2009–10 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team

2009–10 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball
NIT, Quarterfinals
Conference Big Ten Conference
2009–10 record 21–15 (10–8 Big Ten)
Head coach Bruce Weber
Assistant coach Wayne McClain
Assistant coach Jay Price
Assistant coach Jerrance Howard
Home arena Assembly Hall
Seasons
« 2008–09 2010–11 »
2009–10 Big Ten men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#5 Ohio State† 14   4   .778     29   8   .784
#10 Purdue 14   4   .778     29   6   .829
#13 Michigan State 14   4   .778     28   9   .757
#16 Wisconsin 13   5   .722     24   9   .727
Illinois 10   8   .556     21   15   .583
Minnesota 9   9   .500     21   14   .600
Northwestern 7   11   .389     20   14   .588
Michigan 7   11   .389     15   17   .469
Indiana 4   14   .222     10   21   .323
Iowa 4   14   .222     10   22   .313
Penn State 3   15   .167     11   20   .355
† 2010 Big Ten Tournament winner
As of April 3, 2010 • Rankings from AP Poll

The 2009–10 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team represented University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in the 2009–10 college basketball season. This was head coach Bruce Weber's seventh season at the school. They are members of the Big Ten Conference and played their home games at Assembly Hall. The Illini finished the season 21–15, 10–8 in Big Ten play and lost in the semifinals of the 2010 Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Tournament. They were invited to the 2010 National Invitation Tournament where they advanced to the quarterfinals before falling to Dayton.

Contents

Pre-season

College GameDay

On Tuesday, August 18, ESPN announced that Illinois will serve as one of the host sites for the network’s popular basketball series, College GameDay, during the 2009–10 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Two one-hour shows (10:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. Central) will originate from the Assembly Hall on February 6, 2010 for the Illinois vs. Michigan State game. This is Illinois’s first appearance on ESPN College GameDay. The series, which is in its sixth season, will make four first-time stops in 2010. Other first-time hosts include Clemson, Kansas State and Washington. The Illinois/Michigan State game will be the only Big Ten game featured this season.[1]

Jeffrey Jordan

On October 6, 2009 it was reported that Jeffrey Jordan was talking to former teammates and coaches about a possible return to the Illinois basketball team. Jordan had left the team in June, after his second season, to focus on school.[2] October 16, 2009, coach Bruce Weber said that Jordan planned to return to the team.[3]

Pre-season rankings

See also: 2009–10 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

Various publications and news sources released their preseason rankings prior to the start of the 2009–10 season. Illinois has been ranked by the publications below. The Fighting Illini were ranked 23rd by the Associated Press in their pre-season poll released. The Illini received the 27th most votes in the Coaches poll and failed to make their Top 25.

Associated Press Coaches Athlon[4] Lindy's[5] Sporting News[6] Fox Sports[7] CBS Sports[8] SI.com[9] Rivals.com[10]
23 NR NR 25 21 18 23 NR 24

Losses and additions

Illinois lost a good portion of their backcourt with the departure of 2008-09 senior guards Chester Frazier, Trent Meacham, and Calvin Brock. Freshmen Joseph Bertrand, Brandon Paul and D.J. Richardson help fill the holes in the guard positions, while freshmen Stan Simpson and Tyler Griffey will add depth to the frontcourt.

2009 additions

Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Joseph Bertrand
SG		 Sterling, IL Sterling High School 6 ft 5 in (196 cm) 185 lb (84 kg) Oct 12,
08 
Scout:   Rivals:   ESPN grade: 88
Tyler Griffey
PF		 Ballwin, MO Lafayette High School 6 ft 8 in (203 cm) 210 lb (95 kg) Sep 06,
08 
Scout:   Rivals:   ESPN grade: 91
Brandon Paul
SG		 Gurnee, IL Warren Township HS 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) 180 lb (82 kg) Oct 11,
07 
Scout:   Rivals:   ESPN grade: 91
D.J. Richardson
SG		 Peoria, IL Findlay College Prep 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) 180 lb (82 kg) Oct 11,
07 
Scout:   Rivals:   ESPN grade: 93
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: #22   Rivals: #10
Note: In many cases, Scout and Rivals may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
In these cases, an average of the two was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.
Sources:

