2010–11 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team

2010–11 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball
NCAA Tournament Third Round vs. 1 Seed Kansas, L, 59-73
Conference Big Ten Conference
2010–11 record 20–14 (9–9, T–4th Big Ten)
Head coach Bruce Weber
Assistant coach Wayne McClain
Assistant coach Jay Price
Assistant coach Jerrance Howard
MVP Mike Davis
Captain Bill Cole
Demetri McCamey
Mike Tisdale
Home arena Assembly Hall
2010–11 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#1 Ohio State † 16 – 2   .889     34 – 3   .919
#13 Purdue 14 – 4   .778     26 – 8   .765
#16 Wisconsin 13 – 5   .722     25 – 9   .735
Michigan 9 – 9   .500     21 – 14   .600
Illinois 9 – 9   .500     20 – 14   .588
Penn State 9 – 9   .500     19 – 15   .559
Michigan State 9 – 9   .500     19 – 15   .559
Northwestern 7 – 11   .389     20 – 14   .588
Minnesota 6 – 12   .333     17 – 14   .548
Iowa 4 – 14   .222     11 – 20   .355
Indiana 3 – 15   .167     12 – 20   .375
† 2011 Big Ten Tournament winner
As of March 19, 2011[1]; Rankings from AP Poll[2]

The 2010–11 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team represented the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign in the 2010–11 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was head coach Bruce Weber's eighth season at Illinois. They played their home games at Assembly Hall and are members of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 20–14, 9–9 in Big Ten play and lost in the quarterfinals of the 2011 Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Tournament to Michigan. They received an at-large bid in the 2011 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament where they beat UNLV in the second round before falling to Kansas in the third round.

Pre-season

Illinois welcomes back all five starters and its top seven players from last season. The Illini return 89.4 percent of its points, 79 percent of its rebounds, and 85 percent of its minutes played from the 2009-10 campaign.[3] In addition to the returning players, Illinois adds a top-15 ranked recruiting class to its roster. Three true freshmen join the squad this season in guard/forward Jereme Richmond, center Meyers Leonard, and guard Crandall Head. The 2010 recruiting class is ranked No. 11 by Scout.com and No. 13 by both Rivals.com and ESPNU. Richmond earned Illinois Mr. Basketball honors and was selected to play in the 2010 McDonald’s All-American Game, becoming Illinois’ 13th McDonald’s All-American and first since Dee Brown. A top-25 recruit, Richmond averaged 21 points, 11.5 rebounds, three assists and three blocks as a senior. Leonard was a consensus first-team all-state selection who led Robinson High School to the 2010 Illinois state title in Class 2A. A top-50 recruit, Leonard averaged 19 points, 11 rebounds and 4.5 blocks as a senior. Head is the younger brother of former Illini All-American Luther Head. Crandall missed his senior season after having surgery to repair a torn ACL. He is a top-75 recruit who earned all-state honors as a junior, averaging 21 points, seven rebounds and four steals.

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Jeffrey Jordan 13 G 6'1" 175 Junior Highland Park, IL Transferred to Central Florida
Bubba Chisholm 15 G 5'11" 180 Senior Champaign, IL Graduated
Stan Simpson 21 C 6'10" 230 RS Freshman Chicago, IL Transferred to John A. Logan College then to Memphis
Dominique Keller 23 F 6'7" 230 Senior Port Arthur, TX Graduated
Alex Legion 33 G 6'5" 200 RS Junior Detroit Transferred to Florida International
Richard Semrau 50 F 6'10" 245 RS Junior Grafton, OH Graduated

2010 additions

Name Home town High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Meyers Leonard
C		 Robinson, IL Robinson High School 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 240 lb (110 kg) Jul 29, 2008 
Scout:5/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 95
Crandall Head
SG		 Chicago, IL Crane Technical Prep 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jan 4, 2008 
Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 94
Jereme Richmond
SF		 Waukegan, IL Waukegan High School 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Oct 26, 2006 
Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 95
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 11   Rivals: 13
  • 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:

