2014-15 Illinois Quick Facts General Information Location . . . . . . . . . . . Urbana-Champaign, Ill. Founded . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1867 Enrollment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44,942 Conference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Big Ten Arena (Capacity) . . . State Farm Center (17,085) Nickname . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fighting Illini School Song . . . . . . . . . . . . . . “Illinois Loyalty” Colors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Orange & Blue President . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Robert A. Easter Chancellor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Phyllis M. Wise Faculty Representatives . . Matthew Wheeler and Christopher Span Athletics Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mike Thomas Athletics Department Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217-333-3631 Ticket Office Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217-333-3470

Team Information 2013-14 Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20-15 Big Ten Record / Finish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-11 / T-8th Postseason . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NIT 2nd Round Final 2014 Ranking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NR Starters Returning / Lost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 / 1 Letterwinners Returning / Lost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 / 3

Pos. Ht. G 6-4 F/C 6-11 G 6-3 G 6-6

Wt. 230 250 190 230

PPG RPG APG 15.9 6.0 1.5 6.9 6.0 0.4 6.2 1.7 1.1 4.4 2.4 0.7

History First Year of Basketball . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1906 All-Time Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,710-925 (.649) All-Time Big Ten Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 901-668 (.574) NCAA Tournament Appearances / Last . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 / 2013 All-Time Record in NCAA Tournament . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40-31 (.563) NCAA Final Four Appearances / Last . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 / 2005 Big Ten Championships / Last . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 / 2005 Big Ten Tournament Championships / Last . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 / 2005

Other Letterwinners Returning (4) No. Player Yr. Pos. Ht. 1 Jaylon Tate So. G 6-3 22 Maverick Morgan So. C 6-10 31 Austin Colbert So. F 6-9 10 Mike LaTulip Jr. G 6-1

Wt. 170 250 210 170

PPG RPG APG 1.8 0.9 1.9 1.5 1.2 0.1 1.3 0.8 0.2 0.9 0.3 0.2

Athletic Communication Assistant AD (Men’s Basketball Contact) . . . . . . . . .Derrick Burson Office Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217-333-0933 Cell Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217-766-7315 Email . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [email protected] Associate AD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kent Brown Email . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [email protected] Athletic Communication Office Phone . . . . . . . . . . . 217-333-1391 Mailing Address . . . . . . Bielfeldt Athletics Administration Building . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1700 South Fourth St.; Champaign, IL 61820 Website . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . www.fightingillini.com Press Row Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217-333-1227 Coaching Staff Head Coach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . John Groce, 3rd year Alma Mater / Year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Taylor University / ’94 Record at Illinois / Years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43-28 (.606) / 2 years Career Record / Years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128-84 (.604) / 6 years Basketball Office Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217-333-3400 Best time to reach Coach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Contact SID Assistant Coaches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dustin Ford, 3rd year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Paris Parham, 3rd year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jamall Walker, 3rd year Special Assistant to the Head Coach . . . . . . . Ryan Pedon, 2nd year Director of Basketball Operations . . . . . . . . . Mark Morris, 3rd year Graduate Managers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Walter Offutt, 1st year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . James Haring, 1st year Strength & Conditioning Coach . . . . . . . . . . Mike Basgier, 3rd year Athletics Trainer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Paul Schmidt, 3rd year Basketball Secretary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Julie Pioletti

2014-15 Team Information Starters Returning (4) No. Player Yr. 24 Rayvonte Rice r-Sr. 32 Nnanna Egwu Sr. 25 Kendrick Nunn So. 21 Malcolm Hill So.

Others Returning (2) No. Player Yr. Pos. Ht. Wt. PPG RPG APG 11 Aaron Cosby # r-Jr. G 6-3 205 12.6 2.5 3.0 3 Ahmad Starks @ r-Sr. G 5-9 170 10.4 2.0 2.3 # Cosby’s 2012-13 stats from Seton Hall. He sat out last season as a transfer. @ Starks’ 2012-13 stats from Oregon State. He sat out last season as a transfer. Newcomers (4) No. Player Yr. Pos. Ht. Wt. PPG RPG APG 12 Leron Black Fr. 6-7 220 F - - 43 Michael Finke Fr. 6-10 220 F - - 44 Alex Austin & Jr. 6-4 185 G 7.0 2.4 1.0 45 Cameron Liss Fr. 6-6 200 F - - & Austin’s 2013-14 stats from Eastern Illinois. He will sit out this season as a transfer. Starters Lost (1) Yr. Pos. Ht. Wt. PPG RPG APG 13 Tracy Abrams % Sr. G 6-2 185 10.7 3.5 3.2 % Abrams will redshirt this season after tearing his ACL in a preseason workout. He will return in 2015-16. Other Letterwinners Lost (2) No. Player Pos. Ht. Wt. PPG RPG APG 2 Joseph Bertrand * G 6-6 200 8.5 3.8 0.8 33 Jon Ekey * F 6-7 225 7.3 4.8 0.3 * completed eligiblity Others Lost (1) No. Player Pos. Ht. Wt. PPG RPG APG 35 Darius Paul ^ F 6-8 220 - - ^ Paul sat out last season as a transfer. He transferred to junior college following the season.

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2014-15 Illinois Roster NUMERICAL No. 1 3 10 11 12 13 21 22 24 25 31 32 43 44 45

Name Jaylon Tate * Ahmad Starks Mike LaTulip ** Aaron Cosby Leron Black Tracy Abrams *** Malcolm Hill * Maverick Morgan * Rayvonte Rice * Kendrick Nunn * Austin Colbert * Nnanna Egwu *** Michael Finke Alex Austin Cameron Liss

ALPHABETICAL No. 13 44 12 31 11 32 43 21 10 45 22 25 24 3 1

Name Tracy Abrams *** Alex Austin Leron Black Austin Colbert * Aaron Cosby Nnanna Egwu *** Michael Finke Malcolm Hill * Mike LaTulip ** Cameron Liss Maverick Morgan * Kendrick Nunn * Rayvonte Rice * Ahmad Starks Jaylon Tate *

Pos. G G G G F G G C G G F F/C F G F

Ht. 6-3 5-9 6-1 6-3 6-7 6-2 6-6 6-10 6-4 6-3 6-9 6-11 6-10 6-4 6-6

Wt. 170 170 170 205 220 185 230 250 230 190 210 250 220 185 200

Year So. r-Sr. Jr. r-Jr. Fr. Sr. So. So. r-Sr. So. So. Sr. Fr. Jr. Fr.

Hometown/High School/Previous School Chicago, Ill./Simeon Chicago, Ill./Whitney Young/Oregon State Arlington Heights, Ill./Prospect Louisville, Ky./Northfield Mount Hermon (Mass.)/Seton Hall Memphis, Tenn./White Station Chicago, Ill./Mount Carmel Fairview Heights, Ill./Belleville East Springboro, Ohio/Springboro Champaign, Ill./Centennial/Drake Chicago, Ill./Simeon Chesapeake, Va./Gill St. Bernard’s (N.J.) Chicago, Ill./Saint Ignatius Champaign, Ill./Centennial Chicago, Ill./Mount Carmel/Eastern Illinois Northbrook, Ill./Glenbrook North

Pos. G G F F G F/C F G G F C G G G G

Ht. 6-2 6-4 6-7 6-9 6-3 6-11 6-10 6-6 6-1 6-6 6-10 6-3 6-4 5-9 6-3

Wt. 185 185 220 210 205 250 220 230 170 200 250 190 230 170 170

Year Sr. Jr. Fr. So. r-Jr. Sr. Fr. So. Jr. Fr. So. So. r-Sr. r-Sr. So.

Hometown/High School/Previous School Chicago, Ill./Mount Carmel Chicago, Ill./Mount Carmel/Eastern Illinois Memphis, Tenn./White Station Chesapeake, Va./Gill St. Bernard’s (N.J.) Louisville, Ky./Northfield Mount Hermon (Mass.)/Seton Hall Chicago, Ill./Saint Ignatius Champaign, Ill./Centennial Fairview Heights, Ill./Belleville East Arlington Heights, Ill./Prospect Northbrook, Ill./Glenbrook North Springboro, Ohio/Springboro Chicago, Ill./Simeon Champaign, Ill./Centennial/Drake Chicago, Ill./Whitney Young/Oregon State Chicago, Ill./Simeon

Head Coach: John Groce (3rd year at Illinois, 7th year overall) Assistant Coaches: Dustin Ford (3rd year), Paris Parham (3rd year), Jamall Walker (3rd year) Special Assistant to the Head Coach: Ryan Pedon (2nd year) Director of Basketball Operations: Mark Morris (3rd year) Graduate Managers: Walter Offutt (1st year), James Haring (1st year) Strength & Conditioning Coach: Mike Basgier (3rd year) Athletics Trainer: Paul Schmidt (3rd year)

PRONUNCIATION GUIDE

Players LERON Black Le-RON Austin COLBERT COLE-burt NNANNA EGWU NAH-nuh (like banana) EGG-woo Michael FINKE FEEN-kee RAYVONTE Rice Ray-VON-tay AHMAD Starks Uh-MAHD JAYLON Tate JAY-len

Coaching Staff John GROCE GROSS Paris PARHAM PAR-ham Ryan PEDON PEA-den Mike BASGIER BASS-gear

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2014-15 Illinois Schedule DAY DATE OPPONENT Friday Nov. 7 Quincy (Exh.) Friday Nov. 14 georgia southern Sunday Nov. 16 coppin State friday Nov. 21 austin peay & Monday Nov. 24 Brown & Thursday Nov. 27 vs. Indiana State & Friday Nov. 28 vs. Baylor/Memphis & Tuesday Dec. 2 at Miami # SatURDAY Dec. 6 AMERICAN Tuesday Dec. 9 vs. Villanova @ Saturday Dec. 13 vs. Oregon WednesDAY Dec. 17 Hampton Saturday Dec. 20 vs. Missouri % SaturDAY Dec. 27 Kennesaw State

LOCATION TIME TV State Farm Center 7 pm BTN PLUS^ State Farm Center 8 pm ESPN3* State Farm Center 5 pm BTN PLUS^ State Farm Center 7 pm ESPN3* State Farm Center 7 pm ESPN3* FOX Sports 1 Las Vegas, Nev. (Orleans Arena) 4 pm Las Vegas, Nev. (Orleans Arena) 7/9:30 pm FOX Sports 1 Miami, Fla. 8 pm ESPN2/U State Farm Center 1 pm ESPN3* New York, N.Y. (Madison Square Garden) 6 pm ESPN Chicago, Ill. (United Center) 6 pm BTN State Farm Center 6 pm ESPNU St. Louis, Mo. (Scottrade Center) 1 pm ESPN2 State Farm Center TBD BTN

Tuesday Saturday WEDNESDAY Sunday Wednesday SUNDAY WEDNESDAY Saturday SATURDAY TUESDAY Saturday THURSDAY Sunday SUNDAY Wednesday SATURDAY WEDNESDAY Saturday

Dec. 30 Jan. 3 JAN. 7 Jan. 11 Jan. 14 JAN. 18 JAN. 21 Jan. 24 JAN. 31 FEB. 3 Feb. 7 FEB. 12 Feb. 15 FEB. 22 Feb. 25 FEB. 28 MARCH 4 March 7

at Michigan at Ohio State MARYLAND at Nebraska at Northwestern INDIANA PURDUE at Minnesota PENN STATE RUTGERS at Michigan State MICHIGAN at Wisconsin MICHIGAN STATE at Iowa NORTHWESTERN NEBRASKA at Purdue

Ann Arbor, Mich. Columbus, Ohio STATE FARM CENTER Lincoln, Neb. Evanston, Ill. STATE FARM CENTER STATE FARM CENTER Minneapolis, Minn. STATE FARM CENTER STATE FARM CENTER East Lansing, Mich. STATE FARM CENTER Madison, Wis. STATE FARM CENTER Iowa City, Iowa STATE FARM CENTER STATE FARM CENTER West Lafayette, Ind.

Wed.-Sun. Tue.-Wed. Thu.-Sun. Thu.-Sun. Sat. & Mon.

March 11-15 March 17-18 March 19-22 March 26-29 April 4 & 6

Big Ten Tournament NCAA First Four NCAA Second & Third Rounds NCAA Regionals NCAA Final Four

Chicago, Ill. (United Center) Dayton, Ohio TBA TBA Indianapolis, Ind. (Lucas Oil Stadium)

BTN Plus^ = BTN2Go.com Stream (subscription) ESPN3* = ESPN3.com Stream & = Continential Tire Las Vegas Invitational # = ACC/Big Ten Challenge @ = Jimmy V Classic % = Bud Light Braggin’ Rights All times listed are Central. All dates and times are subject to change. Remaining times and television information will be released when available. Last updated Sept. 18, 2014

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2 pm ESPN2 11 am/5:30 pm ESPN/U 8 pm BTN 7:30 pm BTN 8 pm BTN NOON BTN 8 pm BTN 1:15 pm BTN NOON BTN 8:30 pm BTN 11 am ESPN/2 8 pm ESPN/2 Noon CBS 6:30 pm BTN 8 pm BTN 6 pm BTN 9 pm BTN 3:30 pm BTN

2013-14 Illinois Statistics 2013-14 Illinois Basketball Illinois Combined Team Statistics (as of Mar 24, 2014) All games RECORD: ALL GAMES CONFERENCE NON-CONFERENCE

OVERALL 20-15 7-11 13-4

Total 3-Point min avg fg-fga fg% 3fg-fga 3fg%

##

Player

gp-gs

24 13 02 33 32 25 21 01 22 31 10

Rice, Rayvonte Abrams, Tracy Bertrand, Joseph Ekey, Jon Egwu, Nnanna Nunn, Kendrick Hill, Malcolm Tate, Jaylon Morgan, Maverick Colbert, Austin LaTulip, Mike Team Total.......... Opponents......

