2012–13 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team

2012-13 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball

Maui Invitational Tournament Champions
NCAA Tournament East Region 7 Seed, Round of 32
Conference	Big Ten Conference
2012-13 record	23–13 (8–10 Big Ten)
Head coach	John Groce
Assistant coach	Dustin Ford
Assistant coach	Paris Parham
Assistant coach	Jamall Walker
Assistant coach	Brandon Miller
Home arena	Assembly Hall

	Conf				Overall
2012–13 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
#4 Indiana	14	–	4	.778	29	–	7	.806
#7 Ohio State †	13	–	5	.722	29	–	8	.784
#9 Michigan State	13	–	5	.722	27	–	9	.750
#10 Michigan	12	–	6	.667	31	–	8	.795
#18 Wisconsin	12	–	6	.667	23	–	12	.657
Iowa	9	–	9	.500	25	–	13	.658
Illinois	8	–	10	.444	23	–	13	.639
Minnesota	8	–	10	.444	21	–	13	.618
Purdue	8	–	10	.444	16	–	18	.471
Nebraska	5	–	13	.278	15	–	18	.455
Northwestern	4	–	14	.222	13	–	19	.406
Penn State	2	–	16	.111	10	–	21	.323

† 2013 Big Ten Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 2012–13 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team represented the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign in the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by first year head coach John Groce, the Illini played their home games at Assembly Hall and were members of the Big Ten Conference.

Pre-season

2012 additions

Incoming transfers

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Sam McLaurin PF	Havana, FL	East Gadsden (FL) / Coastal Carolina	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	230 lb (100 kg)	May 3, 2012
Sam McLaurin PF	Scout: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Rayvonte Rice SG	Champaign, IL	Centennial (IL) / Drake	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Apr 25, 2012
Rayvonte Rice SG	Scout: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 85
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources:

Preferred Walk-On

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Mike LaTulip SG	Mt. Prospect, IL	Prospect HS	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Apr 30, 2012
Mike LaTulip SG	Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2012 Illinois Basketball Commitment List". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2012-09-20. "{{{scout ref title}}}". Scout.com. Retrieved 2012-09-20. "LaTulip Accepted as Preferred Walk-On [1]". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2012-09-20. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved 2012-09-20. "2012 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2012-09-20.

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Sam Maniscalco	0	G	6'0"	180	GS Senior	Chicago, IL	Graduated
Crandall Head	4	G	6'4"	190	Sophomore	Matteson, IL	Transferred to Southern Methodist
Meyers Leonard	12	C	7'1"	245	Sophomore	Robinson, IL	Drafted 11th overall by the Portland Trail Blazers
Jean Selus	25	G	6'2"	195	Senior	Montreal	Graduated

Roster

2012–13 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Home town
3.5 !F	0	McLaurin, SamSam McLaurin	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 230 lb (104 kg)	5.0 !GS	Havana, FL
1.5 !G	1	Richardson, D.J.D.J. Richardson	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 195 lb (88 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Peoria, IL
1.5 !G	2	Bertrand, JosephJoseph Bertrand	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 195 lb (88 kg)	3.5 !RS Jr	Sterling, IL
1.5 !G	3	Paul, BrandonBrandon Paul	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 200 lb (91 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Gurnee, IL
1.5 !G	10	LaTulip, MikeMike LaTulip	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 165 lb (75 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Arlington Heights, IL
1.5 !G	13	Abrams, TracyTracy Abrams	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 185 lb (84 kg)	2.0 !So	Chicago, IL
3.5 !F	15	Shaw, MikeMike Shaw	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 230 lb (104 kg)	2.0 !So	Chicago, IL
2.5 !G/F	20	Henry, MykeMyke Henry	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 230 lb (104 kg)	2.0 !So	Chicago, IL
2.5 !G/F	21	Langford, DevinDevin Langford	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 200 lb (91 kg)	1.5 !RS Fr	Huntsville, AL
4.5 !F/C	23	Djimde, IbbyIbby Djimde	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 250 lb (113 kg)	2.0 !So	Bamako, Mali
1.5 !G	24	Rice, RayvonteRayvonte Rice	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 240 lb (109 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Champaign, IL
1.5 !G	31	Berardini, KevinKevin Berardini	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 175 lb (79 kg)	3.5 !RS Jr	Lake Forest, IL
4.5 !F/C	32	Egwu, NnannaNnanna Egwu	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 83 !6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 245 lb (111 kg)	2.0 !So	Chicago, IL
3.5 !F	42	Griffey, TylerTyler Griffey	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 235 lb (107 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Wildwood, MO

