Team that earned gold medals at the 2008 Beijing Olympics and the 2007 FIBA Tournament of the Americas … First Illini basketball player ever to win an Olympic Gold Medal … Now in his fourth season with Utah, has started seven games and is averaging 10.9 points and 10.1 assists in 30.6 minutes … Started all 82 games last season and averaged 18.8 points, 10.5 assists, 3.0 rebounds and 1.1 steals in 37.3 minutes per …07, averaging 16.2 points, 9.3 assists and 3.3 rebounds in 36.9 minutes per game … Ranked second in the NBA in assists behind Steve Nash … Had a breakout performance in the playoffs, averaging 19.2 points, 8.6 assists, 4.3 rebounds and 1.5 steals while helping lead Utah to the Western Conference Finals … Dished out career-high 21 assists vs. Memphis (1/24/07) … Selected to Sophomore Team for the 2007 NBA All-Star Rookie Challenge … Played in 80 games during rookie sea- son of 2005-06, earning 47 starts, and averaged 10.8 points, 4.5 assists and 2.4 rebounds in 29 minutes per game … 2006 NBA All-Rookie First Team … Selected to Rookie Team for 2006 NBA All-Star Rookie Challenge.

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Senior National Team. Williams was one of 12 players Marcus Griffin, Sergio McClain, Sean Harrington, cent and sixth in career 3-pointers with 191 treys. He on the USA squad that went 8-0 en route to a gold Lucas Johnson, Jerrance Howard. served as team tri-captain as a senior along with medal in August at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Brian Cook and current Illini assistant coach Jerrance Williams is the first-ever Fighting Illini basketball Honored Jerseys Unveiled Howard. player to win an Olympic gold medal. The University of Illinois has recognized its most deco- rated basketball players in school history by perma- Illini Program Ranked Among Nation’s Finest Illini Overseas nently hanging a banner with their name and number Two national magazines ranked the Fighting Illini In addition to the four Illini that are currently on NBA from the rafters of the Assembly Hall. A total of 30 men’s basketball program among the nation’s elite in rosters, there are a number of Illinois alums currently men’s players earned a spot on this distinguished list two very different categories. playing professional basketball overseas: and their jerseys were unveiled for the first time on Forbes Magazine ranked the Most Valuable Robert Archibald - Illinois 1999-02 Sept. 13 following A Night of Legends alumni game. College Basketball Teams and placed a value of $19.4 Spain (Unicaja Malaga) Players selected to have their jerseys honored million on the Illini program, which ranked sixth in the James Augustine - Illinois 2003-06 must have achieved any of the following criteria: 1) nation and tied Indiana for tops in the Big Ten. The val- Spain (Kalise Gran Canaria) National Player of the Year; 2) Enshrined in the uations were based on what the basketball programs Marcus Arnold - Illinois 2006-07 National Basketball Hall of Fame; 3) U.S. Olympian; 4) contribute to four important beneficiaries: their univer- Czech Republic (BK Nova Hut Ostrava) Big Ten Player of the Year; 5) Consensus First- or sity (money generated by basketball that goes to the Cory Bradford - Illinois 1999-02 Second-Team All-American; 6) Illinois All-Century institution for academic purposes, including scholar- Cyprus (Achilleas Kaimakliou) Team Member. Following is a list of Illinois’ honored ship payments for basketball players); athletic depart- Cleotis Brown - Illinois 1999-2000 jerseys: ment (the net profit generated by the basketball pro- Mexico (Halcones Rojos) #1 Ray Woods G, 1915-17 gram retained by the department); conference (the dis- Warren Carter - Illinois 2004-07 #1 Chuck Carney F, 1920-22 tribution of tournament revenue); and local communi- Spain (Cajasol Sevilla) #19 Bill Hapac F, 1938-40 ties (incremental spending by visitors to the county Kiwane Garris - Illinois 1994-97 #47 Andy Phillip F, 1942-43 during the regular season that is attributable to the Italy (Premiata) #25 Gene Vance G, 1942-43, 47 program). Jack Ingram - Illinois 2004-05 #14 Walt Kirk G, 1944-45, 47 Stack Magazine ranked the nation’s basketball Poland (Energa Czarni Slupsk) #40 Dike Eddleman F, 1947-49 programs using the 2008 U.S. News ranking for col- Damir Krupalija - Illinois 1999-02 #33 Bill Erickson G, 1947-50 leges and universities, the APR score, final national France (Dijon) #11 Don Sunderlage G, 1949-51 rankings for the past three seasons and games above Roger Powell - Illinois 2002-05 #37 Rod Fletcher G, 1950-52 .500 for the past three seasons. In this ranking, Illinois Israel (Hapoel Migdal Jerusalem) #22 John “Red” Kerr C, 1952-54 finished fifth nationally and again was tops among the Shaun Pruitt - Illinois 2005-08 #23 Jerry Colangelo G, 1960-62 Big Ten institutions. Czech Republic (BK Prostejov) #40 Dave Downey F, 1961-63 #35 Skip Thoren C, 1963-65 Illini Tipoff Season with World’s Biggest Basketball #15 Don Freeman F, 1964-66 Practice #24 Jim Dawson G, 1965-67 The Illini men’s and women’s basketball teams began #12 Nick Weatherspoon F, 1971-73 the 2008-09 season in a unique way, taking the court #33 Eddie Johnson F, 1978-81 at halftime and following the Illinois-Minnesota foot- #12 Derek Harper G, 1981-83 ball game on Oct. 11 for the World’s Biggest Basketball #25 Bruce Douglas G, 1983-86 Practice in front of over 60,000 fans at Memorial #33 Ken Norman F, 1985-87 Stadium. #13 Kendall Gill G, 1987-90 Flex Court Athletics, a Kewanee, Ill.-based com- #25 Nick Anderson F, 1988-89 pany that specializes in outdoor courts, donated the #33 Kenny Battle F, 1988-89 playing surface, which was set up in the south end #25 Deon Thomas F/C, 1991-94 zone of Memorial Stadium prior to the football game. #30 Frank Williams G, 2000-02 #34 Brian Cook F, 2000-03 Former Illini Greats Reunite at A Night of Legends #4 Luther Head G, 2002-05 Some of the greatest players in Fighting Illini history #5 Deron Williams G, 2003-05 reunited at the Assembly Hall on Sept. 13 for A Night of #11 Dee Brown G, 2003-06 Legends alumni basketball game. Led by former Illinois head coach Lou Henson and former Illini assis- Harrington Joins Illini Staff tant coach Jimmy Collins, a total of 29 UI letterwinners Former Fighting Illini shooting guard Sean Harrington participated in the event. A tremendous crowd of was hired in July as director of basketball operations. 15,417 watched the Blue team defeat the White team Harrington returns to Champaign after previously by the score of 84-70. Deron Williams, Dee Brown, working in basketball operations at St. Louis Luther Head and Roger Powell from the 2005 national University. Prior to his time at SLU, he spent three runner-up squad served as captains for the Blue team, years at Northern Illinois, one as an assistant coach while Nick Anderson, Kendall Gill, Kenny Battle, Marcus and two as director of basketball operations. Liberty, Stephen Bardo and Ervin Small from the 1989 Harrington was a four-year letterwinner from Final Four squad were captains for the White team. 2000-03, leading the Illini in 3-point field goal per- Others participating included Brian Cook, Frank centage all four seasons. He ranks fifth in school his- Williams, Kiwane Garris, Cory Bradford, Jerry Hester, tory in career 3-point field goal percentage at 42.8 per-

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Coach Bruce Weber Media Luncheon/ Illinois and the Century Mark Teleconference Schedule Illinois has scored 100 points or more 77 times in school history. Below is a breakdown of Illinois’ All luncheons will be held on the 8th floor of the Illinois Football Press Box at Memorial Stadium (enter west side of record in games where it hits the 100 mark. stadium at gate 10 and use north elevator). Contact the UI All-Time Record: 73-4 Sports Information Office for phone number information. The Last Time: Dec. 27, 2004 vs. Longwood (105-79) Most Points: 127, Dec. 22, 1988 Monday, Dec. 8, 9:20 am - Big Ten Teleconference vs. Louisiana State (127-100) Tuesday, Dec. 9, 11:30 am - Teleconference Both Teams: Missouri 108, Illinois 107 Thursday, Dec. 18, 11:30 am - Luncheon/Teleconference Dec. 22, 1993 Monday, Dec. 22, 11:30 am - Teleconference At Assembly Hall: 46-0 Friday, Dec. 26, 11:30 am - Teleconference The Last Time: Dec. 27, 2004 Monday, Dec. 29, 9:20 am - Big Ten Teleconference vs. Longwood (105-79) Monday, Dec. 29, 11:30 am - Teleconference Most Points: 126, March 10, 1982 Friday, Jan. 2, 11:30 am - Teleconference vs. Long Island (126-78) Monday, Jan. 5, 9:20 am - Big Ten Teleconference All-Time at Home: 60-0 Thursday, Jan. 8, 11:30 am - Luncheon/Teleconference Monday, Jan. 12, 9:20 am - Big Ten Teleconference Tuesday, Jan. 13, 11:30 am - Luncheon/Teleconference Friday, Jan. 16, 11:30 am - Teleconference Monday, Jan. 19, 9:20 am - Big Ten Teleconference Monday, Jan. 19, 11:30 am - Teleconference Thursday, Jan. 22, 11:30 am - Luncheon/Teleconference Monday, Jan. 26, 9:20 am - Big Ten Teleconference Tuesday, Jan. 27, 11:30 am - Teleconference Friday, Jan. 30, 11:30 am - Teleconference Monday, Feb. 2, 9:20 am - Big Ten Teleconference Tuesday, Feb. 3, 11:30 am - Teleconference Friday, Feb. 6, 11:30 am - Teleconference Monday, Feb. 9, 9:20 am - Big Ten Teleconference Tuesday, Feb. 10, 11:30 am - Luncheon/Teleconference Friday, Feb. 13, 11:30 am - Teleconference Monday, Feb. 16, 9:20 am - Big Ten Teleconference Tuesday, Feb. 17, 11:30 am - Luncheon/Teleconference Friday, Feb. 20, 11:30 am - Teleconference Monday, Feb. 23, 9:20 am - Big Ten Teleconference Tuesday, Feb. 24, 11:30 am - Teleconference Friday, Feb. 27, 11:30 am - Luncheon/Teleconference Monday, March 2, 9:20 am - Big Ten Teleconference March 2 or 3, 11:30 am - Teleconference Monday, March 9, 9:20 am - Big Ten Teleconference Tuesday, March 10, 11:30 am - Luncheon/Teleconference Monday, March 16, 9:20 am - Big Ten Teleconference