35-35 1146 32.7 192-447 .430 35-35 1054 30.1 114-342 .333 35-23 877 25.1 113-235 .481 35-23 915 26.1 91-224 .406 35-35 1038 29.7 101-244 .414 35-12 682 19.5 83-182 .456 35-12 495 14.1 46-120 .383 33-0 403 12.2 20-76 .263 35-0 250 7.1 21-36 .583 22-0 121 5.5 13-26 .500 12-0 44 3.7 3-9 .333 35 35

TEAM STATISTICS SCORING Points per game Scoring margin FIELD GOALS-ATT Field goal pct 3 POINT FG-ATT 3-point FG pct 3-pt FG made per game FREE THROWS-ATT Free throw pct F-Throws made per game REBOUNDS Rebounds per game Rebounding margin ASSISTS Assists per game TURNOVERS Turnovers per game Turnover margin Assist/turnover ratio STEALS Steals per game BLOCKS Blocks per game ATTENDANCE Home games-Avg/Game Neutral site-Avg/Game Score by Periods Illinois Opponents

HOME 10-6 3-6 7-0

ILL 2248 64.2 +2.1 797-1941 .411 210-662 .317 6.0 444-606 .733 12.7 1181 33.7 +0.5 351 10.0 364 10.4 +1.4 1.0 215 6.1 127 3.6 243931 16-15246 -

1st 2nd 1054 1182 1081 1086

OT 12 9

OPP 2176 62.2 771-1833 .421 221-645 .343 6.3 413-590 .700 11.8 1162 33.2 390 11.1 412 11.8 0.9 171 4.9 124 3.5 240849 13-12027 6-14083 Totals 2248 2176

.295 .270 .385 .366 .217 .388 .341 .043 .000 .000 .333

F-Throw ft-fta ft%

! @ # $ % * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ^ ^ & &

125-171 115-149 51-75 16-21 35-45 21-26 47-61 19-29 10-15 3-10 2-4

off

Date 11/08/13 11/10/13 11/13/13 11/17/13 11/22/13 11/26/13 11/29/13 12/03/13 12/08/13 12/10/13 12/14/13 12/21/13 12/28/13 12/31/13 01/04/14 01/08/14 01/12/14 01/15/14 01/18/14 01/23/14 01/26/14 02/01/14 02/04/14 02/09/14 02/12/14 02/15/14 02/19/14 02/26/14 03/01/14 03/04/14 03/08/14 03/13/14 03/14/14 03/19/14 3/23/14

NEUTRAL 4-2 0-0 4-2

Rebounds def tot avg

44 16 50 59 89 7 21 4 20 9 0 56 797-1941 .411 210-662 .317 444-606 .733 375 771-1833 .421 221-645 .343 413-590 .700 334

7025 7025

46-156 30-111 20-52 59-161 5-23 31-80 15-44 1-23 0-0 0-3 3-9

AWAY 6-7 4-5 2-2

.731 .772 .680 .762 .778 .808 .770 .655 .667 .300 .500

166 106 84 110 122 51 64 26 23 8 3 43 806 828

210 122 134 169 211 58 85 30 43 17 3 99 1181 1162

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a

0 53 0 112 0 27 1 9 4 15 0 39 0 23 0 64 0 3 1 4 0 2

to blk stl

55 67 61 16 39 35 30 30 13 3 1 14 33.7 587 6 351 364 33.2 575 10 390 412

Opponent ALABAMA STATE JACKSONVILLE STATE VALPARAISO BRADLEY CHICAGO STATE at UNLV IPFW at Georgia Tech vs Auburn DARTMOUTH vs #15 Oregon vs #23 Missouri vs UIC INDIANA PENN STATE at #4 Wisconsin at Northwestern PURDUE #4 MICHIGAN STATE at #17 Ohio State at Indiana #15 IOWA WISCONSIN at Penn State at Nebraska #22 OHIO STATE at Minnesota NEBRASKA at #18 Michigan State #12 MICHIGAN at #24 Iowa vs Indiana vs #8 Michigan at Boston University at Clemson

! Big Ten/ACC Challenge

pf dq

6.0 86 3.5 77 3.8 64 4.8 74 6.0 109 1.7 41 2.4 34 0.9 31 1.2 45 0.8 19 0.3 7

W W W W W W W L W W L W W Wot W L L L L L L L L W L L W W W L W W L W L

pts

avg

555 373 297 257 242 218 154 60 52 29 11

15.9 10.7 8.5 7.3 6.9 6.2 4.4 1.8 1.5 1.3 0.9

127 215 2248 124 171 2176

64.2 62.2

12 8 0 12 73 5 4 3 8 2 0

58 42 23 31 12 21 10 14 3 0 1

Score 80-63 86-62 64-52 81-55 77-53 61-59 57-55 64-67 81-62 72-65 64-71 65-64 74-60 83-80 75-55 70-95 43-49 58-66 62-78 55-62 46-56 74-81 63-75 60-55 58-67 39-48 62-49 60-49 53-46 53-84 66-63 64-54 63-64 66-62 49-50

Att. 15271 13506 13504 15849 15488 13747 15638 6516 2259 14651 10043 21987 13017 16618 15390 17003 8117 15007 16618 16774 17472 16618 13331 7573 15404 16618 12221 13206 14797 16618 15400 18596 18596 1327 10000

2013-14 Illinois Big Ten Statistics 2013-14 Illinois Basketball Illinois Combined Team Statistics (as of Mar 24, 2014) Conference games RECORD: ALL GAMES CONFERENCE NON-CONFERENCE

OVERALL 7-11 7-11 0-0

HOME 3-6 3-6 0-0

AWAY 4-5 4-5 0-0

##

Player

gp-gs

Total 3-Point min avg fg-fga fg% 3fg-fga 3fg%

F-Throw ft-fta ft%

24 13 25 02 33 32 21 22 01 31 10

Rice, Rayvonte Abrams, Tracy Nunn, Kendrick Bertrand, Joseph Ekey, Jon Egwu, Nnanna Hill, Malcolm Morgan, Maverick Tate, Jaylon Colbert, Austin LaTulip, Mike Team Total.......... Opponents......

18-18 18-18 18-8 18-10 18-10 18-18 18-8 18-0 16-0 10-0 3-0

598 538 423 428 460 538 276 138 171 43 12

70-99 48-61 15-18 24-37 8-12 17-19 22-26 6-10 10-16 2-5 0-0

18 18

3625 3625

TEAM STATISTICS SCORING Points per game Scoring margin FIELD GOALS-ATT Field goal pct 3 POINT FG-ATT 3-point FG pct 3-pt FG made per game FREE THROWS-ATT Free throw pct F-Throws made per game REBOUNDS Rebounds per game Rebounding margin ASSISTS Assists per game TURNOVERS Turnovers per game Turnover margin Assist/turnover ratio STEALS Steals per game BLOCKS Blocks per game ATTENDANCE Home games-Avg/Game Neutral site-Avg/Game Score by Periods Illinois Opponents

1st 2nd 502 566 574 575

33.2 29.9 23.5 23.8 25.6 29.9 15.3 7.7 10.7 4.3 4.0

ILL 1080 60.0 -4.3 378-991 .381 102-335 .304 5.7 222-303 .733 12.3 581 32.3 -2.5 164 9.1 191 10.6 +1.2 0.9 124 6.9 55 3.1 140024 9-15558 OT 12 9

79-222 49-159 57-121 51-119 43-111 50-128 27-67 13-21 7-33 2-6 0-4

.356 .308 .471 .429 .387 .391 .403 .619 .212 .333 .000

.295 .300 .439 .276 .329 .000 .333 .000 .000 .000 .000

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

Date 12/31/13 01/04/14 01/08/14 01/12/14 01/15/14 01/18/14 01/23/14 01/26/14 02/01/14 02/04/14 02/09/14 02/12/14 02/15/14 02/19/14 02/26/14 03/01/14 03/04/14 03/08/14

.707 .787 .833 .649 .667 .895 .846 .600 .625 .400 .000

Rebounds def tot avg

18 98 116 8 41 49 5 27 32 22 37 59 30 53 83 50 66 116 12 28 40 12 13 25 2 15 17 3 2 5 0 0 0 24 15 39 378-991 .381 102-335 .304 222-303 .733 186 395 581 399-918 .435 114-327 .349 246-341 .721 170 456 626 OPP 1158 64.3 399-918 .435 114-327 .349 6.3 246-341 .721 13.7 626 34.8 197 10.9 213 11.8 0.9 101 5.6 72 4.0 124761 9-13862 0-0

23-78 15-50 25-57 8-29 24-73 0-11 7-21 0-0 0-11 0-1 0-4

off

NEUTRAL 0-0 0-0 0-0

6.4 2.7 1.8 3.3 4.6 6.4 2.2 1.4 1.1 0.5 0.0

pf dq

45 44 26 30 38 63 20 24 15 13 2

32.3 320 34.8 299

Opponent INDIANA PENN STATE at #4 Wisconsin at Northwestern PURDUE #4 MICHIGAN STATE at #17 Ohio State at Indiana #15 IOWA WISCONSIN at Penn State at Nebraska #22 OHIO STATE at Minnesota NEBRASKA at #18 Michigan State #12 MICHIGAN at #24 Iowa

pts

avg

32 7 34 251 38 1 23 161 21 3 10 154 28 0 12 134 4 5 24 118 26 37 6 117 13 0 5 83 6 2 1 32 17 0 9 24 0 0 0 6 1 0 0 0 5 5 164 191 55 124 1080 5 197 213 72 101 1158

13.9 8.9 8.6 7.4 6.6 6.5 4.6 1.8 1.5 0.6 0.0

0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 1 0

a

Wot W L L L L L L L L W L L W W W L W

! Big Ten/ACC Challenge @ Philips Arena, Atlanta # Moda Center, Portland $ Bud Light Braggin' Rights, Scottrade Center, St. Louis % United Center, Chicago * Big Ten Conference game ^ Big Ten Tournament, Bankers Life Fieldhouse, Indianapolis & National Invitation Tournament (NIT) game

Totals 1080 1158

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to blk stl

24 57 26 8 5 10 12 1 20 1 0

Score 83-80 75-55 70-95 43-49 58-66 62-78 55-62 46-56 74-81 63-75 60-55 58-67 39-48 62-49 60-49 53-46 53-84 66-63

60.0 64.3

Att. 16618 15390 17003 8117 15007 16618 16774 17472 16618 13331 7573 15404 16618 12221 13206 14797 16618 15400

2013-14 Illinois Results DATE OPPONENT SCORE ATTENDANCE Nov. 8 Alabama State W, 80-63 15,271 Nov. 10 Jacksonville State W, 86-62 13,506 Nov. 13 Valparaiso W, 64-52 13,504 Nov. 17 Bradley W, 81-55 15,849 Nov. 22 Chicago State W, 77-53 15,488 Nov. 26 at UNLV W, 61-59 13,747 Nov. 29 IPFW W, 57-55 15,638 Dec. 3 at Georgia Tech L, 64-67 6,516 Dec. 8 vs. Auburn W, 81-62 2,259 Dec. 10 Dartmouth W, 72-65 14,651 Dec. 14 vs. #15 Oregon L, 64-71 10,043 Dec. 21 vs. #23 Missouri W, 65-64 21,987* Dec. 28 vs. UIC W, 74-60 13,017 Dec. 31 Indiana W, 83-80 (OT) 16,618* Jan. 4 Penn State W, 75-55 15,390 Jan. 8 at #4 Wisconsin L, 70-95 17,003 Jan. 12 at Northwestern L, 43-49 8,117* Jan. 15 Purdue L, 58-66 15,007 Jan. 18 #4 Michigan State L, 62-78 16,618* Jan. 23 at #17 Ohio State L, 55-62 16,774 Jan. 26 at Indiana L, 46-56 17,472* Feb. 1 #15 Iowa L, 74-81 16,618* Feb. 4 Wisconsin L, 63-75 13,331 Feb. 9 at Penn State W, 60-55 7,573 Feb. 12 at Nebraska L, 58-67 15,404* Feb. 15 #22 Ohio State L, 39-48 16,618* Feb. 19 at Minnesota W, 62-49 12,221 Feb. 26 Nebraska W, 60-49 13,206 March 1 at #18 Michigan State W, 53-46 14,797* March 4 #12 Michigan L, 53-84 16,618* March 8 at #24 Iowa W, 66-63 15,400* March 13 vs. Indiana W, 64-54 18,596* March 14 vs. #8 Michigan L, 63-64 18,596* March 19 at Boston U W, 66-62 1,327 March 23 at Clemson L, 49-50 10,000* * sold out