Roster

2010–11 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 1 Richardson, D. J.D. J. Richardson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Peoria, IL
G 2 Bertrand, JosephJoseph Bertrand 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS Fr Sterling, IL
G 3 Paul, BrandonBrandon Paul 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Gurnee, IL
G 4 Head, CrandallCrandall Head 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Matteson, IL
C 12 Leonard, MeyersMeyers Leonard 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Fr Robinson, IL
G 21 Berardini, KervinKervin Berardini 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) RS Fr Lake Forest, IL
G/F 22 Richmond, JeremeJereme Richmond 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Waukegan, IL
F 24 Davis, MikeMike Davis 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sr Alexandria, VA
F 30 Cole, BillBill Cole 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Peoria, IL
G 32 McCamey, DemetriDemetri McCamey 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Bellwood, IL
F 42 Griffey, TylerTyler Griffey 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) So Wildwood, MO
C 54 Tisdale, MikeMike Tisdale 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Sr Riverton, IL
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: 2010-10-22

Schedule

Source[4]

Date
Time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (Attendance)
City, State
Exhibition
Fri, Oct 29*
7:00 PM, BTN.com		 Lewis W 75–65 
 15 – Davis  7 – Davis  3 – Richmond  Assembly Hall (14,737[5])
Champaign, IL
Tue, Nov 02*
7:00 PM, BTN.com		 Southern Indiana W 76–67 
 21 – Tisdale  14 – Davis  7 – McCamey  Assembly Hall (14,637[6])
Champaign, IL
Regular Season
Mon, Nov 08*
7:00 PM, ESPN3		 #13 UC Irvine W 79–65  1–0
  18 – Paul  8 – Davis,
Tisdale 		 8 – McCamey  Assembly Hall (15,287[7])
Champaign, IL
Wed, Nov 10*
7:00 PM, ESPN3		 #13 Toledo W 84–45  2–0
  13 – McCamey  8 – Tisdale  7 – McCamey  Assembly Hall (15,333[8])
Champaign, IL
Sat, Nov 13*
7:00 PM, BTN		 #13 Southern Illinois W 85–63  3–0
  18 – McCamey  7 – Davis  9 – McCamey  Assembly Hall (16,618[9])
Champaign, IL
Thu, Nov 18*
8:00 PM, ESPN2		 #13 vs. Texas
Coaches Vs. Cancer Classic		 L 84–90 OT 3–1
  22 – McCamey  13 – Davis  8 – McCamey  Madison Square Garden (12,210[10])
New York, NY
Fri, Nov 19*
4:00pm, ESPN2		 #13 vs. Maryland
Coaches Vs. Cancer Classic		 W 80–76  4–1
  20 – McCamey  6 – Richmond  7 – McCamey  Madison Square Garden (11,723[11])
New York, NY
Tue, Nov 23*
8:45 PM, ESPNU		 #19 Yale W 73–47  5–1
  16 – Richardson  13 – Tisdale  7 – McCamey  Assembly Hall (13,858[12])
Champaign, IL
Sat, Nov 27*
1:00 PM, ESPN3		 #19 at Western Michigan W 78–63  6–1
  18 – Tisdale  7 – Tisdale  10 – McCamey  University Arena (4,532[13])
Kalamazoo, MI
Tue, Nov 30*
8:30 PM, ESPN		 #20 North Carolina
ACC – Big Ten Challenge		 W 79–67  7–1
  20 – Davis  10 – Davis  5 – Davis  Assembly Hall (16,618[14])
Champaign, IL
Sat, Dec 04*
4:00 PM, ESPN		 #20 vs. Gonzaga W 73–61  8–1
  15 – Davis,
Richardson 		 6 – Davis  7 – McCamey  KeyArena (14,789[15])
Seattle, WA
Wed, Dec 08*
7:00 PM, BTN.com		 #16 Oakland W 74–63  9–1
  30 – McCamey  12 – Tisdale  3 – McCamey,
Tisdale 		 Assembly Hall (15,256[16])
Champaign, IL
Sun, Dec 12*
5:00 PM, BTN		 #16 Northern Colorado W 86–76  10–1
  14 – Tisdale,
Richardson 		 10 – Davis  8 – McCamey  Assembly Hall (14,814[17])
Champaign, IL
Sat, Dec 18*
