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| 767 | ILLINOIS | +145 | | 768 | UCF | -165 |
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| All Games | 20-14 | +3.6 | 15-16 | 11-21 | 72.1 | 33.8 | 44.9% | 35.0 | 69.1 | 33.8 | 43.4% | 32.9 | | Road Games | 6-9 | -1 | 6-9 | 4-11 | 65.9 | 29.3 | 42.4% | 34.0 | 71.7 | 35.3 | 45.2% | 34.0 | | Last 5 Games | 3-2 | -0.2 | 3-2 | 1-4 | 68.0 | 33.8 | 43.4% | 32.4 | 64.0 | 32.2 | 43.9% | 31.6 |
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| Team Stats (All Games) | 72.1 | 33.8 | 26-58 | 44.9% | 8-20 | 37.2% | 13-19 | 68.8% | 35 | 8 | 14 | 18 | 5 | 12 | 2 | | vs opponents surrendering | 72.7 | 34.2 | 26-59 | 43.8% | 7-21 | 35.7% | 13-19 | 69.8% | 36 | 9 | 13 | 19 | 6 | 13 | 4 | | Team Stats (Road Games) | 65.9 | 29.3 | 24-56 | 42.4% | 7-20 | 33.4% | 12-18 | 65.8% | 34 | 8 | 13 | 19 | 5 | 13 | 2 | | Stats Against (All Games) | 69.1 | 33.8 | 25-57 | 43.4% | 7-21 | 33.3% | 12-17 | 72.4% | 33 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 5 | 13 | 3 | | vs opponents averaging | 75.3 | 35.7 | 26-59 | 44.6% | 8-22 | 35.4% | 15-21 | 71.4% | 36 | 9 | 14 | 19 | 6 | 13 | 4 | | Stats Against (Road Games) | 71.7 | 35.3 | 25-56 | 45.2% | 7-19 | 35.6% | 14-19 | 74.1% | 34 | 8 | 14 | 18 | 6 | 12 | 3 |
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| All Games | 23-11 | +4.4 | 15-13 | 14-14 | 67.4 | 31.2 | 43.7% | 40.9 | 61.1 | 28.7 | 36.4% | 32.4 | | Home Games | 14-3 | +0.3 | 7-5 | 6-6 | 70.0 | 33.5 | 44.5% | 44.2 | 57.5 | 26.4 | 33.5% | 31.5 | | Last 5 Games | 4-1 | +3.8 | 3-2 | 2-2 | 68.8 | 30.8 | 44.7% | 33.8 | 63.2 | 30.2 | 38.7% | 34.2 |
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| Team Stats (All Games) | 67.4 | 31.2 | 23-53 | 43.7% | 7-21 | 35.6% | 14-21 | 65.7% | 41 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 4 | 15 | 4 | | vs opponents surrendering | 69.5 | 32.6 | 24-58 | 42.1% | 8-22 | 34.4% | 14-19 | 70.6% | 36 | 9 | 13 | 18 | 6 | 13 | 3 | | Team Stats (Home Games) | 70.0 | 33.5 | 23-52 | 44.5% | 8-22 | 34.9% | 16-24 | 67.5% | 44 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 4 | 15 | 4 | | Stats Against (All Games) | 61.1 | 28.7 | 22-60 | 36.4% | 7-24 | 31.2% | 10-13 | 71.3% | 32 | 9 | 13 | 20 | 6 | 10 | 3 | | vs opponents averaging | 71 | 33.3 | 25-57 | 43.6% | 7-21 | 34.5% | 14-20 | 69.8% | 36 | 9 | 14 | 18 | 6 | 13 | 4 | | Stats Against (Home Games) | 57.5 | 26.4 | 21-62 | 33.5% | 8-25 | 29.9% | 8-12 | 66.8% | 32 | 9 | 13 | 21 | 6 | 10 | 2 |
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| Average power rating of opponents played: ILLINOIS 79.3, UCF 75.6 |
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| 1/31/2017 | WISCONSIN | 43-57 | L | 7 | L | 132.5 | U | 16-58 | 27.6% | 36 | 10 | 24-59 | 40.7% | 45 | 12 | | 2/4/2017 | MINNESOTA | 59-68 | L | 2 | L | 139.5 | U | 24-63 | 38.1% | 42 | 10 | 24-64 | 37.5% | 40 | 5 | | 2/7/2017 | @ NORTHWESTERN | 68-61 | W | 6 | W | 133.5 | U | 24-53 | 45.3% | 32 | 12 | 19-56 | 33.9% | 38 | 14 | | 2/11/2017 | PENN ST | 70-83 | L | -4.5 | L | 137 | O | 24-50 | 48.0% | 20 | 14 | 29-51 | 56.9% | 27 | 14 | | 2/18/2017 | @ IOWA | 70-66 | W | 4 | W | 149.5 | U | 27-57 | 47.4% | 35 | 17 | 21-54 | 38.9% | 35 | 15 | | 2/21/2017 | NORTHWESTERN | 66-50 | W | 2.5 | W | 135 | U | 22-55 | 40.0% | 42 | 8 | 18-56 | 32.1% | 30 | 11 | | 2/26/2017 | @ NEBRASKA | 73-57 | W | 4 | W | 138 | U | 25-52 | 48.1% | 31 | 13 | 21-56 | 37.5% | 34 | 18 | | 3/1/2017 | MICHIGAN ST | 73-70 | W | -1 | W | 136 | O | 27-60 | 45.0% | 25 | 7 | 25-52 | 48.1% | 33 | 15 | | 3/4/2017 | @ RUTGERS | 59-62 | L | -5.5 | L | 130 | U | 21-59 | 35.6% | 34 | 7 | 23-53 | 43.4% | 38 | 