HIGH POINTS 22 - Rice 20 - Bertrand 18 - Rice 19 - Ekey 19 - Ekey 25 - Rice 17 - Rice 24 - Rice 22 - Rice 13 - Rice 16 - Abrams, Rice 22 - Abrams 28 - Rice 29 - Rice 15 - Rice 19 - Rice 13 - Abrams 13 - Abrams 15 - Abrams 19 - Bertrand 20 - Rice 20 - Bertrand 24 - Rice 19 - Nunn 23 - Rice 13 - Abrams 19 - Nunn 13 - Nunn 12 - Abrams 16 - Rice 15 - Rice 25 - Abrams 11 - Abrams, Rice 28 - Rice 15 - Rice

ATTENDANCE

Games Totals Average High Game HOME 16 243,931 15,246 16,618 AWAY 13 156,351 12,027 17,472 NEUTRAL 6 84,498 14,083 21,987 TOTALS 35 484,780 13,851 21,987

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HIGH REBOUNDS 10 - Egwu 10 - Bertrand 15 - Ekey 8 - Abrams 9 - Egwu 10 - Rice 7 - Egwu 9 - Ekey 7 - Abrams 5 - Rice 8 - Ekey 6 - Abrams, Bertrand 7 - Egwu, Rice 8 - Rice 8 - Egwu, Ekey 10 - Egwu 9 - Ekey 7 - Rice 5 - Rice 9 - Egwu 6 - Ekey 9 - Rice 9 - Rice 7 - Rice 12 - Egwu 14 - Egwu 11 - Egwu 9 - Rice 6 - Nunn 9 - Rice 6 - Egwu, Ekey 7 - Abrams, Egwu 9 - Egwu 8 - Hill, Rice 6 - Egwu

Sellouts 5 5 4 14

Illinois Head Coach Bio

john

groce third year at illinois seventh year overall the groce file Hometown Danville, Ind. Family Wife, Allison; Sons, Conner and Camden Education Taylor University, B.S., Mathematics, 1994 Coaching Experience 1994-96 Assistant Coach Taylor University 1997-2000 Assistant Coach North Carolina State University 2001 Assistant Coach Butler University 2002-04 Assistant Coach Xavier University 2005-06 Assistant Coach Ohio State University 2007-08 Associate Head Coach Ohio State University 2009-12 Head Coach Ohio University 2013Head Coach University of Illinois

John Groce enters his third season in charge of the Fighting Illini program in 2014-15. He has led the Illini to consecutive 20-win seasons and postseason appearances in his first two years in Champaign, owning a combined record of 43-28. Groce guided one the youngest and most inexperienced teams in the nation last season to 20 wins and a No. 2 seed in the NIT, as the Illini narrowly missed a trip to the NCAA Tournament. Entering the year with nine newcomers and returning just three rotation players, Groce emphasized defense to his young squad and it delivered, finishing the season ranked 11th nationally in defensive efficiency. Illinois won 13 of its first 15 games, highlighted by thrilling wins at UNLV, in the Braggin’ Rights game over No. 23 Missouri and against Indiana in overtime on New Year’s Eve. The Illini then played some of their best basketball late in the season, a staple of Groce’s teams throughout his coaching career. Illinois won four of its last five regular season games, with three of those victories coming on the road at Minnesota, at No. 18 Michigan State and at No. 24 Iowa. The Illini added wins over Indiana in the first round of the Big Ten Tournament and at Boston U. in the first round of the NIT to finish the season with six victories over its final nine contests, with both postseason losses coming by just one point apiece. Groce directed the Illinois program to a number of achievements during his first year - including a 23-win campaign that marked a six-win improvement from the UI’s previous season - culminating in an NCAA Tournament appearance and subsequent victory to advance to the Round of 32. Illinois won its first 12 games in 2012-13, equaling the sixth-best start in school history and matching the best start ever for a first-year UI coach. Included in that stretch was a dominating performance in Hawaii as the Illini captured the school’s first-ever EA SPORTS Maui Invitational championship. Illinois also recorded arguably the nation’s most impressive victory during non-conference play, winning at No. 10 Gonzaga by double digits. The Illini spent eight weeks ranked in the Top 25, reaching as high as No. 10. Illinois recorded two more top-10 wins during conference play, beginning with a 19-point defeat of No. 8 Ohio State. Illinois then garnered national headlines with a thrilling last-second victory over No. 1 Indiana. The Illini won on a buzzer-beating layup by Tyler Griffey, leading to a courtstorming celebration in Champaign as Illinois defeated a No. 1-ranked opponent for just the third time in school history. The Fighting Illini went on to earn a No. 7 seed in the NCAA Tournament and defeated No. 10-seeded Colorado in the Round of 64 as Groce improved his record in the opening round of the tournament to 9-0 during his coaching career and 3-0 as a head coach.

The Bobcats finished just short of the Elite Eight, falling to top-seed North Carolina in overtime in the regional semifinal. It marked just the second time in Ohio’s school history and first since 1964 that the Bobcats won multiple games in the NCAA Tournament. Ohio finished the 2012 season with a school-record 29 wins and was known for its pressure defense, ranking second nationally in turnover percentage and third in steals percentage. Ohio also made noise in the 2010 postseason. Playing in the school’s first NCAA Tournament game in five seasons, the Bobcats received a No. 14 seed and defeated No. 3 seed Georgetown. With the 2010 and 2012 NCAA performances, Ohio became just the sixth school ever to win Tournament games as both a 13 and 14 seed. The 42-year-old Groce has a total of 21 years in the coaching profession and has been part of teams that have made 18 postseason appearances. His record in 15 years as an assistant was an impressive 349-156. When added to his six-year head coaching record of 128-84, it gives Groce a combined record of 477-240 over his 21 seasons. Groce earned his first head-coaching job at Ohio following four seasons on Thad Matta’s staff at Ohio State from 2005-08, the first two as assistant coach and last two as associate head coach. During Groce’s time in Columbus the Buckeyes amassed a record of 105-35, advanced to the NCAA Championship game in 2007 and second round in 2006, claimed back-to-back outright Big Ten Championships in 2006 and 2007 and won the NIT in 2008. Groce played a key role in recruiting many of the top players at Ohio State and was named Rivals.com’s 2006 National Recruiter of the Year. In all, Groce spent eight years as an assistant under Matta. Prior to his time at Ohio State, Groce served three years on Matta’s staff at Xavier from 2002-04 and one season at Butler in 2000-01. The Musketeers went 78-23 and made three straight NCAA appearances, advancing to the second round in 2002 and 2003 and the Elite Eight in 2004. Xavier also won consecutive Atlantic 10 titles in 2002 and 2003. Butler, meanwhile, went 24-8 and won a conference crown in 2001 while also advancing to the second round of the NCAA Tournament. Groce entered the Division I coaching ranks as a member of Herb Sendek’s staff at North Carolina State from 1997-2000. The Wolfpack went 73-58 overall and advanced to the NIT in each of the four seasons Groce was in Raleigh, including a trip to the semifinals in 2000.

Groce was named the 17th Fighting Illini men’s basketball coach on March 29, 2012. He arrived at Illinois after four seasons as head coach at Ohio University, where he led the Bobcats to an 85-56 overall record as well as Mid-American Conference Tournament titles and NCAA Tournament appearances in 2010 and 2012.

Groce got his start in coaching as an assistant at his alma mater, Taylor University, an NAIA school in Upland, Ind. Groce spent three years on Paul Patterson’s staff from 1994-96, helping lead the Trojans to a 69-32 record and pair of trips to the NAIA national tournament. Groce played for Patterson for three years from 1991-93 before transitioning to a student assistant role as a senior. Taylor compiled a 90-16 record and made three trips to the NAIA Tournament during Groce’s playing career, including a 1991 NAIA Final Four appearance during his freshman season.

Ohio was the story of the 2012 Tournament, advancing to the Sweet 16 as a No. 13 seed with victories over No. 4 seed Michigan followed by No. 12 seed South Florida.

Groce earned a bachelor’s degree in mathematics from Taylor in 1994. John and his wife, Allison, have two sons, Conner and Camden.

groce’s career coaching record Season 1993-94 1994-95 1995-96 1996-97 1997-98 1998-99 1999-2000 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14

School Taylor Taylor Taylor North Carolina State North Carolina State North Carolina State North Carolina State Butler Xavier Xavier Xavier Ohio State Ohio State Ohio State Ohio State Ohio Ohio Ohio Ohio Illinois Illinois

Position Student Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Associate Head Coach Associate Head Coach Head Coach Head Coach Head Coach Head Coach Head Coach Head Coach

Overall / Conf. (Finish) 29-5 / -- 17-14 / 8-6 (4th) 23-13 / 10-4 (2nd) 17-15 / 4-12 (8th) 17-15 / 5-11 (8th) 19-14 / 6-10 (5th) 20-14 / 6-10 (6th) 24-8 / 11-3 (1st) 26-6 / 14-2 (1st) 26-6 / 15-1 (1st) 26-11 / 10-6 (3rd) 20-12 / 8-8 (6th) 26-6 / 12-4 (1st) 35-4 / 15-1 (1st) 24-13 / 10-8 (5th) 15-17 / 7-9 (9th) 22-15 / 7-9 (9th) 19-16 / 9-7 (5th) 29-8 / 11-5 (3rd) 23-13 / 8-10 (7th) 20-15 / 7-11 (8th)

Postseason NAIA 2nd Round NAIA 1st Round NIT 2nd Round NIT 2nd Round NIT 2nd Round NIT Semifinal NCAA Round of 32 NCAA Round of 32 NCAA Round of 32 NCAA Elite Eight NCAA Round of 32 NCAA Runner-up NIT Champions NCAA Round of 32 CIT Quarterfinal NCAA Sweet 16 NCAA Round of 32 NIT 2nd Round

Illinois (2 years): 43-28 (.606) // Head Coach (6 years): 128-84 (.604) // Assistant Coach (15 years): 349-156 (.691) // Total (21 years): 477-240 (.665)

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Illinois Returning Player Bios

13 abrams tracy

abramS’ Career / 2013-14 season Highs Minutes

Career: 37 vs. Indiana (3/13/14) Season: 37 vs. Indiana (3/13/14)

senior // guard // 6-2 // 185 chicago, ill. // mount carmel h.s. 2014-15 Notes: Tore ACL in his right knee during Septbmer preseason workout … Will redshirt this season and return for his final year of eligibility in 2015-16. 2013-14 Notes: Started all 35 games ... Second on Illini in scoring with average of 10.7 points … Led team in assists with 3.2 apg ... Led Illini in scoring nine times ... Turned in a season-high 25 points to go along with seven rebounds vs. Indiana (3/13) in the Big Ten Tournament ... Made final five shots vs. Jacksonville State (11/10) to finish with 13 points ... Matched a career-high with eight rebounds and added 12 points vs. Bradley (11/17) ... Turned in 15 points, including 12 in the second half, and four steals vs. IPFW (11/29) ... Tallied 17 points and matched career-high with three 3-pointers to go along with seven rebounds and five assists vs. Auburn (12/8) ... Scored 22 points and made game-winning free throws with 4.6 seconds left vs. Missouri (12/21) ... Totaled 17 points on 8-of-12 shooting vs. Indiana (12/31) ... Had five assists and scored 12 secondhalf points vs. Penn State (1/4) ... Team-high 15 points vs. Michigan State (1/18) ... Dished out a season-high six assists and was 8-of-8 from the free throw line while scoring 13 points at Minnesota (2/19) ... Equaled a career-high with five steals and added 12 points at Michigan State (3/1). Career Notes: Born Feb. 6, 1992 … Majoring in communication … Started 32 of 36 games as a sophomore, ranking third on the team in scoring with an average of 10.6 points … Scored in double figures 22 times … Led Illini and ranked ninth in the Big Ten in assists, averaging 3.4 apg … Also led team in steals, ranking ninth in Big Ten (1.4 spg) … Named Big Ten Player of the Week on Dec. 31 following a career-high 27-point, eight-rebound performance vs. Auburn (12/27/27) … Made 13-of-15 at the line against Auburn and also added five assists and four steals … 22 points with five rebounds and career-high five steals at Hawaii (11/16/12) … Played in all 32 games as a freshman, starting 19 times … 2012 Team MVP, the first true-freshman in school history to be named Illini MVP … Averaged 4.3 ppg and 1.9 apg.

abramS’ 2013-14 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS

Date 11-8 11-10 11-13 11-17 11-22 11-26 11-29 12-3 12-8 12-10 12-14 12-21 12-28 12-31 1-4 1-8 1-12 1-15 1-18 1-23 1-26 2-1 2-4 2-9 2-12 2-15 2-19 2-26 3-1 3-4 3-8 3-13 3-14 3-19 3-23