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Illinois vs. Ranked Opponents By the Numbers Did you Know The Illini have played 41 games against 1 – Illinois’ final ranking in the 2005 Associated ... Illinois has the 12th best all-time winning opponents ranked by the Associated Press under Press Poll. percentage (.654) among Division I schools. 3 – Seasons in which Illinois has been ranked No. 1 Bruce Weber, winning 18 times (.439). Following ... Illinois has an all-time record of 1591- is a complete list of the Illini vs. ranked oppo- in the national polls, including 1952, 1989 and 2004-05 844. The 1591 wins rank 13th on the NCAA nents (AP) under Weber: 4 – Times Illinois has won back-to-back Big Ten Division I list. titles, including 2001 and 2002, and 2004 and 12/3/03 vs. #10 North Carolina L, 81-88 ... Three of the five starters from Illinois’ 2005. 12/23/03 vs. #11 Missouri W, 71-70 2005 national runner-up squad are currently 6 – Big Ten record for consecutive 25-win seasons by 1/10/04 #24 Purdue L, 54-58 on NBA rosters (Deron Williams - Utah; the Illini from 2001-06. 1/24/04 at #21 Wisconsin L, 56-76 Luther Head - Houston; and Dee Brown - 7 – States represented on the current Illini roster 2/18/04 #12 Wisconsin W, 65-57 Washington). (Illinois, Georgia, Maryland, Michigan, Ohio, 3/14/04 vs. #10 Wisconsin L, 53-70 Texas and Virginia). 3/21/04 vs. #11 Cincinnati W, 92-68 … Illinois has had a total of seven players 8 – Players on the roster from the state of Illinois 3/26/04 vs. #6 Duke L, 62-72 drafted since 2002, which leads the Big Ten 11/27/04 vs. #24 Gonzaga W, 89-72 (Calvin Brock, Bubba Chisholm, Bill Cole, Jeff and is the seventh-highest total of any pro- gram in the nation over the last seven years. 12/1/04 #1 Wake Forest W, 91-73 Jordan, Demetri McCamey, Trent Meacham, Stan Simpson and Mike Tisdale). 12/31/04 #22 Cincinnati W, 67-45 ... Fourteen Illini players have been first- 1/20/05 #23 Iowa W, 73-68, ot 8 – Consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances for the Illini from 2000-07. round draft selections, including Nick 1/25/05 at #18 Wisconsin W, 75-65 Anderson and Kendall Gill from the 1989 2/1/05 at #12 Michigan St. W, 81-68 11 – Illinois’ final ranking in the 2004 Associated Press Poll. Final Four team and recent UI alumni Frank 2/12/05 #20 Wisconsin W, 70-59 Williams to New York in 2002, Brian Cook to 3/13/05 vs. #23 Wisconsin W, 54-43 13 – Illinois’ final ranking in the 2006 Associated the Los Angeles Lakers in 2003 and the tan- 3/26/05 vs. #9 Arizona W, 90-89, ot Press Poll. dem of Deron Williams (No. 3 overall) to 4/2/05 vs. #4 Louisville W, 72-57 17 – Big Ten Championships won by Illinois. Utah and Luther Head (No. 24) to Houston in 4/4/05 vs. #2 North Carolina L, 70-75 23 – Wins in 2006-07. 2005. 1/5/06 #7 Michigan State W, 60-50 25 – Wins in 2002-03. 1/17/06 at #13 Indiana L, 60-62 26 – 20-win seasons for Illinois, including 10 of the ... Illinois has the highest all-time winning 2/12/06 at #19 Ohio State L, 53-69 last 12 seasons. percentage among Big Ten schools, and 2/25/06 #20 Iowa W, 71-59 26 – Wins in 2001-02. ranks second behind Indiana in all-time vic- 3/4/06 at #25 Michigan St. W, 75-68 26 – Wins in 2003-04. tories. In all-time Big Ten play, the Illini are 3/18/06 vs. #17 Washington L, 64-67 26 – Wins in 2005-06. first in conference wins, and third in win- 11/28/06 vs. #23 Maryland L, 66-72 27 – Wins in 2000-01. ning percentage behind Purdue and Indiana. 12/2/06 vs. #16 Arizona L, 72-84 27 – All-time NCAA Tournament appearances by 1/6/07 #6 Ohio State L, 44-62 Illinois. ... Illinois ranks second in the Big Ten 1/20/07 #2 Wisconsin L, 64-71 33 – Illinois’ record homecourt winning streak at the behind Indiana in total NCAA appearances with 27. 1/23/07 #23 Indiana W, 51-43 Assembly Hall, snapped Feb. 4, 2006. 3/10/07 vs. #3 Wisconsin L, 41-53 37 – School record for wins, set by the 2004-05 ... The Orange Krush student group is more 11/20/07 vs. #13 Duke L, 66-79 team. than just a Fighting Illini cheering section. 12/8/07 vs. #22 Arizona L, 72-78, ot 234 – Wins by the Illini this decade, the 10th- The students raised approximately $240,000 1/10/08 at #21 Wisconsin L, 60-70 highest total nationally. last season, which went to the the I FUND 1/13/08 at #10 Indiana L, 58-62 and a variety of local and national charities. 1/30/08 at #8 Michigan State L, 41-51 Streakin’ Illini Krush has endowed three scholarships, the 2/7/08 #14 Indiana L, 79-83, 2ot Current Streaks by the Illini Matthew Heldman Memorial Scholarship 2/20/08 #11 Wisconsin L, 57-71 Fund, which goes to an Illinois basketball 3/6/08 #17 Michigan State L, 51-59 All Games: 1 L player and is named after the former Illini 3/14/08 #17 Purdue W, 74-67, ot At the Assembly Hall: 1 L point guard who was tragically killed in a 3/16/08 #8 Wisconsin L, 48-61 On the Road: 2 W car accident; the Rod Cardinal Sports Neutral Sites: 2 W Medicine Fund, which goes towards UI stu- Illini at “The Hall” vs. Ranked Opponents: 1 L dent athletic trainers and is named for the Non-Conference Home Games: 1 L man who served for 30 years as athletic trainer for the Illini basketball team; and the Illinois at the Assembly Hall Big Ten Play: 1 W All-Time: 487-131 (.788) Louis and Dawn M. Weber Student Manager 1963-69 49-13 (.790) Big Ten Home Games: 1 W Enhancement Fund, which goes towards 1970-79 69-42 (.622) Big Ten Road Games: 1 W team managers. Krush announced its 1980-89 134-23 (.854) Since Opponent Scored 100 Pts: newest fundraising endeavor in October, cre- 1990-99 114-34 (.770) 491 games (last, Missouri on 12/22/93) 2000-present 117-16 (.880) ating the Lou Henson Coaching Development Consecutive Games with 3-pt. FG: Endowment Fund, which will be used to pro- Longest Winning Streak: 33 games 1 game (started vs. Clemson on 12/2/08) mote the basketball coaching pforession (1/17/04 - 1/28/06) (streak of 375 games that began on 11/28/97 withint the younger generation. Since the broken vs. Tulsa on 11/29/08) inception of the Orange Krush Foundation in Current Winning Streak: 0 games 1998, the group has distributed more than $1.5 million to charities. 2008-09 Illinois Basketball Notes // Page 11 2008-09 ILLINOIS CUMULATIVE STATISTICS

2008-09 Illinois Basketball Notes // Page 12 2008-09 FIGHTING ILLINI RESULTS/ATTENDANCE HIGH HIGH DATE OPPONENT W/L, SCORE ATTENDANCE POINTS REBOUNDS 11/14/08 EASTERN WASHINGTON W, 66-50 14,422 18 - Meacham 6 - Tisdale & Semrau 11/16/08 TEXAS A&M-CORPUS CHRISTI W, 72-53 14,394 20 - Davis 14 - Davis 11/20/08 at Vanderbilt W, 69-63 12,630 23 - McCamey 12 - Davis 11/23/08 JACKSON STATE W, 78-64 13,865 20 - Davis 6 - Davis 11/28/08 vs. Kent State W, 69-63 (OT) 1,423 20 - Tisdale 13 - Davis 11/29/08 vs. Tulsa W, 48-44 1,712 12 - Tisdale 8 - Davis 12/2/08 CLEMSON L, 74-76 14,741 28 - Davis 8 - Davis & Semrau 12/6/08 vs. Georgia 12/8/08 HAWAII 12/10/08 CHICAGO STATE 12/20/08 DETROIT 12/23/08 vs. Missouri 12/28/08 EASTERN MICHIGAN 12/30/08 at Purdue 1/4/09 at Michigan 1/10/09 INDIANA 1/14/09 MICHIGAN 1/17/09 at Michigan State 1/20/09 OHIO STATE 1/24/09 WISCONSIN 1/29/09 at Minnesota 2/1/09 IOWA 2/5/09 at Wisconsin 2/8/09 PURDUE 2/12/09 at Northwestern 2/15/09 at Indiana 2/18/09 PENN STATE 2/21-22 at Ohio State 2/26 MINNESOTA 2/28-3/1 MICHIGAN STATE 3/3-4-5 at Penn State