Roster

2009–10 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Home town
G 1 Richardson, D.J.D.J. Richardson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Peoria, IL
G 2 Bertrand, JosephJoseph Bertrand 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Sterling, IL
G 3 Paul, BrandonBrandon Paul 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Gurnee, IL
G 13 Jordan, JeffreyJeffrey Jordan 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Highland Park, IL
G 15 Chisholm, BubbaBubba Chisholm 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Champaign, IL
C 21 Simpson, StanStan Simpson 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) RS Fr Chicago, IL
F 23 Keller, DominiqueDominique Keller 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Sr Port Arthur, TX
F 24 Davis, MikeMike Davis 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Alexandria, VA
F 30 Cole, BillBill Cole 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Peoria, IL
G 32 McCamey, DemetriDemetri McCamey 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Bellwood, IL
F 42 Griffey, TylerTyler Griffey 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr Wildwood, MO
C 50 Semrau, RichardRichard Semrau 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 245 lb (111 kg) RS Jr Grafton, OH
C 54 Tisdale, MikeMike Tisdale 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Jr Riverton, IL
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2010-01-14

Schedule and results

Source[11]

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance Record
Exhibition
Fri, Oct 30* 7:00pm Missouri Southern #23 Assembly Hall • Champaign, IL BTN.com W 95–67  14,454[12]
Sun, Nov 8* 4:00pm Quincy #23 Assembly Hall • Champaign, IL BTN.com W 84–63  14,451[13]
Regular Season
Fri, Nov 13* 7:00pm SIU-Edwardsville #23 Assembly Hall • Champaign, IL ESPN360 W 96–69  16,012[14] 1–0
Tue, Nov 17* 7:00pm Northern Illinois #23 Assembly Hall • Champaign, IL ESPN360 W 80–61  14,979[15] 2–0
Sat, Nov 21* 7:00pm Presbyterian #23 Assembly Hall • Champaign, IL
(Las Vegas Invitational)		 BTN W 94–48  13,121[16] 3–0
Tue, Nov 24* 8:30pm Wofford #21 Assembly Hall • Champaign, IL
(Las Vegas Invitational)		 ESPNU W 78–64  12,982[17] 4–0
Fri, Nov 27* 9:30pm vs. Utah #21 Orleans Arena • Las Vegas, NV
(Las Vegas Invitational)		 HoopsTV L 60–58  N/A[18] 4–1
Sat, Nov 28* 7:00pm vs. Bradley #21 Orleans Arena • Las Vegas, NV
(Las Vegas Invitational)		 HoopsTV L 72–68  N/A[19] 4–2
Wed, Dec 2* 6:15pm at #18 Clemson Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC
(ACC – Big Ten Challenge)		 ESPN W 76–74  10,000[20] 5–2
Sat, Dec 5* 6:30pm Boise St Assembly Hall • Champaign, IL BTN W 84–77  15,903[21] 6–2
Tue, Dec 8* 7:30pm Vanderbilt Assembly Hall • Champaign, IL BTN W 79–68  15,594[22] 7–2