Opponent Alabama State Jacksonville State Valparaiso Bradley Chicago State at UNLV IPFW at Georgia Tech vs. Auburn Dartmouth vs. Oregon vs. Missouri vs. UIC Indiana Penn State at Wisconsin at Northwestern Purdue Michigan State at Ohio State at Indiana Iowa Wisconsin at Penn State at Nebraska Ohio State at Minnesota Nebraska at Michigan State Michigan at Iowa vs. Indiana vs. Michigan at Boston U at Clemson

G-GS 1-1 1-1 1-1 1-1 1-1 1-1 1-1 1-1 1-1 1-1 1-1 1-1 1-1 1-1 1-1 1-1 1-1 1-1 1-1 1-1 1-1 1-1 1-1 1-1 1-1 1-1 1-1 1-1 1-1 1-1 1-1 1-1 1-1 1-1 1-1

MIN 23 25 33 27 30 28 31 26 29 28 31 36 32 35 26 23 37 33 31 28 13 33 30 29 24 32 32 34 34 28 36 37 30 34 36

FG-A 3P-A FT-A 3-10 1-4 2-4 5-11 1-3 2-3 4-16 0-4 4-6 3-6 2-4 4-4 3-11 0-2 6-8 2-12 0-2 1-2 5-11 0-4 5-8 1-7 0-3 5-6 7-10 3-5 0-0 2-7 1-2 4-7 5-12 1-5 5-5 7-16 1-4 7-10 5-11 1-2 5-6 8-12 0-1 1-2 3-13 2-3 4-4 3-11 0-2 2-3 6-15 1-2 0-0 5-13 1-3 2-2 3-11 1-3 8-8 2-8 0-2 5-7 1-4 0-3 0-0 3-8 1-2 4-6 2-8 1-2 3-4 0-5 0-3 2-4 0-4 0-2 3-4 4-12 3-5 2-2 2-5 1-1 8-8 0-7 0-5 1-3 4-9 2-6 2-2 1-5 0-0 0-0 2-9 2-5 1-2 8-16 2-5 7-9 2-8 1-3 6-6 1-5 1-4 2-2 2-14 0-5 2-2

abramS’ CAREER STATISTICS

Year G-GS MIN-Avg 2011-12 32-19 674-21.1 2012-13 36-32 1032-28.7 2013-14 35-35 1054-30.1 TOTAL 103-86 2760-26.8

REB PF 1-4–5 2 0-1–1 3 0-5–5 0 0-8–8 2 0-4–4 0 0-4–4 0 0-2–2 4 1-1–2 3 0-7–7 3 0-2–2 2 1-3–4 0 0-6–6 2 1-2–3 1 0-2–2 3 2-4–6 1 1-2–3 3 1-5–6 3 1-1–2 3 0-3–3 3 0-1–1 2 0-0–0 2 0-3–3 1 0-1–1 4 0-3–3 3 1-3–4 4 1-3–4 1 0-1–1 3 0-4–4 1 0-1–1 1 0-0–0 3 1-4–5 3 1-6–7 3 1-4–5 4 1-4–5 2 1-2–3 2

A 3 1 4 3 5 4 1 2 5 4 5 1 4 3 5 1 5 5 3 3 0 2 2 5 3 0 6 5 4 2 3 2 5 3 3

TO 2 1 3 2 1 2 2 3 2 0 3 1 1 4 0 1 1 2 1 4 2 3 0 2 3 3 3 0 4 1 4 1 1 2 2

B 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0

FGM-A/% 3PM-A/% FTM-A/% 49-120/.408 9-35/.257 29-46/.630 132-335/.394 31-114/.272 86-115/.748 114-342/.333 30-111/.270 115-149/.772 295-797/.370 70-260/.269 230-310/.742

S 0 1 2 1 1 2 4 0 2 0 1 0 1 3 0 0 3 0 1 0 2 1 2 1 1 0 0 2 5 1 1 2 1 1 0

PTS 9 13 12 12 12 5 15 7 17 9 16 22 16 17 12 8 13 13 15 9 2 11 8 2 3 13 13 1 12 2 7 25 11 5 6

Points

Career: 27 vs. Auburn (12/29/12) Season: 25 vs. Indiana (3/13/14)

Field Goals

Career: 9, twice; last at Hawaii (11/16/12) Season: 8, twice; last vs. Indiana (3/13/14)

Field Goal Attempts

Career: 16, five times; last vs. Indiana (3/13/14) Season: 16, three times; last vs. Indiana (3/13/14)

3-Point Field Goals

Career: 3, three times; last vs. Auburn (12/8/13) Season: 3 vs. Auburn (12/8/13)

3-Point Field Goal Attempts

Career: 6, 3 times; last at Michigan State (3/1/14) Season: 6 at Michigan State (3/1/14)

Free Throws

Career: 13 vs. Auburn (12/29/12) Season: 8, twice; last at Minnesota (2/19/14)

Free Throw Attempts

Career: 15 vs. Auburn (12/29/12) Season: 10 vs. Missouri (12/21/13)

Rebounds

Career: 8, twice; last vs. Bradley (11/17/13) Season: 8 vs. Bradley (11/17/13)

Assists

Career: 8, twice; last vs. USC (11/19/12) Season: 6 at Minnesota (2/19/14)

Blocks

Career: 2, twice; last vs. UIC (12/28/13) Season: 2, twice; last vs. UIC (12/28/13)

Steals

Career: 5, twice; last at Michigan State (3/1/14) Season: 5 at Michigan State (3/1/14)

OR-DR–TOT/Avg PF-DQ A TO B S PTS-Avg 22-50–72/2.3 72-1 60 50 0 14 136-4.3 29-98–127/3.5 83-1 121 94 4 50 381-10.6 16-106–122/3.5 77-0 112 67 8 42 373-10.7 67-254–321/3.1 232-2 293 211 12 106 890-8.6

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Illinois Returning Player Bios

31 COLBERT austin

colbert’s career / 2013-14 season Highs Minutes

Season: 15 vs. Chicago State (11/22/13)

sophomore // forward // 6-9 // 210 chesapeake, va. // gill st. bernard’s (N.J.) h.s.

Points

2013-14 Notes: Played in 22 games, averaging 1.3 points per game ... Shot 50 percent (13-of-26) from the field ... Four points in Illini debut vs. Alabama State (11/8) ... Had two points, three rebounds and a block vs. Jacksonville State (11/10) ... Four points in four minutes vs. Bradley (11/17) ... Two points and three rebounds vs. Chicago State (11/22) ... Two points and two rebounds at UNLV (11/26) ... Four points and an assist vs. Auburn (12/8) ... Equaled a season-high with four points, including two free throws, at Penn State (2/9). Career Notes: Born Nov. 7, 1994 … Enrolled in the Division of General Studies (undeclared) … Averaged 12.9 points, 6.9 rebounds and 2.5 blocks as a senior at Gill St. Bernard’s … Recorded season highs of 24 points and 14 rebounds vs. Hillsborough (Feb. 5, 2013) … Selected to compete in the Jordan Brand Classic Regional Game at Barclay’s Center in Brooklyn.

Season: 4, four times; last at Penn State (2/9/14)

Field Goals

Season: 2, three times; last vs. Auburn (12/8/13)

Field Goal Attempts

Season: 4 vs. Jacksonville State (11/10/13)

3-Point Field Goals Season: 0

3-Point Field Goal Attempts

Season: 1, three times; last at Nebraska (2/12/14)

Free Throws

Season: 2 at Penn State (2/9/14)

Free Throw Attempts

Season: 3 at Penn State (2/9/14)

Rebounds

Season: 3, three times; last at Wisconsin (1/8/14)

Assists

colbert’s 2013-14 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS

Date Opponent G-GS MIN 11-8 Alabama State 1-0 10 11-10 Jacksonville State 1-0 13 11-13 Valparaiso 1-0 4 11-17 Bradley 1-0 4 11-22 Chicago State 1-0 15 11-26 at UNLV 1-0 6 11-29 IPFW DNP 12-3 at Georgia Tech 1-0 6 12-8 vs. Auburn 1-0 8 12-10 Dartmouth 1-0 0+ 12-14 vs. Oregon 1-0 6 12-21 vs. Missouri DNP 12-28 vs. UIC 1-0 3 12-31 Indiana 1-0 4 1-4 Penn State 1-0 4 1-8 at Wisconsin 1-0 6 1-12 at Northwestern DNP 1-15 Purdue DNP 1-18 Michigan State DNP 1-23 at Ohio State DNP 1-26 at Indiana DNP 2-1 Iowa 1-0 3 2-4 Wisconsin DNP 2-9 at Penn State 1-0 11 2-12 at Nebraska 1-0 5 2-15 Ohio State DNP 2-19 at Minnesota 1-0 2 2-26 Nebraska 1-0 5 3-1 at Michigan State 1-0 1 3-4 Michigan 1-0 2 3-8 at Iowa DNP 3-13 vs. Indiana DNP 3-14 vs. Michigan DNP 3-19 at Boston U DNP 3-23 at Clemson 1-0 1

FG-A 2-3 1-4 0-2 2-2 1-2 1-2

3P-A FT-A 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0

REB PF 1-0–1 0 0-3–3 1 0-0–0 0 0-1–1 0 2-1–3 0 1-1–2 1

A 1 0 0 0 0 0

TO 2 0 0 1 0 0

B 0 1 0 0 0 0

S 0 0 0 0 0 0

PTS 4 2 0 4 2 2

1-2 2-2 0-0 1-1

0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

0-1 0-0 0-0 1-2

0-0–0 1-0–1 0-0–0 0-0–0

0 1 0 0

0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0

2 4 0 3

0-0 0-0 0-0 0-3

0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

0-0 0-0 0-2 0-0

1-0–1 0 1 0-0–0 3 0 0-0–0 5-1 1 3-0–3 3 0

0 0 0 0

1 0 0 0

0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0

0-0

0-0

0-0

0-0–0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1-1 0-1

0-0 0-1

2-3 0-0

0-1–1 0-0–0

1 0

0 0

0 0

0 0

0 0

4 0

0-0 1-1 0-0 0-0

0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

0-0–0 0-0–0 0-0–0 0-1–1

1 0 0 0

0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0

0 2 0 0

0-0

0-0

0-0

0-0–0

0

0

0

0

0

0

colbert’s CAREER STATISTICS

Year G-GS 2013-14 22-0

MIN-Avg 121-5.5

FGM-A/% 13-26/.500

3PM-A/% 0-3/.000

2 1 0 1

FTM-A/% 3-10/.300

OR-DR–TOT/Avg 9-8–17/0.8

Season: 1, four times; last vs. Penn State (1/4/14)

Blocks

Season: 1, twice; last vs. UIC (12/28/13)

Steals

Season: 0

PF-DQ A TO B 19-1 4 3 2

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S PTS-Avg 0 29-1.3

Illinois Returning Player Bios

32egwu

nnanna

egwu’s career / 2013-14 season Highs Minutes

Career: 36, twice; last vs. Indiana (3/13/14) Season: 36, twice; last vs. Indiana (3/13/14)

senior // forward/center // 6-11 // 250 chicago, ill. // saint ignatius h.s. 2013-14 Notes: Started all 35 games, ranking fifth on the team in scoring (6.9 ppg) ... Led Illini in rebounding with average of 6.0 boards … First in Big Ten in offensive rebounding, grabbing 2.5 per game … Led llini and ranked second in Big Ten in blocked shots, averaging 2.1 bpg … Total of 73 blocked shots ranked second on UI all-time single-season list ... Opened season with double-double against Alabama State (11/8), registering 10 points and game-high 10 rebounds ... Matched career high with five blocks vs. Jacksonville State (11/10) to go along with 10 points and seven rebounds ... 10 points vs. Valpariaso (11/13) ... Fourth-straight game with 10 points to start the season vs. Bradley (11/17) ... 12 points, including a career-high two three-pointers, at UNLV (11/26) ... 11 points vs. Dartmouth (12/10) ... 10 rebounds (nine offensive) at Wisconsin (1/8) ... 10 points and nine rebounds at Ohio State (1/23) ... Nabbed 12 rebounds at Nebraska (2/12) ... Set a career high with 14 rebounds vs. Ohio State (2/15) ... Recorded third career double-double with a season-high 14 points and 11 rebounds to go along with four blocks at Minnesota (2/19) ... Equaled season-high with 14 points at Iowa (3/8) ... Tied career highs in blocks (5) and minutes (36) vs. Indiana (3/13) in the Big Ten Tournament. Career Notes: Born Oct. 22, 1992 … Majoring in communication … Started 35 games as a sophomore, averaging 6.5 points … Led team in rebounding with average of 4.9 rpg … Fourth in Big Ten in blocked shots, averaging 1.4 bpg … Scored career-high 16 points on 7-of-10 shooting vs. Ohio State (1/5/13) … Recorded first career double-double with 12 points and season-high 12 rebounds vs. Miami in NCAA Tournament Third Round (3/24/13) … Played in all 32 games as a freshman, starting three times … Averaged 1.9 ppg and 1.5 rpg.

egwu’s 2013-14 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS

Date 11-8 11-10 11-13 11-17 11-22 11-26 11-29 12-3 12-8 12-10 12-14 12-21 12-28 12-31 1-4 1-8 1-12 1-15 1-18 1-23 1-26 2-1 2-4 2-9 2-12 2-15 2-19 2-26 3-1 3-4 3-8 3-13 3-14 3-19 3-23

