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Illinois Basketball: Projected Illini starting rotation with Courtney Ramey

By Rees Woodcock

ANN ARBOR, MI - JANUARY 06: Illinois Fighting Illini head coach Brad Underwood talks to his team during a timeout during a regular season Big 10 Conference basketball game between the Illinois Fighting Illini and the Michigan Wolverines on January 6, 2018 at the Crisler Center in Ann Arbor, Michigan. (Photo by Scott W. Grau/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
ANN ARBOR, MI - JANUARY 06: Illinois Fighting Illini head coach Brad Underwood talks to his team during a timeout during a regular season Big 10 Conference basketball game between the Illinois Fighting Illini and the Michigan Wolverines on January 6, 2018 at the Crisler Center in Ann Arbor, Michigan. (Photo by Scott W. Grau/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) /
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CHAMPAIGN, IL – JANUARY 22: Illinois Fighting Illini Guard Trent Frazier (1) shoots a free throw during the Big Ten Conference college basketball game between the Michigan State Spartans and the Illinois Fighting Illini on January 22, 2018, at the State Farm Center in Champaign, Illinois. (Photo by Michael Allio/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) /

No. 1 Guard

Starter: Trent Frazier

One of the major bright spots for the Illinois basketball team this season has been Trent Frazier. He arrived on the scene as an underrated recruit from the sunshine state and has emerged as a contender for Big Ten Freshman of the Year.

Frazier has increased his numbers tremendously since becoming the full-time starter for the Illini. He now sits at 11.7 points and 2.9 assists per game. I have no doubt he will continue being a starter heading into next season. I had a hard time figuring out if I wanted him at the No. 1 or No. 2 guard spot, though.

Backup: Te’Jon Lucas

Illinois probably has one of the most solid backup No. 1 guards in the nation with Te’Jon Lucas. He was the starter to start the season but was put on the bench and replaced with Frazier.

Lucas continues to get a lot of minutes, though. He is still averaging 20.1 minutes per game this season and in that time, he has dropped 5.3 points, 3 assists and 2 rebounds per game. He will continue being the backup to Frazier in 2018. This will help the program tremendously as they attempt to break their NCAA tournament drought.

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