2009–10 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team

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2009–10 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball
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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
MVP Demetri McCamey
Captain Bill Cole
Demetri McCamey
Home arena Assembly Hall
Seasons
« 2008–09 2010–11 »
2009–10 Big Ten Conference 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 NCAA Division I men's 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.

Pre-season

Demetri McCamey set several Illini assists records during the 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

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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.

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Trent Meacham 1 G 6'2" 195 RS Senior Champaign, IL Graduated/Pro for WBC Raiffeisen Wels (Austria)
Chester Frazier 3 G 6'2" 195 Senior Baltimore, MD Graduated/Hired by Illini as Graduate Assistant and Video Coordinator
Calvin Brock 25 G 6'5" 200 RS Senior Chicago, IL Graduated

2009 additions

Name Home town High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Joseph Bertrand
SG		 Sterling, IL Sterling High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Oct 12, 2008 
Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 88
Tyler Griffey
PF		 Ballwin, MO Lafayette High School 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sep 6, 2008 
Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 91
Brandon Paul
SG		 Gurnee, IL Warren Township HS 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Oct 11, 2007 
Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 91
D.J. Richardson
SG		 Peoria, IL Findlay College Prep 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Oct 11, 2007 
Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 93
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: #22   Rivals: #10
  • 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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Roster

2009–10 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Home town
G 1 D. J. Richardson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Peoria, IL
G 2 Joseph Bertrand Injured Current redshirt 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Fr Sterling, IL
G 3 Brandon Paul 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Gurnee, IL
G 13 Jeffrey Jordan 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Highland Park, IL
G 15 Bubba Chisholm 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Champaign, IL
C 21 Stan Simpson 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) Sr Port Arthur, TX
F 24 Mike Davis 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Alexandria, VA
F 30 Bill Cole 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Peoria, IL
G 32 Demetri McCamey 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Bellwood, IL
G 33 Alex Legion 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Detroit, MI
F 42 Tyler Griffey 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr Wildwood, MO
C 50 Richard Semrau 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 245 lb (111 kg) RS Jr Grafton, OH
C 54 Mike 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
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: 2010-01-14

Schedule

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Fighting Illini feet

Source[11]

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

The March 17, 2010 NIT first-round game was hosted by Stony Brook due to a previously-scheduled performance by Cirque du Soleil at Assembly Hall.[44]

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[45]
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 36 34 1241 34.5 542 15.1 191 421 .454 56 164 .341 104 147 .707 17 112 129 3.6 254 123 5 53
Tisdale, Mike 36 36 1006 27.9 429 11.9 165 282 .585 5 6 .833 94 112 .839 77 139 216 6.0 28 50 59 12
Davis, Mike 36 32 1161 32.2 385 10.7 172 364 .473 0 0 .000 41 65 .631 81 249 330 9.2 34 53 23 18
Richardson, D.J. 36 35 1112 30.9 379 10.5 124 311 .399 69 177 .390 62 80 .775 18 79 97 2.7 75 60 6 24
Paul, Brandon 36 14 682 18.9 280 7.8 93 279 .333 36 129 .279 58 90 .644 42 68 110 3.1 46 46 5 29
Keller, Dominique 35 0 399 11.4 156 4.5 66 145 .455 10 35 .286 14 27 .519 24 54 78 2.2 20 26 12 15
Cole, Bill 36 22 766 21.3 157 4.4 57 124 .460 29 77 .377 14 23 .609 38 78 116 3.2 36 24 22 24
Griffey, Tyler 32 4 270 8.4 105 3.3 42 80 .525 7 20 .350 14 16 .875 22 34 56 1.8 11 13 4 10
Legion, Alex 11 1 109 9.9 30 2.7 11 37 .297 4 19 .211 4 6 .667 0 10 10 0.9 5 4 1 3
Jordan, Jeff 33 2 454 13.8 52 1.6 22 50 .440 2 8 .250 6 10 .600 16 28 44 1.3 56 26 3 13
Semrau, Richard 15 0 67 4.5 21 1.4 9 13 .692 0 0 .000 3 5 .600 8 14 22 1.5 3 4 3 0
Chisholm, Bubba 12 0 16 1.3 7 0.6 3 12 .250 1 10 .100 0 0 .000 0 2 2 0.2 0 1 0 1
Simpson, Stan 8 0 17 2.1 4 0.5 2 9 .222 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 3 0 3 0.4 2 0 1 0
Team 50 74 124 3.4 13
Total 36 7300 2547 70.8 957 2127 .450 219 645 .340 414 581 .713 396 941 1337 37.1 570 443 144 202
Opponents 36 7300 2406 66.8 838 2094 .400 267 831 .321 463 665 .696 407 833 1240 34.4 461 433 61 221

Rankings

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 23 23 20 (RV) (RV) (RV) (RV) -- -- -- -- -- -- (RV) (RV) (RV) (RV) -- --
Coaches (RV) 25 21 (RV) (RV) (RV) (RV) (RV) -- -- -- -- -- -- (RV) -- -- -- --
Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  No Change
(RV)   Received Votes

Honors and awards

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See also

References

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