Opponent Alabama State Jacksonville State Valparaiso Bradley Chicago State at UNLV IPFW at Georgia Tech vs. Auburn Dartmouth vs. Oregon vs. Missouri vs. UIC Indiana Penn State at Wisconsin at Northwestern Purdue Michigan State at Ohio State at Indiana Iowa Wisconsin at Penn State at Nebraska Ohio State at Minnesota Nebraska at Michigan State Michigan at Iowa vs. Indiana vs. Michigan at Boston U at Clemson

G-GS 1-1 1-1 1-1 1-1 1-1 1-1 1-1 1-1 1-1 1-1 1-1 1-1 1-1 1-1 1-1 1-1 1-1 1-1 1-1 1-1 1-1 1-1 1-1 1-1 1-1 1-1 1-1 1-1 1-1 1-1 1-1 1-1 1-1 1-1 1-1

MIN 23 30 24 26 25 24 35 29 27 31 25 35 32 33 30 28 28 33 22 33 36 28 33 19 30 35 34 28 29 31 28 36 32 35 31

FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB PF A 4-6 0-0 2-5 7-3–10 0 0 5-8 0-0 0-0 3-4–7 2 0 4-11 0-0 2-2 0-3–3 5-1 0 4-7 0-0 2-2 2-5–7 2 0 2-5 0-0 2-2 4-5–9 3 0 5-7 2-3 0-0 1-2–3 3 1 3-11 0-3 0-2 0-7–7 2 1 4-11 0-1 1-1 2-2–4 4 1 1-2 0-1 0-0 0-1–1 2 0 4-7 0-0 3-3 2-2–4 1 0 2-3 1-1 0-0 2-2–4 3 0 2-6 2-2 1-2 2-2–4 3 0 2-7 0-1 2-2 3-4–7 3 0 3-11 0-5 2-2 1-1–2 3 2 3-8 0-1 1-1 3-5–8 4 1 2-9 0-1 0-0 9-1–10 2 0 3-7 0-0 0-0 2-5–7 4 0 0-7 0-3 0-0 3-1–4 4 0 0-3 0-0 0-1 1-1–2 4 0 5-9 0-0 0-0 3-6–9 5-2 1 4-8 0-0 0-0 1-4–5 1 0 3-5 0-0 0-0 0-3–3 3 0 3-7 0-0 4-4 2-2–4 3 1 1-2 0-0 0-0 2-2–4 4 0 2-6 0-0 0-0 5-7–12 4 2 3-7 0-0 0-0 4-10–14 5 2 5-8 0-0 4-4 4-7–11 3 1 3-11 0-1 2-2 2-3–5 3 0 2-4 0-0 0-0 2-2–4 5-3 0 3-7 0-0 0-0 1-5–6 2 0 5-9 0-0 4-5 5-1–6 4 0 1-8 0-0 0-0 5-2–7 3 1 3-6 0-0 1-2 4-5–9 3 0 2-6 0-0 2-3 1-2–3 4 1 3-5 0-0 0-0 1-5–6 3 0

egwu’s CAREER STATISTICS

Year G-GS MIN-Avg FGM-A/% 2011-12 32-3 313-9.8 27-57/.474 2012-13 36-35 913-25.4 103-224/.460 2013-14 35-35 1038-29.7 101-244/.414 TOTAL 103-73 2264-22.0 231-525/.440

Points

Career: 16 vs. Ohio State (1/5/13) Season: 14, twice; last at Iowa (3/8/14)

Field Goals

Career: 7, twice; last vs. Wisconsin (2/3/13) Season: 5, six times; last at Iowa (3/8/14)

Field Goal Attempts

Career: 14 vs. Wisconsin (2/3/13) Season: 11, five times; last vs. Nebraska (2/26/14)

3-Point Field Goals

Career: 2, twice; last vs. Missouri (12/21/13) Season: 2, twice; last vs. Missouri (12/21/13)

3-Point Field Goal Attempts

Career: 5 vs. Indiana (12/31/13) Season: 5 vs. Indiana (12/31/13)

Free Throws TO 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 3 0 0 2 1 1 1 1 2 1 2 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 2 1 1 2 0 2 0 1 1 0

B 2 5 3 3 2 2 1 2 1 2 2 2 2 3 3 0 2 3 0 2 2 3 3 4 1 3 4 0 3 0 1 5 1 1 0

S 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1

PTS 10 10 10 10 6 12 6 9 2 11 5 7 6 8 7 4 6 0 0 10 8 6 10 2 4 6 14 8 4 6 14 2 7 6 6

Career: 4, three times; last at Iowa (3/8/14) Season: 4, three times; last at Iowa (3/8/14)

Free Throw Attempts

Career: 5, twice; last at Iowa (3/8/14) Season: 5, twice; last at Iowa (3/8/14)

Rebounds

Career: 14 vs. Ohio State (2/15/14) Season: 14 vs. Ohio State (2/15/14)

Assists

Career: 3 vs. St. Francis (N.Y.) (11/12/12) Season: 2, three times; last vs. Ohio State (2/15/14)

Blocks

Career: 5, three times; last vs. Indiana (3/13/14) Season: 5, twice; last vs. Indiana (3/13/14)

Steals

Career: 3, twice; last vs. Northwestern (1/17/13) Season: 2, twice; last vs. Purdue (1/15/14)

3PM-A/% FTM-A/% OR-DR–TOT/Avg 0-0/.000 6-13/.462 21-27–48/1.5 1-6/.167 28-44/.636 78-97–175/4.9 5-23/.217 35-45/.778 89-122–211/6.0 6-29/.207 69-102/.676 188-246–434/4.2

PF-DQ A 61-2 6 110-8 19 109-4 15 280-14 40

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TO B S PTS-Avg 22 20 6 60-1.9 37 49 23 235-6.5 39 73 12 242-6.9 98 142 41 537-5.2

Illinois Returning Player Bios

21 hill

malcolm

hill’s career / 2013-14 season Highs Minutes

Season: 27 vs. Michigan (3/4/14)

sophomore // guard // 6-6 // 230 fairview heights, ill. // belleville east h.s.

Points

2013-14 Notes: Played in all 35 games, starting last 12 contests ... Averaged 4.4 ppg and 2.4 rpg ... Seven points and six rebounds in 15 minutes in Illini debut vs. Alabama State (11/8) ... Four points and six rebounds vs. Jacksonville State (11/10) ... Hit first career 3-pointer vs. Auburn (12/8) ... Reached double figures for the first time with 10 points vs. Dartmouth (12/10) ... Eight points vs. Penn State (1/4) ... Seven points and five rebounds vs. Purdue (1/15) ... Eight points vs. Michigan State (1/18) ... Seven points vs. Iowa (2/1) ... Scored a season-high 11 points in a season-high 23 minutes while making his first career start at Penn State (2/9) ... Eight points at Nebraska (2/12) ... 10 points vs. Nebraska (2/26) ... Hit two threes and entered double figures with 10 points and five rebounds at Michigan State (3/1) ... Had eight points in each game of the Big Ten Tournament vs. Indiana (3/13) and Michigan (3/14) ... Notched 10 points and a season-high eight rebounds at Boston U (3/19) in the NIT ... Averaged 6.5 ppg over the final 12 games after entering the starting lineup ... Made nine of his final 15 three-point attempts. Career Notes: Born Oct. 26, 1995 … Enrolled in the Division of General Studies (undeclared) … Consensus national top-75 recruit averaged 25.3 points, 6.1 rebounds 2.3 steals and 1.9 blocks as a senior at Belleville East … Finished third in voting for Illinois Mr. Basketball … First-team All-State selection … St. Louis PostDispatch All-Metro Player of the Year and first-team All-Metro … Belleville News-Democrat Player of the Year … Belleville East’s all-time leading scorer with 2,067 career points … Set school single-season scoring record with 708 points, breaking his own record set as a junior (666 points).

Season: 11 at Penn State (2/9/14)

Field Goals

Season: 4, 3 times; last at Michigan State (3/1/14)

Field Goal Attempts

Season: 9 at Penn State (2/9/14)

3-Point Field Goals

Season: 2, 5 times; last vs. Michigan (3/14/14)

3-Point Field Goal Attempts

Season: 5 vs. Dartmouth (12/10/13)

Free Throws

Season: 5, twice; last vs. Bradley (11/17/13)

Free Throw Attempts

Season: 6, three times; last vs. Bradley (11/17/13)

Rebounds

Season: 8 at Boston U (3/19/14)

hill’s 2013-14 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS

Date 11-8 11-10 11-13 11-17 11-22 11-26 11-29 12-3 12-8 12-10 12-14 12-21 12-28 12-31 1-4 1-8 1-12 1-15 1-18 1-23 1-26 2-1 2-4 2-9 2-12 2-15 2-19 2-26 3-1 3-4 3-8 3-13 3-14 3-19 3-23

Opponent Alabama State Jacksonville State Valparaiso Bradley Chicago State at UNLV IPFW at Georgia Tech vs. Auburn Dartmouth vs. Oregon vs. Missouri vs. UIC Indiana Penn State at Wisconsin at Northwestern Purdue Michigan State at Ohio State at Indiana Iowa Wisconsin at Penn State at Nebraska Ohio State at Minnesota Nebraska at Michigan State Michigan at Iowa vs. Indiana vs. Michigan at Boston U at Clemson

G-GS 1-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 1-1 1-1 1-1 1-1 1-1 1-1 1-1 1-1 1-1 1-1 1-1 1-1

MIN 15 17 14 13 11 12 9 6 12 19 4 4 4 5 18 14 4 13 13 8 12 11 11 23 18 23 17 20 21 27 18 13 24 20 22

FG-A 1-4 1-7 0-2 0-1 2-4 0-2 0-1 1-1 1-5 4-7 0-1 0-0 0-1 0-1 2-3 0-2 0-1 3-5 3-5 1-2 0-2 2-4 0-3 4-9 2-3 1-3 2-5 2-3 4-5 1-5 0-6 2-3 3-4 3-6 1-4

hill’s CAREER STATISTICS

Year G-GS MIN-Avg 2013-14 35-12 495-14.1

3P-A FT-A 0-2 5-6 0-1 2-6 0-1 4-4 0-0 5-6 0-2 0-0 0-1 2-2 0-0 1-2 0-0 0-0 1-2 0-0 2-5 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 4-4 0-1 2-2 0-1 0-0 1-2 0-0 1-2 1-1 0-1 0-0 0-1 0-0 1-1 2-2 0-0 0-0 0-2 3-4 0-1 4-4 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-2 2-2 4-4 2-2 0-1 0-2 1-2 0-2 0-0 2-2 2-3 2-2 0-0 1-1 3-4 0-2 1-2

FGM-A/% 46-120/.383

Assists REB PF 1-5–6 4 1-5–6 0 0-1–1 1 2-2–4 1 0-1–1 0 0-1–1 0 2-3–5 0 0-0–0 0 0-2–2 0 1-3–4 2 0-0–0 0 0-0–0 2 0-0–0 1 1-0–1 0 2-0–2 1 0-0–0 3 0-0–0 1 1-4–5 1 0-2–2 0 0-2–2 0 1-3–4 0 0-2–2 2 0-2–2 2 1-2–3 2 1-1–2 2 0-1–1 2 1-1–2 1 1-4–5 0 2-3–5 1 1-0–1 0 0-1–1 2 0-4–4 3 0-2–2 0 2-6–8 0 0-1–1 0

3PM-A/% 15-44/.341

A 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 2 1 2 0 2 1 0

TO 1 0 0 2 1 1 2 1 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 3 0 1 2 0 1 0 2 1 0 0

FTM-A/% 47-61/.770

B 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0

S 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1

PTS 7 4 4 5 4 2 1 2 3 10 0 0 0 0 8 2 0 7 8 2 0 7 0 11 8 2 5 10 10 3 0 8 8 10 3

OR-DR–TOT/Avg 21-64–85/2.4

Season: 2, five times; last vs. Michigan (3/14/14)

Blocks

Season: 1, four times; last vs. Michigan (3/14/14)

Steals

Season: 1, 10 times; last at Clemson (3/23/14)

PF-DQ A TO B 34-0 23 30 4

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S PTS-Avg 10 154-4.4

Illinois Returning Player Bios

10 latulip

latulip’s career / 2013-14 season Highs

mike

Minutes

Career: 13 vs. Alabama State (11/8/13) Season: 13 vs. Alabama State (11/8/13)

junior // guard // 6-1 // 170 arlington heights, ill. // prospect h.s. 2013-14 Notes: Played in 12 games, scoring 11 points ... Season-high six points and career-high two threepointers in opener vs. Alabama State (11/8) ... Three points vs. Jacksonville State (11/10) ... Hit two free throws vs. UIC (12/28). Career Notes: Born Dec. 7, 1993 … Majoring in communication … Played in 16 games as a freshman … Made 4-of-11 shots from the field, including 3-of-9 from 3-point land, and a perfect 8-for-8 at the line … Scored career-high seven points in eight minutes vs. St. Francis-N.Y. (11/12/11) … Prospect High School’s all-time leading scorer with 1,484 points … Averaged 22 points, four assists and 2.7 rebounds as a senior … Made 75 three-pointers on the season while shooting 38.5 percent from behind the arc … Scored a career-high 44 points and hit seven three-pointers vs. Buffalo Grove (2/10/12).

