2020-21 UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS FIGHTING ILLINI BASKETBALL #3AP/3 ILLINOIS // 22-6 Overall, 16-4 Big Ten No. 2 Seed // Big Ten Tournament // Indianapolis, Ind. // Lucas Oil Stadium Championship vs. #9AP/10 Ohio State // Sunday, March 14, 2021 // 2:30 p.m. CT (3:30 p.m. ET) TV: CBS – Jim Nantz (Play-By-Play), Grant Hill & Bill Raftery (Analysts), Tracy Wolfson (Reports) Radio: Busey Bank Illini Sports Network – Brian Barnhart (Play-By-Play), Deon Thomas (Analyst) National Radio: Compass Media Networks – Gregg Daniels (Play-By-Play), Doug Gottlieb (Analyst) // Satellite Radio: SiriusXM – 84 ILLINOIS 2020-21 SCHEDULE & RESULTS PROBABLE STARTERS (FROM THE LAST GAME) Pos. No. Name Ht. Wt. Yr. PPG RPG APG Note DATE OPPONENT TIME/RESULT TV G 11 Ayo Dosunmu 6-5 200 Jr. 20.9 6.2 5.4 Naismith/Wooden Semifinalist; Cousy Finalist NOVEMBER (3-0) G 1 Trent Frazier 6-2 175 Sr. 10.4 2.8 2.7 12.5 ppg last 14 games 25 NORTH CAROLINA A&T W, 122-60 BTN G 44 Adam Miller 6-3 180 Fr. 8.3 2.8 0.8 20 points in Big Ten Tournament 26 CHICAGO STATE W, 97-38 BTN 27 OHIO W, 77-75 BTN G/F 3 Jacob Grandison 6-6 205 r-Jr. 4.6 3.4 1.4 Illini 12-1 with him as starter DECEMBER (4-3) C 21 Kofi Cockburn 7-0 285 So. 17.6 9.6 0.1 16 double-doubles (2nd in NCAA) 2 vs. #2 Baylor [1] L, 69-82 ESPN 5 UT MARTIN canceled – OFF THE BENCH 8 at #10 Duke [2] W, 83-68 ESPN Pos. No. Name Ht. Wt. Yr. PPG RPG APG Note 12 at Missouri [3] L, 78-81 ESPNU F 2 Connor Serven 6-9 215 Fr. 0.2 0.2 0.0 Walkon in first season 15 MINNESOTA W, 92-65 ESPN2 20 at #19 Rutgers L, 88-91 ESPN2 F 4 Zach Griffith 6-6 220 Sr. 0.7 1.0 0.0 Three-time Academic All-Big Ten 23 at Penn State W, 98-81 BTN G 5 Andre Curbelo 6-1 175 Fr. 8.9 3.9 4.0 13.7 ppg and 6.5 rpg last six games 26 INDIANA W, 69-60 FS1 G 10 Edgar Padilla 6-1 165 Fr. 0.0 0.0 0.0 Walkon in first season JANUARY (4-2) C 12 Brandon Lieb 7-0 210 Fr. 1.0 1.5 0.3 4 pts & 3 reb in college debut 2 PURDUE W, 66-58 BTN F 13 Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk 6-8 235 r-Fr. 0.3 0.4 0.0 Made season debut Jan. 7 7 at Northwestern W, 81-56 BTN F 15 Giorgi Bezhanishvili 6-9 245 Jr. 5.1 2.6 0.4 55.9% FG (62-111) 10 MARYLAND L, 63-66 BTN G 20 Da’Monte Williams 6-3 215 Sr. 5.4 5.5 1.8 54.2% 3FG (32-59) 16 #21 OHIO STATE L, 81-87 FOX G 22 Austin Hutcherson 6-6 180 Jr. – – – Out for season 19 PENN STATE W, 79-65 BTN 29 #7 IOWA W, 80-75 FS1 G 32 Tyler Underwood 6-2 180 Gr. 0.8 0.3 0.0 Made season debut Jan. 7 FEBRUARY (7-1) F 33 Coleman Hawkins 6-10 215 Fr. 1.5 0.9 0.4 Career-high 5 points at Nebraska (2/12) 2 at Indiana W, 75-71 (OT) ESPN C 34 Jermaine Hamlin 6-10 235 So. 1.0 0.4 0.0 4 points vs. Minnesota (12/15) 6 #19 WISCONSIN W, 75-60 FOX 12 at Nebraska [4] W, 77-72 (OT) BTN HEAD COACH BRAD UNDERWOOD 16 NORTHWESTERN W, 73-66 BTN 20 at Minnesota W, 94-63 FOX Career Record: 178-82 (.685), 8th year 23 at Michigan State [5] L, 72-81 FS1 At Illinois: 69-55 (.556), 4th year 25 NEBRASKA [6] W, 86-70 BTN Big Ten: 40-38 (.513) 27 at #23 Wisconsin W, 74-69 ESPN Big Ten Tournament: 3-2 (.600) MARCH (4-0) 2 at #2 Michigan [7] W, 76-53 ESPN BIG TEN TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONSHIP OPPONENT – NO. 5 SEED OHIO STATE 6 at #7 Ohio State W, 73-68 ESPN Illinois leads 107-80 12 vs. Rutgers [8] W, 90-68 BTN Series Record: 13 vs. #5 Iowa [8] W, 82-71 CBS Series Streak: Illinois W-1 14 vs. #9 Ohio State [8] 2:30 p.m. CT CBS Record in the Big Ten Tournament: Tied, 2-2 Underwood vs. Ohio State: 2-4 BOLD - State Farm Center, Champaign, Ill. This Season’s Meetings: #21 Ohio State 87, #14 Illinois 81 // Jan. 16 at Champaign [1] – Jimmy V Classic; Bankers Life Fieldhouse, Indianapolis #4 Illinois 73, #7 Ohio State 68 // March 6 at Columbus [2] – ACC/Big Ten