Head coach

John Groce (Taylor)

Assistant coach(es)

Dustin Ford (Ohio)
Paris Parham (Minnesota State)
Jamall Walker (Saint Louis)
Brandon Miller (Butler)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2012-09-01

Schedule

Date	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (Attendance)
Exhibition
10/27/2012*		Lewis	W 79–47	–	12 - Richardson	9 - Griffey	2 - Abrams, Paul	Assembly Hall (14,299)
11/04/2012*		West Chester	W 75–66	–	17 - Abrams	11 - Egwu	2 - Abrams, Paul, Richardson	Assembly Hall (11,492)
Pre-Conference Season
11/09/2012*		Colgate (Maui Invitational Opening Round)	W 75–55	1–0	20 - Paul	8 - Paul	5 - Abrams, Paul	Assembly Hall (14,683)
11/12/2012*		St. Francis (NY)	W 89–64	2–0	17 - Griffey	5 - Bertrand, Egwu, Griffey	6 - Paul	Assembly Hall (11,640)
11/16/2012*		at Hawaiʻi	W 78–77 ^OT	3–0	25 - Paul	6 - Richardson	3 - Abrams	Stan Sheriff Center (7,550)
11/19/2012*		vs. USC (Maui Invitational Quarterfinals)	W 94–64	4–0	26 - Paul	6 - Paul, Egwu, Abrams, McLaurin	8 - Abrams	Lahaina Civic Center (2,400)
11/20/2012*		vs. Chaminade (Maui Invitational Semifinals)	W 84–61	5–0	14 - Bertrand	7 - Henry	4 - Paul	Lahaina Civic Center (2,400)
11/21/2012*		vs. Butler (Maui Invitational Title Game)	W 78–61	6–0	20 - Paul	9 - Richardson	4 - Paul, Richardson	Lahaina Civic Center (2,400)
11/25/2012*		Gardner–Webb	W 63–62	7–0	13 - Bertrand, Griffey, Paul, Richardson	6 - Bertrand, Paul	4 - Paul	Assembly Hall (12,565)
11/28/2012*	#22	Georgia Tech (ACC-Big Ten Challenge)	W 75–62	8–0	15 - Bertrand, Paul	7 - Paul	7 - Paul	Assembly Hall (12,224)
12/04/2012*	#13	Western Carolina	W 72–64	9–0	14 - Paul	6 - Griffey	3 - Abrams	Assembly Hall (14,191)
12/08/2012*	#13	at #10 Gonzaga	W 85–74	10–0	35 - Paul	6 - Richardson	5 - Abrams	McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
12/11/2012*	#10	Norfolk State	W 64–54	11–0	14 - Paul	8 - Paul	3 - Griffey	Assembly Hall (14,144)
12/16/2012	#10	Eastern Kentucky	W 66–53	12–0	17 - Paul	9 - Paul	7 - Richardson	Assembly Hall (15,029)
12/22/2012*	#10	vs. #12 Missouri (Braggin' Rights)	L 73–82	12–1	23 - Paul	9 - Egwu	5 - Paul	Scottrade Center (21,933)
12/29/2012*	#12	vs. Auburn	W 81–79	13–1	27 - Abrams	8 - Abrams	5 - Abrams	United Center (18,136)
Big Ten Conference Season
01/02/2013	#11	at Purdue	L 61–68	13–2 (0–1)	15 - Paul	9 - Richardson	5 - Abrams	Mackey Arena (9,874)
01/05/2013	#11	#8 Ohio State	W 74–55	14–2 (1–1)	19 - Paul	8 - Egwu	5 - Abrams	Assembly Hall (16,618)
01/09/2013	#12	#8 Minnesota	L 67–84	14–3 (1–2)	21 - Paul	9 - Egwu	2 - Egwu, Richardson, Abrams	Assembly Hall (16,618)