Points

Career: 7 vs. St. Francis (N.Y.) (11/12/12) Season: 6 vs. Alabama State (11/8/13)

Field Goals

Career: 2, twice; last vs. Alabama State (11/8/13) Season: 2 vs. Alabama State (11/8/13)

Field Goal Attempts

Career: 4 vs. St. Francis (N.Y.) (11/12/12) Season: 3 vs. Alabama State (11/8/13)

3-Point Field Goals

Career: 2 vs. Alabama State (11/8/13) Season: 2 vs. Alabama State (11/8/13)

3-Point Field Goal Attempts

Career: 3, twice; last vs. Alabama State (11/8/13) Season: 3 vs. Alabama State (11/8/13)

Free Throws

LATULIP’s 2013-14 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS

Date Opponent G-GS MIN 11-8 Alabama State 1-0 13 11-10 Jacksonville State 1-0 8 11-13 Valparaiso 1-0 2 11-17 Bradley 1-0 4 11-22 Chicago State 1-0 1 11-26 at UNLV DNP 11-29 IPFW 1-0 1 12-3 at Georgia Tech DNP 12-8 vs. Auburn 1-0 2 12-10 Dartmouth DNP 12-14 vs. Oregon DNP 12-21 vs. Missouri DNP 12-28 vs. UIC 1-0 1 12-31 Indiana DNP 1-4 Penn State 1-0 3 1-8 at Wisconsin 1-0 2 1-12 at Northwestern DNP-inj. 1-15 Purdue DNP-inj. 1-18 Michigan State DNP 1-23 at Ohio State DNP 1-26 at Indiana DNP 2-1 Iowa DNP 2-4 Wisconsin DNP 2-9 at Penn State DNP 2-12 at Nebraska DNP 2-15 Ohio State DNP 2-19 at Minnesota DNP 2-26 Nebraska DNP 3-1 at Michigan State DNP 3-4 Michigan 1-0 7 3-8 at Iowa DNP 3-13 vs. Indiana 1-0 0+ 3-14 vs. Michigan DNP 3-19 at Boston U DNP 3-23 at Clemson DNP

FG-A 2-3 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0

3P-A FT-A 2-3 0-0 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

REB PF 0-1–1 4 0-0–0 1 0-0–0 0 0-1–1 0 0-1–1 0

A 1 0 0 1 0

TO 0 0 0 0 0

B 0 0 0 0 0

S 1 0 0 0 0

PTS 6 3 0 0 0

0-0

0-0

0-0

0-0–0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0-1

0-1

0-0

0-0–0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0-0

0-0

2-2

0-0–0

0

0

0

0

0

2

0-1 0-1

0-1 0-1

0-0 0-0

0-0–0 0-0–0

1 0

0 0

0 0

0 0

0 0

0 0

Free Throw Attempts

Career: 2, six times; last vs. UIC (12/28/13) Season: 2, twice; last vs. UIC (12/28/13)

Rebounds

Career: 2 vs. Chaminade (11/20/12) Season: 1, 3 times; last vs. Chicago State (11/22/13)

Assists

Career: 1, twice; last vs. Bradley (11/17/13) Season: 1, twice; last vs. Bradley (11/17/13)

Blocks

Career: 0 Season: 0

Steals

Career: 1 vs. Alabama State (11/8/13) Season: 1 vs. Alabama State (11/8/13) 0-2

0-2

0-0

0-0–0

1

0

1

0

0

0

0-0

0-0

0-0

0-0–0

0

0

0

0

0

0

latulip’s CAREER STATISTICS

Year G-GS MIN-Avg 2012-13 16-0 38-2.4 2013-14 12-0 44-3.7 TOTAL 28-0 82-2.9

Career: 2, five times; last vs. UIC (12/28/13) Season: 2 vs. UIC (12/28/13)

FGM-A/% 4-11/.364 3-9/.333 7-20/.350

3PM-A/% 3-9/.333 3-9/.333 6-18/.333

FTM-A/% OR-DR–TOT/Avg 8-8/1.000 0-2–2/0.1 2-4/.500 0-3–3/0.3 10-12/.833 0-5–5/0.2

PF-DQ A TO B S PTS-Avg 3-0 0 1 0 0 19-1.2 7-0 2 1 0 1 11-0.9 10-0 2 2 0 1 30-1.1

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Illinois Returning Player Bios

22 morgan maverick

morgan’s career / 2013-14 season Highs Minutes

Season: 16 vs. Michigan State (1/18/14)

sophomore // center // 6-10 // 250 springboro, ohio // springboro h.s.

Points

2013-14 Notes: Played in all 35 games, averaging 1.5 points per game and 1.2 rebounds ... Two points and two rebounds in Illini debut vs. Alabama State (11/8) ... Four points and a season-high four rebounds at UNLV (11/26) ... Five points vs. Auburn (12/8) ... Matched season high with four rebounds vs. Dartmouth (12/10) ... Four points vs. Indiana (12/31) ... Five points at Wisconsin (1/8) ... Four points and three rebounds vs. Michigan State (1/18) ... Equaled a season-high with four rebounds and added four points at Penn State (2/9) ... Seasonhigh six points, including 4-of-6 from the free throw line, vs. Michigan (3/4). Personal Notes: Born Aug. 28, 1994 … Enrolled in the Division of General Studies (undeclared) … Averaged 24.7 points, 9.2 rebounds and 2.9 blocks last year at Springboro, shooting 61.7 percent from the field … Ohio Division I Player of the Year by the Ohio Basketball Coaches Association … First-team All-Ohio and AllSouthwest District … First-team Greater Western Ohio All-Conference … Scored career-high 37 points versus Carroll (12/22/12).

Season: 6 vs. Michigan (3/4/14)

Field Goals

Season: 2, seven times; last at Penn State (2/9/14)

Field Goal Attempts

Season: 4 vs. Michigan State (1/18/14)

3-Point Field Goals Season: 0

3-Point Field Goal Attempts Season: 0

Free Throws

Season: 4 vs. Michigan (3/4/14)

Free Throw Attempts

Season: 6 vs. Michigan (3/4/14)

Rebounds

Season: 4, three times; last at Penn State (2/9/14)

morgan’s 2013-14 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS

Date 11-8 11-10 11-13 11-17 11-22 11-26 11-29 12-3 12-8 12-10 12-14 12-21 12-28 12-31 1-4 1-8 1-12 1-15 1-18 1-23 1-26 2-1 2-4 2-9 2-12 2-15 2-19 2-26 3-1 3-4 3-8 3-13 3-14 3-19 3-23

Opponent Alabama State Jacksonville State Valparaiso Bradley Chicago State at UNLV IPFW at Georgia Tech vs. Auburn Dartmouth vs. Oregon vs. Missouri vs. UIC Indiana Penn State at Wisconsin at Northwestern Purdue Michigan State at Ohio State at Indiana Iowa Wisconsin at Penn State at Nebraska Ohio State at Minnesota Nebraska at Michigan State Michigan at Iowa vs. Indiana vs. Michigan at Boston U at Clemson

G-GS 1-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 1-0

MIN 11 5 13 7 1 10 5 8 8 9 9 5 8 9 6 7 11 7 16 7 4 8 7 10 5 3 4 7 7 9 11 4 3 3 3

FG-A 1-3 1-2 0-0 0-1 0-0 2-3 0-1 0-0 2-3 0-0 2-2 0-0 0-0 2-3 0-0 2-3 1-2 0-0 2-4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 2-2 0-1 0-0 0-0 1-1 1-1 1-2 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

3P-A FT-A 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 2-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 4-6 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

morgan’s CAREER STATISTICS

Year G-GS 2013-14 35-0

MIN-Avg 250-7.1

FGM-A/% 21-36/.583

Assists

REB PF 0-2–2 1 1-0–1 0 1-1–2 0 1-0–1 3 0-0–0 0 3-1–4 2 0-0–0 1 0-0–0 3 1-0–1 3 0-4–4 2 1-0–1 4 0-2–2 0 0-0–0 1 1-0–1 2 0-1–1 1 3-0–3 3 0-1–1 2 0-1–1 0 2-1–3 2 1-2–3 0 0-0–0 1 0-0–0 3 0-1–1 2 2-2–4 0 1-0–1 2 0-0–0 0 1-0–1 3 0-0–0 0 0-1–1 2 1-0–1 0 0-3–3 1 0-0–0 0 0-0–0 1 0-0–0 0 0-0–0 0

3PM-A/% 0-0/.000

A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

TO 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0

FTM-A/% 10-15/.667

B 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

S 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0

PTS 2 2 0 1 0 4 2 0 5 0 4 0 0 4 0 5 2 0 4 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 2 2 6 2 0 0 0 0

OR-DR–TOT/Avg 20-23–43/1.2

Season: 1, 3 times; last at Northwestern (1/12/14)

Blocks

Season: 1, 8 times; last at Indiana (1/26/14)

Steals

Season: 1, three times; last vs. Michigan (3/4/14)

PF-DQ A TO B 45-0 3 13 8

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S PTS-Avg 3 52-1.5

Illinois Returning Player Bios

25 nunn

kendrick

nunn’s career / 2013-14 season Highs Minutes

Season: 34, three times; last vs. Michigan (3/14/14)

sophomore // guard // 6-3 // 190 chicago, ill. // simeon h.s.

Points

2013-14 Notes: Played in all 35 games, starting last 12 contests ... Big Ten All-Freshman Team ... Averaged 6.2 points and 1.7 rebounds ... Averaged 10.3 points over final 12 games as a starter ... Eight points and four rebounds vs. Bradley (11/17) ... Season-high three steals vs. Missouri (12/21) ... Equaled a season-high with three steals and added seven points vs. Indiana (12/31) ... Eight points at Wisconsin (1/8) and vs. Purdue (1/15) ... Season-high four assists with seven points vs. Iowa (2/1) ... Scored a career-high 19 points, including four 3-pointers, in 31 minutes while making his first career start at Penn State (2/9) ... Named Big Ten Freshman of the Week after hitting a career-high five threes on seven attempts and equaling his career high with 19 points at Minneosta (2/19) ... Continued his hot shooting from beyond the arc, connecting on 3-of-4 three-pointers on his way to a team-high 13 points vs. Nebraska (2/26) ... Grabbed a career-high six rebounds and equaled a career-high with four assists at Michigan State (3/1) ... Earned second straight Big Ten Freshman of the Week honor after averaging 10.5 points, 4.5 rebounds and 3.5 assists per game in wins over Nebraska and nationally ranked Michigan State ... 14 points vs. Michigan (3/4) ... Hit all four shots for 10 points and tied a season-high four assists at Iowa (3/8) … Big Ten Freshman of the Week for third consecutive week to close out regular season after performances against Wolverines and Hawkeyes. Personal Notes: Born Aug. 3, 1995 … Enrolled in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (general curriculum) … Consensus national top-75 recruit … Helped lead Simeon to four straight state championships, equaling the IHSA’s record for consecutive titles … Averaged 14.7 points, 7.3 rebounds and 3.7 assists as a senior, earning first-team All-State by the Champaign-Urbana News-Gazette and Illinois Basketball Coaches Association … Member of the USA Basketball Team that won a gold medal at the 2012 FIBA U17 World Championships in Lithuania ... Also ompeted for USA Basketball in 2011, winning a gold medal at the FIBA Americas U16 Championships in Mexico.

nunn’s 2013-14 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS

Date 11-8 11-10 11-13 11-17 11-22 11-26 11-29 12-3 12-8 12-10 12-14 12-21 12-28 12-31 1-4 1-8 1-12 1-15 1-18 1-23 1-26 2-1 2-4 2-9 2-12 2-15 2-19 2-26 3-1 3-4 3-8 3-13 3-14 3-19 3-23

Opponent Alabama State Jacksonville State Valparaiso Bradley Chicago State at UNLV IPFW at Georgia Tech vs. Auburn Dartmouth vs. Oregon vs. Missouri vs. UIC Indiana Penn State at Wisconsin at Northwestern Purdue Michigan State at Ohio State at Indiana Iowa Wisconsin at Penn State at Nebraska Ohio State at Minnesota Nebraska at Michigan State Michigan at Iowa vs. Indiana vs. Michigan at Boston U at Clemson

G-GS 1-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 1-1 1-1 1-1 1-1 1-1 1-1 1-1 1-1 1-1 1-1 1-1 1-1

