Learn why the 1997-1998 Illinois Fighting Illini basketball team forever changed Illinois blogger Chris Maynard’s view of the program right here. Hence, why I attended the U of I and do too much work on this blog.
Writing Illini Basketball Sections
- Illinois Basketball Summer School – Returning player scouting reports, statistics, projections, game-by-game breakdowns, etc.
- Illini Basketball Classics — Revisiting great Illinois basketball games from the past via live blogging.
- Illini Tale of the Tape — Watching the 2009-2010 season all over again and taking some notes.
- Sunday Morning — Catching up on last week’s Illinois basketball news every Sunday morning, with the help of The Velvet Underground.
Your 2010-2011 Illinois Fighting Illini
#1 D.J. Richardson → 6-3 Sophomore Guard → Peoria, Illinois (Findlay Prep)
#2 Joseph Bertrand → 6-5 Redshirt Freshman Guard → Sterling, Illinois (Sterling High School)
#3 Brandon Paul → 6-4 Sophomore Guard — Gurnee, Illinois (Warren High School)
#4 Crandall Head → 6-4 Freshman Guard → Matteson, Illinois (Rich South High School)
#12 Meyers Leonard → 7-0 Freshman Center → Robinson, Illinois (Robinson High School)
#22 Jereme Richmond → 6-8 Freshman Forward → Waukegan, Illinois (Waukegan High School)
#24 Mike Davis → 6-9 Senior Forward → Alexandria, Virginia (T.C. Williams High School)
#30 Bill Cole → 6-9 Junior Forward → Peoria, Illinois (Richwoods High School)
#32 Demetri McCamey → 6-3 Senior Guard → Bellwood, Illinois (St. Joseph High School)
#42 Tyler Griffey → 6-9 Sophomore Forward → Wildwood, Missouri (Lafayette High School)
#54 Mike Tisdale → 7-1 Senior Center → Riverton, Illinois (Riverton High School)
Coaching Staff
2010-2011 Schedule
Preseason
Oct. 24 O&B Scrimmage Assembly Hall 4 pm Blue 75, Orange 56
Oct. 29 Lewis (Exh.) Assembly Hall 7 pm BigTenNetwork.com Illinois 75, Lewis 65
Nov. 2 So. Indiana (Exh.) Assembly Hall 7 pm BigTenNetwork.com Illinois 76, So. Indiana 67
Regular season
Nov. 8 UC Irvine Assembly Hall 7 pm ESPN3.com Illinois 79, UC Irvine 65 (1-0, 0-0)
Nov. 10 Toledo Assembly Hall 7 pm ESPN3.com Illinois 84, Toledo 45 (2-0, 0-0)
Nov. 13 Southern Illinois Assembly Hall 7 pm BTN Illinois 85, SIU 63 (3-0, 0-0)
Nov. 18 vs. Texas New York, N.Y. 8 pm ESPN2 Texas 90, Illinois 84 (3-1, 0-0)
Nov. 19 vs. Maryland New York, N.Y. 4 pm ESPN2 Illinois 80, Maryland 76 (4-1, 0-0)
Nov. 23 Yale Assembly Hall 8:45 pm ESPNU Illinois 73, Yale 47 (5-1, 0-0)
Nov. 27 at W. Michigan Kalamazoo, Mich. 1 pm
Nov. 30 North Carolina Assembly Hall 8:30 pm ESPN
Dec. 4 vs. Gonzaga Seattle, Wash. 4 pm ESPN
Dec. 8 Oakland Assembly Hall 7 pm BigTenNetwork.com
Dec. 12 Northern Colorado Assembly Hall 5 pm BTN
Dec. 18 vs. UIC Chicago, Ill. 1 pm BTN
Dec. 22 vs. Missouri St. Louis, Mo. 8 pm ESPN2
Dec. 29 at Iowa Iowa City, Iowa 8 pm BTN
Jan. 2 Wisconsin Assembly Hall 5 pm BTN
Jan. 6 Northwestern Assembly Hall 8 pm ESPN2
Jan. 11 at Penn State Univ. Park, Pa. 8 pm BTN
Jan. 15 at Wisconsin Madison, Wis. 2 pm BTN
Jan. 18 Michigan State Assembly Hall 6 pm ESPN
Jan. 22 Ohio State Assembly Hall 11 am CBS
Jan. 27 at Indiana Bloomington, Ind. 8 pm BTN
Feb. 1 Penn State Assembly Hall 8 pm BTN
Feb. 5 at Northwestern Evanston, Ill. Noon CBS
Feb. 10 at Minnesota Minneapolis 8 pm ESPN/ESPN2
Feb. 13 Purdue Assembly Hall Noon CBS
Feb. 16 Michigan Assembly Hall 7:30 pm BTN
Feb. 19 at Michigan State E. Lansing, Mich. 8 pm ESPN
Feb. 22 at Ohio State Columbus, Ohio 6 pm ESPN
Feb. 26/27 Iowa Assembly Hall TBA TBA
March 1 at Purdue West Lafayette, Ind. 6 pm ESPN
March 5/6 Indiana Assembly Hall TBA TBA
Postseason
March 10-13 Big Ten Tournament Indianapolis TBA TBA
March 15-16 NCAA First Round TBA TBA TruTV
March 17-20 NCAA Second & Third Rounds TBA TBA CBS
March 24-27 NCAA Regionals TBA TBA CBS
April 2 & 4 NCAA Final Four Houston, Texas TBA CBS
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