The 2007–08 season was head coach Bruce Weber's fifth at the University of Illinois. The team finished with 5–13 conference and 16–19 overall records. A runner-up finish in the Big Ten Tournament

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, and the play of freshman guard Demetri McCamey highlighted the season. Shaun Pruitt was the lone all-Big-Ten honoree; he was named to the all-Big-Ten third team by the press.

2007–08 roster

Name	Number	Position	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
Rodney Alexander	23	F	6–7	225	Jr	Benton Harbor, MI
Calvin Brock	25	G	6–5	200	Jr	Chicago, IL
Brian Carlwell	33	C	6–11	265	So	Maywood, IL
Bill Cole	30	F	6–9	210	Fr	Peoria, IL
Mike Davis	24	F	6–9	205	Fr	Alexandria, VA
Chester Frazier	3	G	6–2	190	Jr	Baltimore, MD
Chris Hicks	2	G	6–2	195	Sr	Chicago, IL
Steve Holdren	22	G	6–5	200	Jr	Champaign, IL
C.J. Jackson	34	F	6–8	200	So	Buena Vista, GA
Jeff Jordan	13	G	6–1	185	Fr	Highland Park, IL
Demetri McCamey Demetri McCamey Demetri McCamey, Jr. is an American professional basketball player for Mersin Büyükşehir Belediyesi S.K. of the Turkish Basketball League. Previously he played with the University of Illinois basketball team where he completed his senior season for the 2010–11 team...	32	G	6–3	205	Fr	Bellwood, IL
Trent Meacham	1	G	6–2	195	Jr	Champaign, IL
Shaun Pruitt Shaun Pruitt Shaun Pruitt is an American professional basketball player. Nickname is S-Dot. He recently played college basketball at the University of Illinois, and wore number 55...	55	C	6–10	245	Sr	Aurora, IL
Brian Randle Brian Randle Brian Randle is an American basketball player. He recently played college basketball at the University of Illinois and wore the number 42. Randle graduated from Peoria Notre Dame High School in 2003 and had an outstanding senior season averaging 22.9 points, 12.8 rebounds, 5.2 blocks and 3.1...	42	F	6–8	220	Sr	East Peoria, IL
Richard Semrau	50	F	6–9	235	Fr	Grafton, OH
Mike Tisdale	54	C	7–1	215	Fr	Riverton, IL

Indicates Red Shirt Year

2007–08 schedule and results

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See also

• Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball
  Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball
  The Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team is an NCAA Division I college basketball team competing in the Big Ten Conference. Home games are played at Assembly Hall, located on the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign's campus in Champaign....
  
  
• 2008 Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
  2008 Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
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