MIN 13 8 2 13 7 4 13 10 13 11 17 20 15 14 12 16 19 12 29 12 24 13 18 31 31 30 33 31 34 34 30 33 34 25 21

FG-A 3P-A FT-A 1-3 0-1 0-0 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-1 0-0 3-7 2-4 0-0 1-1 1-1 1-2 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-1 0-0 2-4 1-2 0-0 2-3 0-1 0-0 1-1 0-0 0-0 1-3 0-0 0-0 1-4 1-3 0-0 2-6 0-2 0-0 3-4 0-1 1-1 2-7 0-4 1-2 2-7 1-2 3-4 2-7 1-3 0-0 3-6 2-3 0-0 2-7 1-3 0-0 2-3 0-1 0-0 1-6 0-3 2-2 2-4 1-1 2-2 2-3 0-0 0-0 7-13 4-9 1-1 3-5 1-3 2-2 2-7 1-3 0-0 7-13 5-7 0-0 4-6 3-4 2-2 3-9 2-4 0-0 6-10 1-4 1-2 4-4 2-2 0-0 3-8 0-2 4-4 4-9 1-3 1-2 1-3 0-1 0-0 2-4 0-1 0-0

nunn’s CAREER STATISTICS

Year G-GS MIN-Avg 2013-14 35-12 682-19.5

FGM-A/% 83-182/.456

Season: 19, twice; last at Minnesota (2/19/14)

Field Goals

Season: 7, twice; last at Minnesota (2/19/14)

Field Goal Attempts

Season: 13, twice; last at Minnesota (2/19/14)

3-Point Field Goals

Season: 5 at Minnesota (2/19/14)

3-Point Field Goal Attempts

Season: 9 at Penn State (2/9/14)

Free Throws

Season: 4 vs. Indiana (3/13/14)

Free Throw Attempts

Season: 4, twice; last vs. Indiana (3/13/14)

Rebounds

Season: 6 at Michigan State (3/1/14)

Assists REB PF 0-1–1 1 1-0–1 3 0-1–1 0 1-3–4 1 0-1–1 1 0-0–0 0 0-2–2 0 0-0–0 0 0-1–1 0 0-1–1 0 0-0–0 2 0-2–2 3 0-1–1 2 0-2–2 1 0-0–0 0 0-1–1 1 1-2–3 0 0-1–1 0 0-3–3 3 0-1–1 1 1-0–1 1 0-1–1 2 0-1–1 3 1-3–4 2 1-1–2 3 0-0–0 1 0-0–0 3 0-3–3 0 1-5–6 1 0-1–1 2 0-2–2 2 0-4–4 1 0-4–4 1 0-2–2 0 0-1–1 0

3PM-A/% 31-80/.388

A 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 4 1 1 1 3 1 3 4 0 4 2 1 0 1

TO 3 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 2 1 1 0 1 4 2 3 2 2 0 1 2 0

FTM-A/% 21-26/.808

B 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

S 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 3 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 2 0 0 1

PTS 2 2 0 8 4 2 0 5 4 2 2 3 4 7 5 8 5 8 5 4 4 7 4 19 9 5 19 13 8 14 10 10 10 2 4

OR-DR–TOT/Avg 7-51–58/1.7

Season: 4, three times; last at Iowa (3/8/14)

Blocks

Season: 1, five times; last vs. Iowa (2/1/14)

Steals

Season: 3, twice; last vs. Indiana (12/31/13)

PF-DQ A TO B 41-0 39 35 5

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S PTS-Avg 21 218-6.2

Illinois Returning Player Bios

24rice

RICE’s UI career / 2013-14 season Highs

rayvonte Minutes

Season: 42 vs. Indiana (12/31/13)

redshirt senior // guard // 6-4 // 230 champaign, ill. // centennial h.s. // drake

Points

Season: 29 vs. Indiana (12/31/13)

2013-14 Notes: Started all 35 games ... Honorable Mention All-Big Ten ... Named team’s Most Outstanding Player … Led Illini in scoring with average of 15.9 points (eighth in Big Ten) … Second on UI in rebounding, averaging 6.0 rpg, just one rebound shy of team lead … Led Illini in steals with average of 1.4 spg (sixth in Big Ten) ... Led Illini in scoring 20 times, had ten 20-point games and reached double figures 31 times ... Game-high 22 points with nine rebounds in Illini debut vs. Alabama State (11/8) ... Game-high 18 points vs. Valparaiso (11/13) ... Season-high five assists vs. Bradley (11/17) ... Recorded first double-double as an Illini with 25 points and 10 rebounds, including game-winning layup, at UNLV (11/26) ... Notched game-high 17 points and sealed the victory vs. IPFW (11/29) with a steal and two free throws with seven seconds left ... Named Big Ten Player of the Week (12/2) after averaging 21.0 points, 8.0 rebounds and 3.0 steals per game in wins at UNLV and IPFW ... Game-high 24 points at Georgia Tech (12/3) ... Team-high 22 points vs. Auburn (12/8) ... Named Big Ten Co-Player of the Week following his 28 points on 10-of-16 shooting vs. UIC (12/28) ... Matched his career high with 29 points, including a season-best 11-of-15 from the free throw line, vs. Indiana (12/31) ... Game-high 20 points at Indiana (1/26) ... Game-high 24 points and nine rebounds vs. Wisconsin (2/4) ... Team-high 23 points at Nebraska (2/12) ... Career-high five steals at Michigan State (3/1) ... Game-high 15 points at Iowa (3/8) ... Game-high 28 points on 11-of-14 shooting at Boston U (3/19) in the NIT ... Game-high 15 points at Clemson (3/23) in the NIT. Career Notes: Born July 14, 1992 … Majoring in sociology … Sat out 2012-13 season per NCAA transfer rules … Played in 64 career games during two seasons at Drake, starting 62 times … Totaled 983 points and 339 rebounds … Second-team All-Missouri Valley Conference pick in 2012 … Led Drake and ranked third in the MVC in scoring as a sophomore, averaging 16.8 points … Second on the team with average of 5.8 rebounds … Led the MVC in steals at 1.9 per game … Scored a career-high 29 points vs. Central Arkansas on (12/21/11) … Collected a career-high 14 rebounds vs. Wichita State on (1/28/12) … Missouri Valley All-Freshman Team and All-Newcomer Team selection in 2011 … Set Drake freshman scoring record with 428 points (13.8 ppg).

RICE’s 2013-14 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS

Date 11-8 11-10 11-13 11-17 11-22 11-26 11-29 12-3 12-8 12-10 12-14 12-21 12-28 12-31 1-4 1-8 1-12 1-15 1-18 1-23 1-26 2-1 2-4 2-9 2-12 2-15 2-19 2-26 3-1 3-4 3-8 3-13 3-14 3-19 3-23

Opponent Alabama State Jacksonville State Valparaiso Bradley Chicago State at UNLV IPFW at Georgia Tech vs. Auburn Dartmouth vs. Oregon vs. Missouri vs. UIC Indiana Penn State at Wisconsin at Northwestern Purdue Michigan State at Ohio State at Indiana Iowa Wisconsin at Penn State at Nebraska Ohio State at Minnesota Nebraska at Michigan State Michigan at Iowa vs. Indiana vs. Michigan at Boston U at Clemson

G-GS 1-1 1-1 1-1 1-1 1-1 1-1 1-1 1-1 1-1 1-1 1-1 1-1 1-1 1-1 1-1 1-1 1-1 1-1 1-1 1-1 1-1 1-1 1-1 1-1 1-1 1-1 1-1 1-1 1-1 1-1 1-1 1-1 1-1 1-1 1-1

MIN FG-A 26 6-12 18 5-8 32 7-14 29 6-14 33 4-10 38 9-20 36 6-13 37 8-15 31 8-12 35 6-9 37 6-16 29 5-13 36 10-16 42 8-20 32 3-7 31 7-21 31 2-11 36 3-9 33 5-15 34 0-8 34 7-11 32 4-12 33 7-16 32 2-8 37 7-17 31 4-10 31 1-7 31 3-13 32 4-9 32 5-12 34 7-16 33 4-9 28 5-13 35 11-14 35 7-17

3P-A 1-5 1-2 1-4 0-6 2-5 3-6 2-5 3-9 2-4 1-3 1-3 1-6 3-5 2-6 2-3 1-5 1-4 1-4 2-7 0-3 4-7 1-4 1-4 1-3 2-5 1-3 1-2 1-5 1-3 1-5 0-5 0-2 0-3 2-5 0-5

FT-A 9-10 2-2 3-3 1-3 2-4 4-4 3-5 5-7 4-4 0-0 3-4 3-6 5-8 11-15 7-9 4-4 3-4 4-7 0-0 0-0 2-2 4-5 9-11 4-8 7-11 2-2 3-4 3-5 1-4 5-6 1-2 5-6 1-1 4-4 1-1

REB 2-7–9 2-0–2 3-5–8 4-3–7 1-1–2 3-7–10 3-3–6 0-3–3 2-3–5 1-4–5 0-4–4 0-4–4 2-5–7 1-7–8 0-7–7 2-7–9 0-4–4 1-6–7 2-3–5 0-2–2 0-4–4 3-6–9 3-6–9 0-7–7 0-6–6 1-4–5 1-5–6 2-7–9 0-5–5 1-8–9 1-4–5 0-3–3 2-5–7 1-7–8 0-4–4

PF 1 3 2 3 1 3 3 2 4 1 0 3 4 2 1 3 2 4 1 4 4 3 2 1 2 4 2 2 4 3 1 3 2 3 3

A 1 0 3 5 2 1 0 3 3 2 1 1 3 2 2 0 2 1 2 2 0 3 2 1 0 0 1 1 1 3 1 2 0 2 0

TO 1 0 0 1 2 2 2 1 2 2 0 2 1 1 4 1 1 3 1 3 2 2 2 1 3 0 0 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1

RICE’S CAREER STATISTICs at Drake

Year G-GS 2010-11 31-31 2011-12 33-31 Totals 64-62

B 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1

MIN-Avg FGM-A/% 3PM-A/% FTM-A/% 934-30.1 143-356/.402 39-132/.295 103-148/.696 1,101-33.4 190-436/.436 27-112/.241 148-209/.708 2,035-31.8 333-792/.420 66-244/.270 251-357/.703

RICE’s UI CAREER STATISTICS

Year G-GS MIN-Avg 2012-13 DNP – Transfer 2013-14 35-35 1146-32.7

FGM-A/%

3PM-A/%

FTM-A/%

S 0 0 0 1 2 4 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 3 1 0 3 0 0 1 1 2 2 1 3 2 2 4 5 0 4 1 2 1 4

PTS 22 13 18 13 12 25 17 24 22 13 16 14 28 29 15 19 8 11 12 0 20 13 24 9 23 11 6 10 10 16 15 13 11 28 15

Field Goals

Season: 11 at Boston U (3/19/14)

Field Goal Attempts

Season: 21 at Wisconsin (1/8/14)

3-Point Field Goals

Season: 4 at Indiana (1/26/14)

3-Point Field Goal Attempts

Season: 9 at Georgia Tech (12/3/3)

Free Throws

Season: 11 vs. Indiana (12/31/13)

Free Throw Attempts

Season: 15 vs. Indiana (12/31/13)

Rebounds

Season: 10 at UNLV (11/26/13)

Assists

Season: 5 vs. Bradley (11/17/13)

Blocks

Season: 2, three times; last vs. Ohio State (2/15/14)

Steals

Season: 5 at Michigan State (3/1/14)

OR-DR–TOT/Avg PF-DQ A TO B 37-112–149/4.8 84-1 51 61 26 42-148–190/5.8 103-4 52 83 25 79-260–339/5.3 187-5 103 144 51

OR-DR–TOT/Avg

192-447/.430 46-156/.295 125-171/.731 44-166–210/6.0

PF-DQ

A

TO

B

S PTS-Avg 42 428-13.8 63 555-16.8 105 983-15.4

S

PTS-Avg

86-0 53 55 12 58 555-15.9

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Illinois Returning Player Bios

1 tate

jaylon

tate’s career / 2013-14 season Highs Minutes

Season: 27 at Indiana (1/26/14)

sophomore // guard // 6-3 // 170 chicago, ill. // simeon h.s.

Points

2013-14 Notes: Played in 33 of 35 games, averaging 1.8 points … Second on the Illini in assists with 2.0 apg ... Two points, two assists and one steal in Illini debut vs. Alabama State (11/8) ... Career-high 10 points and season-high by an Illini with eight assists vs. Jacksonville State (11/10) ... Grabbed first rebound as an Illini vs. Valparaiso (11/13) ... Six assists, four points and a season-high three rebounds vs. Bradley (11/17) ... Five assists at UNLV (11/26) and at Georgia Tech (12/3) ... Four assists vs. Auburn (12/8) ... Five points vs. Dartmouth (12/10) ... Six points vs. Penn State (1/4) ... Season-high three steals at Wisconsin (1/8) ... Played a career-high 27 minutes at Indiana (1/26), tallying six points and five assists ... Matched a season-high with three rebounds at Penn State (2/9). Career Notes: Born Jan. 16, 1995 … Enrolled in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (general curriculum) … Helped lead Simeon to a record of 30-3 and IHSA state title as a senior, averaging 8.3 points and leading the Wolverines in assists with an average of 7.3 apg … Second-team All-State by the Champaign News-Gazette and Illinois Basketball Coaches Association.

