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Illinois 2004-05 Schedule/Results #1 ILLINOIS (34-1, 15-1, Big Ten Champions) 2005 NCAA Basketball Tournament-Regional 11-19 Delaware State W, 87-67 (1-0) 11-21 Florida A&M W, 91-60 (2-0) #1 Seed • Chicago Region • March 24 & 26 11-24 Oakland W, 85-54 (3-0) Rosemont, Ill. • Allstate Arena (17,500) 11-27 vs. #24 Gonzaga (Indianapolis) W, 89-72 (4-0) 12-1 #1 Wake Forest - @ W, 91-73 (5-0) Probable Starters 12-4 vs. Arkansas (Little Rock) W, 72-60 (6-0) F – 43 Roger Powell, Jr. (Sr., 6-6, 235, 11.7 ppg, 5.4 rpg) 12-6 Chicago State W, 78-59 (7-0) F – 40 James Augustine (Jr., 6-10, 230, 10.6 ppg, 7.6 rpg, 1.3 bpg) 12-9 at Georgetown W, 74-59 (8-0) G – 4 Luther Head (Sr., 6-3, 185, 15.7 ppg, 4.0 rpg, 3.8 apg) 12-11 vs. Oregon (Chicago) W, 83-66 (9-0) G – 5 Deron Williams (Jr., 6-3, 210, 12.1 ppg, 3.6 rpg, 6.6 apg) 12-19 Valparaiso - & W, 93-56 (10-0) 12-22 vs. Missouri (St. Louis) W, 70-64 (11-0) G – 11 Dee Brown (Jr., 6-0, 185, 13.2 ppg, 2.6 rpg, 4.5 apg) 12-27 Longwood - & W, 105-79 (12-0) Off The Bench 12-30 vs. N’western St.-& (Las Vegas) W, 69-51 (13-0) G – 33 Rich McBride (So., 6-3, 215, 2.8 ppg, 1.4 rpg) 12-31 vs. #22 Cincinnati-& (Las Vegas) W, 67-45 (14-0) 1-5 Ohio State W, 84-65 (15-0, 1-0) F – 41 Warren Carter (So., 6-9, 210, 2.5 ppg, 1.9 rpg) 1-8 at Purdue W, 68-59 (16-0, 2-0) C – 45 Nick Smith (Sr.-r, 7-2, 250, 3.5 ppg, 2.2 rpg) 1-12 Penn State W, 90-64 (17-0, 3-0) C/F – 50 Jack Ingram (Sr.-r, 6-10, 245, 4.2 ppg, 2.6 rpg) 1-15 at Northwestern W, 78-66 (18-0, 4-0) F – 55 Shaun Pruitt (Fr., 6-8, 245, 1.4 ppg, 0.9 rpg) 1-20 #23 Iowa W, 73-68, OT (19-0, 5-0) 1-25 at #18 Wisconsin W, 75-65 (20-0, 6-0) Injured 1-29 Minnesota W, 89-66 (21-0, 7-0) G – 15 Calvin Brock (Fr., 6-4, 185, plans to redshirt) 2-1 at #12 Michigan State W, 81-68 (22-0, 8-0) F – 34 Fred Nkemdi (Sr., 6-5, 235, 0.7 ppg, 0.3 rpg) 2-6 Indiana W, 60-47 (23-0, 9-0) F – 42 Brian Randle (So., 6-7, 210, 1.8 ppg, 1.7 rpg in 2003-04) 2-8 at Michigan W, 57-51 (24-0, 10-0) 2-12 #20 Wisconsin W, 70-59 (25-0, 11-0) 2-16 at Penn State W, 83-63 (26-0, 12-0) Coaching Staff 2-19 at Iowa W, 75-65 (27-0, 13-0) Illinois Head Coach Bruce Weber 2-23 Northwestern W, 84-48 (28-0, 14-0) Overall Record: 163-62/.724 (7th Year) 3-3 Purdue W, 84-50 (29-0, 15-0) 3-6 at Ohio State L, 64-65 (29-1, 15-1) At Illinois: 60-8/.882 (2nd Year) 3-11 vs. Northwestern - % W, 68-51 (30-1, 15-1) Big Ten: 28-4/.875 NCAA Tournament: 6-3/.667 3-12 vs. Minnesota - % W, 64-56 (31-1, 15-1) 3-13 vs. #23 Wisconsin - % W, 54-43 (32-1, 15-1) Assistant Coaches: Wayne McClain (4th Year), 3-17 vs. Farleigh Dickinson - $ W, 67-55 (33-1, 15-1) Jay Price (2nd Year), 3-19 vs. Nevada - $ W, 71-59 (34-1, 15-1) Tracy Webster (1st year) Assistant to the Head Coach: Gary Nottingham (2nd Year) (Associated Press rankings) Trainer: Al Martindale (2nd Year; 22nd Year at Illinois) @ = ACC/Big Ten Challenge % = Big Ten Tournament & = Las Vegas Holiday Classic $ = NCAA Tournament 2005 Illinois Basketball NCAA Tournament Guide www.fightingillini.com Table of Contents Warren Carter . .42-43 NCAA Tourney Bracket . .2 Luther Head . .44-45 On the Air 2004-05 Basketball Notes .3-16 Jack Ingram . .46-47 Illini Honors Candidates . .17 Rich McBride . .48-49 Television Season Statistics . .18 Fred Nkemdi . .50-51 Roger Powell, Jr. .52-53 CBS – National: Big Ten Statistics . .19 Dick Enberg, play-by-play; Jay Bilas, Postseason Statistics . .20 Shaun Pruitt . .54-55 expert analyst; Armen Keteyian, sideline reporter. NCAA Tournament Statistics . .21 Nick Smith . .56-57 Season Results . .22-23 Deron Williams . .58-59 Radio Illinois & Opponent Highs . .24 Marcus Arnold . .60 By the Numbers . .25 Calvin Brock . .60 Illini Sports Network – 47 stations: Brian Barnhart, Illini Season/Career Highs . .26-27 Brian Randle . .61 Postseason History . .28 play-by-play; Stephen Bardo, expert analyst; Loren Tate, Season Review pregame/ halftime/postgame interviews. NCAA Tourney Records .29-31 The University of Illinois .32-33 Game-By-Game Recaps . .62-73 Westwood