1:00 PM, BTN		 #12 at Illinois-Chicago L 54–57  10-2
  16 – McCamey  12 – Richmond  6 – McCamey  United Center (13,117[18])
Chicago, IL
Wed, Dec 22*
8:00 PM, ESPN2		 #21 vs. #9 Missouri
Braggin' Rights		 L 64–75  10–3
  17 – Davis  13 – Tisdale  6 – McCamey  Scottrade Center (21,906[19])
St. Louis, MO
Wed, Dec 29
8:00 PM, BTN		 #23 at Iowa W 87–77  11–3
(1–0)		  20 – McCamey  7 – Tisdale  10 – McCamey  Carver-Hawkeye Arena (15,500[20])
Iowa City, IA
Sun, Jan 02
5:00 PM, BTN		 #23 Wisconsin W 69–61  12–3
(2–0)		  21 – McCamey  14 – Davis  7 – McCamey  Assembly Hall (16,618[21])
Champaign, IL
Thu, Jan 06
8:00 PM, ESPN2		 #20 Northwestern W 88–63  13–3
(3–0)		  14 – McCamey  7 – Davis  7 – Davis,
McCamey 		 Assembly Hall (14,862[22])
Champaign, IL
Tue, Jan 11
8:00 PM, BTN		 #16 at Penn State L 55–57  13–4
(3–1)		  16 – Tisdale  14 – Tisdale  5 – McCamey  Bryce Jordan Center (6,353)
University Park, PA
Sat, Jan 15
2:00 PM, BTN		 #16 at #20 Wisconsin L 66–76  13–5
(3–2)		  23 – McCamey  9 – Tisdale  5 – McCamey  Kohl Center (17,230)
Madison, WI
Tue, Jan 18
6:00 PM, ESPN		 #23 #17 Michigan State W 71–62  14–5
(4–2)		  20 – Paul  11 – Davis  11 – McCamey  Assembly Hall (16,618)
Champaign, IL
Sat, Jan 22
11:00AM, CBS		 #23 #1 Ohio State L 68–73  14–6
(4–3)		  18 – Richmond  10 – Richmond  5 – McCamey  Assembly Hall (16,618)
Champaign, IL
Thu, Jan 27
8:00 PM, BTN		 #20 at Indiana L 49–52  14–7
(4–4)		  14 – Davis  18 – Richmond  3 – McCamey  Assembly Hall (16,297)
Bloomington, IN
Tue, Feb 01
8:00 PM, BTN		 Penn State W 68–51  15–7
(5–4)		  22 – Davis  10 – Richmond  5 – McCamey, Paul  Assembly Hall (14,996)
Champaign, IL
Sat, Feb 05
12:00PM, CBS		 at Northwestern L 70–71  15–8
(5–5)		  21 – Paul  6 – Davis  4 – McCamey, Richmond  Welsh-Ryan Arena (8,117)
Evanston, IL
Thu, Feb 10
8:00 PM, ESPN(2)		 at Minnesota W 71–62  16–8
(6–5)		  17 – McCamey, Davis  9 – Davis  4 – McCamey, Richmond  Williams Arena (14,625)
Minneapolis, MN
Sun, Feb 13
12:00PM, CBS		 #14 Purdue L 70–81  16–9
(6–6)		  23 – Paul  7 – Davis  4 – McCamey  Assembly Hall (16,618)
Champaign, IL
Wed, Feb 16
7:30 PM, BTN		 Michigan W 54–52  17–9
(7–6)		  18 – McCamey  10 – Davis  5 – Davis  Assembly Hall (16,273)
Champaign, IL
Sat, Feb 19
8:00 PM, ESPN		 at Michigan State L 57–61  17–10
(7–7)		  15 – McCamey  5 – Davis  5 – McCamey  Breslin Center (14,797)
East Lansing, MI
Tue, Feb 22
6:00 PM, ESPN		 at #2 Ohio State L 70–89  17–11
(7–8)		  18 – Davis  9 – Richmond  6 – McCamey  Schottenstein Center (18,085)
Columbus, OH
Sat, Feb 26
6:00 PM, BTN		 Iowa W 81–68  18–11
(8–8)		  25 – Tisdale  9 – Davis  7 – McCamey  Assembly Hall (16,618)
Champaign, IL
Tue, Mar 01
6:00 PM, ESPN		 at #6 Purdue L 67–75  18–12
(8–9)		  18 – McCamey  10 – Davis  4 – McCamey, Tisdale  Mackey Arena (14,123)
West Lafayette, IN
Sat, Mar 05
11:00AM, BTN		 Indiana W 72–48  19–12
(9–9)		  22 – McCamey  9 – Davis, Tisdale  4 – McCamey  Assembly Hall (16,618)
Champaign, IL
Big Ten Tournament
Fri, Mar 11
1:30 PM, ESPN		 vs. Michigan
Quarterfinals		 L 55–60  19–13
  10 – McCamey, Tisdale, Paul  7 – Davis, Tisdale  5 – McCamey  Conseco Fieldhouse (17,975)
Indianapolis, IN
NCAA Tournament
Fri, Mar 18*
8:20 PM, TBS		 vs. UNLV
Second Round		 W 73–62  20–13
  22 – Davis  9 – Davis  7 – McCamey  BOK Center (14,353)
Tulsa, OK
Sun, Mar 20*
7:40 PM, TNT		 vs. #2 Kansas
Third Round		 L 59–73  20–14
  17 – Davis  11 – Tisdale  7 – McCamey  BOK Center (15,839)
Tulsa, OK
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