ATTENDANCE Games Totals Average/High Game Sellouts HOME 4 57,422 14,356/14,741 0 AWAY 1 12,630 12,630/12,630 0 NEUTRAL 2 3,135 1,568/1,712 0 TOTAL 7 73,187 10,455/14,741 0

2008-09 Illinois Basketball Notes // Page 13 2008-09 ILLINOIS TEAM HIGHS & LOWS HIGHS LOWS Points...... 78 vs. Jackson State, 11/23/08 48 vs. Tulsa, 11/29/08 Field Goals ...... 31 vs. Jackson State, 11/23/08 23 vs. Tulsa, 11/29/08 ...... 31 vs. Clemson, 12/2/08 Field Goal Attempts ...... 65 at Vanderbilt, 11/20/08 50 vs. Jackson State, 11/23/08 Field Goal Percentage ...... 620 (31-50) vs. Jackson State, 11/23/08 .369 (24-65) at Vanderbilt, 11/20/08 Three-Point Field Goals ...... 10 at Vanderbilt, 11/20/08 0 vs. Tulsa, 11/29/08 Three-Point Field Goal Attempts...... 19 at Vanderbilt, 11/20/08 10 vs. Tulsa, 11/29/08 Three-Point Field Goal Percentage ...... 526 (10-19) at Vanderbilt, 11/20/08 .000 (0-10) vs. Tulsa, 11/29/08 Free Throws ...... 17 vs. Kent State, 11/28/08 2 vs. Tulsa, 11/29/08 Free Throw Attempts ...... 23 vs. Kent State, 11/28/08 5 vs. Tulsa, 11/29/08 Free Throw Percentage ...... 1.000 (11-11) at Vanderbilt, 11/20/08 .400 (2-5) vs. Tulsa, 11/29/08 Rebounds ...... 42 at Vanderbilt, 11/20/08 27 vs. Jackson State, 11/23/08 Assists ...... 25 vs. Jackson State, 11/23/08 13 vs. Tulsa, 11/29/08 Turnovers ...... 17 vs. Clemson, 12/2/08 11 vs. Tulsa, 11/29/08 Blocks ...... 4 vs. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, 11/16/08 2, three times, last vs. Clemson, 12/2/08 Steals...... 7 vs. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, 11/16/08 3 vs. Kent State, 11/28/08 Fouls ...... 21 at Vanderbilt, 11/20/08 13 vs. Tulsa, 11/29/08 OPPONENT TEAM HIGHS & LOWS

HIGHS LOWS Points...... 76, Clemson, 12/2/08 44, Tulsa, 11/29/08 Field Goals ...... 33, Clemson, 12/2/08 17, Eastern Washington, 11/14/08 Field Goal Attempts ...... 61, Jackson State, 11/23/08 51, Tulsa, 11/29/08 Field Goal Percentage ...... 579 (33-57), Clemson, 12/2/08 .298 (17-57), Eastern Washington, 11/14/08 Three-Point Field Goals ...... 9, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, 11/16/08 2, Tulsa, 11/29/08 Three-Point Field Goal Attempts...... 24, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, 11/16/08 14, Clemson, 12/2/08 Three-Point Field Goal Percentage ...... 429 (6-14), Kent State, 11/28/08 .111 (2-18), Tulsa, 11/29/08 Free Throws ...... 13, Vanderbilt, 11/20/08 4, Tulsa, 11/29/08 Free Throw Attempts ...... 21, Vanderbilt, 11/20/08 7, Tulsa, 11/29/08 Free Throw Percentage ...... 733 (11-15), Jackson State, 11/23/08 .462 (6-13), Clemson, 12/2/08 Rebounds ...... 38, Tulsa, 11/29/08 23, Clemson, 12/2/08 Assists ...... 14, Vanderbilt, 11/20/08 9, Eastern Washington, 11/14/08 ...... 9, Kent State, 11/28/08 Turnovers ...... 18, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, 11/16/08 8, Kent State, 11/28/08 Blocks ...... 5, Vanderbilt, 11/20/08 0, Eastern Washington, 11/14/08 Steals...... 7, Clemson, 12/2/08 4, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, 11/16/08 ...... 4, Tulsa, 11/29/08 Fouls ...... 20, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, 11/16/08 11, Clemson, 12/2/08 ILLINOIS & OPPONENT PLAYER SUPERLATIVES

ILLINOIS OPPONENT Points ...... 28, Mike Davis vs. Clemson, 12/2/08 18, Al Fisher, Kent State, 11/28/08 ...... 18, Demontez Stitt, Clemson, 12/2/08 Field Goals ...... 12, Mike Davis vs. Clemson, 12/2/08 8, Demontez Stitt, Clemson, 12/2/08 Field Goal Attempts ...... 19, Mike Davis vs. Clemson, 12/2/08 15, Benny Valentine, Eastern Washington, 11/14/08 ...... 15, Al Fisher, Kent State, 11/28/08 ...... 15, Ben Uzoh, Tulsa, 11/29/08 Field Goal Percentage (min. 7 att.) ...... 1.000 (8-8), Dominique Keller vs. Jackson State, 11/23/08 .727 (8-11), Demontez Stitt, Clemson, 12/2/08 Three-Point Field Goals ...... 5, Demetri McCamey at Vanderbilt, 11/20/08 3, four players, last, ...... Al Fisher and Mike McKee, Kent State, 11/28/08 Three-Point Field Goal Attempts...... 12, Demetri McCamey vs. Clemson, 12/2/08 10, Benny Valentine, Eastern Washington, 11/14/08 Three-Point Field Goal Pct. (min. 4 att.)...... 750 (3-4), Trent Meacham vs. Eastern Washington, 11/14/08 .600 (3-5), Mike McKee, Kent State, 11/28/08 Free Throws ...... 7, Chester Frazier vs. Eastern Washington, 11/14/08 7, Darrion Griffin, Jackson State, 11/23/08 Free Throw Attempts ...... 9, Chester Frazier vs. Eastern Washington, 11/14/08 8, Darrion Griffin, Jackson State, 11/23/08 ...... 9, Mike Tisdale vs. Kent State, 11/28/08 Free Throw Percentage (min. 8 att.) ...... 778 (7-9), Chester Frazier vs. Eastern Washington, 11/14/08 .875 (7-8), Darrion Griffin, Jackson State, 11/23/08 Rebounds ...... 14, Mike Davis vs. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, 11/16/08 12, Jerome Jordan, 11/29/08 Assists ...... 12, Chester Frazier vs. Clemson, 12/2/08 7, Jermaine Beal, Vanderbilt, 11/20/08 Blocks ...... 3, Mike Tisdale vs. Kent State, 11/28/08 3, A.J. Ogilvy, Vanderbilt, 11/20/08 ...... 3, Mike Tisdale vs. Tulsa, 11/29/08 Steals ...... 2, five players, last, Trent Meacham vs. Kent State, 11/28/08 4, Demontez Stitt, Clemson, 12/2/08

2008-09 Illinois Basketball Notes // Page 14 2008-09 FIGHTING ILLINI GAME-BY-GAME TEAM STATISTICS GAME FGM-A/% 3PM-A/% FTM-A/% OR-DR –– TOT PF AS TO BK ST PTS (1st-2nd) 11-11 Illinois 24-54/.444 5-13/.385 13-21/.619 10-30 – 40 14 14 13 3466 (35-31) Eastern Washington 17-57/.298 4-21/.190 12-17/.706 11-22 – 33 19 9 14 0550 (35-15) 11-16 Illinois 27-62/.435 5-13/.385 13-16/.813 14-27 – 41 17 22 14 4772 (28-44) Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 18-54/.333 9-24/.375 8-15/.533 11-21 – 32 20 10 18 1453 (12-41) 11-20 Illinois 24-65/.369 10-19/.526 11-11/1.000 21-21 – 42 21 18 12 2569 (36-33) at Vanderbilt 23-53/.434 4-15/.267 13-21/.619 13-20 – 33 14 14 10 5563 (35-28) 11-23 Illinois 31-50/.620 6-14/.429 10-13/.769 5-22 – 27 16 25 14 2378 (44-34) Jackson State 24-61/.393 5-18/.278 11-15/.733 15-15 – 30 17 13 12 2664 (30-34) 11-28 Illinois 25-54/.463 2-12/.167 17-23/.739 13-27 – 40 16 23 15 3369 (27-33-9) vs. Kent State 24-58/.414 6-14/.429 9-16/.563 10-20 – 30 18 982663 (27-33-3) 11-29 Illinois 23-56/.411 0-10/.000 2-5/.400 10-23 – 33 13 13 11 3448 (26-22) vs. Tulsa 19-51/.373 2-18/.111 4-7/.571 12-26 – 38 12 12 13 3444 (25-19) 12-2 Illinois 31-60/.517 5-18/.278 7-8/.875 15-20 – 35 16 19 17 2474 (40-34) Clemson 33-57/.579 4-14/.462 6-13/.462 9-14 – 23 11 12 13 2776 (32-44) 12-6 Illinois vs. Georgia 12-8 Illinois Hawaii 12-10 Illinois Chicago State 12-20 Illinois Detroit 12-23 Illinois vs. Missouri 12-28 Illinois Eastern Michigan 12-30 Illinois at Purdue 1-4 Illinois at Michigan 1-10 Illinois Indiana 1-14 Illinois Michigan 1-17 Illinois at Michigan State 1-20 Illinois Ohio State 1-24 Illinois Wisconsin 1-29 Illinois at Minnesota 2-1 Illinois Iowa 2-5 Illinois at Wisconsin 2-8 Illinois Purdue 2-12 Illinois at Northwestern 2-15 Illinois at Indiana 2-18 Illinois Penn State 2-21/22 Illinois at Ohio State 2-26 Illinois Minnesota 2-28/3-1 Illinois Michigan State 3-3/4/5 Illinois at Penn State

