2008–09 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team

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2008–09 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball
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Conference Big Ten Conference
2008–09 record 24–10 (11–7 Big Ten)
Head coach Bruce Weber
Assistant coach Wayne McClain
Assistant coach Jay Price
Assistant coach Jerrance Howard
MVP Chester Frazier
Captain Chester Frazier
Trent Meacham
Home arena Assembly Hall
Seasons
« 2007–08 2009–10 »
2008–09 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#8 Michigan State 15 – 3   .833     31 – 7   .816
#17 Purdue† 11 – 7   .611     27 – 10   .730
Illinois 11 – 7   .611     24 – 10   .706
Penn State 10 – 8   .556     27 – 11   .711
Ohio State 10 – 8   .556     22 – 11   .667
Wisconsin 10 – 8   .556     20 – 13   .606
Minnesota 9 – 9   .500     22 – 11   .667
Michigan 9 – 9   .500     21 – 14   .600
Northwestern 8 – 10   .444     17 – 14   .548
Iowa 5 – 13   .278     15 – 17   .469
Indiana 1 – 17   .056     6 – 25   .194
† 2009 Big Ten Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2008–09 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team represented University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in the 2008-09 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was head coach Bruce Weber's sixth season at Illinois.

Roster

2008–09 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Home town
G 1 Trent Meacham (C) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS Sr Champaign, IL
G 3 Chester Frazier (C) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Baltimore, MD
G 13 Jeffrey Jordan 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Highland Park, IL
G 15 Bubba Chisholm 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Champaign, IL
C 21 Stan Simpson Current redshirt 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) RS Fr Chicago, IL
F 23 Dominique Keller 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr Port Arthur, TX
F 24 Mike Davis 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Alexandria, VA
G 25 Calvin Brock 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Sr Chicago, IL
F 30 Bill Cole 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Peoria, IL
G 32 Demetri McCamey 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Bellwood, IL
G 33 Alex Legion 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Detroit, MI
F 34 C. J. Jackson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 265 lb (120 kg) RS Jr Buena Vista, GA
C 50 Richard Semrau 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) RS So Grafton, OH
C 54 Mike Tisdale 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 235 lb (107 kg) So Riverton, IL
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

2008 Recruiting Class

Name Home town High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Stan Simpson
C		 Chicago, IL Simeon Career Academy 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Oct 15, 2007 
Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 89
Dominique Keller
PF		 Port Arthur, TX Lee College 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Mar 10, 2008 
Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: Not Ranked   Rivals: Not Ranked
  • 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.

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Schedule

Date
Time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
11/14/08*
8:30pm, Big Ten Network.com		 Eastern Washington W 66–50  1–0
 Assembly Hall (14,442)
Champaign, IL
11/16/08*
4:30pm, Big Ten Network.com		 Texas A&M-CC W 72–53  2–0
 Assembly Hall (14,394)
Champaign, IL
11/20/08*
7:00pm, FSN		 at Vanderbilt W 69–63  3–0
 Memorial Gymnasium (12,630)
Nashville, TN
11/23/08*
3:00pm, BTN		 Jackson State W 78–64  4–0
 Assembly Hall (13,865)
Champaign, IL
11/28/08*
5:00pm, Fox College Sports		 vs. Kent State
South Padre Island Invitational		 W 69–63 OT 5–0
 South Padre Island, TX (1,423)
 
11/29/08*
7:30pm, Fox College Sports		 vs. Tulsa
South Padre Island Invitational		 W 48–44  6–0
 South Padre Island, TX (1,712)
 
