2020-21 UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS FIGHTING ILLINI BASKETBALL #3AP/3 ILLINOIS // 21-6 Overall, 16-4 Big Ten No. 2 Seed // Big Ten Tournament // Indianapolis, Ind. // Lucas Oil Stadium Semifinal vs. #5AP/6 Iowa // Saturday, March 13, 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. 21.0 6.2 5.3 Naismith/Wooden Semifinalist; Cousy Finalist NOVEMBER (3-0) G 1 Trent Frazier 6-2 175 Sr. 10.5 2.9 2.6 12.8 ppg last 13 games 25 NORTH CAROLINA A&T W, 122-60 BTN G 44 Adam Miller 6-3 180 Fr. 8.3 2.8 0.7 12 points, 5 rebounds Fri. vs. Rutgers 26 CHICAGO STATE W, 97-38 BTN G/F 3 Jacob Grandison 6-6 205 r-Jr. 4.7 3.5 1.4 Illini 11-1 with him as starter 27 OHIO W, 77-75 BTN C 21 Kofi Cockburn 7-0 285 So. 17.3 9.7 0.1 16 double-doubles (2nd in NCAA) DECEMBER (4-3) 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 F 4 Zach Griffith 6-6 220 Sr. 0.7 1.0 0.0 Three-time Academic All-Big Ten 20 at #19 Rutgers L, 88-91 ESPN2 G 5 Andre Curbelo 6-1 175 Fr. 8.8 3.8 4.0 14.0 ppg and 6.4 rpg last five games 23 at Penn State W, 98-81 BTN G 10 Edgar Padilla 6-1 165 Fr. 0.0 0.0 0.0 Walkon in first season 26 INDIANA W, 69-60 FS1 C 12 Brandon Lieb 7-0 210 Fr. 1.0 1.5 0.3 4 pts & 3 reb in college debut JANUARY (4-2) 2 PURDUE W, 66-58 BTN F 13 Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk 6-8 235 r-Fr. 0.3 0.5 0.0 Made season debut Jan. 7 7 at Northwestern W, 81-56 BTN F 15 Giorgi Bezhanishvili 6-9 245 Jr. 5.2 2.6 0.4 56.5% FG (61-108) 10 MARYLAND L, 63-66 BTN G 20 Da’Monte Williams 6-3 215 Sr. 5.6 5.4 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 G 32 Tyler Underwood 6-2 180 Gr. 0.8 0.3 0.0 Made season debut Jan. 7 29 #7 IOWA W, 80-75 FS1 F 33 Coleman Hawkins 6-10 215 Fr. 1.5 0.9 0.4 Career-high 5 points at Nebraska (2/12) FEBRUARY (7-1) C 34 Jermaine Hamlin 6-10 235 So. 1.0 0.4 0.0 4 points vs. Minnesota (12/15) 2 at Indiana W, 75-71 (OT) ESPN 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 Career Record: 177-82 (.683), 8th year 20 at Minnesota W, 94-63 FOX At Illinois: 68-55 (.553), 4th year 23 at Michigan State [5] L, 72-81 FS1 Big Ten: 40-38 (.513) 25 NEBRASKA [6] W, 86-70 BTN Big Ten Tournament: 2-2 (.500) 27 at #23 Wisconsin W, 74-69 ESPN MARCH (3-0) 2 at #2 Michigan [7] W, 76-53 ESPN BIG TEN TOURNAMENT SEMIFINAL OPPONENT – NO. 3 SEED IOWA 6 at #7 Ohio State W, 73-68 ESPN Series Record: Illinois leads 87-76 12 vs. Rutgers [8] W, 90-68 BTN Series Streak: Illinois W-2 13 vs. #5 Iowa [8] 2:30 p.m. CT CBS Record in the Big Ten Tournament: Iowa leads 3-1 Underwood vs. Iowa: 2-5 BOLD - State Farm Center, Champaign, Ill. This Season’s Meeting: #19 Illinois 80, #7 Iowa 75 // Jan. 29 at Champaign [1] – Jimmy V Classic; Bankers Life Fieldhouse, Indianapolis (Recap & Box Score on p. 4) [2] – ACC/Big Ten Challenge [3] – Braggin’ Rights Illini Big Ten Tournament (BTT) Notes [4] – Rescheduled from Jan. 13 postponement • Following a 90-68 victory over Rutgers in the quarterfinals, No. 2 seed Illinois faces No. 3 seed Iowa in the [5] – Rescheduled from Jan. 23 postponement Big Ten Tournament semifinals on Saturday afternoon (2:30 p.m. CT, CBS). [6] – Moved from Feb. 24 then from March 2-4 [7] – Rescheduled from Feb. 11 