2008-09 Illinois Basketball Notes // Page 15 2008-09 FIGHTING ILLINI GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS 1 TRENT MEACHAM 3-PT OR-DR Date Opponent G-GS MIN FG-A Pct. FG-A Pct. FT-A Pct. TOT PF-FO A TO BLK ST PTS 11-14 E. Washington 1-1 28 6-9 .667 3-4 .750 3-3 1.000 0-3 –3 1 1 1 0 1 18 11-16 Texas A&M-CC 1-1 34 5-9 .556 3-5 .600 1-1 1.000 0-3 –3 1 4 0 1 0 14 11-20 at Vanderbilt 1-1 31 4-8 .500 4-6 .667 2-2 1.000 2-2 –4 4 2 2 0 1 14 11-23 Jackson State 1-1 30 4-6 .667 2-4 .500 0-0 .000 0-2 –2 1 1 1 0 0 10 11-28 vs. Kent State 1-1 36 3-7 .429 1-4 .250 0-0 .000 0-2 –2 3 5 2 0 2 7 11-29 vs. Tulsa 1-1 31 3-8 .375 0-2 .000 0-1 .000 1-1 –2 4 1 0 0 1 6 12-2 Clemson 1-1 35 3-8 .375 0-4 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 –0 2 1 2 0 1 6

3 CHESTER FRAZIER 3-PT OR-DR Date Opponent G-GS MIN FG-A Pct. FG-A Pct. FT-A Pct. TOT PF-FO A TO BLK ST PTS 11-14 E. Washington 1-1 29 3-6 .500 0-2 .000 7-9 .778 2-3 –5 1 4 0 1 2 13 11-16 Texas A&M-CC 1-1 27 1-2 .500 1-2 .500 1-2 .500 2-3 –5 2 8 2 0 2 4 11-20 at Vanderbilt 1-1 36 1-5 .200 1-3 .333 2-2 1.000 1-3 –4 1 8 1 0 0 5 11-23 Jackson State 1-1 25 2-4 .500 1-2 .500 2-2 1.000 2-1 –3 1 6 2 1 0 7 11-28 vs. Kent State 1-1 42 2-4 .500 0-1 .000 3-3 1.000 3-1 –4 2 8 1 0 0 7 11-29 vs. Tulsa 1-1 36 2-7 .286 0-3 .000 0-1 .000 2-5 –7 0 8 3 0 1 4 12-2 Clemson 1-1 33 3-6 .500 1-2 .500 0-0 .000 2-1 –3 2 12 501 7

13 JEFF JORDAN 3-PT OR-DR Date Opponent G-GS MIN FG-A Pct. FG-A Pct. FT-A Pct. TOT PF-FO A TO BLK ST PTS 11-14 E. Washington 1-0 15 2-3 .667 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-1 –1 2 1 0 0 0 4 11-16 Texas A&M-CC 1-0 16 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 –0 0 4 3 0 1 0 11-20 at Vanderbilt 1-0 10 1-1 1.000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 –0 0 0 1 0 0 2 11-23 Jackson State 1-0 13 1-2 .500 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 1-0 –1 1 1 0 0 0 2 11-28 vs. Kent State 1-0 3 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 –0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11-29 vs. Tulsa 1-0 3 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 –0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12-2 Clemson 1-0 5 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 –0 0 0 2 0 0 0

15 BUBBA CHISHOLM 3-PT OR-DR Date Opponent G-GS MIN FG-A Pct. FG-A Pct. FT-A Pct. TOT PF-FO A TO BLK ST PTS 11-14 E. Washington 1-0 1 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 –0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11-16 Texas A&M-CC 1-0 2 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 –0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11-20 at Vanderbilt DNP 11-23 Jackson State 1-0 2 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 –0 0 0 1 0 0 0 11-28 vs. Kent State DNP 11-29 vs. Tulsa DNP 12-2 Clemson DNP

21 STAN SIMPSON 3-PT OR-DR Date Opponent G-GS MIN FG-A Pct. FG-A Pct. FT-A Pct. TOT PF-FO A TO BLK ST PTS Has not played this season, considering redshirt.

23 DOMINIQUE KELLER 3-PT OR-DR Date Opponent G-GS MIN FG-A Pct. FG-A Pct. FT-A Pct. TOT PF-FO A TO BLK ST PTS 11-14 E. Washington 1-0 5 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 1-2 –3 1 0 0 0 0 0 11-16 Texas A&M-CC 1-0 15 4-8 .500 0-1 .000 3-4 .750 1-3 –4 2 0 1 0 1 11 11-20 at Vanderbilt 1-0 8 0-4 .000 0-0 .000 2-2 1.000 2-1 –3 1 0 1 1 0 2 11-23 Jackson State 1-0 17 8-8 1.000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-4 –4 0 0 0 0 1 16 11-28 vs. Kent State 1-0 9 1-1 1.000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 –0 1 0 1 0 0 2 11-29 vs. Tulsa 1-0 5 0-3 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 2-0 –2 0 1 1 0 1 0 12-2 Clemson 1-0 10 4-4 1.000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 1-4 –5 0 0 0 1 0 8

2008-09 Illinois Basketball Notes // Page 16 2008-09 FIGHTING ILLINI GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS CONT. 24 MIKE DAVIS 3-PT OR-DR Date Opponent G-GS MIN FG-A Pct. FG-A Pct. FT-A Pct. TOT PF-FO A TO BLK ST PTS 11-14 E. Washington 1-1 28 3-5 .600 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 2-3 –5 1 2 1 0 0 6 11-16 Texas A&M-CC 1-1 25 9-15 .600 0-0 .000 2-3 .667 2-12 – 14 210 1 0 20 11-20 at Vanderbilt 1-1 32 3-12 .250 0-0 .000 5-5 1.000 5-7 – 12 5-1 02 1 0 11 11-23 Jackson State 1-1 26 9-10 .900 0-0 .000 2-2 1.000 1-5 –6 1 5 0 0 0 20 11-28 vs. Kent State 1-1 35 7-15 .467 0-0 .000 3-4 .750 1-12 – 13 211 0 0 17 11-29 vs. Tulsa 1-1 26 1-2 .500 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 1-7 –8 3 1 1 0 0 2 12-2 Clemson 1-1 32 12-19 .632 0-0 .000 4-4 1.000 2-6 –8 3 0 2 1 1 28

25 CALVIN BROCK 3-PT OR-DR Date Opponent G-GS MIN FG-A Pct. FG-A Pct. FT-A Pct. TOT PF-FO A TO BLK ST PTS 11-14 E. Washington 1-1 19 0-3 .000 0-1 .000 1-2 .500 1-2 –3 3 0 2 0 0 1 11-16 Texas A&M-CC 1-1 12 1-5 .200 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 1-0 –1 3 1 0 0 1 2 11-20 at Vanderbilt 1-0 11 1-5 .200 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 1-0 –1 2 2 1 0 0 2 11-23 Jackson State 1-0 22 2-7 .286 1-2 .500 2-2 1.000 0-2 –2 3 3 0 0 0 7 11-28 vs. Kent State 1-0 14 1-3 .333 0-1 .000 2-3 .667 1-1 –2 2 1 2 0 0 4 11-29 vs. Tulsa 1-0 15 3-5 .600 0-0 .000 1-1 1.000 1-0 –1 1 1 0 0 0 7 12-2 Clemson 1-0 17 1-3 .333 0-0 .000 1-2 .500 1-2 –3 1 2 0 0 0 3

30 BILL COLE 3-PT OR-DR Date Opponent G-GS MIN FG-A Pct. FG-A Pct. FT-A Pct. TOT PF-FO A TO BLK ST PTS 11-14 E. Washington 1-0 7 1-5 .200 0-1 .000 0-2 .000 1-2 –3 1 1 0 1 0 2 11-16 Texas A&M-CC 1-0 6 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 –0 2 1 0 0 1 0 11-20 at Vanderbilt DNP 11-23 Jackson State 1-0 8 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 2-5 .400 1-0 –1 1 0 0 0 0 2 11-28 vs. Kent State DNP 11-29 vs. Tulsa DNP 12-2 Clemson DNP

32 DEMETRI MCCAMEY 3-PT OR-DR Date Opponent G-GS MIN FG-A Pct. FG-A Pct. FT-A Pct. TOT PF-FO A TO BLK ST PTS 11-14 E. Washington 1-0 29 4-9 .444 2-5 .400 1-2 .500 0-3 –3 0 3 5 1 1 11 11-16 Texas A&M-CC 1-0 31 5-11 .455 1-4 .250 2-2 1.000 0-3 –3 1 3 2 1 1 13 11-20 at Vanderbilt 1-1 35 9-18 .500 5-10 .500 0-0 .000 1-2 –3 2 6 1 0 1 23 11-23 Jackson State 1-1 26 3-7 .429 2-5 .400 0-0 .000 0-3 –3 2 7 3 0 2 8 11-28 vs. Kent State 1-1 39 3-9 .333 1-6 .167 2-2 1.000 0-4 –4 2 7 3 0 1 9 11-29 vs. Tulsa 1-1 37 4-13 .308 0-5 .000 0-0 .000 1-2 –3 1 1 2 0 0 8 12-2 Clemson 1-1 31 7-17 .412 4-12 .333 2-2 1.000 2-1 –3 3 3 2 0 1 20