10 | | 3/9/2017 | *MICHIGAN | 55-75 | L | 6 | L | 132.5 | U | 22-48 | 45.8% | 26 | 14 | 30-56 | 53.6% | 28 | 7 | | 3/14/2017 | VALPARAISO | 82-57 | W | -9 | W | 140.5 | U | 30-62 | 48.4% | 43 | 15 | 21-57 | 36.8% | 26 | 12 | | 3/20/2017 | BOISE ST | 71-56 | W | -8 | W | 146.5 | U | 24-57 | 42.1% | 34 | 10 | 20-53 | 37.7% | 33 | 16 | | 3/22/2017 | @ UCF | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| 2/1/2017 | @ HOUSTON | 64-82 | L | 7 | L | 130.5 | O | 21-58 | 36.2% | 41 | 14 | 28-53 | 52.8% | 33 | 7 | | 2/4/2017 | MEMPHIS | 72-57 | W | -3.5 | W | 137 | U | 23-43 | 53.5% | 40 | 16 | 19-63 | 30.2% | 35 | 9 | | 2/8/2017 | @ CINCINNATI | 50-60 | L | 12.5 | W | 128.5 | U | 19-48 | 39.6% | 36 | 16 | 23-65 | 35.4% | 34 | 5 | | 2/11/2017 | CONNECTICUT | 63-66 | L | -4.5 | L | 123 | O | 22-63 | 34.9% | 39 | 11 | 23-52 | 44.2% | 37 | 14 | | 2/14/2017 | TULSA | 71-53 | W | -8.5 | W | 131 | U | 23-44 | 52.3% | 40 | 15 | 17-57 | 29.8% | 28 | 9 | | 2/18/2017 | @ E CAROLINA | 61-58 | W | -5.5 | L | 123.5 | U | 24-60 | 40.0% | 35 | 12 | 22-51 | 43.1% | 35 | 16 | | 2/22/2017 | @ TEMPLE | 71-69 | W | 1.5 | W | 134.5 | O | 27-59 | 45.8% | 41 | 9 | 29-62 | 46.8% | 27 | 5 | | 2/26/2017 | CINCINNATI | 53-49 | W | 5.5 | W | 125 | U | 19-48 | 39.6% | 37 | 16 | 16-54 | 29.6% | 34 | 12 | | 3/2/2017 | @ S FLORIDA | 59-56 | W | -11.5 | L | 130 | U | 20-57 | 35.1% | 36 | 11 | 24-63 | 38.1% | 44 | 16 | | 3/10/2017 | *MEMPHIS | 84-54 | W | -2.5 | W | 130.5 | O | 31-57 | 54.4% | 39 | 12 | 19-60 | 31.7% | 32 | 10 | | 3/11/2017 | *SMU | 59-70 | L | 8 | L | 129 | P | 20-49 | 40.8% | 22 | 12 | 21-46 | 45.7% | 30 | 12 | | 3/15/2017 | COLORADO | 79-74 | W | -4 | W | 139.5 | O | 25-46 | 54.3% | 34 | 10 | 30-71 | 42.3% | 34 | 7 | | 3/20/2017 | @ ILLINOIS ST | 63-62 | W | 5.5 | W | 127.5 | U | 21-53 | 39.6% | 38 | 15 | 22-60 | 36.7% | 31 | 7 | | 3/22/2017 | ILLINOIS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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 | ILLINOIS: Last season: 15-19, first losing season since 2008.
Nickname: Fighting Illini.
Coach: John Groce.
Conference: Big Ten.
Who's gone: G Kendrick Nunn (transfer to Oakland), G Khalid Lewis.
Who's back: F Malcolm Hill. The senior led Illinois through a chaotic season with team-high 18.1 points a game plus 6.6 rebounds; F Leron Black. Talented, physical redshirt sophomore a big contributor two seasons ago, then played just seven games due to injury; C Mike Thorne Jr. averaged 12.9 points, then lost for the season after just eight games due to injury. G Jalen Coleman-Lands. Out with a broken finger for several weeks but as a freshman started 24 games and averaged 10.3 points; C Maverick Morgan, 6-10 senior will look to build on a strong finish that saw him start 11 of the final 12 games.
Who's new: G Tracy Abrams. Sixth-year point guard not exactly new but has been out the past two seasons with a pair of injuries. F Kipper Nichols. The 6-6 redshirt freshman was a double-digit scorer in high school but will play first college season after transfer from Tulane. G Te'Jon Lucas, top recruit from Milwaukee averaged 20.5 points, 7.8 assists a game as a high school senior.
The Skinny: Illinois hasn't been to the NCAA Tournament since 2013, Groce's first season. That three-year absence is the Illini's longest since missing back-to-back tournaments in the early 1990s. A return to the NCAAs is possible for one of Groce's deepest teams, but they'll need to stay healthy after two injury-prone seasons. |
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| Last Updated: 5/26/2024 6:33:02 AM EST. |
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