Season: 10 vs. Jacksonville State (11/10/13)

Field Goals

Season: 3, twice; last at Indiana (1/26/14)

Field Goal Attempts

Season: 7, twice; last at Indiana (1/26/14)

3-Point Field Goals

Season: 1 vs. Auburn (12/8/13)

3-Point Field Goal Attempts

Season: 3, twice; last vs. Penn State (1/4/14)

Free Throws

Season: 4, twice; last vs. Penn State (1/4/14)

Free Throw Attempts

Season: 5 vs. Jacksonville State (11/10/13)

Rebounds

Season: 3, twice; last at Penn State (2/9/14)

tate’s 2013-14 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS

Date 11-8 11-10 11-13 11-17 11-22 11-26 11-29 12-3 12-8 12-10 12-14 12-21 12-28 12-31 1-4 1-8 1-12 1-15 1-18 1-23 1-26 2-1 2-4 2-9 2-12 2-15 2-19 2-26 3-1 3-4 3-8 3-13 3-14 3-19 3-23

Opponent G-GS MIN Alabama State 1-0 18 Jacksonville State 1-0 25 Valparaiso 1-0 14 Bradley 1-0 23 Chicago State 1-0 18 at UNLV 1-0 20 IPFW 1-0 13 at Georgia Tech 1-0 14 vs. Auburn 1-0 18 Dartmouth 1-0 15 vs. Oregon 1-0 16 vs. Missouri 1-0 8 vs. UIC 1-0 11 Indiana 1-0 8 Penn State 1-0 15 at Wisconsin 1-0 17 at Northwestern 1-0 3 Purdue 1-0 8 Michigan State 1-0 7 at Ohio State 1-0 12 at Indiana 1-0 27 Iowa 1-0 9 Wisconsin 1-0 9 at Penn State 1-0 11 at Nebraska 1-0 16 Ohio State 1-0 8 at Minnesota 1-0 9 Nebraska 1-0 6 at Michigan State 1-0 6 Michigan DNP-inj. at Iowa DNP-inj. vs. Indiana 1-0 1 vs. Michigan 1-0 9 at Boston U 1-0 5 at Clemson 1-0 4

3P-A FT-A 0-1 0-0 0-0 4-5 0-1 0-0 0-3 2-3 0-1 2-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0 1-1 0-0 0-0 1-1 0-1 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-1 0-2 0-0 1-2 0-3 4-4 0-1 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-1 2-2 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-2 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 1-2 0-1 0-0 0-1 1-3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0

REB PF 0-0–0 1 0-0–0 2 0-1–1 2 1-2–3 0 0-0–0 2 1-0–1 1 0-2–2 1 0-1–1 0 0-2–2 1 0-1–1 2 0-1–1 1 0-0–0 0 0-0–0 1 0-2–2 0 0-2–2 1 1-1–2 2 0-0–0 0 0-0–0 0 0-0–0 1 0-0–0 1 0-1–1 3 0-1–1 1 0-0–0 2 0-3–3 0 1-1–2 2 0-1–1 2 0-1–1 0 0-0–0 0 0-2–2 0

A 2 8 1 6 1 5 3 5 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 4 5 1 1 0 1 0 3 1 1

TO 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 2 1 2 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 2 3 3 2 0 0 0 3 1 0 0

B 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

S 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0

PTS 2 10 0 4 6 0 0 0 3 5 0 2 2 1 6 3 0 2 2 0 6 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0

0-0 1-1 0-2 0-1

0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1

0-0–0 0-0–0 0-0–0 0-1–1

0 1 2 2

0 1 1 0

0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0

0 2 0 0

tate’s CAREER STATISTICS

Year G-GS MIN-Avg 2013-14 33-0 403-12.2

Assists

FG-A 1-3 3-3 0-3 1-5 2-5 0-3 0-1 0-1 1-2 2-3 0-4 1-4 1-2 0-2 1-4 1-7 0-0 0-2 1-1 0-2 3-7 0-2 0-0 0-1 1-2 0-2 0-1 0-0 0-0

FGM-A/% 20-76/.263

0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

3PM-A/% 1-23/.043

0 0 1 1

FTM-A/% 19-29/.655

OR-DR–TOT/Avg 4-26–30/0.9

Season: 8 vs. Jacksonville State (11/10/13)

Blocks

Season: 2 vs. Jacksonville State (11/10/13)

Steals

Season: 3 at Wisconsin (1/8/14)

PF-DQ A TO B S PTS-Avg 31-0 64 30 3 14 60-1.8

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Illinois Returning Player Bios

11 Cosby Aaron

redshirt junior // guard // 6-3 // 205 louisville, ky. // northfield mount hermon (mass.) prep // seton hall 2013-14 Notes: Sat out the season per NCAA transfer rules … One of three recipients of team’s Most Improved Player award … Has two years of eligibility remaining with the Illini. Career Notes: Born July 31, 1992 … Majoring in sociology … Played in 65 career games during two years at Seton Hall, starting 58 times … Totaled 659 points (10.1 ppg) and shot 38.8 percent from 3-point range (132-340) … Started 27 of 31 games as a sophomore, ranking second on the team in scoring with an average of 12.6 points … Scored in double figures in 21 games, with six 20-plus point performances … Career-high 25 points vs. Connecticut (2/10/13) … Shot 40 percent from behind the arc (66-165), ranking sixth in the Big East in 3-point percentage … Second on the team in assists with a 3.0 average … Set career high with five 3-pointers at Notre Dame (15/5/13) … Started 31 of 34 games as a freshman, averaging 7.9 points and earning Seton Hall Freshman Athlete of the Year honors … Also made 66 three-pointers as a rookie, shooting 37.7 percent from long distance.

cosby’s CAREER STATISTICS at seton hall

Year G-GS 2011-12 34-31 2012-13 31-27 TOTAL 65-58

MIN-Avg FGM-A/% 3PM-A/% FTM-A/% OR-DR–TOT/Avg PF-DQ 1015-29.9 89-241/.369 66-175/.377 24-42/.571 17-51-68/2.0 43-0 967-31.2 123-289/.426 66-165/.400 79-105/.752 14-64-78/2.5 48-1 1982-30.5 212-530/.400 132-340/.388 103-147/.701 31-115–146/2.2 91-1

COSBY’s UI CAREER STATISTICS

Year G-GS MIN-Avg 2013-14 DNP – Transfer

FGM-A/%

3PM-A/%

FTM-A/%

OR-DR–TOT/Avg

PF-DQ

A TO 48 42 92 87 140 129

A

TO

B 2 1 3

S PTS-Avg 22 268-7.9 13 391-12.6 35 659-10.1

B

S

PTS-Avg

3 starks ahmad

redshirt senior // guard // 5-9 // 170 chicago, ill. // whitney young h.s. // oregon state

2013-14 Notes: Sat out the season per NCAA transfer rules after his undegraduate hardship waiver request was denied … Has one year of eligibility remaining with the Illini. Career Notes: Born Sept. 11, 1992 … Majoring in sociology … Career double-figure scorer during three years at Oregon State, averaging 10.2 points in 97 games … Totaled 991 points, finishing his OSU career just nine points shy of 1,000 … Oregon State’s all-time leader in 3-point field goals with 185 … Started 27 of 32 games as a junior, averaging 10.4 points, 2.3 assists and 2.0 steals … Shot 39.5 percent from behind the arc (64-162), ranking sixth in the Pac-12 in 3-point percentage … Scored a career-high 33 points against New Mexico State (11/11/12) …Tied an OSU school record with a career-high seven 3-pointers en route to a 25-point effort at Kansas (11/30,/12) … Averaged a career-high 12.1 points as a sophomore … Started 35 games and scored in double figures 24 times … Shot 37.1 percent from behind the arc and made 79 three-pointers, ranking second on the all-time OSU single-season list … Played in 30 games as a freshman, averaging 7.8 points.

starks’ CAREER STATISTICS at oregon state

Year G-GS MIN-Avg 2010-11 30-11 660-22.0 2011-12 35-35 1087-31.1 2012-13 32-27 937-29.3 TOTAL 97-73 2684-27.7

FGM-A/% 3PM-A/% FTM-A/% OR-DR–TOT/Avg PF-DQ A TO 84-236/.394 42-130/.323 24-28/.857 6-22–28/0.9 43-0 46 37 154-389/.467 79-213/.371 38-43/.884 7-72–79/2.3 73-0 96 49 116-296/.446 64-162/.395 36-43/.837 6-59–65/2.0 54-0 74 44 354-921/.384 185-505/.366 98-114/.860 19-153–172/1.8 170-0 216 130

STARKs’ UI CAREER STATISTICS

Year G-GS MIN-Avg 2013-14 DNP – Transfer

FGM-A/%

3PM-A/%

FTM-A/%

OR-DR–TOT/Avg

PF-DQ

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A

TO

B 0 0 1 1

B

S PTS-Avg 18 234-7.8 58 425-12.1 33 332-10.4 109 991-10.2

S

PTS-Avg

Illinois Newcomer Bios

12 black leron

freshman // forward // 6-7 // 220 memphis, tenn. // white station H.S. High School Notes: Born Jan. 31, 1996 … Enrolled in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (general curriculum) … Consensus national top-50 recruit (No. 46 on rscihoops.com) ... Ranked No. 38 nationally by Rivals, No. 43 by 247Sports, No. 44 by ESPN and No. 50 by Scout ... Averaged 20.2 points and 12.9 rebounds as a senior, leading White Station to a 30-3 record … Tennessee Mr. Basketball and Gatorade Player of the Year in Tennessee … Tennessee Sports Writers Association (TSWA) Class AAA All-State Team … Pepsi Best of the Preps Player of the Year and first-team All-Metro by Memphis Commercial Appeal … Following his senior season, participated in USA Basketball U18 training camp … Averaged 18.5 points and 10.5 rebounds as a junior, earning Class AAA All-State Team honors by the TSWA and Best of the Preps Class AAA Team accolades by the Commercial Appeal.

43finke

michael

freshman // forward // 6-10 // 220 champaign, ill. // centennial H.S. High School Notes: Born April 26, 1996 … Majoring in communication … Averaged 19.6 points and 9.3 rebounds as a senior … Class 3A first-team All-State by the Associated Press and Chicago Sun-Times … Class 3A/4A first-team All-State by the Illinois Basketball Coaches Association (IBCA) … First team All-State by the Champaign-Urbana News-Gazette …Special mention All-State by the Chicago Tribune … Two-time News-Gazette All-Area Player of the Year … Averaged 16.6 points and 7.6 rebounds as a junior … first-team All-State by AP and News-Gazette, second-team All-State by the Sun-Times and IBCA and special-mention All-State by the Tribune as a junior … Finished prep career ranked fourth all-time at Centennial in scoring with 1,425 points and second all-time in rebounding with 711 boards.

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Illinois Newcomer Bios

44austin alex

junior // guard // 6-4 // 185 chicago, ill. // mount carmel H.S. // eastern illinois Illinois Notes: Transferred to Illinois after two years at Eastern Illinois … Will sit out the upcoming season per NCAA rules and then have two years of eligibility remaining with the Illini. Eastern Illinois Notes: Born Nov. 17, 1993 … Majoring in communication … Played in 59 games with 36 starts during two-year EIU career, averaging 8.2 points and 2.4 rebounds … Appeared in 27 games last season, starting 16 times, and averaged 7.0 points and 2.4 rebounds … Shot 83 percent from the free throw line (44-53) to lead Panthers and was second on the team with 31 made 3-pointers … Scored season-high 18 points vs. Olivet Nazarene (11/13/13) … Grabbed season-high six boards vs. Indiana State (12/7/13) and Jacksonville State (1/11/14) … Played in all 32 games as a freshman, starting 20, and averaged 9.3 points and 2.5 boards … Leading-scoring freshman in the Ohio Valley and was named OVC Freshman of the Week five times … Shot 46.4 percent from the field (103-22) and 36.8 percent from 3-point range (39-106), raking second on EIU with 39 treys … Scored career-high 21 points vs. Toledo (12/8/12) … Registered career-high eight rebounds vs. Southeast Missouri (3/6/13).

AUSTIN’s CAREER STATISTICS at EASTERN ILLINOIS

Year G-GS MIN-Avg FGM-A/% 3PM-A/% FTM-A/% OR-DR–TOT/Avg 2012-13 32-20 761-23.8 103-222/.464 39-106/.368 51-73/.699 4-75–79/2.5 2013-14 27-16 599-22.2 57-149/.383 31-96/.323 44-53/.830 6-59–65/2.4 TOTAL 59-36 1360-23.1 160-371/.431 70-202/.347 95-126/.754 10-134–144/2.4

PF-DQ A TO B 57-0 36 38 1 36-0 28 24 1 93-0 64 62 2

S PTS-Avg 27 296-9.3 19 189-7.0 46 485-8.2

45liss

cameron

freshman // forward // 6-6 // 200 northbrook, ill. // glenbrook north H.S. High School Notes: Born May 4, 1996 … Majoring in business … Averaged 12 points, 6.5 rebounds and three assists as a senior … Team captain … Kurland-Schnurr Thanksgiving All-Tournament Team selection … Two-time winner of the Full Package Athletics/Central Suburban League Insider Triple Threat Player of the Week.

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