One – National: Kevin Harlan, play-by- play; John Thompson, expert analyst. Coaching Staff Season Newsclips Head Coach Bruce Weber .34-35 Wayne McClain . .36 Credits Jay Price . .36 The 2005 Illinois men’s basketball Sports Information Contacts Tracy Webster . .37 NCAA Tournament guide was Kent Brown and Derrick Burson Gary Nottingham . .37 written and edited by Derrick Brown Cell Phone: (217) 493-9795 Burson and Kent Brown. Burson Cell Phone: (217) 766-7315 The Players Designed by Burson. Cover James Augustine . .38-39 designs by Terry Neutz Hayden. Dee Brown . .40-41 Photos by Mark Jones and Mark Cowan. 2005 NCAA BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT BRACKET 2 • 2005 Illinois Basketball NCAA Tournament Media Guide 2004-05 ILLINOIS BASKETBALL NOTES MEDIA INFORMATION The Illini in The NCAA Tournament Media Headquarters: Illini Single-Game Bests in NCAA Tournament Play … Hyatt Regency O’Hare Points 31, Deron Williams vs. Cincinnati, 3/21/04 9300 West Bryn Mawr Avenue Rebounds 16, Nick Anderson vs. Syracuse, 3/26/89 Rosemont, IL 60018 16, Brian Cook vs. Notre Dame, 3/22/03 Phone: (847) 696-1234 Field Goal Pct. .875 (7-8), Lowell Hamilton vs. McNeese State, 3/16/89 Fax: (847) 698-0139 .875 (7-8), Deon Thomas vs. Georgetown, 3/18/94 3-Pt FGs 6, Cory Bradford vs. Arizona, 3/23/01 Media Coordinator: Scott Reed (DePaul University) 6, Deron Williams vs. Cincinnati, 3/21/04 3-Pt. FG Pct. .833 (5-6), Frank Williams vs. San Diego St., 3/15/02 Media Schedule (all times Central): Free Throw Pct. 1.000 (8-8), Mark Smith vs. Wyoming, 3/14/81 Wednesday, March 23 1.000 (8-8), Kenny Battle vs. McNeese State, 3/16/89 Practices 1.000 (7-7), Ken Norman vs. Northeastern, 3/15/85 Noon-12:50 p.m. Wisconsin-Milwaukee open practice 1.000 (7-7), Efrem Winters vs. Georgia, 3/17/85 1-1:50 p.m. Arizona open practice Free Throws 16, Kiwane Garris vs. Southern Cal, 3/14/97 2:10-3 p.m. Illinois open practice Free Throw Att. 17, Kiwane Garris vs. Southern Cal, 3/14/97 3:10-4 p.m. Oklahoma State open practice Assists 12, Kiwane Garris vs. Southern Cal, 3/14/97 News Conferences Steals 6, Bruce Douglas vs. Georgia, 3/17/85 1-1:15 p.m. Wisconsin-Milwaukee Coach Blocked Shots 3, Lowell Hamilton vs. Austin Peay, 3/12/87 1:15-1:30 p.m. Selected Wisconsin-Milwaukee players * 1-1:30 p.m. Wis.-Milwaukee Locker Room open to media 1:30-1:45 p.m. Selected Illinois players • Illinois is making its fourth Sweet 16 appearnace in the last five years 1:45-2 p.m. Illinois Coach Bruce Weber (2001, 2002, 2004 and 2005). * 1:30-2 p.m. Illinois Locker Room open to the media 2-2:15 p.m. Arizona Coach • Illinois has received a No. 1 seed for the third time in school history. 2:15-2:30 p.m. Selected Arizona players Illinois was a No. 1 seed in the Midwest Region in 1989 and went on to * 2-2:30 p.m. Arizona Locker Room open to the media advance to the Final Four in Seattle. Illinois last earned a No. 1 seed in 2001 2:30-2:45 p.m. Selected Oklahoma State players in the Midwest Region, when it advanced to the Elite Eight in San Antonio. 2:45-3 p.m. Oklahoma State Coach The Illini are 9-2 (.818) all-time as a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament. * 2:30-3 p.m. Oklahoma State Locker Room open to media • Illinois is making its 25th appearance in the NCAA Tournament, which Thursday, March 24 - Regional Semifinals is the second highest number of Tournament appearances among Big Ten Game #1 6:27 p.m. schools trailing only Indiana’s 32. This is the sixth-consecutive year Illinois #12 Wisconsin-Milwaukee vs. #1 Illinois has been in the Tournament, all with Top-5 seeds. Game #2 30 min. after Game #1 (approx. 8:57 p.m.) #3 Arizona vs. #2 Oklahoma State • Illinois has compiled a 34-25 (.576) record all-time in NCAA Tournament appearances. Since 1975, when the field was increased to 32 Friday, March 25 (Should Illinois win) teams, Illinois has advanced to the Sweet 16 eight times (1981, 1984, 1985, 1-2:30 p.m. Illinois closed practice 1989, 2001, 2002, 2004 and 2005), the Elite Eight three times (1984, 1989 1-1:30 p.m.