2018-19 ILLINOIS BASKETBALL RECORD BOOK QUICK FACTS GENERAL INFORMATION Location: Champaign-Urbana, Ill. Founded: 1867 Enrollment: 47,826 Nickname: Fighting Illini Colors: Orange and Blue Conference: Big Ten President: Timothy L. Killeen Chancellor: Robert J. Jones Director of Athletics: Josh Whitman Arena (Capacity): State Farm Center (15,544) Ticket Office Phone: 217-333-3470 HISTORY First Year of Basketball: 1906 1 MEDIA INFORMATION 50 Team Superlatives All-Time Record: 1,778-991 (.642) All-Time Big Ten Record: 930-714 (.566) 2 University of Illinois 51 Individual Superlatives 52 Specialty Statistics Years in NCAA Tournament / Last: 30 / 2013 3 State Farm Center All-Time NCAA Tournament Record: 40-31 (.563) 4 Athletics Communication 52 Big Ten Standings NCAA Final Four Appearances / Last: 5 / 2005 5 Media Policies 53 Illini in the Big Ten Statistics Big Ten Championships / Last: 17 / 2005 7 Fighting Illini Sports Network 53 Game-By-Game Starters Big Ten Tournament Championships / Last: 2 / 2005 8 Covering the Illini 54 Box Scores and Game Recaps 9 Opponent Information COACHING STAFF 11 Big Ten Composite Schedule 65 RECORDS Head Coach: Brad Underwood, 2nd year 12 2019 NCAA Tournament 66 All-Time Head Coaches Alma Mater, Year: Kansas State University ’86 12 2019 Big Ten Tournament 66 All-Time Assistant Coaches Record at Illinois / Years: 14-18 / 1 66 Year-By-Year Records Career Record / Years: 123-45 (.732) / 5 Basketball Office Phone: 217-333-3400 13 COACHING STAFF 92 NCAA Tournament History 92 NIT History Assistant Coaches: Orlando Antigua, 2nd year; 14 Head Coach Brad Underwood Ron Coleman, 2nd year; Jamall Walker, 7th year 93 NCAA Tournament Records 16 Assistant Coach Orlando Antigua Assistant to the Head Coach: Geoff Alexander 96 Big Ten Tournament History 16 Assistant Coach Ron Coleman Strength and Conditioning Coach: Adam Fletcher 97 Big Ten Tournament Records 17 Assistant Coach Jamall Walker Director of Operations: Joey Biggs 98 Current Illini Career Big Ten Tournament Statistics 17 Assistant to the Head Coach Geoff Alexander Video Coordinator: Patrick Schulte 99 Records vs. Opponents 18 Strength and Conditioning Coach Adam Fletcher Graduate Manager: Grant Bale 101 Series Records 18 Director of Operations Joey Biggs Athletic Trainer: Paul Schmidt 111 Annual Leaders 18 Video Coordinator Patrick Schulte 113 Annual Team Statistics TEAM INFORMATION 18 Graduate Manager Grant Bale 122 Top 50 Career Scorers 19 Athletic Trainer Paul Schmidt 2017-18 Record: 14-18 127 Individual Records 2017-18 Big Ten Record / Finish: 4-14 / T-11th 19 Basketball Support Staff 133 Single-Season Team Highs Starters Returning / Lost: 2 / 3 20 Director of Athletics Josh Whitman 133 Illinois Team Records Lettermen Returning / Lost: 6 / 8 21 DIA Administration/Support Staff 135 Combined Team Records Starters Returning (2): Trent Frazier, Kipper 23 University Administration 136 Opponent Records Nichols 24 Richmond Endowment 137 Attendance Records Total Letterwinners Returning (6): Drew Cayce, Trent Frazier, Aaron Jordan, Kipper Nichols, 137 State Farm Center Records 25 FIGHTING ILLINI Samson Oladimeji, Da’Monte Williams 26 2018-19 Roster Others Returning (1): Tyler Underwood 141 HONORS AND TRADITION Giorgi Bezhanisvili, Adonis 27 Season Preview Newcomers (9): 142 Orange Krush De La Rosa, Ayo Dosunmu, Andres Feliz, Alan 28 Senior Aaron Jordan 143 Honored Jerseys Griffin, Zach Griffith, Anthony Higgs, Tevian 30 Senior Adonis De La Rosa 146 Honored Coaches Jones, Samba Kane 32 Junior Kipper Nichols 146 Lou Henson Court Starters Lost (3): Mark Alstork, Leron Black, 34 Sophomore Trent Frazier 147 All-Americans Michael Finke 36 Sophomore Da’Monte Williams 148 National Honors Other Letterwinners Lost (5): Greg Eboigbodin, 38 Junior Drew Cayce Cameron Liss, Te’Jon Lucas, Mark Smith, 149 All-Big Ten Selections 39 Junior Samson Oladimeji Matic Vesel 150 Big Ten Honors 40 Junior Tyler Underwood 151 Illinois Honors 40 Junior Andres Feliz ATHLETICS COMMUNICATION 153 Illini in the NBA 41 Freshman Giorgi Bezhanishvili Assistant AD/Basketball Contact: Derrick Burson 155 All-Time Letterwinners 41 Freshman Ayo Dosunmu Cell Phone: 217-766-7315 160 Head Managers 42 Freshman Alan Griffin Email: [email protected] 161 Illini by the Numbers 42 Freshman Anthony Higgs Associate AD, Media Relations: Kent Brown 43 Freshman Tevian Jones Cell Phone: 217-493-9795 : [email protected] 43 Freshman Samba Kane CREDITS Email Assistant Basketball Contact: Derek Neal 44 Sophomore Zach Griffith Executive Editors: Derrick Burson, Kent Brown Editorial Assistance: Derek Neal Cell Phone: 309-241-0804 Cover Design: Adam Marantz Email: [email protected] 45 YEAR IN REVIEW Interior Design: Derrick Burson Athletics Communication Phone: 217-333-1391 46 Overall Statistics Cover Photography: Zach Bland Press Row Phone: 217-333-1227 47 Big Ten Statistics Interior Photography: Mark Jones, Cary Frye, Craig Pessman and Darrell Hoemann Mailing Address: Bielfeldt Athletics Admin. Bldg. 48 Season Results Printing: Premier Print Group; Champaign, Ill. 1700 S. Fourth St. NBA photos courtesy of NBAE/Getty Images. 