33 ALEX LEGION 3-PT OR-DR Date Opponent G-GS MIN FG-A Pct. FG-A Pct. FT-A Pct. TOT PF-FO A TO BLK ST PTS Ineligible due to NCAA transfer rules

34 C.J. JACKSON 3-PT OR-DR Date Opponent G-GS MIN FG-A Pct. FG-A Pct. FT-A Pct. TOT PF-FO A TO BLK ST PTS 11-14 E. Washington 1-0 2 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 –0 1 0 2 0 0 0 11-16 Texas A&M-CC 1-0 2 1-1 1.000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 1-0 –1 1 0 1 0 0 2 11-20 at Vanderbilt DNP 11-23 Jackson State 1-0 2 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 –0 1 1 1 0 0 0 11-28 vs. Kent State DNP 11-29 vs. Tulsa DNP 12-2 Clemson DNP

2008-09 Illinois Basketball Notes // Page 17 2008-09 FIGHTING ILLINI GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS CONT. 50 RICHARD SEMRAU 3-PT OR-DR Date Opponent G-GS MIN FG-A Pct. FG-A Pct. FT-A Pct. TOT PF-FO A TO BLK ST PTS 11-14 E. Washington 1-0 15 1-3 .333 0-0 .000 1-2 .500 1-5 –6 1 1 0 0 0 3 11-16 Texas A&M-CC 1-0 12 0-2 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 2-1 –3 2 0 2 0 0 0 11-20 at Vanderbilt 1-0 17 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 2-1 –3 2 0 1 0 2 0 11-23 Jackson State 1-0 13 1-1 1.000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-1 –1 1 1 1 0 0 2 11-28 vs. Kent State 1-0 9 1-2 .500 0-0 .000 1-2 .500 1-0 –1 2 0 0 0 0 3 11-29 vs. Tulsa 1-0 13 4-5 .800 0-0 .000 1-2 .500 0-0 –0 1 0 2 0 0 9 12-2 Clemson 1-0 27 1-3 .333 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 4-4 –8 2 1 2 0 0 2

54 MIKE TISDALE 3-PT OR-DR Date Opponent G-GS MIN FG-A Pct. FG-A Pct. FT-A Pct. TOT PF-FO A TO BLK ST PTS 11-14 E. Washington 1-1 22 4-10 .400 0-0 .000 0-1 .000 1-5 –6 2 1 2 0 0 8 11-16 Texas A&M-CC 1-1 18 1-7 .143 0-0 .000 4-4 1.000 2-1 –3 1 0 1 1 0 6 11-20 at Vanderbilt 1-1 20 5-11 .455 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 3-4 –7 4 0 2 0 1 10 11-23 Jackson State 1-1 16 1-4 .250 0-0 .000 2-2 1.000 0-3 –3 4 0 4 1 0 4 11-28 vs. Kent State 1-1 35 7-12 .583 0-0 .000 6-9 .667 3-4 –7 2 1 4 3 0 20 11-29 vs. Tulsa 1-1 34 6-13 .462 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 2-5 –7 3 0 1 3 1 12 12-2 Clemson 1-1 10 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 –0 3 0 2 0 0 0

2008-09 Illinois Basketball Notes // Page 18 2008-09 FIGHTING ILLINI SEASON/CAREER HIGHS 1 Trent Meacham FT 0 Season High UI Career High FT Att. 0 Points 18 vs. E. Washington, 11/14 26 vs. Weber State (12/1/07) Rebounds 0 FG 6 vs. E. Washington, 11/14 11 vs. Weber State (12/1/07) Assists 0 FG Att. 9 vs. E. Washington, 11/14 15 vs. Weber State (12/1/07) Blocks 0 9 vs. Texas A&M-CC, 11/16 Steals 0 3-Pt. 4 at Vanderbilt, 11/20 8 vs. Florida A&M (11/19/06) Minutes 2 vs. Texas A&M-CC, 11/16 & 2 vs. Jackson State, 11/23 3-Pt. Att. 6 at Vanderbilt, 11/20 13 vs. Florida A&M (11/19/06) FT 3 vs. E. Washington, 11/14 8 vs. Georgia Southern (11/17/06) 21 Stan Simpson FT Att. 3 vs. E. Washington, 11/14 10 vs. Georgia Southern (11/17/06) Season High/Career High Rebounds 4 at Vanderbilt, 11/20 8 vs. Tennessee State (12/30/07) Points Assists 5 vs. Kent State, 11/28 6 vs. Jackson State (11/15/06) FG 6 vs. Arizona (12/8/07) FG Att. Blocks 1 vs. Texas A&M-CC, 11/16 1, four times, 3-Pt. last vs. Texas A&M-CC (11/16/08) 3-Pt. Att. Steals 2 vs. Kent State, 11/28 3 vs. Michigan (2/21/07) FT 3 vs. Indiana (2/7/08) FT Att. Minutes 36 vs. Kent State, 11/28 40 vs. Jackson State (11/15/06) Rebounds Assists 3 Chester Frazier Blocks Season High Career High Steals Points 13 vs. E. Washington, 11/14 21 vs. Penn State (3/8/07) Minutes FG 3 vs. E. Washington, 11/14 7 vs. Penn State (3/8/07) 3 vs. Clemson, 12/2 23 Dominique Keller FG Att. 7 vs. Tulsa, 11/29 13 vs. Florida A&M (11/19/06) Season High/Career High 3-Pt. 1, four times, 5 vs. Penn State (3/8/07) Points 16 vs. Jackson State, 11/23 last vs. Clemson, 12/2 FG 8 vs. Jackson State, 11/23 3-Pt. Att. 3 at Vanderbilt, 11/20 9 vs. Penn State (3/8/07) FG Att. 8 vs. Texas A&M-CC, 11/16 & 8 vs. Jackson State, 11/23 3 vs. Tulsa, 11/29 3-Pt. 0 FT 7 vs. E. Washington, 11/14 7 vs. E. Washington (11/14/08) 3-Pt. Att. 1 vs. Texas A&M-CC, 11/16 FT Att. 9 vs. E. Washington, 11/14 10 vs. Austin Peay (11/13/06) FT 3 vs. Texas A&M-CC, 11/16 Rebounds 7, vs. Tulsa, 11/29 13 vs. Wisconsin (2/20/08) FT Att. 4 vs. Texas A&M-CC, 11/16 Assists 12 vs. Clemson, 12/2 12 vs. Clemson (12/2/08) Rebounds 5 vs. Clemson, 12/2 Blocks 1 vs. E. Washington, 11/14 1, 12 times, Assists 1 vs. Tulsa, 11/29 1 vs. Jackson State, 11/23 last vs. Jackson State (11/23/08) Blocks 1 at Vanderbilt, 11/20 & vs. Clemson, 12/2 Steals 2, three times, 4 vs. Michigan State (1/14/07) Steals 1, three times, last vs. Tulsa, 11/29 last vs. Kent State, 11/28 Minutes 17 vs. Jackson State, 11/23 Minutes 42 vs. Kent State, 11/28 45 vs. Purdue (3/14/08) 24 Mike Davis 13 Jeff Jordan Season High Career High Season High Career High Points 28 vs. Clemson, 12/2 28 vs. Clemson (12/2/08) Points 4 vs. E. Washington, 11/14 5 at Purdue (1/19/08) FG 12 vs. Clemson, 12/2 12 vs. Clemson (12/2/08) FG 2 vs. E. Washington, 11/14 2, three times, FG Att. 19 vs. Clemson, 12/2 19 vs. Clemson (12/2/08) last vs. E. Washington (11/14/08) 3-Pt. 00 FG Att. 3 vs. E. Washington, 11/14 4 vs. Weber State (12/1/07) 3-Pt. Att. 00 4 vs. Loyola-MD (12/28/07) FT 5 at Vanderbilt, 11/20 5 at Vanderbilt (11/20/08) 3-Pt. 0 1 at Purdue (1/19/08) FT Att. 5 at Vanderbilt, 11/20 6 vs. Oklahoma State (11/21/07) 3-Pt. Att. 0 1, three times, Rebounds 14 vs. Texas A&M-CC, 11/16 14 vs. Texas A&M-CC (11/16/08) last vs. Purdue (2/2/08) Assists 5 vs. Jackson State, 11/23 5 vs. Jackson State (11/23/08) FT 0 4 vs. Northwestern (1/27/08) Blocks 1, three times, 2, three times, FT Att. 0 4 vs. Weber State (12/1/07) last vs. Clemson, 12/2 last vs. Michigan State (3/6/08) 4 vs. Northwestern (1/27/08) Steals 1 vs. Clemson, 12/2 1, six times, Rebounds 1 vs. E. Washington, 11/14 2, three times, last vs. Clemson (12/2/08) 1 vs. Jackson State, 11/23 last at Minnesota (2/12/08) Minutes 38 vs. Kent State, 11/28 38 vs. Kent State (11/28/08) Assists 4 vs. Texas A&M-CC, 11/16 4 vs. Texas A&M-CC (11/16/08) Blocks 0025 Calvin Brock Steals 1 vs. Texas A&M-CC, 11/16 2 vs. Weber State (12/1/07) Season High Career High 2 vs. Northwestern (1/27/08) Points 7 vs. Jackson State, 11/23 18 vs. Florida A&M (11/19/06) Minutes 16 vs. Texas A&M-CC, 11/16 16 vs. Texas A&M-CC (11/16/08) 7 vs. Tulsa, 11/29 FG 3 vs. Tulsa, 11/29 7 vs. Georgia Southern (11/17/06) 15 Bubba Chisholm 7 vs. Florida A&M (11/19/06) Season High/Career High FG Att. 7 vs. Jackson State, 11/23 16 vs. Indiana (2/7/08) Points 0 3-Pt. 1 vs. Jackson State, 11/23 2, eight times, FG 0 last at Michigan (2/23/08) FG Att. 1 vs. Texas A&M-CC, 11/16 & 1 vs. Jackson State, 11/23 3-Pt. Att. 2 vs. Jackson State, 11/23 5 vs. Indiana (2/7/08) 3-Pt. 0 FT 2 vs. Jackson State, 11/23 5, three times, 3-Pt. Att. 1 vs. Texas A&M-CC, 11/16 & 1 vs. Jackson State, 11/23 2 vs. Kent State, 11/28 last vs. Minnesota (3/8/08)