01/12/2013	#12	at Wisconsin	L 51–74	14–4 (1–3)	16 - Richardson	7 - Bertrand	1 - Bertrand, Shaw	Kohl Center (17,249)
01/17/2013	#23	Northwestern	L 54–68	14–5 (1–4)	21 - Paul	6 - Griffey	4 - Abrams	Assembly Hall (16,618)
01/22/2013		at Nebraska	W 71–51	15–5 (2–4)	30 - Richardson	10 - Egwu	3 - Paul, Abrams	Bob Devaney Sports Center (9,556)
01/27/2012		#2 Michigan	L 60–74	15–6 (2–5)	15 - Paul	10 - Egwu	3 - Abrams	Assembly Hall (16,618)
01/31/2013		at #13 Michigan State	L 75–80	15–7 (2–6)	16 - Abrams	5 - Abrams	6 - Abrams	Breslin Center (14,797)
02/03/2013		Wisconsin	L 68–74	15–8 (2–7)	17 - Bertrand	7 - Egwu, Bertrand	3 - Abrams, Paul	Assembly Hall (15,073)
02/07/2013		#1 Indiana	W 74–72	16–8 (3–7)	23 - Richardson	8 - Griffey	3 - Paul, Abrams	Assembly Hall (16,618)
02/10/2013		at #18 Minnesota	W 57–53	17–8 (4–7)	16 - Griffey	6 - Abrams	6 - Abrams	Williams Arena (14,625)
02/13/2013		Purdue	W 79–59	18–8 (5–7)	18 - Richardson	12 - Bertrand	7 - Abrams	Assembly Hall (13,464)
02/17/2013		at Northwestern	W 62–41	19–8 (6–7)	18 - Richardson	8 - Richardson	5 - Paul	Welsh-Ryan Arena (8,117)
02/21/2013		Penn State	W 64–59	20–8 (7–7)	18 - Richardson	5 - McLaurin	3 - Richardson, Abrams	Assembly Hall (14,356)
02/24/2013		at #7 Michigan	L 58–71	20–9 (7–8)	10 - Abrams, Paul, Richardson	5 - Abrams, Egwu	4 - Richardson	Crisler Center (12,693)
03/02/2013		Nebraska	W 72–65	21–9 (8–8)	16 - Abrams	9 - Henry	5 - Paul	Assembly Hall (16,618)
03/05/2013		at Iowa	L 55–63	21–10 (8–9)	18 - Paul	9 - Paul	4 - Abrams	Carver-Hawkeye Arena (14,566)
03/10/2013		at #14 Ohio State	L 55–68	21–11 (8–10)	21 - Paul	8 - Henry	4 - Abrams	Value City Arena (19,049)
Big Ten Tournament
03/14/2013		vs. Minnesota (First Round)	W 51–49	22–11	25 - Paul	6 - Egwu	2 - Abrams, Paul, Richardson	United Center (N/A)
03/15/2013		vs. #3 Indiana (Quarterfinals)	L 64–80	22–12	16 - Paul, Abrams	7 - McLaurin	2 - Richardson, Abrams	United Center
2013 NCAA Tournament
03/22/2013*	#(7 E)	vs. (10 E) Colorado (Second Round)	W 57–49	23–12	17 - Paul	8 - Egwu	6 - Abrams	Frank Erwin Center (13,784)
03/24/2013*	#(7 E)	vs. (2 E) Miami (Third Round)	L 59–63	23–13	18 - Paul	12 - Egwu	2 - Paul, Richardson, Abrams	Frank Erwin Center (14,520)
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

National rankings

Regular Season Polls
Poll	Pre- Season	Week 1	Week 2	Week 3	Week 4	Week 5	Week 6	Week 7	Week 8	Week 9	Week 10	Week 11	Week 12	Week 13	Week 14	Week 15	Week 16	Week 17	Week 18	Final
AP^[2]	NR	NR	NR	NR	22	13	10	10	12	11	12	23	NR	NR	RV	RV	RV	RV
Coaches^[3]	NR	NR	NR	NR	22	14	10	10	15	14	13	22	RV	NR	RV	RV	RV	RV