Challenge (Recaps & Box Scores on p. 5) [3] – Braggin’ Rights [4] – Rescheduled from Jan. 13 postponement Illini Big Ten Tournament (BTT) Notes [5] – Rescheduled from Jan. 23 postponement • Following an 82-71 victory over Iowa in the semifinals, No. 2 seed Illinois faces No. 5 seed Ohio State in the [6] – Moved from Feb. 24 then from March 2-4 Big Ten Tournament championship game Sunday afternoon (2:30 p.m. CT, CBS). [7] – Rescheduled from Feb. 11 postponement [8] – Big Ten Tournament; Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis • Illinois is making its first appearance in the BTT title game since 2008, and seventh all-time. ILLINOIS ATHLETICS COMMUNICATION • Illinois is 2-4 all-time in the BTT championship game, winning titles in 2003 and 2005. Address: 1700 S. Fourth St., Champaign, IL 61820 • Illinois is 2-2 against Ohio State in the BTT. This is the second meeting between the Illini and Buckeyes in Office: 217-333-1391 the title game. No. 2 seed Illinois beat No. 8 seed Ohio State, 72-59, to claim the 2003 BTT championship. Basketball SID: Derrick Burson Email: [email protected] • Illinois’ No. 2 seed is its highest since 2009, when the Illini also were seeded second in the BTT. Cell: 217-766-7315 Website: FightingIllini.com • Illinois is a No. 2 seed in the BTT for the fourth time. Illinois is 7-2 as the No. 2 seed, winning the champion- Twitter/Instagram: @IlliniMBB ship in 2003, advancing to the title game in 2021, and making the semifinals in 1998 and 2009. ILLINI RECORD UNDER BRAD UNDERWOOD ILLINOIS SEASON/CAREER TOTALS 2020-21 Career 2020-21 Total Has a 20+ point scorer 15-5 39-25 Starts Plays at home 11-2 47-17 Wears white uniforms 6-1 23-11 Trent Frazier 28 100 Plays on the road 9-3 17-28 Wears orange uniforms 8-1 20-10 Ayo Dosunmu 25 87 Plays at neutral site 2-1 5-10 Wears blue uniforms 0-2 2-20 Da’Monte Williams 17 60 Plays at United Center 0-0 1-3 Wears orange throwback uniforms 5-1 14-10 Kofi Cockburn 28 59 Big Ten record 16-4 40-38 Wears white throwback uniforms 3-1 7-3 Giorgi Bezhanishvili 0 57 Adam Miller 28 28 Big Ten at home 8-2 24-14 NCAA Tournament 0-0 0-0 Jacob Grandison 13 13 Big Ten on the road 8-2 15-23 Big Ten Tournament 2-0 3-2 Zach Griffith 1 1 Big Ten at neutral site 0-0 1-1 In November 3-0 17-7 Tyler Underwood 0 1 When ranked (AP) 22-6 27-11 In December 4-3 13-14 Plays a ranked (AP) opponent 7-3 12-20 In January 4-2 15-15 Leads Team in Scoring Plays a Top-10 (AP) opponent 5-1 8-8 In February 7-1 16-15 Ayo Dosunmu 15 46 Kofi Cockburn 10 18 Wins the game before 16-5 41-25 In March 4-0 8-4 Trent Frazier 3 18 Loses the game before 5-1 24-29 Plays during the day 9-2 24-15 Giorgi Bezhanishvili 0 6 Leading at the half 18-2 53-18 Plays at night (5 pm or after start) 13-4 45-40 Andre Curbelo 1 1 Tied at the half 1-0 4-1 Overtime 2-0 5-4 Adam Miller 1 1 Trailing at the half 3-4 12-36 Margin is 5 points or less 6-3 20-13 Shoots 45% or better 20-3 46-15 Margin is 6-10 points 3-2 14-24 Leads Team in Rebounding Kofi Cockburn 20 42 Shoots less than 45% 2-3 23-39 Margin is 11-20 points 6-1 18-13 Giorgi Bezhanishvili 0 16 Opp. shoots less than 45% 19-1 57-11 Margin is more than 20 7-0 17-5 Ayo Dosunmu 4 12 Opp. shoots 45% or better 3-5 12-44 Scores 59 points or less 0-0 2-9 Da’Monte Williams 4 9 Shoots better/same than opp. 21-3 59-7 Scores 60-69 points 2-2 11-25 Jacob Grandison 2 2 Shoots worse than opp. 1-3 10-49 Scores 70-79 points 9-2 28-13 Andre Curbelo 1 1 Shoots more/same FT than opp. 18-1 48-17 Scores 80-89 points 5-2 11-6 Double-Digit Scoring Games Shoots fewer FT than opp. 4-5 20-39 Scores 90-99 points 5-0 13-2 Ayo Dosunmu 25 74 Makes more/same FT than opp. 19-1 48-14 Scores 100+ points 1-0 4-0 Trent Frazier 12 68 Makes fewer FT than opp.