Sun, Dec 13* 1:30pm Western Michigan Assembly Hall • Champaign, IL BTN W 88–53  14,886[23] 8–2
Sat, Dec 19* 6:00pm at Georgia Arena at Gwinnett Center • Duluth, GA ESPNU L 67–70  4,008[24] 8–3
Wed, Dec 23* 8:30pm vs. Missouri Scottrade Center • St. Louis, MO
(Braggin' Rights)		 ESPN2 L 81-68  20,497[25] 8–4
Wed, Dec 30 8:00pm #25 Northwestern Assembly Hall • Champaign, IL BTN W 89–83 OT 16,618[26] 9–4 (1–0)
Sat, Jan 2* 12:00pm vs. Gonzaga United Center • Chicago, IL CBS L 85–83 OT 20,917[27] 9–5
Tue, Jan 5 8:00pm Iowa Assembly Hall • Champaign, IL BTN W 59-42  14,806[28] 10–5 (2–0)
Sat, Jan 9 7:00pm at Indiana Assembly Hall • Bloomington, IN BTN W 66–60  16,634[29] 11–5 (3–0)
Tue, Jan 12 8:00pm Penn State Assembly Hall • Champaign, IL BTN W 54–53  14,469[30] 12–5 (4–0)
Sat, Jan 16 2:30pm at Michigan St Breslin Center • East Lansing, MI CBS L 73–63  14,759[31] 12–6 (4–1)
Tue, Jan 19 8:00pm #13 Purdue Assembly Hall • Champaign, IL ESPN L 84–78  16,618[32] 12–7 (4–2)
Sat, Jan 23 7:00pm at Northwestern Welsh-Ryan Arena • Evanston, IL BTN L 73–68  8,117[33] 12–8 (4–3)
Wed, Jan 27 5:30pm at Penn State Bryce Jordan Center • University Park, PA BTN W 77–67  8,085[34] 13–8 (5–3)
Sat, Jan 30 1:00pm Indiana Assembly Hall • Champaign, IL ESPN2 W 72–70  16,618[35] 14–8 (6–3)
Wed, Feb 3 7:30pm at Iowa Carver-Hawkeye Arena • Iowa City, IA BTN W 57–49  11,441[36] 15–8 (7–3)
Sat, Feb 6 8:00pm #5 Michigan St Assembly Hall • Champaign, IL
(ESPN College GameDay)		 ESPN W 78–73  16,618[37] 16–8 (8–3)
Tue, Feb 9 6:00pm at #11 Wisconsin Kohl Center • Madison, WI BTN W 63–56  17,230[38] 17–8 (9–3)
Sun, Feb 14 12:00pm #13 Ohio St Assembly Hall • Champaign, IL CBS L 72–53  16,616[39] 17–9 (9–4)
Sat, Feb. 20 3:00pm at #4 Purdue Mackey Arena • West Lafayette, IN ESPN L 75–65  14,123[40] 17–10 (9–5)
Tue, Feb 23 6:00pm at Michigan Crisler Arena • Ann Arbor, MI ESPN W 51–44  11,357[41] 18–10 (10–5)
Sat, Feb 27 3:00pm Minnesota Assembly Hall • Champaign, IL BTN L 62–60  16,618[42] 18–11 (10–6)
Tue, March 2 8:00pm at #6 Ohio State Schottenstein Center • Columbus, OH ESPN L 73–57  16,177[43] 18–12 (10–7)
Sun, March 8 1:00pm #15 Wisconsin Assembly Hall • Champaign, IL ESPN L 72–57  16,618 18–13 (10–8)
Big Ten Tournament
Fri, Mar 12 1:30pm vs. #13 Wisconsin Conseco Fieldhouse • Indianapolis, IN
(Big Ten Tournament)		 ESPN W 58–54  16,207 19–13
Sat, Mar 13 12:40pm vs. #5 Ohio State Conseco Fieldhouse • Indianapolis, IN
(Big Ten Tournament)		 CBS L 88–81 2 OT N/A 19–14
2010 NIT
Wed, Mar 17* 8:00pm at (8) Stony Brook #(1) Stony Brook Arena • Stony Brook, NY
(First Round)		 ESPNU W 76–66  4,423 20–14
Mon, Mar 22* 7:00pm (4) Kent State #(1) Assembly Hall • Champaign, IL
(Second Round)		 ESPNU W 75–58  10,032 21–14
Wed, Mar 24* 9:00pm (3) Dayton #(1) Assembly Hall • Champaign, IL
(Quarterfinals)		 ESPN2 L 77–71  8,548 21–15
*Non-Conference Game. #Rankings from AP Poll.

