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2012-13 ILLINOIS BASKETBALL Game #11 // #10/10 Illinois (10-0) vs. Norfolk State (6-5) Dec. 11, 2012 // 7 p.m. CT // Champaign, Ill. // Assembly Hall (16,618) Internet Stream: ESPN3.com – Mike Couzens (Play-By-Play), Brooke Weisbrod (Analyst) Radio: Fighting Illini Sports Network – Brian Barnhart (Play-By-Play), Jerry Hester (Analyst) Satellite Radio: Sirius – 106 ILLINOIS 2012-13 SCHEDULE & RESULTS PROBABLE STARTERS (FROM THE PREVIOUS GAME) Pos. No. Name Ht. Wt. Yr. PPG RPG APG Other DATE OPPONENT TIME/RESULT TV/STREAK G 13 Tracy Abrams 6-1 185 So. 11.6 3.5 3.6 1.5 spg NOVEMBER G 1 D.J. Richardson 6-3 195 Sr. 12.2 4.8 1.6 2.8 3FG/G 9 COLGATE [1] W, 75-55 W-1 G 3 Brandon Paul 6-4 200 Sr. 19.5 4.4 3.8 41.2% 3FG 12 ST. FRANCIS (N.Y.) W, 89-64 W-2 F 42 Tyler Griffey 6-9 220 Sr. 9.8 3.1 0.4 47.2% 3FG 16 at Hawaii W, 78-77 (OT) W-3 19 vs. USC [2] W, 94-64 W-4 F/C 32 Nnanna Egwu 6-11 235 So. 5.6 3.9 0.6 1.0 bpg 20 vs. Chaminade [2] W, 84-61 W-5 21 vs. Butler [2] W, 78-61 W-6 OFF THE BENCH 25 GARDNER-WEBB W, 63-62 W-7 Pos. No. Name Ht. Wt. Yr. PPG RPG APG Other 28 GEORGIA TECH [3] W, 75-62 W-8 F 0 Sam McLaurin 6-8 220 Gr. 4.4 4.1 0.6 27 off. reb. DECEMBER G 2 Joseph Bertrand 6-6 195 r-Jr. 8.3 4.0 0.9 60.0% FG 4 WESTERN CAROLINA W, 72-64 W-9 G 10 Mike LaTulip 6-0 165 Fr. 2.8 0.3 0.0 3-6 3FG 8 at #10/10 Gonzaga W, 85-74 W-10 F 15 Mike Shaw 6-8 215 So. 0.9 0.5 0.1 2-3 FG 11 NORFOLK STATE 7 pm ESPN3.com G/F 20 Myke Henry 6-6 230 So. 4.5 2.6 0.2 44.4% 3FG 16 EASTERN KENTUCKY 5 pm ESPNU G/F 21 Devin Langford 6-7 200 r-Fr. 0.6 1.6 0.2 2 steals 22 vs. Missouri [4] 5 pm ESPN2 29 vs. Auburn [5] 1:15 pm BTN F/C 23 Ibby Djimde 6-8 245 So. 0.0 0.1 0.0 10 minutes JANUARY G 24 Rayvonte Rice % 6-4 240 Jr. 2 at Purdue 7:30 pm BTN G 31 Kevin Berardini 6-0 165 r-Jr. 1.0 0.0 0.4 5-6 FT 5 OHIO STATE 1:15 pm BTN % Rice is sitting out this season per NCAA transfer rules 9 MINNESOTA 8 pm BTN 12 at Wisconsin 1:15 pm BTN COACHING STAFF 17 NORTHWESTERN 7:15 pm BTN Head Coach: John Groce 22 at Nebraska 7:30 pm BTN Career Record: 95-56/.629 (5th year) 27 MICHIGAN 5 pm BTN At Illinois: 10-0/1.000 (1st year) 31 at Michigan State 6 pm ESPN/2 Assistant Coaches: Dustin Ford (1st year), Paris Parham (1st year), Jamall Walker (1st year) FEBRUARY 3 WISCONSIN 2:30 pm BTN Special Assistant to the Head Coach: Brandon Miller (1st year) 7 INDIANA 6 pm ESPN/2 Director of Basketball Operations: Mark Morris (1st year) 10 at Minnesota 5 pm BTN Video Coordinator: Andy Etheridge (1st year) 13 PURDUE 8 pm BTN 17 at Northwestern 6:30 pm BTN SERIES NOTES VS. NORFOLK STATE 21 PENN STATE 7:15 pm BTN Series Record: First meeting 24 at Michigan TBA TBA Groce vs. Norfolk State at Illinois: First meeting MARCH Groce vs. Norfolk State All-Time: 1-0 2 NEBRASKA 2 pm/4:15 pm BTN 5 at Iowa 6 pm BTN 10 at Ohio State TBA TBA Home Sweet Home 14-17 at Big Ten Tournament [5] TBA TBA Following the win at No. 10 Gonzaga, the 10-0 Illini return to Champaign to host 6-5 Norfolk State on Tuesday night in the first of back-to-back games at the Assembly Hall. Following the Norfolk State contest, the Illini Home Games in BOLD // All Times Listed are Central will take on 9-0 Eastern Kentucky on Sunday to conclude a stretch of five out of six games at home. [1] - EA SPORTS Maui Invitational Illinois owns an active 20-game non-conference home winning streak and has won 32 consecutive regular [2] - EA SPORTS Maui Invitational - Lahaina (Hawaii) Civic Center season home games over non-conference opponents. [3] - ACC/Big Ten Challenge [4] - Bud Light Braggin’ Rights - Scottrade Center; St. Louis [5] - United Center; Chicago Groce Off to Historic Start First-year head coach John Groce has the Illini off to a 10-0 start this season, the best debut for an Illini coach in the modern era. Groce is just the second Illini coach ever – and first in more than 100 years – to ILLINOIS SPORTS INFORMATION begin his UI tenure with at least 10 consecutive