2017-18 UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS FIGHTING ILLINI BASKETBALL Game #22 // Illinois (10-11, 0-8) vs. Indiana (12-8, 5-3) Jan. 24, 2018 // 8 p.m. CT // Champaign, Ill. // State Farm Center (15,544) TV: BTN – Kevin Kugler (Play-By-Play), Shon Morris (Analyst) // Internet Stream: BTN2Go.com Radio: Fighting Illini Sports Network – Brian Barnhart (Play-By-Play), Deon Thomas (Analyst) // Satellite Radio: Sirius – 84, XM – 84 ILLINOIS 2017-18 SCHEDULE & RESULTS PROBABLE STARTERS (FROM THE LAST GAME) Pos. No. Name Ht. Wt. Yr. PPG RPG APG Other DATE OPPONENT TIME/RESULT TV/STREAK G 1 Trent Frazier 6-1 170 Fr. 11.1 1.7 2.8 1.7 SPG NOVEMBER (6-1) G 13 Mark Smith 6-4 225 Fr. 7.0 1.6 1.5 80.5% FT 10 SOUTHERN [1] W, 102-55 W-1 G 24 Mark Alstork 6-5 190 Gr. 6.1 4.2 2.2 1.7 OREB/G 12 TENNESSEE-MARTIN [1] W, 77-74 W-2 F 12 Leron Black 6-7 230 r-Jr. 14.4 5.3 1.0 55.3% FG 17 DEPAUL [2] W, 82-73 W-3 F 43 Michael Finke 6-10 235 r-Jr. 10.2 5.2 1.1 2.3 OREB/G 19 MARSHALL [1] W, 91-74 W-4 22 AUGUSTANA (ILL.) W, 96-62 W-5 OFF THE BENCH 24 NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL [1] W, 86-73 W-6 Pos. No. Name Ht. Wt. Yr. PPG RPG APG Other 28 at Wake Forest [3] L, 73-80 L-1 F 2 Kipper Nichols 6-6 225 r-So. 9.2 4.5 0.5 83.9% FT DECEMBER (4-4) G 3 Te’Jon Lucas 6-1 180 So. 5.5 2.0 3.1 1.5 A/TO 1 at Northwestern [4] L, 68-72 (OT) L-2 F 4 Matic Vesel 6-10 215 Fr. 0.3 0.9 0.3 6 DEF REB 3 MARYLAND L, 91-92 (OT) L-3 G 10 Drew Cayce 6-1 175 r-So. 0.7 0.7 0.0 4-6 FT 6 AUSTIN PEAY W, 64-57 W-1 F 11 Greg Eboigbodin 6-9 225 Fr. 2.4 2.6 0.2 61.8% FG 9 at UNLV [5] L, 82-89 L-1 G 20 Da’Monte Williams 6-3 190 Fr. 4.3 3.3 1.3 1.0 SPG 13 LONGWOOD W, 92-45 W-1 G 23 Aaron Jordan 6-5 210 Jr. 8.9 3.0 0.8 51.4% 3FG 16 vs. New Mexico State [6] L, 69-74 L-1 G 35 Samson Oladimeji 6-4 200 So. 0.0 0.8 0.0 1 STL 23 vs. Missouri [7] W, 70-64 W-1 F 45 Cameron Liss 6-6 220 r-Jr. 0.4 0.0 0.0 1 FG 30 GRAND CANYON W, 62-58 W-2 JANUARY (0-6) OUT 3 at Minnesota L, 67-77 L-1 6 at Michigan L, 69-79 L-2 Pos. No. Name Ht. Wt. Yr. PPG RPG APG G 32 Tyler Underwood # 6-1 165 r-So. 0.6 0.2 0.1 11 IOWA L, 97-104 (OT) L-3 G 41 Clayton Jones @ 6-0 170 r-Sr. 0.4 0.0 0.0 15 at Nebraska L, 63-64 L-4 # Sitting out per NCAA transfer rules; 2016-17 stats at Oklahoma State listed 19 at Wisconsin L, 50-75 L-5 @ Recovering from torn ACL; 2016-17 stats listed 22 #6 MICHIGAN STATE L, 74-87 L-6 24 INDIANA 8 p.m. BTN HEAD COACH BRAD UNDERWOOD 30 RUTGERS 6 p.m. BTN Career Record: 119-38/.758 (5th year) FEBRUARY (0-0) At Illinois: 10-11 (1st year) 4 at Ohio State 11 a.m. FS1 Big Ten: 0-8 8 WISCONSIN 8 p.m. BTN 11 PENN STATE 6 p.m. BTN SERIES NOTES VS. INDIANA 14 at Indiana 7:30 p.m. BTN Record: Indiana leads 90-86 18 NEBRASKA 2:30 p.m. BTN Streak: Indiana W-4 20 at Michigan State 6 p.m. ESPN/2 Record in Champaign: Illinois leads 51-33 22 PURDUE 6 p.m. FS1 Streak in Champaign: Indiana W-2 25 at Rutgers 2 p.m. BTN Last Season’s Meeting: #25 Indiana 96, Illinois 80 // Jan. 7, 2017 at Bloomington F28-M4 at Big Ten Tournament [8] (Box Score & Game Recap on P. 4) All Times Listed are Central Underwood vs. Indiana: First meeting BOLD CAPS - State Farm Center; Champaign, Ill. [1] – Global Sports Invitational [2] – Gavitt Tipoff Games Opening Tips [3] – Big Ten/ACC Challenge • Illinois continues its three-game homestand on Wednesday night, facing Indiana at State Farm Center (8 p.m., BTN). [4] – Allstate Arena; Rosemont, Ill. [5] – MGM Grand Garden Arena • Illinois is in a stretch with five out of six at home after opening January with four out of five on the road. [6] – Dynegy Shootout – United Center; Chicago [7] – Bud Light Braggin’ Rights – Scottrade Center; St. Louis • This is Illinois’ fifth one-day prep of the season. The Illini have a total of seven on this year’s schedule, with [8] – Madison Square Garden; New York the last two one-day preps occurring back-to-back on Feb. 18-20 and Feb. 