2008-09 Illinois Basketball Notes // Page 19 2008-09 FIGHTING ILLINI SEASON/CAREER HIGHS CONT. FT Att. 3 vs. Kent State, 11/28 6, four times, Steals last vs. Minnesota (3/8/08) Minutes Rebounds 3 vs. E. Washington, 11/14 10 vs. Florida A&M (11/19/06) 3 vs. Clemson, 12/2 34 C.J. Jackson Assists 3 vs. Jackson State, 11/23 7 vs. Florida A&M (11/19/06) Season High Career High 7 vs. IUPUI (12/6/06) Points 2 vs. Texas A&M-CC, 11/16 6 vs. Georgia Southern (11/17/06) Blocks 0 2 at Michigan (2/23/08) FG 1 vs. Texas A&M-CC, 11/16 2 vs. Georgia Southern (11/17/06) Steals 1 vs. Texas A&M-CC, 11/16 3, three times, FG Att. 1 vs. Texas A&M-CC, 11/16 2 vs. Georgia Southern (11/17/06) last vs. Arizona (12/8/07) 2 vs. Savannah State (11/21/06) Minutes 22 vs. E. Washington, 11/14 40 vs. Florida A&M (11/19/06) 3-Pt. 00 22 vs. Jackson State, 11/23 3-Pt. Att. 00 FT 0 2 vs. Georgia Southern (11/17/06) 30 Bill Cole FT Att. 0 2 vs. Georgia Southern (11/17/06) Season High Career High Rebounds 1 vs. Texas A&M-CC, 11/16 5 vs. Austin Peay (11/13/06) Points 2 vs. E. Washington, 11/14 6 vs. Northeastern (11/11/07) Assists 1 vs. Jackson State, 11/23 2 vs. Belmont (12/17/06) 2 vs. Jackson State, 11/23 Blocks 0 2 vs. Georgia Southern (11/17/06) FG 1 vs. E. Washington, 11/14 3 vs. Northeastern (11/11/07) Steals 0 1 vs. Georgia Southern (11/17/06) FG Att. 5 vs. E. Washington, 11/14 6 vs. Northeastern (11/11/07) Minutes 2, three times, 15 vs. Georgia Southern (11/17/06) 3-Pt. 0 1, three times, last vs. Jackson State, 11/23 last at Ohio State (1/22/08) 3-Pt. Att. 1 vs. E. Washington, 11/14 2 vs. Oklahoma State (11/21/07) 50 Richard Semrau 2 vs. Weber State (12/1/07) Season High Career High FT 2 vs. Jackson State, 11/23 2 vs. Arizona State (11/19/07) Points 9 vs. Tulsa, 11/29 9 vs. Tulsa (11/29/08) 2 vs. Jackson State (11/23/08) FG 4 vs. Tulsa, 11/29 4 vs. Tulsa (11/29/08) FT Att. 5 vs. Jackson State, 11/23 5 vs. Jackson State (11/23/08) FG Att. 5 vs. Tulsa, 11/29 5 vs. Austin Peay (11/13/06) Rebounds 3 vs. E. Washington, 11/14 3, four times, 5 vs. Tulsa (11/29/08) last vs. E. Washington (11/14/08) 3-Pt. 0 1 vs. Jackson State (11/15/06) Assists 1 vs. E. Washington, 11/14 1, four times, 3-Pt. Att. 0 2 vs. Austin Peay (11/13/06) 1 vs. Texas A&M-CC, 11/16 last vs. Texas A&M-CC (11/16/08) 2 vs. Georgia Southern (11/17/06) Blocks 1 vs. E. Washington, 11/14 2 vs. Arizona State (11/19/07) FT 1, three times, 5 vs. Savannah State (11/21/06) Steals 1 vs. Texas A&M-CC, 11/16 1, five times, last vs. Tulsa, 11/29 last vs. Texas A&M-CC (11/16/08) FT Att. 2, three times, 6 vs. Georgia Southern (11/17/06) Minutes 8 vs. Jackson State, 11/23 14 vs. Weber State (12/1/07) last vs. Tulsa, 11/29 Rebounds 8 vs. Clemson, 12/2 8 vs. Clemson (12/2/08) 32 Demetri McCamey Assists 1, three times, 2 vs. Georgia Southern (11/17/06) Season High Career High last vs. Clemson, 12/2 Points 23 at Vanderbilt, 11/20 31 vs. Indiana (2/7/08) Blocks 00 FG 9 at Vanderbilt, 11/20 11 vs. Indiana (2/7/08) Steals 2 at Vanderbilt, 11/20 2 at Vanderbilt (11/20/08) FG Att. 18 at Vanderbilt, 11/20 20 vs. Indiana (2/7/08) Minutes 27 vs. Clemson, 12/2 27 vs. Clemson (12/2/08) 3-Pt. 5 at Vanderbilt, 11/20 7 vs. Indiana (2/7/08) 3-Pt. Att. 12 vs. Clemson, 12/2 13 vs. Indiana (2/7/08) 54 Mike Tisdale FT 2, three times, 10 vs. Purdue (2/2/08) Season High Career High last vs. Clemson, 12/2 Points 20 vs. Kent State, 11/28 20 vs. Kent State (11/28/08) FT Att. 2, four times, 12 vs. Purdue (2/2/08) FG 7 vs. Kent State, 11/28 7 vs. Kent State (11/28/08) last vs. Clemson, 12/2 FG Att. 13 vs. Tulsa, 11/29 13 vs. Tulsa (11/29/08) Rebounds 4 vs. Kent State, 11/28 8 at Minnesota (2/12/08) 3-Pt. 0 1 vs. Western Carolina, 12/17/07) 8 at Michigan (2/23/08) 1 at Michigan State (1/30/08) Assists 7 vs. Jackson State, 11/23 11 at Minnesota (2/12/08) 3-Pt. Att. 0 2, three times, 7 vs. Kent State, 11/28 last at Michigan State (1/30/08) Blocks 1 vs. E. Washington, 11/14 1, five times, FT 6 vs. Kent State, 11/28 6 vs. Kent State (11/28/08) 1 vs. Texas A&M-CC, 11/16 last vs. Texas A&M-CC (11/16/08) FT Att. 9 vs. Kent State, 11/28 9 vs. Kent State (11/28/08) Steals 2 vs. Jackson State, 11/23 2, seven times, Rebounds 7, three times, 7, three times, last vs. Jackson State (11/23/08) last vs. Tulsa, 11/29 last vs. Tulsa (11/29/08) Minutes 39 vs. Kent State, 11/28 44 vs. Indiana (2/7/08) Assists 1 vs. E. Washington, 11/14 1, 11 times, 1 vs. Kent State, 11/28 last vs. vs. Kent State (11/28/08) 33 Alex Legion Blocks 3 vs. Kent State, 11/28 4 at Minnesota (2/12/08) Season High/UI Career High 3 vs. Tulsa, 11/29 Points Steals 1 at Vanderbilt, 11/20 2 vs. Penn State (3/13/08) FG 1 vs. Tulsa, 11/29 FG Att. Minutes 35 vs. Kent State, 11/28 35 vs. Kent State (11/28/08) 3-Pt. 3-Pt. Att. FT FT Att. Rebounds Assists Blocks

2008-09 Illinois Basketball Notes // Page 20 2008-09 FIGHTING ILLINI SEASON-IN-REVIEW Game #1 Illinois 50 Game #2 Illinois 72 Game #3 Illinois 69 Eastern Washington 66 Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 53 Vanderbilt 63 Nov. 14, 2008 Nov. 16, 2008 Nov. 20, 2008 Assembly Hall, Champaign, Ill. Assembly Hall, Champaign, Ill. Memorial Gymnasium, Nashville, Tenn.