49 Game-By-Game Results Champaign, IL 61820 Website: fightingillini.com 2018-19 ILLINOIS BASKETBALL RECORD BOOK // 1 MEDIA INFORMATION UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign ILLINOIS INNOVATIONS is the state’s only land grant university, dedicated 1867 — creation of the University of Illinois (then known as Illinois to building on its tradition of excellence in Industrial University) 1876 — establishment of the oldest continuous soil fertility research education, research and public engagement. plots in the Unites States, the Morrow Plots True to its commitment to provide access to 1922 — invention of sound on film top quality higher education, Illinois regularly 1947 — creation of the first multi-disciplinary special education ranks among the top ten public universities in research unit 1948 — start of the first post-secondary disability support service the world. program in the world (DRES) 1952 — construction of the pioneering ILLIAC, the first digital More than 1,900 faculty members lead more computer built and owned by an educational institution 1952 — development of the first commercial sweet corn than 47,000 undergraduate, graduate and 1960 — creation of PLATO, the world’s first shared computer-based professional students in a process of discovery education system and learning in 15 colleges and schools and 1962 — invention of the first visible LED by alumnus Nick Holonyak Jr. more than 150 research centers and institutes. 1972 — Nobel Prize to John Bardeen for the Theory of Superconductivity 1977 — discovery of Archaea, the third domain of life 1993 — development of Mosaic, the first graphical browser Illinois faculty members and alumni win the 1998 — creation of PayPal (co-founded by Illinois alumni) most prestigious national and international 2001 — development of self-healing plastics awards, including Nobel and Pulitzer prizes, 2003 — Nobel Prize to Paul Lauterbur for nuclear magnetic resonance imaging Guggenheim Fellowships, Grammy Awards, 2003 — Nobel Prize to Tony Leggett for theories of superfluidity Tony Awards and National Medals of Science. 2005 — development of a stretchable silicon used to build high-performance electronic devices 2005 — invention of YouTube (co-founded by Illinois alumni) 2012 — activation of Blue Waters, the world’s most powerful academic supercomputer Illinois provides a diverse learning environment 2015 — creation of the Carle Illinois College of Medicine with students and faculty members from every state, more than 100 nations and a choice including the earliest specimen of printing in the women’s sports teams. of 150 undergraduate majors. Students have world, the oldest book printed in moveable type In its rankings for 2019, U.S. News & World opportunities ranging from participating and the first folio of Shakespeare. Report’s America’s Best Colleges rated Illinois in research or studying abroad, to leading as the No. 13 public university and the No. 46 one of more than 1,000 registered student World-class research facilities include the national university. organizations. Illinois is also consistently ranked National Center for Supercomputing one of the most disability friendly campuses in Applications, Beckman Institute and the Siebel the nation. Center for Computer Science. The campus community also enjoys outstanding centers Campus resources include one of the world’s for the arts like the Krannert Center for the largest public university libraries, with its online Performing Arts and the Krannert Art Museum. resources and prized rare book collections, Illinois is also home to 21 NCAA men’s and 2 // FIGHTING ILLINI BASKETBALL // 1,778 VICTORIES // 17 BIG TEN CHAMPIONSHIPS // 30 NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES // FIVE FINAL FOURS MEDIA INFORMATION STATE FARM CENTER Illinois has an outstanding home in State Farm Center. Known as Assembly Hall from its construction in 1963 to 2013, the iconic arena was renamed State Farm Center on April 29, 2013, with the announcement of a 30-year, $60 million naming rights agreement. State Farm Center underwent a complete renovation from 2014-16, dubbed the Illinois Renaissance. The $169.5-million project included a renovated seating bowl; the addition of four levels of premium seating; improved restrooms and concessions; a team hall of fame; air conditioning and many other amenities. Construction occured around each Fighting Illini basketball season, with the project completed in