20-22. ILLINOIS ATHLETICS COMMUNICATION • Illinois has led during the second half in eight of its 11 losses, including five times in eight Big Ten games. Address: 1700 S. Fourth St., Champaign, IL 61820 • Sophomore Kipper Nichols scored a career-high 27 points on Monday against No. 6 Michigan State, becoming Office: 217-333-1391 the sixth Illini player with a 20-point game this season. Basketball SID: Derrick Burson Email: [email protected] • Freshman Trent Frazier has scored in double figures in 10 of the last 11 games, averaging 15.9 points (175) Office: 217-333-0933 // Cell: 217-766-7315 and 2.1 steals (23) over that stretch. Twitter: @IlliniMBB Website: FightingIllini.com • Junior Leron Black is averaging 14.8 points (59) on 69.2 percent shooting (27-39) over the last four games. 2017-18 ILLINOIS NUMERICAL ROSTER No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown Notable 1 Trent Frazier G 6-1 170 Fr. Wellington, Fla. Florida Association of Basketball Coaches 2017 Class 9A Player of the Year 2 Kipper Nichols F 6-6 225 r-So. Cleveland, Ohio Averaged 5.3 points and 3.3 rebounds as a freshman in Big Ten play 3 Te’Jon Lucas G 6-1 180 So. Milwaukee, Wis. Led Illini in assists as a freshman, averaging 3.1 apg 4 Matic Vesel F 6-10 215 Fr. Ljubljana, Slovenia Member of Slovenian National U20 Team 10 Drew Cayce G 6-1 175 r-So. Libertyville, Ill. Walkon sat out last year after transferring from Creighton. 11 Greg Eboigbodin F 6-9 225 Fr. Benin City, Nigeria Second-team Class A all-state by Detroit News 12 Leron Black F 6-7 230 r-Jr. Memphis, Tenn. Illini’s leading returning scorer (8.1 ppg) and rebounder (6.3 rpg) 13 Mark Smith G 6-4 225 Fr. Edwardsville, Ill. 2017 Illinois Mr. Basketball and Gatorade Illinois Player of the Year 20 Da’Monte Williams G 6-3 190 Fr. Peoria, Ill. Son of former Illini point guard Frank Williams 23 Aaron Jordan G 6-5 210 Jr. Plainfield, Ill. Played in 24 games last season as a sophomore 24 Mark Alstork G 6-5 1 90 Gr. Dayton, Ohio Grad transfer averaged 19.0 ppg last year at Wright State 32 Tyler Underwood G 6-2 180 r-So. Champaign, Ill. Walkon sitting out this season as a transfer 35 Samson Oladimeji G 6-4 200 So. Rolling Meadows, Ill. Walkon appeared in seven games last season 41 Clayton Jones G 6-0 190 r-Sr. Champaign, Ill. Walkon will miss season recovering from torn ACL 43 Michael Finke F 6-10 235 r-Jr. Champaign, Ill. Averaged 6.9 points and led Illini in 3-point shooting at 41.1 percent 45 Cameron Liss F 6-6 220 r-Jr. Northbrook, Ill. Walkon redshirted last season Head Coach: Brad Underwood (1st year at Illinois, 5th year overall) Assistant Coaches: Orlando Antigua (1st year), Ron Coleman (1st year), Jamall Walker (6th year) Assistant to the Head Coach: Geoff Alexander (1st year) Director of Operations: Joey Biggs (1st year) Pronunciation Pronunciation Video Coordinator: Patrick Schulte (1st year) LERON Black le-RON TE’JON Lucas TEE-zhahn Graduate Manager: Grant Bale (1st year) Drew CAYCE KAY-see Samson OLADIMEJI ho-lah-di-MAY-jee Strength and Conditioning Coach: Adam Fletcher (3rd year) Greg EBOIGBODIN ee-BOYG-bo-deen MATIC VESEL mah-TEETS vuh-SEAL Athletic Trainer: Paul Schmidt (6th year) Michael FINKE FEEN-kee DA’MONTE Williams da-MON-tay Newcomers Playing Prominent Role 2017-18 BIG TEN STANDINGS Illinois is undergoing a year of major transformation in its program. In addition to first-year head coach Brad (THROUGH JAN. 22) Underwood implementing new offensive and defensive styles of play, the Illini have a number of new players Big Ten Overall taking on key roles. After losing two-thirds of its minutes from last year’s NIT squad, Illinois has newcomers 1. Ohio State 9-0 18-4 playing the most minutes of any Big Ten team this season with freshmen Trent Frazier, Mark Smith, Da’Monte 2. Purdue 8-0 19-2 Williams, Greg Eboigbodin and Matic Vesel, graduate transfer Mark Alstork and walk-on Drew Cayce account- 3.