Trent Meacham scored 18 points and Chester Frazier Mike Davis scored 20 points and grabbed 14 rebounds, Demetri McCamey scored 23 points as Illinois defeated added 13 to help Illinois hold off Eastern Washington 66-50 both career highs, to lead Illinois past Texas A&M-Corpus Vanderbilt 69-63 on Thursday night. in the season opener for both teams on Friday. Christi 72-53 Sunday. McCamey's layup broke a tie with 6:22 remaining and The Illini (1-0) found themselves in a surprising 35-35 tie Illinois (2-0) built its lead through stingy defense, putting started a 7-0 run that put the Illini (3-0) in front to stay. at the half with the lightly regarded Eagles (0-1). together a 15-0 run as the Islanders (1-1) endured a 10- Vanderbilt (1-1) tied the game at 58 on a free throw by A.J. Illinois struggled on defense in the first half. The Illini minute first-half scoring drought. Ogilvy with 6:56 remaining, but then was held scoreless until couldn't stop Eagles' guard Benny Valentine and center Trent Meacham added 14 for the Illini. Kevin Palmer and Andre Walker made a layup and a foul shot with 2:13 to play. Brandon Moore. Valentine, a transfer from Texas Tech, had 14 Filip Toncinic paced the Islanders with 10 points apiece. The Commodores made just 13 of 21 free throws (61.9 points in the first 20 minutes Moore had 11, plus six The Islanders trailed 28-12 at intermission. percent) in the game. Jermaine Beal made a pair of free rebounds. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi kept pace with the Illini after throws with 1:38 left that got the Commodores within two But Moore and Valentine went cold in the second half. the break, but had no answer for the athletic Davis. The soph- points. Beal then missed a game-tying layup with 22 seconds Eastern scored just five points in the first 11 minutes of the omore forward shattered his previous career highs of 10 to go. half, and Illinois moved out to a 12-point lead that buried the points and five rebounds. Illinois was a perfect 11-for-11 from the line, including Eagles. Also attending the game were Michael Jordan, father of two each by Trent Meacham and Chester Frazier in the final Meacham scored nine of his points from on 3-point shots. Illini guard Jeff Jordan who notched four assists, and Chicago 20 seconds. Valentine finished with 14 to lead Eastern Washington. Bulls guard Derrick Rose, a high school teammate of Islanders guard Tim Green. Illinois FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB PF PTS A TO B S M E. WashingtonFG-A 3P-A FT-A REB PF PTS A TO B S M Davis* 3-12 0-0 5-5 12 5 11 021032 Christensen* 0-0 0-0 0-0 00 002017 Texas A&M-CC FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB PF PTS A TO B S M Tisdale* 5-11 0-0 0-0 7410 020120 Moore* 5-8 0-0 3-6 7413 020124 Bond* 2-3 0-0 2-3 74 6100231 Meacham* 4-8 4-6 2-2 4414 220131 Valentine* 4-15 3-10 3-3 2214 330237 Watt* 3-9 1-1 0-2 11 37200028 Frazier* 1-5 1-3 2-2 41 5810036 Gibson* 1-3 0-1 3-4 22 5220029 Reynolds* 2-9 1-3 3-4 50 8000024 McCamey* 9-18 5-10 0-0 3223 610135 Gross* 3-9 1-4 0-0 34 7100022 Drake* 2-8 0-2 0-1 21 4540026 Jordan 1-1 0-0 0-0 00 2010010 Genao 2-10 0-1 1-1 43 5110023 Palmer* 3-8 3-6 1-2 1310 051122 Keller 0-4 0-0 2-2 31 201108 Stanojevic 0-5 0-4 2-3 42 2110130 Nelson 0-4 0-2 0-0 11 0030010 Brock 1-5 0-0 0-0 12 2210011 Brunell 1-4 0-1 0-0 31 2120011 Perkins 1-2 0-1 0-0 02 2020013 Semrau 0-1 0-0 0-0 32 0010217 Dunn 1-3 0-0 0-0 60 2010017 Green 0-1 0-1 0-0 11 0110014 Team 5 Team 2 Toncinic 3-6 2-4 0-0 02 6110015 Totals 24-65 10-1911-11 42 21 69 18 12 25200 Totals 17-57 4-21 12-17 33 19 50 9 14 05200 Topps 2-4 2-4 0-0 02 6110015 FG% 1st: 14-33/.424 2nd: 10-32/.313 Game: .369 FG% 1st: 12-31/.387 2nd: 5-26/.192 Game: .298 Hammonds 0-0 0-0 0-0 00 000002 3PT% 1st: 5-9/.556 2nd: 5-10/.500 Game: .526 3PT% 1st: 3-11/.273 2nd: 1-10/.100 Game: .190 Team 2 FT% 1st: 3-3/1.000 2nd: 8-8/1.000 Game: 1.000 FT% 1st: 8-12/.667 2nd: 4-5/.800 Game: .706 Totals 18-54 9-24 8-15 32 20 53 10 18 14200 FG% 1st: 5-22/.227 2nd: 13-32/.406 Game: .333 Vanderbilt FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB PF PTS A TO B S M Illinois FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB PF PTS A TO B S M 3PT% 1st: 2-11/.182 2nd: 7-13/.538 Game: .375 McClellan* 1-4 0-0 1-3 00 3200020 Davis* 3-5 0-0 0-0 51 6210028 FT% 1st: 0-2/.000 2nd: 8-13/.615 Game: .533 Taylor* 5-10 1-3 0-0 6311 111331 Brock* 0-3 0-1 1-2 33 1020019 Ogilvy* 5-11 0-1 3-5 7213 023032 Tisdale* 4-10 0-0 0-1 62 8120022 Illinois FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB PF PTS A TO B S M Beal* 1-7 1-4 3-4 63 6710034 Meacham* 6-9 3-4 3-3 3118 110128 Davis* 9-15 0-0 2-3 14 2 20 101025 Drake* 1-3 0-2 0-0 11 2110012 Frazier* 3-6 0-2 7-9 5113 401229 Tisdale* 1-7 0-0 4-4 31 6011018 Tinsley 4-9 2-5 1-3 3011 210029 Jordan 2-3 0-0 0-0 12 4100015 Meacham* 5-9 3-5 1-1 3114 401034 Ezeli 3-4 0-0 1-2 53 7031016 Chisholm 0-0 0-0 0-0 00 000001 Frazier* 1-2 1-2 1-2 52 4820227 Walker 3-5 0-0 4-4 2210 110223 Keller 0-1 0-0 0-0 31 000005 Brock* 1-5 0-0 0-0 13 2100112 Duffy 0-0 0-0 0-0 00 000003 Cole 1-5 0-1 0-2 31 210107 Jordan 0-1 0-0 0-0 00 0430116 Team 3 McCamey 4-9 2-5 1-2 3011 351129 Chisholm 0-1 0-0 0-0 00 000002 Totals 23-53 4-15 13-21 33 14 63 14 10 55200 Jackson 0-0 0-0 0-0 01 002002 Keller 4-8 0-1 3-4 4211 010115 FG% 1st: 13-27/.481 2nd: 10-26/.385 Game: .434 Semrau 1-3 0-0 1-2 61 3100015 Cole 0-0 0-0 0-0 02 010016 3PT% 1st: 2-8/.250 2nd: 2-7/.286 Game: .267 Team 2 McCamey 5-11 1-4 2-2 3113 321131 FT% 1st: 7-10/.700 2nd: 6-11/.545 Game: .619 Totals 24-54 5-13 13-21 40 14 66 14 13 34200 Jackson 1-1 0-0 0-0 11 201002 FG% 1st: 12-27/.444 2nd: 12-27/.444 Game: .444 Semrau 0-2 0-0 0-0 32 0020012 Score by Halves: 1st 2nd Game 3PT% 1st: 4-6/.667 2nd: 1-7/.143 Game: .385 Team 42Illinois 36 33 69 FT% 1st: 7-10/.700 2nd: 6-11/.545 Game: .619 Totals 27-62 5-13 13-16 41 17 72 22 14 47200 Vanderbilt 35 28 63 A: 12,630 FG% 1st: 11-31/.355 2nd: 16-31/.516 Game: .435 Score by Halves: 1st 2nd Game 3PT% 1st: 5-10/.500 2nd: 0-3/.000 Game: .385 Eastern Washington 35 15 50 FT% 1st: 1-3/.333 2nd: 12-13/.923 Game: .813 Illinois 35 31 66 A: 14,422 Score by Halves: 1st 2nd Game Texas A&M-CC 12 41 53 Illinois 28 44 72 A: 14,394