wins. Fletcher Lane owns the best start of any first-year Address: 1700 S. Fourth St., Champaign, IL 61820 Illini coach. He won his first 12 games during the 1907-08 season, although 11 of those 12 victories came Office: 217-333-1391 against YMCA/Athletic Club teams. Basketball SID: Derrick Burson Email: [email protected] Movin’ On Up Office: 217-333-0933 // Cell: 217-766-7315 Illinois has climbed to No. 10 in the current Associated Press rankings. The Illini were 13th last week after Twitter: @IlliniHoops debuting at 22nd on Nov. 26. Illinois’ current ranking of 10th is its highest in the last seven seasons and Website: www.fightingillini.com highest since being ranked No. 9 in the March 6, 2006 AP poll. 2012-13 ILLINOIS NUMERICAL ROSTER No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown Notable 0 Sam McLaurin F 6-8 220 Gr. Havana, Fla. Coastal Carolina’s school-record holder for career blocked shots (155) 1 D.J. Richardson *** G 6-3 195 Sr. Peoria, Ill. Ranks fifth at Illinois in career 3-point field goals 2 Joseph Bertrand ** G 6-6 195 r-Jr. Sterling, Ill. Scored career-high 25 points last year vs. Nebraska 3 Brandon Paul *** G 6-4 200 Sr. Gurnee, Ill. MVP of EA SPORTS Maui Invitational 10 Mike LaTulip G 6-0 165 Fr. Arlington Heights, Ill. Prospect High School’s all-time leading scorer 13 Tracy Abrams * G 6-1 185 So. Chicago, Ill. 2012 team MVP the first true-freshman in school history to win award 15 Mike Shaw * F 6-8 215 So. Chicago, Ill. De La Salle Institute’s all-time leading scorer 20 Myke Henry * G/F 6-6 230 So. Chicago, Ill. Career-high 14 points last year vs. Chicago State 21 Devin Langford G/F 6-7 200 r-Fr. Huntsville, Ala. Led Lee to Alabama state title as a junior and runner-up as a senior 23 Ibby Djimde * F/C 6-8 245 So. Bamako, Mali Mali native speaks five different languages 24 Rayvonte Rice G 6-4 240 Jr. Champaign, Ill. Second-team All-Missouri Valley last year at Drake 31 Kevin Berardini * G 6-0 165 r-Fr. Lake Forest, Ill. Walk-on in third year with Illini 32 Nnanna Egwu * F/C 6-11 235 So. Chicago, Ill. Spent last season backing up 2012 NBA Lottery pick Meyers Leonard 42 Tyler Griffey *** F 6-9 220 Sr. Wildwood, Mo. Hit game-winning 3-pointer with 4.4 seconds left vs. Gardner-Webb Head Coach: John Groce (1st year at Illinois, 5th year overall) Players Pronunciation Coaches Pronunciation Assistant Coaches: Dustin Ford (1st year), Paris Parham (1st year), Jamall Walker (1st year) Kevin BERARDINI bear-er-DEE-nee John GROCE GROSS Special Assistant to the Head Coach: Brandon Miller (1st year) Joseph BERTRAND BER-trand Paris PARHAM PAR-ham Director of Basketball Operations: Mark Morris (1st year) Ibby DJIMDE JIM-day Video Coordinator: Andy Etheridge (1st year) NNANNA EGWU NAH-nuh (like banana) EG-woo Strength and Conditioning Coach: Mike Basgier (1st year) Sam MCLAURIN Mc-LOR-en Athletic Trainer: Paul Schmidt (1st year with men’s basketball, 7th year at Illinois) RAYVONTE Rice Ray-VAHN-tay Still Unbeaten With 10 victories, the Illini are currently tied for the most wins in Div. I this season. And at 10-0, the Illini are RETURNING ILLINI LEADERS one of only 14 undefeated teams left in the country. Three of those remaining unbeatens are in the Big Ten, the most of any conference: Category Player Statistic 11-12 Rank Conference No. Team (Record, Next Game) Minutes D.J. Richardson 1106 1st Big Ten 3 Illinois (10-0, Dec. 11), Indiana (9-0, Dec. 15), Michigan (9-0, Dec. 11) Min./Game D.J. Richardson 34.6 1st SEC 2 Florida (7-0, Dec. 15), LSU (5-0, Dec. 11) Points Brandon Paul 469/14.7 1st Big East 2 Cincinnati (9-0, Dec. 15), Syracuse (8-0, Dec. 15) Mountain West 2 New Mexico (10-0, Dec. 15), Wyoming (10-0, Dec. 18) Points/Game Brandon Paul 14.7 1st ACC 1 Duke (9-0, Dec. 19) Field Goals Brandon Paul 145 2nd Pac-12 1 Arizona (7-0, Dec. 15) FG Pct. Joseph Bertrand .538 2nd Atlantic 10 1 Charlotte (9-0, Dec. 14) 3-Pt. FGs D.J. Richardson 71 1st Missouri Valley 1 Wichita State (9-0, Dec.