2008–09 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team
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 | |
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MVP | Chester Frazier |
Captain | Chester Frazier Trent Meacham |
Home arena | Assembly Hall |
2008–09 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 8 Michigan State | 15 | – | 3 | .833 | 31 | – | 7 | .816 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 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.
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2008 recruiting class[]
Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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Stan Simpson C |
Chicago, IL | Simeon Career Academy | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 220 lb (100 kg) | Oct 15, 2007 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:![]() ![]() | ||||||
Dominique Keller PF |
Port Arthur, TX | Lee College | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 220 lb (100 kg) | Mar 10, 2008 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:![]() | ||||||
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: Not Ranked Rivals: Not Ranked | ||||||
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Schedule[]
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Exhibition | |||||||||||
10/31/07* 5:30 pm |
Florida Southern | W 82–61 | Assembly Hall (13,370) Champaign, IL | ||||||||
11/6/07* 7:00 pm |
Lewis | W 62–56 | Assembly Hall (13,814) Champaign, IL | ||||||||
Non-Conference Regular Season | |||||||||||
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. No. 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 | |||||||
Conference Regular Season | |||||||||||
12/30/08 6:00pm, ESPN2 |
at No. 9 Purdue | W 71–67 OT | 13–1 (1–0) |
Mackey Arena (14,036) West Lafayette, IN | |||||||
01/04/09 11:00am, BTN |
at No. 23 Michigan | L 64–74 | 13–2 (1–1) |
Crisler Arena (12,912) Ann Arbor, MI | |||||||
01/10/09 2:00pm, BTN |
Indiana Rivalry |
W 76–45 | 14–2 (2–1) |
Assembly Hall (16,618) Champaign, IL | |||||||
01/14/09 7:30pm, BTN |
No. 25 Michigan | W 66–51 | 15–2 (3–1) |
Assembly Hall (15,535) Champaign, IL | |||||||
01/17/09 3:00pm, ESPN |
at No. 7 Michigan State | L 57–63 | 15–3 (3–2) |
Breslin Center (14,759) East Lansing, MI | |||||||
01/20/09 6:00pm, ESPN |
No. 25 | Ohio State | W 67–49 | 16–3 (4–2) |
Assembly Hall (15,549) Champaign, IL | ||||||
01/24/09 3:00pm, ESPN |
No. 25 | Wisconsin | W 64–57 | 17–3 (5–2) |
Assembly Hall (16,618) Champaign, IL | ||||||
01/29/09 8:00pm, BTN |
No. 19 | at Minnesota | L 36–59 | 17–4 (5–3) |
Williams Arena (14,625) Minneapolis, MN | ||||||
02/01/09 1:00pm, BTN |
No. 19 | Iowa Rivalry |
W 62–54 | 18–4 (6–3) |
Assembly Hall (16,618) Champaign, IL | ||||||
02/05/09 8:00pm, ESPN |
No. 23 | at Wisconsin | W 63–50 | 18–5 (6–4) |
Kohl Center (17,230) Madison, WI | ||||||
02/08/09 12:00pm, CBS |
No. 23 | No. 12 Purdue | W 66–48 | 19–5 (7–4) |
Assembly Hall (16,618) Champaign, IL | ||||||
02/12/09 8:00pm, ESPN2 |
No. 22 | at Northwestern | W 60–59 | 20–5 (8–4) |
Welsh-Ryan Arena (8,117) Evanston, IL | ||||||
02/15/09 12:00pm, CBS |
No. 22 | at Indiana Rivalry |
W 65–52 | 21–5 (9–4) |
Assembly Hall (17,346) Bloomington, IN | ||||||
02/18/09 6:00pm, BTN |
No. 18 | Penn State | L 33–38 | 21–6 (9–5) |
Assembly Hall (16,200) Champaign, IL | ||||||
02/22/09 12:00 pm, CBS |
No. 18 | at Ohio State | W 70–68 | 22–6 (10–5) |
Value City Arena (19,049) Columbus, OH | ||||||
02/26/09 6:00pm, BTN |
No. 20 | Minnesota | W 52–41 | 23–6 (11–5) |
Assembly Hall (16,395) Champaign, IL | ||||||
03/01/09 4:00pm, CBS |
No. 20 | No. 9 Michigan State | L 66–74 | 23–7 (11–6) |
Assembly Hall (16,618) Champaign, IL | ||||||
03/05/09 9:00pm, ESPN/ESPN2 |
No. 23 | at Penn State | W 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. No. 24 Purdue Big Ten Tournament Semifinal |
L 56–66 | 24–9 (12–8) |
Conseco Fieldhouse (15,728) Indianapolis, IN | |||||||
NCAA Tournament | |||||||||||
03/19/09 9:30pm, CBS |
vs. Western Kentucky First Round |
L 72–76 | 24–10 (12–8) |
Rose Garden (17,169) Portland, OR | |||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
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Rankings[]
Week | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||
AP | 25 | 19 | 23 | 22 | 18 | 20 | 23 | NR | Not released | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coaches | 25 т | 20 | 21 | 20 | 16 | 20 | 23 | 25 | NR |
Season statistics[]
Legend | |||||
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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 | Scoring | Total FGs | 3-point FGs | Free-throws | Rebounds | ||||||||||||||||||
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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[]
- ^ 2008-09 Illinois Season Statistics Archived 2013-06-25 at the Wayback Machine, FightingIllini.com
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