2008-09 Illinois Basketball Notes // Page 21 2008-09 FIGHTING ILLINI SEASON-IN-REVIEW Game #5 Illinois 69 Game #6 Illinois 48 Game #4 Illinois 78 Kent State 63 OT Tulsa 44 Jackson State 64 Nov. 28, 2008 Nov. 29, 2008 Nov. 23, 2008 South Padre Island, Texas South Padre Island, Texas Assembly Hall, Champaign, Ill. Mike Tisdale hit two free throws to force overtime then Mike Tisdale hit the go-ahead jumper for Illinois with 1:15 Mike Davis tied a career high with 20 points and scored the first six points of the extra period as Illinois came left, then sank a 15-footer to seal a 48-44 win over Tulsa at Dominque Keller added 16 to lead Illinois past Jackson State back to beat Kent State 69-63 Friday night at the South Padre the South Padre Invitational on Saturday night. 78-64 on Sunday. Island Invitational. Tisdale finished with 12 points and was named MVP of the Illinois (4-0) built its lead in transition, putting together Tisdale finished with 20 points for Illinois (5-0), which fell tournament. Demetri McCamey added eight points to help numerous scoring runs by turning defensive rebounds and behind in the second half but closed regulation with an 11-6 keep Illinois (6-0) unbeaten. turnovers into quick scoring chances by beating the Tigers (0- run and tied the score at 60. Mike Davis added 17 for Illinois, Jerome James had 11 points and 12 rebounds, and Ben 3) down the floor. including the final three free throws in OT. Uzoh added 11 points for Tulsa (4-2). Jackson State couldn't keep pace with the athleticism of Al Fisher led Kent State (3-1) with 18 points, and Chris It was a close game to the end. Illinois led by one at the Davis. The sophomore forward made his first seven shots of Singletary added 15. half, and neither team held a lead bigger than five the rest of the game, scoring 16 of his game-high 20 in the first half to Illinois outrebounded Kent State 40-30, led by Davis' 13. the way. help the Illini to a 44-30 lead at the half. Jeremy Caldwell and Darrion Griffin lead the Tigers with Kent State FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB PF PTS A TO B S M Tulsa FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB PF PTS A TO B S M 17 and 14 points, respectively. Singletary* 7-14 0-2 1-2 3415 110135 Uzoh* 4-15 0-7 3-4 4411 510139 Trent Meacham added 10 points for the Illini in their sec- Fisher* 6-15 3-7 3-4 3118 230143 Wheatley* 2-2 0-0 0-0 10 4201032 ond of four games in the South Padre Island Invitational. Mincy* 1-1 0-0 0-0 33 2310236 Jordan* 5-10 0-0 1-2 12 3 11 111037 Illinois will play Kent State on Friday at South Padre Island, Sullinger* 2-6 0-0 3-4 92 7320141 Richard* 1-4 0-0 0-0 21 2000010 Texas in the third round of the invitational. Parks* 1-6 0-0 0-2 54 2000018 Reese* 2-9 1-6 0-0 30 5360227 Woods 0-0 0-0 0-0 01 000004 Idlet 3-4 0-0 0-1 61 6021122 Simpson 4-11 0-0 2-4 3110 012029 Hurtt 0-1 0-1 0-0 10 000005 Jackson State FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB PF PTS A TO B S M McKee 3-5 3-5 0-0 01 9000118 Andrews 1-5 1-4 0-0 00 3110017 Maxey 5-13 2-4 0-0 8412 531029 Henry-Ala 0-0 0-0 0-0 01 000001 Mitchell 1-1 0-0 0-0 23 2020011 Caldwell 7-13 0-0 3-4 6417 140235 Team 4 Team 7 Griffin 3-5 1-3 7-8 4214 410032 Totals 24-58 6-14 9-16 30 18 63 9826225 Totals 19-51 2-18 4-7 38 12 44 12 13 34200 Williams 1-5 1-2 0-0 02 3110017 Johnson 0-3 0-1 0-0 20 0000113 FG% 1st: 10-29/.345 2nd: 13-23/.565 OT: 1-6/.167 Game: .414 FG% 1st: 12-30/.400 2nd: 7-21/.333 Game: .373 Burk 0-0 0-0 0-0 00 000016 3PT% 1st: 3-8/.375 2nd: 3-5/.600 OT: 0-1/.000 Game: .429 3PT% 1st: 1-8/.125 2nd: 1-10/.100 Game: .111 Melvin 3-6 0-1 0-0 33 6110123 FT% 1st: 4-8/.500 2nd: 4-6/.667 OT: 1-2/.500 Game: .563 FT% 1st: 0-0/.000 2nd: 4-7/.571 Game: .571 Huggins 1-3 0-2 0-0 01 201014 Martinez 1-4 0-1 0-0 30 200109 Illinois FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB PF PTS A TO B S M Illinois FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB PF PTS A TO B S M Davis 0-1 0-0 0-0 00 000004 Meacham* 3-7 1-4 0-0 23 7520236 Meacham* 3-8 0-2 0-1 24 6100131 Dixon 2-5 0-2 1-3 21 5110021 Frazier* 2-4 0-1 3-3 42 7810042 Frazier* 2-7 0-3 0-1 70 4830136 Hyche 1-3 1-2 0-0 00 300007 Davis* 7-15 0-0 3-4 13 2 17 110038 Davis* 1-2 0-0 0-0 83 2110026 Team 2 McCamey* 3-9 1-6 2-2 42 9730139 McCamey* 4-13 0-5 0-0 31 8120037 Totals 24-61 5-18 11-15 30 17 64 13 12 26200 Tisdale* 7-12 0-0 6-9 7220 143035 Tisdale* 6-13 0-0 0-0 7312 013134 Jordan 0-1 0-0 0-0 00 000003 Jordan 0-0 0-0 0-0 00 000003 FG% 1st: 11-30/.367 2nd: 13-31/.419 Game: .393 Keller 1-1 0-0 0-0 01 201009 Keller 0-3 0-0 0-0 20 011015 3PT% 1st: 3-10/.300 2nd: 2-8/.250 Game: .278 Brock 1-3 0-1 2-3 22 4120014 Brock 3-5 0-0 1-1 11 7100015 FT% 1st: 5-6/.833 2nd: 6-9/.667 Game: .733 Semrau 1-2 0-0 1-2 12 300009 Semrau 4-5 0-0 1-2 01 9020013 Team 71Team 31 Illinois FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB PF PTS A TO B S M Totals 25-54 2-12 17-23 40 16 69 23 15 33225 Totals 23-56 0-10 2-5 33 13 48 13 11 34200 Davis 9-10 0-0 2-2 6120 500026 Tisdale 1-4 0-0 2-2 34 4041016 FG% 1st: 10-26/.385 2nd: 12-20/.600 OT: 3-8/.375 Game: .463 FG% 1st: 12-30/.400 2nd: 11-26/.423 Game: .411 Meacham 4-6 2-4 0-0 2110 110030 3PT% 1st: 1-7/.143 2nd: 1-3/.333 OT: 0-2/.000 Game: .167 3PT% 1st: 0-4/.000 2nd: 0-6/.000 Game: .000 Frazier 2-4 1-2 2-2 31 7621025 FT% 1st: 6-8/.750 2nd: 8-11/.727 OT: 3-4/.750 Game: .739 FT% 1st: 2-4/.500 2nd: 0-1/.000 Game: .400 McCamey 3-7 2-5 0-0 32 8730226 Score by Halves: 1st 2nd OT Game Jordan 1-2 0-0 0-0 11 2100013 Kent State 27 33 3 63 Score by Halves: 1st 2nd Game Chisholm 0-1 0-1 0-0 00 001002 Illinois 27 33 9 69 A: 1,423 Tulsa 25 19 44 Keller 8-8 0-0 0-0 4016 000117 Illinois 26 22 48 A: 1,712 Brock 2-7 1-2 2-2 23 7300022 Cole 0-0 0-0 0-0 01 011008 Jackson 0-0 0-0 0-0 01 011002 Semrau 1-1 0-0 0-0 11 2110013 Team 11 Totals 31-50 6-14 10-13 27 16 78 25 14 23200 FG% 1st: 18-26/.692 2nd: 13-24/.542 Game: .620 3PT% 1st: 4-8/.500 2nd: 2-6/.333 Game: .429 FT% 1st: 4-4/1.000 2nd: 6-9/.667 Game: .769

Score by Halves: 1st 2nd Game Jackson State 30 34 64 Illinois 44 34 78 A: 13,865

2008-09 Illinois Basketball Notes // Page 22 2008-09 FIGHTING ILLINI SEASON-IN-REVIEW Game #7 Illinois 74 Clemson 76 Dec. 2, 2008 Assembly Hall, Champaign, Ill.

Demontez Stitt scored 18 points and Trevor Booker had 16 to lead Clemson to a 76-74 win over Illinois on Tuesday night in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge. Raymond Sykes and K.C. Rivers added 14 points apiece for Clemson (8-0), which overcame a 40-32 halftime deficit to earn their fifth straight win in the challenge. Clemson turned the tables on defensive-minded Illinois (6-1) by causing havoc in the backcourt with a full court press, forcing 17 turnovers. After shooting 56 percent in the first half Illinois went cold down the stretch, going 2-for-8 from the field in the final five minutes. Illinois wasn't able to get a shot off in the final sec- onds. Mike Davis led Illinois with a career-high 28 points, including the first 12 for the Illini after the break. Demetri McCamey added 20 points.

Clemson FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB PF PTS A TO B S M Sykes* 6-6 0-0 2-4 4114 010027 Booker* 7-14 0-0 2-3 8116 221133 Rivers* 6-13 2-6 0-0 6114 110034 Stitt* 8-11 0-1 2-5 2318 621435 Oglesby* 2-5 2-5 0-1 00 6230126 Smith 0-0 0-0 0-0 01 0010012 Young 0-1 0-1 0-0 01 011015 Potter 2-4 0-1 0-0 11 4010015 Grant 2-3 0-0 0-0 02 4010013 Team 3 Totals 33-57 4-14 6-13 23 11 76 12 13 27200 FG% 1st: 14-27/.519 2nd: 19-30/.633 Game: .579 3PT% 1st: 2-6/.333 2nd: 2-8/.250 Game: .286 FT% 1st: 2-4/.500 2nd: 4-9/.444 Game: .462

Illinois FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB PF PTS A TO B S M Davis* 12-19 0-0 4-4 8328 021132 Tisdale* 0-0 0-0 0-0 03 0020010 Meacham* 3-8 0-4 0-0 02 6120135 Frazier* 3-6 1-2 0-0 32 712 50133 McCamey* 7-17 4-12 2-2 3320 320131 Jordan 0-0 0-0 0-0 00 002005 Keller 4-4 0-0 0-0 50 8001010 Brock 1-3 0-0 1-2 31 3200017 Semrau 1-3 0-0 0-0 82 2120027 Team 5 Totals 31-60 5-18 7-8 35 16 74 19 17 24200 FG% 1st: 19-34/.559 2nd: 12-26/.462 Game: .517 3PT% 1st: 2-8/.250 2nd: 3-10/.300 Game: .278 FT% 1st: 0-0/.500 2nd: 7-8/.875 Game: .875

Score by Halves: 1st 2nd Game Clemson 32 44 76 Illinois 40 34 74 A: 14,741

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