2009–10 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team
American college basketball season
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
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.
Departures
Illinois lost a good portion of their backcourt with the departure of 2008-09 senior guards Chester Frazier, Trent Meacham, and Calvin Brock.
2009 additions
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 .
US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name
Hometown
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
Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 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
Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 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
Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 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
Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: 93
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout : 22 Rivals : 10 247Sports : 21
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:
Roster
2009–10 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Weight
Year
Previous school
Hometown
G
1
D. J. Richardson
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
Fr
Central High School
Peoria, IL
G
2
Joseph Bertrand
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
Fr
Sterling high School
Sterling, IL
G
3
Brandon Paul
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
Fr
Warren Township High School
Gurnee, IL
G
13
Jeffrey Jordan
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
Jr
Loyola Academy
Highland Park, IL
G
15
Bubba Chisholm
5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
Sr
Central High School
Champaign, IL
C
21
Stan Simpson
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
RS Fr
Simeon High School
Chicago, IL
F
23
Dominique Keller
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
230 lb (104 kg)
Sr
Memorial High School
Port Arthur, TX
F
24
Mike Davis
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
Jr
T. C. Williams High School
Alexandria, VA
F
30
Bill Cole (C)
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
Jr
Richwoods High School
Peoria, IL
G
32
Demetri McCamey (C)
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
Jr
St. Joseph High School
Bellwood, IL
G
33
Alex Legion
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
Jr
Oak Hill Academy/University of Kentucky
Detroit, MI
F
42
Tyler Griffey
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
225 lb (102 kg)
Fr
Lafayette High School
Wildwood, MO
C
50
Richard Semrau
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
245 lb (111 kg)
RS Jr
Lutheran West High School
Grafton, OH
C
54
Mike Tisdale
7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)
235 lb (107 kg)
Jr
Riverton High School
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
Fighting Illini feet
Source[11]
Date time, TV
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
Fri, Oct 30 *7:00pm, BTN.com
No. 23
Missouri Southern
W 95–67
Assembly Hall (14,454[12] )Champaign, IL
Sun, Nov 8 *4:00pm, BTN.com
No. 23
Quincy
W 84–63
Assembly Hall (14,451[13] )Champaign, IL
Non-Conference regular season
Fri, Nov 13 *7:00pm, ESPN3 60
No. 23
SIU Edwardsville
W 96–69
1–0
Assembly Hall (16,012[14] )Champaign, IL
Tue, Nov 17 *7:00pm, ESPN3 60
No. 23
Northern Illinois
W 80–61
2–0
Assembly Hall (14,979[15] )Champaign, IL
Sat, Nov 21 *7:00pm, BTN
No. 23
Presbyterian Las Vegas Invitational
W 94–48
3–0
Assembly Hall (13,121[16] )Champaign, IL
Tue, Nov 24 *8:30pm, ESPNU
No. 21
Wofford Las Vegas Invitational
W 78–64
4–0
Assembly Hall (12,982[17] )Champaign, IL
Fri, Nov 27 *9:30pm, HoopsTV
No. 21
vs. Utah Las Vegas Invitational
L 58–60
4–1
Orleans Arena (N/A[18] )Las Vegas, NV
Sat, Nov 28 *7:00pm, HoopsTV
No. 21
vs. Bradley Las Vegas Invitational
L 68–72
4–2
Orleans Arena (N/A[19] )Las Vegas, NV
Wed, Dec 2 *6:15pm, ESPN
at No. 18 Clemson ACC – Big Ten Challenge
W 76–74
5–2
Littlejohn Coliseum (10,000[20] )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 68–81
8–4
Scottrade Center (20,497[25] )St. Louis, MO
Big Ten regular season
Wed, Dec 30 8:00pm, BTN
No. 25 Northwestern Rivalry
W 89–83 OT
9–4 (1–0)
Assembly Hall (16,618[26] )Champaign, IL
Sat, Jan 2 *12:00pm, CBS
vs. Gonzaga
L 83–85 OT
9–5
United Center (20,917[27] )Chicago, IL
Tue, Jan 5 8:00pm, BTN
Iowa Rivalry
W 59-42
10–5 (2–0)
Assembly Hall (14,806[28] )Champaign, IL
Sat, Jan 9 7:00pm, BTN
at Indiana Rivalry
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 No. 7 Michigan State
L 63–73
12–6 (4–1)
Breslin Center (14,759[31] )East Lansing, MI
Tue, Jan 19 8:00pm, ESPN
No. 13 Purdue
L 78–84
12–7 (4–2)
Assembly Hall (16,618[32] )Champaign, IL
Sat, Jan 23 7:00pm, BTN
at Northwestern Rivalry
L 68–73
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 Rivalry
W 72–70
14–8 (6–3)
Assembly Hall (16,618[35] )Champaign, IL
Wed, Feb 3 7:30pm, BTN
at Iowa Rivalry
W 57–49
15–8 (7–3)
Carver-Hawkeye Arena (11,441[36] )Iowa City, IA
Sat, Feb 6 8:00pm, ESPN
No. 5 Michigan State ESPN College GameDay
W 78–73
16–8 (8–3)
Assembly Hall (16,618[37] )Champaign, IL
Tue, Feb 9 6:00pm, BTN
at No. 11 Wisconsin
W 63–56
17–8 (9–3)
Kohl Center (17,230[38] )Madison, WI
Sun, Feb 14 12:00pm, CBS
No. 13 Ohio State
L 53–72
17–9 (9–4)
Assembly Hall (16,616[39] )Champaign, IL
Sat, Feb. 20 3:00pm, ESPN
at No. 4 Purdue
L 65–75
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 60–62
18–11 (10–6)
Assembly Hall (16,618[42] )Champaign, IL
Tue, March 2 8:00pm, ESPN
at No. 6 Ohio State
L 57–73
18–12 (10–7)
Schottenstein Center (16,177[43] )Columbus, OH
Sun, March 8 1:00pm, ESPN
No. 15 Wisconsin
L 57–72
18–13 (10–8)
Assembly Hall (16,618)Champaign, IL
Big Ten tournament
Fri, Mar 12 1:30pm, ESPN
(5)
vs. (4) No. 13 Wisconsin Quarterfinals
W 58–54
19–13
Conseco Fieldhouse (16,207)Indianapolis, IN
Sat, Mar 13 12:40pm, CBS
(5)
vs. (1) No. 5 Ohio State Semifinals
L 81–88 2 OT
19–14
Conseco Fieldhouse (N/A)Indianapolis, IN
National Invitation Tournament
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 71–77
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
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
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(RV)
(RV)
(RV)
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(RV)
(RV)
(RV)
(RV)
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Coaches
(RV)
25
21
(RV)
(RV)
(RV)
(RV)
(RV)
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(RV)
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Legend
Increase in ranking
Decrease in ranking
No Change
(RV)
Received Votes
Honors and awards
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