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ILLINOIS FIGHTING ILLINI BASKETBALL Game 15 // #23AP /25 Illinois (11-3, 1-0) vs. #-/24 Wisconsin (11-2, 1-0) Jan. 2, 2011 // 5 p.m. CT // Champaign, Ill. // Assembly Hall (16,618) TV: BTN - Eric Collins (Play-By-Play), Shon Morris (Analyst) Radio: Illini Sports Network - Brian Barnhart (Play-By-Play), Jerry Hester (Analyst), Loren Tate (Reports) Satellite Radio: Sirius - 122, XM - 143 ILLINOIS 2010-11 SCHEDULE & RESULTS PROBABLE STARTERS (F ro M THE P R E V I O US GAME ) Pos. No. Name Ht. Wt. Yr. PPG RPG APG Other DATE OPP O NENT TIME /RESULT TV/ST R EAK G 32 Demetri McCamey 6-3 200 Sr. 16.0 3.3 7.3 51.6% 3FG NOVEMBER G 1 D.J. Richardson 6-3 195 So. 12.0 1.9 2.3 46.1% 3FG 8 UC IRVINE [1] W, 79-65 W-1 10 TOLEDO [1] W, 84-45 W-2 G/F 22 Jereme Richmond 6-7 205 Fr. 7.9 4.9 1.4 29 off. reb. 13 SOUTHERN ILLINOIS W, 83-65 W-3 F 24 Mike Davis 6-9 225 Sr. 11.1 6.4 1.6 53.2% FG 18 vs. #-/22 Texas [2] L, 84-90 (OT) L-1 C 54 Mike Tisdale 7-1 250 Sr. 9.9 7.4 1.3 1.5 bpg 19 vs. Maryland [2] W, 80-76 W-1 23 YALE W, 73-47 W-2 OFF THE BENCH 27 at Western Michigan W, 78-63 W-3 30 NORTH CAROLINA W, 79-67 W-4 Pos. No. Name Ht. Wt. Yr. PPG RPG APG Other DECEMBER G 2 Joseph Bertrand 6-5 195 r-Fr. 1.6 0.6 0.1 44.4 FG% 4 vs. #-/24 Gonzaga [4] W, 73-61 W-5 G 3 Brandon Paul 6-4 200 So. 8.1 2.8 1.9 1.1 spg 8 OAKLAND W, 74-63 W-6 G 4 Crandall Head 6-4 185 Fr. 1.1 0.3 0.7 3 steals 12 NORTHERN COLORADO W, 86-76 W-7 C 12 Meyers Leonard 7-0 240 Fr. 2.7 1.7 0.1 50 FG% 18 vs. UIC [5] L, 54-57 L-1 G 15 Jean Selus 6-2 195 Jr. 0.3 0.0 0.0 3 min. 22 vs. #9/10 Missouri [6] L, 64-75 L-2 G 21 Kevin Berardini 6-0 175 r-Fr. 1.0 0.2 0.2 1 steal 29 at Iowa W, 87-77 W-1 F 30 Bill Cole 6-9 215 Sr. 5.4 2.6 1.1 8 blocks JA N UARY 2 #-/24 WISCONSIN 5 pm BTN F 42 Tyler Griffey 6-8 235 So. 2.4 1.6 0.1 5 steals 6 NORTHWESTERN 8 pm ESPN2 11 at Penn State 8 pm BTN COACHING STAFF 15 at Wisconsin 2 pm BTN Head Coach: Bruce Weber 18 MICHIGAN STATE 6 pm ESPN Career Record: 287-129/.690 (13th year) 22 OHIO STATE 11 am CBS At Illinois: 184-75/.710 (8th year) 27 at Indiana 8 pm BTN Associate Head Coach: Wayne McClain (10th year) 1 PENN STATE 8 pm BTN FEBRUARY Assistant Coaches: Jay Price (8th year), Jerrance Howard (4th year) 5 at Northwestern Noon CBS Assistant to the Head Coach: Gary Nottingham (8th year) 10 at Minnesota 8 pm ESPN/ESPN2 Director of Basketball Operations: Sean Harrington (3rd year) 13 PURDUE Noon CBS Video Coordinator: Chester Frazier (1st year) 16 MICHIGAN 7:30 pm BTN 19 at Michigan State 8 pm ESPN SERIES NOTES VS. WISCONSIN 22 at Ohio State 6 pm ESPN 26/27 IOWA TBA TBA Series Record: Illinois leads 109-75 MARCH Last Meeting: Illinois 58, Wisconsin 54 (March 12, 2010 at Indianapolis) 1 at Purdue 6 pm ESPN Series Streak: Illinois W-1 5/6 INDIANA TBA TBA Record at Champaign: Illinois leads 67-20 10-13 Big Ten Tournament [7] TBA TBA Series Streak at Champaign: Wisconsin W-1 Weber vs. Wisconsin: 8-9 Home Games in BOLD // All Times Listed are Central [1] - 2K Sports Classic Benefiting Coaches vs. Cancer [2] - 2K Sports Classic Benefiting Coaches vs. Cancer - Opening Tip Madison Square Garden; New York, N.Y. Illinois set a school record Wednesday at Iowa, shooting 72.2 percent from 3-point range on 13-of-18 accuracy. The [3] - ACC/Big Ten Challenge previous Illini single-game record for 3-point field goal percentage was 66.7 percent (8-12), set at the Assembly [4] - Key Arena; Seattle, Wash. Hall vs. Ohio State on March 6, 1993. [5] - United Center, Chicago, Ill. Illinois ranks sixth in the nation in 3-point field goal percentage this season, shooting 42 percent (107- [6] - Busch Braggin’ Rights - Scottrade Center, St. Louis, Mo. 255). [7] - Conseco Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, Ind. Davis Scores 1,000 ILLINOIS SPORTS INFORMATION Mike Davis is the 44th player in Illinois history to score 1,000 career points. Davis reached that milestone on Address: 1700 S. Fourth St., Champaign, IL 61820 Wednesday night at Iowa when