**Legend**
		Increase in ranking
		Decrease in ranking
		No Change
(RV)		Received Votes
T		Tied

Season Statistics

Legend
GP	Games played	GS	Games started	Avg	Average per game
FG	Field-goals made	FGA	Field-goal attempts	Off	Offensive rebounds
Def	Defensive rebounds	A	Assists	TO	Turnovers
Blk	Blocks	Stl	Steals	High	Team high

Individual Player Statistics (As of February 15, 2013) ^[4]
			Minutes		Scoring		Total FGs			3-point FGs			Free-Throws			Rebounds
Player	GP	GS	Tot	Avg	Pts	Avg	FG	FGA	Pct	3FG	3FA	Pct	FT	FTA	Pct	Off	Def	Tot	Avg	A	TO	Blk	Stl
Paul, Brandon	26	25	815	31.3	435	16.7	133	328	.405	56	168	.333	113	157	.720	17	95	112	4.3	74	77	19	33
Richardson, D.J.	26	26	866	33.3	326	12.5	104	274	.380	62	184	.337	56	67	.836	18	91	109	4.2	42	32	5	41
Abrams, Tracy	26	25	726	27.9	281	10.8	101	242	.417	23	79	.291	56	78	.718	23	73	96	3.7	92	69	2	38
Bertrand, Joseph	26	2	612	23.5	219	8.4	87	166	.524	15	44	.341	30	37	.811	44	77	121	4.7	18	30	4	25
Griffey, Tyler	26	18	568	21.8	197	7.6	74	165	.448	30	91	.330	19	26	.731	31	59	90	3.5	16	22	17	15
Egwu, Nnanna	26	26	639	24.6	170	6.5	77	171	.450	1	5	.200	15	24	.625	51	71	122	4.7	15	30	34	18
McLaurin, Sam	26	8	554	21.3	111	4.3	42	87	.483	1	2	.500	26	46	.565	60	31	91	3.5	13	19	17	11
Henry, Myke	25	0	261	10.4	83	3.3	28	76	.368	14	39	.359	13	18	.722	23	22	45	1.8	4	17	7	8
LaTulip, Mike	15	0	35	2.3	19	1.3	4	9	.444	3	8	.375	8	8	1.000	0	2	2	0.1	0	1	0	0
Shaw, Mike	13	0	47	3.6	12	0.9	4	8	.500	3	6	.500	1	2	.500	1	8	9	0.7	2	1	0	2
Berardini, Kevin	8	0	9	1.1	5	0.6	0	0	.000	0	0	.000	5	6	.833	0	2	2	0.3	2	1	0	0
Langford, Devin	19	0	77	4.1	10	0.5	4	9	.444	1	1	1.000	1	2	.500	7	8	15	0.8	4	1	3	2
Djimde, Ibby	10	0	16	1.6	0	0	0	1	.000	0	0	.000	0	0	.000	1	1	2	0.2	0	0	0	0
Team																39	40	79			6
Total	26		5225		1868	71.8	658	1536	0.428	209	627	0.333	343	471	0.728	315	580	895	34.4	282	306	108	193
Opponents	26		5225		1724	66.3	601	1412	0.426	170	486	0.35	352	512	0.688	296	610	906	34.8	312	379	70	144

References

↑
↑ AP Top 25, Rivals.com, retrieved 12-2-2012.
↑ USA Today/ESPN, Rivals.com, retrieved 12-2-2012.
↑ "Illinois Season Statistics". FightingIllini.com.

Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball

Venues	Kenney Gym (1906–1925) Huff Hall (1926–1963) State Farm Center (1963–present)

Rivalries	Missouri

Culture & lore	Whiz Kids Flyin' Illini Orange Krush Fighting Illini Sports Network Oskee Wow-Wow Illinois Loyalty Chief Illiniwek

People	Head coaches NBA draftees Consensus All-Americans

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Helms and NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics