2012–13 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team

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2012–13 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball
Fighting Illini logo.svg
NCAA Tournament, Third Round
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
2012–13 record23–13 (8–10 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaAssembly Hall
Seasons
2012–13 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 4 Indiana 14 – 4   .778 29 – 7   .806
No. 7 Ohio State † 13 – 5   .722 29 – 8   .784
No. 9 Michigan State 13 – 5   .722 27 – 9   .750
No. 10 Michigan 12 – 6   .667 31 – 8   .795
No. 18 Wisconsin 12 – 6   .667 23 – 12   .657
Iowa 9 – 9   .500 25 – 13   .658
Illinois 8 – 10   .444 23 – 13   .639
Minnesota 8 – 10   .444 21 – 13   .618
Purdue 8 – 10   .444 16 – 18   .471
Nebraska 5 – 13   .278 15 – 18   .455
Northwestern 4 – 14   .222 13 – 19   .406
Penn State 2 – 16   .111 10 – 21   .323
† 2013 Big Ten Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
"2012-13 Fighting Illini men's basketball team"

The 2012–13 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team represented the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign in the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by first year head coach John Groce, the Illini played their home games at Assembly Hall and were members of the Big Ten Conference.

Pre-season[]

2012 additions[]

Incoming transfers[]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Sam McLaurin
PF 		Havana, Florida East Gadsden (FL) / Coastal Carolina 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (100 kg) May 3, 2012 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Rayvonte Rice
SG 		Champaign, Illinois Centennial (IL) / Drake 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Apr 25, 2012 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 85
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • 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:

Preferred Walk-On[]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Mike LaTulip
SG 		Mt. Prospect, Illinois Prospect HS 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Apr 30, 2012 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • 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:

  • "2012 Illinois Basketball Commitment List". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2012-09-20.
  • "2012 Illinois Basketball Recruiting Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved 2012-09-20.
  • "LaTulip Accepted as Preferred Walk-On". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2012-09-20.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved 2012-09-20.
  • "2012 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2012-09-20.

Departures[]

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Sam Maniscalco 0 G 6'0" 180 GS Senior Chicago Graduated
Crandall Head 4 G 6'4" 190 Sophomore Matteson, Illinois Transferred to Southern Methodist
Meyers Leonard 12 C 7'1" 245 Sophomore Robinson, Illinois Drafted 11th overall by the Portland Trail Blazers
Jean Selus 25 G 6'2" 195 Senior Montreal Graduated

Roster[]

2012–13 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 0 Sam McLaurin 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) GS East Gadsden High School/Coastal Carolina Havana, Florida
G 1 D.J. Richardson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Central High School Peoria, Illinois
G 2 Joseph Bertrand 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS Jr Sterling High School Sterling, Illinois
G 3 Brandon Paul 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Warren Township High School Gurnee, Illinois
G 10 Mike LaTulip 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Fr Prospect High School Arlington Heights, Illinois
G 13 Tracy Abrams 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Mount Carmel High School Chicago, Illinois
F 15 Mike Shaw 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So De La Salle Institute Chicago, Illinois
G/F 20 Myke Henry 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So Orr Academy High School Chicago, Illinois
G/F 21 Devin Langford 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Fr Lee High School Huntsville, Alabama
F/C 23 Ibby Djimde 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 250 lb (113 kg) So Huntington Prep School Bamako, Mali
G 24 Rayvonte Rice Current redshirt 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 240 lb (109 kg) RS Jr Centennial high School/Drake Champaign, Illinois
G 31 Kevin Berardini 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) RS Jr Lake Forest High School/Loyola Marymount Lake Forest, Illinois
F/C 32 Nnanna Egwu 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 245 lb (111 kg) So St. Ignatius College Prep Chicago, Illinois
F 42 Tyler Griffey 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Sr Lafayette High School Wildwood, Missouri
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: 2012-09-01

Schedule[]

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
10/27/2012*
7:00 pm 		Lewis W 79–47  –
  12 – Richardson   9 – Griffey   2 – Abrams, Paul  Assembly Hall (14,299)
Champaign, Illinois
11/04/2012*
3:00 pm 		West Chester W 75–66  –
  17 – Abrams   11 – Egwu   2 – Abrams, Paul, Richardson  Assembly Hall (11,492)
Champaign, Illinois
Non-Conference regular season
11/09/2012*
7:00 pm 		Colgate
Maui Invitational Opening Round 		W 75–55  1–0
  20 – Paul   8 – Paul   5 – Abrams, Paul  Assembly Hall (14,683)
Champaign, Illinois
11/12/2012*
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		St. Francis (NY) W 89–64  2–0
  17 – Griffey   5 – Bertrand, Egwu, Griffey   6 – Paul  Assembly Hall (11,640)
Champaign, Illinois
11/16/2012*
11:30 pm 		at Hawaiʻi W 78–77 OT 3–0
  25 – Paul   6 – Richardson   3 – Abrams  Stan Sheriff Center (7,550)
Honolulu, HI
11/19/2012*
11:00 pm, ESPN2 		vs. USC
Maui Invitational Quarterfinals 		W 94–64  4–0
  26 – Paul   6 – Paul, Egwu, Abrams, McLaurin   8 – Abrams  Lahaina Civic Center (2,400)
Maui, HI
11/20/2012*
9:30 pm, ESPN2 		vs. Chaminade
Maui Invitational Semifinals 		W 84–61  5–0
  14 – Bertrand   7 – Henry   4 – Paul  Lahaina Civic Center (2,400)
Maui, HI
11/21/2012*
9:00 pm, ESPN 		vs. Butler
Maui Invitational Title Game 		W 78–61  6–0
  20 – Paul   9 – Richardson   4 – Paul, Richardson  Lahaina Civic Center (2,400)
Maui, HI
11/25/2012*
3:00 pm, BTN 		Gardner–Webb W 63–62  7–0
  13 – Bertrand, Griffey, Paul, Richardson   6 – Bertrand, Paul   4 – Paul  Assembly Hall (12,565)
Champaign, Illinois
11/28/2012*
8:00 pm, ESPN2 		No. 22 Georgia Tech
ACC-Big Ten Challenge 		W 75–62  8–0
  15 – Bertrand, Paul   7 – Paul   7 – Paul  Assembly Hall (12,224)
Champaign, Illinois
12/04/2012*
7:00 pm 		No. 13 Western Carolina W 72–64  9–0
  14 – Paul   6 – Griffey   3 – Abrams  Assembly Hall (14,191)
Champaign, Illinois
12/08/2012*
9:00 pm, ESPN2 		No. 13 at No. 10 Gonzaga W 85–74  10–0
  35 – Paul   6 – Richardson   5 – Abrams  McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
Spokane, Washington
12/11/2012*
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		No. 10 Norfolk State W 64–54  11–0
  14 – Paul   8 – Paul   3 – Griffey  Assembly Hall (14,144)
Champaign, Illinois
12/16/2012
5:00 pm, ESPNU 		No. 10 Eastern Kentucky W 66–53  12–0
  17 – Paul   9 – Paul   7 – Richardson  Assembly Hall (15,029)
Champaign, Illinois
12/22/2012*
5:00 pm, ESPN2 		No. 10 vs. No. 12 Missouri
Braggin' Rights 		L 73–82  12–1
  23 – Paul   9 – Egwu   5 – Paul  Scottrade Center (21,933)
St. Louis, Missouri
12/29/2012*
1:15 pm, BTN 		No. 12 vs. Auburn W 81–79  13–1
  27 – Abrams   8 – Abrams   5 – Abrams  United Center (18,136)
Chicago
Big Ten regular season
01/02/2013
7:30 pm, BTN 		No. 11 at Purdue L 61–68  13–2 (0–1)
  15 – Paul   9 – Richardson   5 – Abrams  Mackey Arena (9,874)
West Lafayette, Indiana
01/05/2013
1:15 pm, BTN 		No. 11 No. 8 Ohio State W 74–55  14–2 (1–1)
  19 – Paul   8 – Egwu   5 – Abrams  Assembly Hall (16,618)
Champaign, Illinois
01/09/2013
8:00 pm, BTN 		No. 12 No. 8 Minnesota L 67–84  14–3 (1–2)
  21 – Paul   9 – Egwu   2 – Egwu, Richardson, Abrams  Assembly Hall (16,618)
Champaign, Illinois
01/12/2013
1:15 pm, BTN 		No. 12 at Wisconsin L 51–74  14–4 (1–3)
  16 – Richardson   7 – Bertrand   1 – Bertrand, Shaw  Kohl Center (17,249)
Madison, Wisconsin
01/17/2013
7:15 pm, BTN 		No. 23 Northwestern L 54–68  14–5 (1–4)
  21 – Paul   6 – Griffey   4 – Abrams  Assembly Hall (16,618)
Champaign, Illinois
01/22/2013
7:30 pm, BTN 		at Nebraska W 71–51  15–5 (2–4)
  30 – Richardson   10 – Egwu   3 – Paul, Abrams  Bob Devaney Sports Center (9,556)
Lincoln, Nebraska
01/27/2012
5:00 pm, BTN 		No. 2 Michigan L 60–74  15–6 (2–5)
  15 – Paul   10 – Egwu   3 – Abrams  Assembly Hall (16,618)
Champaign, Illinois
01/31/2013
6:00 pm, ESPN 		at No. 13 Michigan State L 75–80  15–7 (2–6)
  16 – Abrams   5 – Abrams   6 – Abrams  Breslin Center (14,797)
East Lansing, Michigan
02/03/2013
2:30 pm, BTN 		Wisconsin L 68–74  15–8 (2–7)
  17 – Bertrand   7 – Egwu, Bertrand   3 – Abrams, Paul  Assembly Hall (15,073)
Champaign, Illinois
02/07/2013
6:00 pm, ESPN 		No. 1 Indiana
Rivalry 		W 74–72  16–8 (3–7)
  23 – Richardson   8 – Griffey   3 – Paul, Abrams  Assembly Hall (16,618)
Champaign, Illinois
02/10/2013
5:00 pm, BTN 		at No. 18 Minnesota W 57–53  17–8 (4–7)
  16 – Griffey   6 – Abrams   6 – Abrams  Williams Arena (14,625)
Minneapolis
02/13/2013
8:00 pm, BTN 		Purdue W 79–59  18–8 (5–7)
  18 – Richardson   12 – Bertrand   7 – Abrams  Assembly Hall (13,464)
Champaign, Illinois
02/17/2013
6:30 pm, BTN 		at Northwestern W 62–41  19–8 (6–7)
  18 – Richardson   8 – Richardson   5 – Paul  Welsh-Ryan Arena (8,117)
Evanston, Illinois
02/21/2013
7:15 pm, BTN 		Penn State W 64–59  20–8 (7–7)
  18 – Richardson   5 – McLaurin   3 – Richardson, Abrams  Assembly Hall (14,356)
Champaign, Illinois
02/24/2013
12:00 pm, ESPN 		at No. 7 Michigan L 58–71  20–9 (7–8)
  10 – Abrams, Paul, Richardson   5 – Abrams, Egwu   4 – Richardson  Crisler Center (12,693)
Ann Arbor, Michigan
03/02/2013
4:15 pm, BTN 		Nebraska W 72–65  21–9 (8–8)
  16 – Abrams   9 – Henry   5 – Paul  Assembly Hall (16,618)
Champaign, Illinois
03/05/2013
6:00 pm, BTN 		at Iowa
Rivalry 		L 55–63  21–10 (8–9)
  18 – Paul   9 – Paul   4 – Abrams  Carver–Hawkeye Arena (14,566)
Iowa City, Iowa
03/10/2013
11:30 am, ESPN 		at No. 14 Ohio State L 55–68  21–11 (8–10)
  21 – Paul   8 – Henry   4 – Abrams  Value City Arena (19,049)
Columbus, Ohio
Big Ten Tournament
03/14/2013
11:00 am, BTN 		vs. Minnesota
First Round 		W 51–49  22–11
  25 – Paul   6 – Egwu   2 – Abrams, Paul, Richardson  United Center (N/A)
Chicago
03/15/2013
11:00 am, ESPN 		vs. No. 3 Indiana
Quarterfinals 		L 64–80  22–12
  16 – Paul, Abrams   7 – McLaurin   2 – Richardson, Abrams  United Center 
Chicago
NCAA Tournament
03/22/2013*
3:44 pm, TNT 		No. (7 E) vs. (10 E) Colorado
Second Round 		W 57–49  23–12
  17 – Paul   8 – Egwu   6 – Abrams  Frank Erwin Center (13,784)
Austin, Texas
03/24/2013*
8:04 pm, TNT 		No. (7 E) vs. (2 E) Miami
Third Round 		L 59–63  23–13
  18 – Paul   12 – Egwu   2 – Paul, Richardson, Abrams  Frank Erwin Center (14,520)
Austin, Texas
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

National rankings[]

See also: 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
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[1] NR NR NR NR 22 13 10 10 12 11 12 23 NR NR RV RV RV RV
Coaches[2] NR NR NR NR 22 14 10 10 15 14 13 22 RV NR RV RV RV RV
Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  No Change
(RV)   Received Votes
T   Tied

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 (As of February 15, 2013) [3]
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
Paul, Brandon 26 25 815 31.3 435 16.7 133 328 .405 56 168 .333 113 157 .720 17 95 112 4.3 74 77 19 33
Richardson, D.J. 26 26 866 33.3 326 12.5 104 274 .380 62 184 .337 56 67 .836 18 91 109 4.2 42 32 5 41
Abrams, Tracy 26 25 726 27.9 281 10.8 101 242 .417 23 79 .291 56 78 .718 23 73 96 3.7 92 69 2 38
Bertrand, Joseph 26 2 612 23.5 219 8.4 87 166 .524 15 44 .341 30 37 .811 44 77 121 4.7 18 30 4 25
Griffey, Tyler 26 18 568 21.8 197 7.6 74 165 .448 30 91 .330 19 26 .731 31 59 90 3.5 16 22 17 15
Egwu, Nnanna 26 26 639 24.6 170 6.5 77 171 .450 1 5 .200 15 24 .625 51 71 122 4.7 15 30 34 18
McLaurin, Sam 26 8 554 21.3 111 4.3 42 87 .483 1 2 .500 26 46 .565 60 31 91 3.5 13 19 17 11
Henry, Myke 25 0 261 10.4 83 3.3 28 76 .368 14 39 .359 13 18 .722 23 22 45 1.8 4 17 7 8
LaTulip, Mike 15 0 35 2.3 19 1.3 4 9 .444 3 8 .375 8 8 1.000 0 2 2 0.1 0 1 0 0
Shaw, Mike 13 0 47 3.6 12 0.9 4 8 .500 3 6 .500 1 2 .500 1 8 9 0.7 2 1 0 2
Berardini, Kevin 8 0 9 1.1 5 0.6 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 5 6 .833 0 2 2 0.3 2 1 0 0
Langford, Devin 19 0 77 4.1 10 0.5 4 9 .444 1 1 1.000 1 2 .500 7 8 15 0.8 4 1 3 2
Djimde, Ibby 10 0 16 1.6 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 1 1 2 0.2 0 0 0 0
Team 39 40 79 6
Total 26 5225 1868 71.8 658 1536 0.428 209 627 0.333 343 471 0.728 315 580 895 34.4 282 306 108 193
Opponents 26 5225 1724 66.3 601 1412 0.426 170 486 0.35 352 512 0.688 296 610 906 34.8 312 379 70 144

Regular season[]

Post-season[]

References[]

  1. ^ AP Top 25, Rivals.com, retrieved 12-2-2012.
  2. ^ USA Today/ESPN, Rivals.com, retrieved 12-2-2012.
  3. ^ "Illinois Season Statistics". FightingIllini.com. Archived from the original on 2013-02-27. Retrieved 2012-12-31.
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