he made his second basket with 3:35 left in the first half. Davis (1,011 pts) joins Mike Tisdale (1,040 pts) and Demetri McCamey (1,444 pts) as current Illini in the Office: 217-333-1391 1,000-point club. Basketball SID: Derrick Burson Email: [email protected] Last Time Out: Illinois 87, Iowa 77 – Dec. 29 Office: 217-333-0933 // Cell: 217-766-7315 Illinois won its Big Ten opener for the 10th time in the last 12 years, posting a 10-point victory at Iowa on Wednes- www.fightingillini.com day night. The Illini started out hot from the field, making nine of its first 10 shots, including its first seven 3-point 1 // 2010-11 ILLIN O IS FIGHTING ILLINI BASKET B ALL 2010-11 ILLINOIS NUMERICAL ROSTER No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown Notes 1 D.J. Richardson * G 6-3 195 So. Peoria, Ill. Big Ten Freshman of the Year last season 2 Joseph Bertrand G 6-5 195 r-Fr. Sterling, Ill. Redshirted last year following knee surgery 3 Brandon Paul * G 6-4 200 So. Gurnee, Ill. Set UI freshman debut scoring record with 22 pts in last year’s opener 4 Crandall Head G 6-4 185 Fr. Matteson, Ill. Brother of former UI All-American and current Sacramento King Luther Head 12 Meyers Leonard C 7-0 240 Fr. Robinson, Ill. Led Robinson to 2010 Illinois state title in Class 2A 15 Jean Selus G 6-2 195 Jr. Montreal, Quebec Walk-on played junior college ball at Parkland in Champaign 21 Kevin Berardini G 6-0 175 r-Fr. Lake Forest, Ill. Walk-on transferred from Loyola Marymount 22 Jereme Richmond G/F 6-7 205 Fr. Waukegan, Ill. 2010 McDonald’s All-American and Illinois Mr. Basketball 24 Mike Davis *** F 6-9 225 Sr. Alexandria, Va. Led Big Ten in rebounding last year with 9.2 rpg 30 Bill Cole *** F 6-9 215 Sr. Peoria, Ill. 2nd in Big Ten in 3-point shooting during conference play (44 pct) 32 Demetri McCamey *** G 6-3 200 Sr. Bellwood, Ill. UI’s leading scorer (15.1 ppg) also was second in NCAA in assists (7.1 apg) 42 Tyler Griffey * F 6-8 235 So. Wildwood, Mo. Shot 52.5 percent from the field last season 54 Mike Tisdale ** C 7-1 250 Jr. Riverton, Ill. Led Big Ten in field goal shooting last year (58.5 pct) Head Coach: Bruce Weber (13 year overall, 8th year at Illinois) Pronunciation Guide Associate Head Coach: Wayne McClain (10th year) Joseph BERTRAND BER-trand Assistant Coaches: Jay Price (8th year), Jerrance Howard (4th year) CRANDALL Head CRAN-dle Assistant to the Head Coach: Gary Nottingham (8th year) DEMETRI McCAMEY duh-MEE-tree mc-CAME-ee Director of Basketball Operations: Sean Harrington (3rd year) JEREME Richmond JER-e-me Video Coordinator: Chester Frazier (1st year) JEAN SELUS JHON SELL-us Athletic Trainer: Al Martindale (8th year with basketball, 28th year at Illinois) Strength and Conditioning Coach: Jimmy Price (8th year) attempts, in jumping out to a quick 23-15 lead. Illinois led by 12 at halftime and opened the second half on a 2010-11 BIG TEN STANDINGS 9-0 run, making its first four shots, to open up its largest lead of the game at 58-39. The Hawkeyes answered (THROUGH DEC. 29) with a 10-0 run of their own to cut the lead to nine. Iowa got as close as six points at 65-59 with less than eight minutes left, but Demetri McCamey scored back-to-back buckets on a long two followed by his fourth trey of the Big Ten Overall game to push the lead back to a comfortable 11 points from which the Illini did not look back. Purdue 1-0 12-1 Illinois’ shooting was the story of the game with the Illini making 66.7 percent on the night and a school- Wisconsin 1-0 11-2 record 72.2 percent from 3-point range. Five players scored in double figures, led by McCamey’s 20 points. D.J. ILLINOIS 1-0 11-3 Richardson scored 17, Mike Davis 15, Bill Cole added 14 off the bench and Jereme Richardson chipped in 12. Penn State 1-0 8-4 All of Illinois’’ season-high 13 three-pointers came from just three players. Richardson tied his career high with five treys on seven attempts, McCamey was 4-of-5 from behind the arc and Cole added perfect 4-of-4 Ohio State 0-0 13-0 shooting from distance.