12/02/08*
6:30pm, ESPN2		 Clemson
ACC–Big Ten Challenge		 L 74–76  6–1
 Assembly Hall (14,741)
Champaign, IL
12/06/08*
11:00am, ESPNU		 vs. Georgia W 76–42  7–1
 United Center (12,139)
Chicago, IL
12/08/08*
7:00pm, BTN		 Hawaii W 68–58  8–1
 Assembly Hall (14,303)
Champaign, IL
12/10/08*
7:00pm, BTN		 Chicago State W 89–50  9–1
 Assembly Hall (14,101)
Champaign, IL
12/20/08*
7:00pm, BTN		 Detroit W 82–51  10–1
 Assembly Hall (14,594)
Champaign, IL
12/23/08*
6:30pm, ESPN2		 vs. #25 Missouri
Braggin' Rights		 W 75–59  11–1
 Scottrade Center (19,586)
St. Louis, MO
12/28/08*
1:00pm, BTN		 Eastern Michigan W 62–53  12–1
 Assembly Hall (16,288)
Champaign, IL
12/30/08
6:00pm, ESPN2		 at #9 Purdue W 71–67 OT 13–1 (1–0)
 Mackey Arena (14,036)
West Lafayette, IN
01/04/09
11:00am, BTN		 at #23 Michigan L 64–74  13–2 (1–1)
 Crisler Arena (12,912)
Ann Arbor, MI
01/10/09
2:00pm, BTN		 Indiana W 76–45  14–2 (2–1)
 Assembly Hall (16,618)
Champaign, IL
01/14/09
7:30pm, BTN		 #25 Michigan W 66–51  15–2 (3–1)
 Assembly Hall (15,535)
Champaign, IL
01/17/09
3:00pm, ESPN		 at #7 Michigan State L 57–63  15–3 (3–2)
 Breslin Center (14,759)
East Lansing, MI
01/20/09
6:00pm, ESPN		 #25 Ohio State W 67–49  16–3 (4–2)
 Assembly Hall (15,549)
Champaign, IL
01/24/09
3:00pm, ESPN		 #25 Wisconsin W 64–57  17–3 (5–2)
 Assembly Hall (16,618)
Champaign, IL
01/29/09
8:00pm, BTN		 #19 at Minnesota L 36–59  17–4 (5–3)
 Williams Arena (14,625)
Minneapolis, MN
02/01/09
1:00pm, BTN		 #19 Iowa W 62–54  18–4 (6–3)
 Assembly Hall (16,618)
Champaign, IL
02/05/09
8:00pm, ESPN		 #23 at Wisconsin L 63–50  18–5 (6–4)
 Kohl Center (17,230)
Madison, WI
02/08/09
12:00pm, CBS		 #23 #12 Purdue W 66–48  19–5 (7–4)
 Assembly Hall (16,618)
Champaign, IL
02/12/09
8:00pm, ESPN2		 #22 at Northwestern W 60–59  20–5 (8–4)
 Welsh-Ryan Arena (8,117)
Evanston, IL
02/15/09
12:00pm, CBS		 #22 at Indiana W 65–52  21–5 (9–4)
 Assembly Hall (17,346)
Bloomington, IN
02/18/09
6:00pm, BTN		 #18 Penn State L 33–38  21–6 (9–5)
 Assembly Hall (16,200)
Champaign, IL
02/22/09
12:00 pm, CBS		 #18 at Ohio State W 70–68  22–6 (10–5)
 Value City Arena (19,049)
Columbus, OH
02/26/09
6:00pm, BTN		 #20 Minnesota W 52–41  23–6 (11–5)
 Assembly Hall (16,395)
Champaign, IL
03/01/09
4:00pm, CBS		 #20 #9 Michigan State L 66–74  23–7 (11–6)
 Assembly Hall (16,618)
Champaign, IL
03/05/09
9:00pm, ESPN/ESPN2		 #23 at Penn State L 64–63  23–8 (11–7)
 Bryce Jordan Center (13,091)
University Park, PA
Big Ten Tournament
03/13/09
6:30pm, BTN		 vs. Michigan
Big Ten Tournament Quarterfinal		 W 60–50  24–8 (12–7)
 Conseco Fieldhouse (14,647)
Indianapolis, IN
03/14/09
4:30pm, CBS		 vs. #24 Purdue
Big Ten Tournament Semifinal		 L 66–56  24–9 (12–8)
 Conseco Fieldhouse (15,728)
Indianapolis, IN
NCAA Tournament
03/19/09
9:30pm, CBS		 vs. Western Kentucky
First Round		 L 76–72  24–10 (12–8)
 Rose Garden (17,169)
Portland, OR
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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[1]
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
McCamey, Demetri 34 32 1040 30.6 391 11.5 140 341 .411 56 179 .313 55 72 .764 11 79 90 2.6 156 83 7 32
Davis, Mike 34 34 1045 30.7 383 11.3 171 321 .533 0 0 .000 41 60 .683 60 215 275 8.1 67 51 22 23
Tisdale, Mike 34 34 841 24.7 346 10.2 147 277 .531 1 5 .200 51 64 .797 44 91 135 4.0 19 47 48 11
Meacham, Trent 34 34 1046 30.8 346 10.2 114 270 .422 69 164 .421 49 58 .845 8 76 84 2.5 92 36 4 31
Keller, Dominique 34 0 428 12.6 202 5.9 86 165 .521 9 22 .409 21 32 .656 29 50 79 2.3 7 30 18 10
Frazier, Chester 31 31 1029 33.2 178 5.7 60 134 .448 26 68 .382 32 48 .667 41 107 148 4.8 164 68 9 43
Brock, Calvin 34 5 593 17.4 180 5.3 73 164 .445 7 23 .304 27 43 .628 43 66 109 3.2 31 37 6 24
Legion, Alex 22 0 244 11.1 77 3.5 28 97 .289 12 50 .240 9 12 .750 9 23 32 1.5 11 18 1 8
Cole, Bill 17 0 76 4.5 27 1.6 9 25 .360 6 16 .375 3 9 .333 5 8 13 0.8 4 2 3 1
Semrau, Richard 21 0 190 9.0 29 1.4 13 28 .464 0 0 .000 3 7 .429 10 22 32 1.5 6 15 2 5
Jordan, Jeff 33 0 278 8.4 32 1.0 14 32 .438 1 3 .333 3 8 .375 3 9 12 0.4 33 13 1 6
Jackson, C.J. 13 0 22 1.7 9 0.7 3 3 1.000 0 0 .000 3 4 .750 4 2 6 0.5 1 5 1 2
Chisholm, Bubba 14 0 18 1.3 4 0.3 1 8 .125 1 7 .143 1 2 .500 0 1 1 0.1 4 1 0 3
Team 53 58 111 14
Total 34 6850 2204 64.8 859 1865 .461 188 537 .350 298 419 .711 320 807 1127 33.1 595 420 122 199
Opponents 34 6851 1944 57.2 730 1847 .395 173 584 .296 311 493 .631 392 739 1131 33.3 396 467 80 196

References

  1. ↑ 2008-09 Illinois Season Statistics, FightingIllini.com
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