National rankings

Various publications and news sources released their preseason rankings prior to the start of the 2010–11 season. Illinois has been ranked by the publications below. The Fighting Illini were ranked 13th in the AP Poll and 16th in the Coaches Poll in their respective pre-season polls.

Pre-season Rankings
Athlon Lindy's Sporting News[23] Fox Sports[24] CBS Sports[25] Rivals.com[26] Blue Ribbon
19 9 15 12 16 14 9
 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 13 13 19 20 16 12 21 23 20 16 23 20 RV RV
Coaches 16 16 19 21 17 14 21 25 20 16 22 21 24 RV RV
Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  No Change
(RV)   Received Votes

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 
			  MINUTES   |--TOTAL--| |--3-PTS--| |-F-THROWS-| |---REBOUNDS---|                    |-SCORING-| 
## Player           GP GS Tot  Avg   FG FGA Pct  3FG FGA Pct  FT FTA  Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO  A  TO Blk Stl Pts   Avg 
32 McCamey, Demetri 31 29 1026 33.1  153 335 .457 68 147 .463 91 124 .734  16  90 106 3.4 62  0 189 89   6 31  465  15.0 
24 Davis, Mike      31 31 1009 32.5  158 295 .536  0   1 .000 61  90 .678  50 170 220 7.1 73  1 51  41  26 28  377  12.2
54 Tisdale, Mike    31 29 792  25.5  119 230 .517 18  42 .429 56  70 .800  70 129 199 6.4 111 5 36  52  50 15  312  10.1 
03 Paul, Brandon    31  8 673  21.7   90 225 .400 38 108 .352 66  84 .786  18  71  89 2.9 53  0 61  55  10 29  284   9.2  
01 Richardson, D.J. 31 29 853  27.5   91 224 .406 50 130 .385 25  33 .758  11  46  57 1.8 63  1 60  36   5 20  257   8.3
22 Richmond, Jereme 30  6 669  22.3  101 193 .523  2  11 .182 26  43 .605  53 101 154 5.1 50  1 57  51  13 13  230   7.7
30 Cole, Bill       31 21 627  20.2   53 117 .453 29  80 .363 17  21 .810  29  51  80 2.6 53  0 40  12  16 19  152   4.9
12 Leonard, Meyers  30  1 260   8.7   27  57 .474  0   1 .000 10  15 .667  10  31  41 1.4 46  0  5  24  12  5   64   2.1 
42 Griffey, Tyler   24  0 166   6.9   14  42 .333  4  11 .364 10  15 .667  11  18  29 1.2 20  0  1  12   3  5   42   1.8
02 Bertrand, Joseph 13  0  49   3.8    7  13 .538  0   1 .000  3   4 .750   1   5   6 0.5  6  0  3   3   2  1   17   1.3
04 Head, Crandall   15  1  83   5.5    7  18 .389  1   7 .143  4   6 .667   1   2   3 0.2  8  0 10  11   0  3   19   1.3    
21 Berardini, Kevin  8  0  14   1.8    1   1 1.000 0   0 .000  4   6 .667   1   2   4 0.4  2  0  1   2   0  1    6   0.8
15 Selus, Jean       5  0   5   1.0    0   1 .000  0   1 .000  1   2 .500   0   0   0 0.0  1  0  1   0   0  1    1   0.2
   Team                                                                   47  49  96      1 	    7	 	 	 
   Total..........  31    6226   821 1751 .469 210 540 .389 374 513 .729 318 765 1083 34.9 549 8 515 395 143 171 2226 71.8 
   Opponents......  31    6227   712 1777 .401 183 612 .299 420 582 .722 361 670 1031 33.3 509 5 375 382  91 171 2027 65.4