postponement • The BTT semifinals feature four of the top-7 ranked teams in kenpom: Illinois (3) vs. Iowa (4), and Michigan [8] – Big Ten Tournament; Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis (2) vs. Ohio State (7). ILLINOIS ATHLETICS COMMUNICATION • Illinois is making its first appearance in the BTT semifinals since 2010. After advancing to at least the Address: 1700 S. Fourth St., Champaign, IL 61820 semifinal round in 12 of the first 13 tournaments, the Illini return to the weekend for the first time in 11 years. Office: 217-333-1391 • Illinois is 6-6 all-time in the BTT semifinals. The Illini’s last semifinal win came in 2008. 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 6-2 as the No. 2 seed, winning the champion- Twitter/Instagram: @IlliniMBB ship in 2003 and advancing to the semifinals in 1998, 2009 and 2021. ILLINI RECORD UNDER BRAD UNDERWOOD ILLINOIS SEASON/CAREER TOTALS 2020-21 Career 2020-21 Total Has 15+ assists 14-4 37-18 Starts Plays at home 11-2 47-17 Has a 20+ point scorer 14-5 38-25 Trent Frazier 27 99 Plays on the road 9-3 17-28 Wears white uniforms 6-1 23-11 Ayo Dosunmu 24 86 Plays at neutral site 1-1 4-10 Wears orange uniforms 8-1 20-10 Da’Monte Williams 17 60 Plays at United Center 0-0 1-3 Wears blue uniforms 0-2 2-20 Kofi Cockburn 27 58 Giorgi Bezhanishvili 0 57 Big Ten record 16-4 40-38 Wears orange throwback uniforms 5-1 14-10 Adam Miller 27 27 Big Ten at home 8-2 24-14 Wears white throwback uniforms 2-1 6-3 Jacob Grandison 12 12 Big Ten on the road 8-2 15-23 NCAA Tournament 0-0 0-0 Zach Griffith 1 1 Big Ten at neutral site 0-0 1-1 Big Ten Tournament 1-0 2-2 Tyler Underwood 0 1 When ranked (AP) 21-6 26-11 In November 3-0 17-7 Leads Team in Scoring Plays a ranked (AP) opponent 6-3 11-20 In December 4-3 13-14 Ayo Dosunmu 15 46 Plays a Top-10 (AP) opponent 4-1 7-8 In January 4-2 15-15 Trent Frazier 3 18 Wins the game before 15-5 40-25 In February 7-1 16-15 Kofi Cockburn 9 17 Loses the game before 5-1 24-29 In March 3-0 7-4 Giorgi Bezhanishvili 0 6 Leading at the half 17-2 52-18 Plays during the day 8-2 23-15 Andre Curbelo 1 1 Adam Miller 1 1 Tied at the half 1-0 4-1 Plays at night (5 pm or after start) 13-4 45-40 Trailing at the half 3-4 12-36 Overtime 2-0 5-4 Leads Team in Rebounding Shoots 45% or better 19-3 45-15 Margin is 5 points or less 6-3 20-13 Kofi Cockburn 20 42 Shoots less than 45% 2-3 23-39 Margin is 6-10 points 3-2 14-24 Giorgi Bezhanishvili 0 16 Opp. shoots less than 45% 18-1 56-11 Margin is 11-20 points 5-1 17-13 Ayo Dosunmu 4 12 Da’Monte Williams 3 8 Opp. shoots 45% or better 3-5 12-44 Margin is more than 20 7-0 17-5 Jacob Grandison 2 2 Shoots better/same than opp. 20-3 58-7 Scores 59 points or less 0-0 2-9 Andre Curbelo 1 1 Shoots worse than opp. 1-3 10-49 Scores 60-69 points 2-2 11-25 Shoots more/same FT than opp. 17-1 47-17 Scores 70-79 points 9-2 28-13 Double-Digit Scoring Games Shoots fewer FT than opp. 4-5 20-39 Scores 80-89 points 4-2 10-6 Ayo Dosunmu 24 73 Trent Frazier 12 68 Makes more/same FT than opp. 18-1 47-14 Scores 90-99 points 5-0 13-2 Kofi Cockburn 25 49 Makes fewer FT than opp. 3-5 17-42 Scores 100+ points 1-0 4-0 Giorgi Bezhanishvili 4 33 Grabs more/same reb.