Player statistics

Final Season Statistics[44]

                                       |---TOTAL---| |---3-PTS---|               |----REBOUNDS----|
## Player              GP-GS  Min--Avg  FG-FGA   Pct 3FG-FGA   Pct  FT-FTA   Pct  Off Def  Tot  Avg  PF FO   A  TO Blk Stl  Pts  Avg
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32 McCamey, Demetri... 36-34 1241 34.5 191-421  .454  56-164  .341 104-147  .707   17 112  129  3.6  90  2 254 123   5  53  542 15.1
54 Tisdale, Mike...... 36-36 1006 27.9 165-282  .585   5-6    .833  94-112  .839   77 139  216  6.0 119  7  28  50  59  12  429 11.9
24 Davis, Mike........ 36-32 1161 32.2 172-364  .473   0-0    .000  41-65   .631   81 249  330  9.2  68  0  34  53  23  18  385 10.7
01 Richardson, D.J.... 36-35 1112 30.9 124-311  .399  69-177  .390  62-80   .775   18  79   97  2.7  74  1  75  60   6  24  379 10.5
03 Paul, Brandon...... 36-14  682 18.9  93-279  .333  36-129  .279  58-90   .644   42  68  110  3.1  62  3  46  46   5  29  280  7.8
23 Keller, Dominique.. 35-0   399 11.4  66-145  .455  10-35   .286  14-27   .519   24  54   78  2.2  40  0  20  26  12  15  156  4.5
30 Cole, Bill......... 36-22  766 21.3  57-124  .460  29-77   .377  14-23   .609   38  78  116  3.2  72  4  36  24  22  24  157  4.4
42 Griffey, Tyler..... 32-4   270  8.4  42-80   .525   7-20   .350  14-16   .875   22  34   56  1.8  38  0  11  13   4  10  105  3.3
33 Legion, Alex....... 11-1   109  9.9  11-37   .297   4-19   .211   4-6    .667    0  10   10  0.9   6  0   5   4   1   3   30  2.7
13 Jordan, Jeff....... 33-2   454 13.8  22-50   .440   2-8    .250   6-10   .600   16  28   44  1.3  32  0  56  26   3  13   52  1.6
50 Semrau, Richard.... 15-0    67  4.5   9-13   .692   0-0    .000   3-5    .600    8  14   22  1.5   3  0   3   4   3   0   21  1.4
15 Chisholm, Bubba.... 12-0    16  1.3   3-12   .250   1-10   .100   0-0    .000    0   2    2  0.2   2  0   0   1   0   1    7  0.6
21 Simpson, Stan......  8-0    17  2.1   2-9    .222   0-0    .000   0-0    .000    3   0    3  0.4   3  0   2   0   1   0    4  0.5
   TEAM...............                                                             50  74  124  3.4   2         13            0
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   Total.............. 36    7300      957-2127 .450 219-645  .340 414-581  .713  396 941 1337 37.1 611 17 570 443 144 202 2547 70.8
   Opponents.......... 36    7300      838-2094 .400 267-831  .321 463-665  .696  407 833 1240 34.4 606 10 461 433  61 221 2406 66.8

Rankings

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AP 23 23 20 (RV) (RV) (RV) (RV) -- -- -- -- -- -- (RV) (RV) (RV) (RV) -- --
Coaches (RV) 25 21 (RV) (RV) (RV) (RV) (RV) -- -- -- -- -- -- (RV) -- -- -- --
Legend
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(RV)   Received Votes

Honors and awards

See also

External links

References

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Head coaches
Elwood Brown · F. L. Pinckney · Fletcher Lane · Herb Juul · T. E. Thompson · Ralph Jones · Frank Winters · J. Craig Ruby · Douglas Mills · Harry Combes · Harv Schmidt · Gene Bartow · Lou Henson · Lon Kruger · Bill Self · Bruce Weber
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