References

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  2. ↑ "2011 NCAA Men's Basketball Rankings". ESPN. Retrieved March 14, 2011.
  3. ↑ Illinois Basketball 2010-11 Record Book, FightingIllini.com, retrieved 11-08-10
  4. ↑ "2010-11 Schedule". Retrieved 2010-10-22.
  5. ↑ Ill 75, Lewis 65, FightingIllini.com, Retrieved 2010-11-02
  6. ↑ Ill 76, Southern Indiana 67, FightingIllini.com, Retrieved 2010-11-03
  7. ↑ Brandon Paul scores 18, all from beyond arc, to lift Illinois in season opener, ESPN.com, retrieved 2010-11-08
  8. ↑ No. 16 Illinois crushes Toledo in 2K Sports Classic second round, ESPN.com, retrieved 2010-11-10
  9. ↑ Demetri McCamey leads Illinois in easy victory over Southern Illinois, ESPN.com, Retrieved 2010-11-14
  10. ↑ Jordan Hamilton dominates overtime to lift Texas past Illinois, ESPN.com, Retrieved 2010-11-19
  11. ↑ Illini rely on 3-pointers to get by Maryland at Madison Square Garden, ESPN.com, Retrieved 2010-11-20
  12. ↑ D.J. Richardson's second-half shooting leads Illinois past Yale, ESPN.com, Retrieved 2010-11-24
  13. ↑ Illinois jumps Western Michigan, cruises to easy win, ESPN.com, retrieved 2010-12-6
  14. ↑ Five Illini hit double figures in win against North Carolina, ESPN.com, Retrieved 2010-12-6
  15. ↑ No. 21 Illinois relies on 3-pointers to beat No. 24 Gonzaga, ESPN.com, Retrieved 2010-12-6
  16. ↑ Demetri McCamey scores 29 to help Illinois recover to beat Oakland, ESPN.com, Retrieved 2010-12-8
  17. ↑ Illinois eases past Northern Colorado in front of small crowd, ESPN.com, Retrieved 2010-12-13
  18. ↑ Illinois-Chicago overcomes late deficit to upset Illinois, ESPN.com, Retrieved 2011-01-03
  19. ↑ Mizzou pulls away in final minute, wins second straight Braggin' Rights game, ESPN.com, Retrieved 2011-01-03
  20. ↑ No. 25 Illinois on target in Big Ten opener, handles Iowa, ESPN.com, Retrieved 2010-01-01
  21. ↑ Demetri McCamey helps Illinois to 2-0 in Big Ten with win over Wisconsin, ESPN.com, Retrieved 2010-01-01
  22. ↑ Illinois comes out firing to keep Northwestern winless in Big Ten play, ESPN.com, Retrieved 2010-01-07
  23. ↑ Sounds crazy, but Duke must address some issues, Sporting News, retrieved 10-26-10
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  25. ↑ Final preseason Top 25 (and one): It's the work of the Devils, CBS Sports, retrieved 10-30-10
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  27. ↑ Illinois Season Statistics, FightingIllini.com, Retrieved 2011-03-06
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