2010–11 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team
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The 2010–11 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball
team represented the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
in the 2010-11 college basketball
season. This was head coach Bruce Weber's eighth season at the University of Illinois. They played their home games at Assembly Hall
and are members of the Big Ten Conference
. They finished the season 20–14, 9–9 in Big Ten play and lost in the quarterfinals of the 2011 Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
to Michigan
. They received an at-large bid in the 2011 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
where they beat UNLV
in the second round before falling to Kansas
in the third round.
and its top seven players from last season. The Illini return 89.4 percent of its points, 79 percent of its rebounds, and 85 percent of its minutes played from the 2009-10 campaign. In addition to the returning players, Illinois adds a top-15 ranked recruiting class to its roster. Three true freshmen join the squad this season in guard/forward Jereme Richmond, center Meyers Leonard, and guard Crandall Head. The 2010 recruiting class is ranked No. 11 by Scout.com
and No. 13 by both Rivals.com
and ESPNU
. Richmond earned Illinois Mr. Basketball honors and was selected to play in the 2010 McDonald’s All-American Game, becoming Illinois’ 13th McDonald’s All-American and first since Dee Brown. A top-25 recruit, Richmond averaged 21 points, 11.5 rebounds, three assists and three blocks as a senior. Leonard was a consensus first-team all-state selection who led Robinson High School to the 2010 Illinois state title
in Class 2A. A top-50 recruit, Leonard averaged 19 points, 11 rebounds and 4.5 blocks as a senior. Head is the younger brother of former Illini All-American Luther Head
. Crandall missed his senior season after having surgery to repair a torn ACL. He is a top-75 recruit who earned all-state honors as a junior, averaging 21 points, seven rebounds and four steals.
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and 16th in the Coaches Poll
in their respective pre-season polls.
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....
team represented the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
The University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign is a large public research-intensive university in the state of Illinois, United States. It is the flagship campus of the University of Illinois system...
in the 2010-11 college basketball
College basketball
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season. This was head coach Bruce Weber's eighth season at the University of Illinois. They played their home games at Assembly Hall
Assembly Hall (Champaign)
Assembly Hall is a large dome-shaped indoor arena, located in Champaign, Illinois, and is part of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign....
and are members of the Big Ten Conference
Big Ten Conference
The Big Ten Conference is the United States' oldest Division I college athletic conference. Its twelve member institutions are located primarily in the Midwestern United States, stretching from Nebraska in the west to Pennsylvania in the east...
. They finished the season 20–14, 9–9 in Big Ten play and lost in the quarterfinals of the 2011 Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
2011 Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
The 2011 Big Ten Men’s Basketball Tournament was held from March 10 through March 13 at the Conseco Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana. All 10 games were aired nationally on ESPN, ESPN2, the Big Ten Network and CBS Sports. ESPN2 carried the first two games on Thursday and the Big Ten Network aired...
to Michigan
2010–11 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team
The 2010–11 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team represents the University of Michigan during the 2010–11 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team played its home games in Ann Arbor, Michigan at the Crisler Arena, which has a capacity of 13,751, for the forty-fourth consecutive year...
. They received an at-large bid in the 2011 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
2011 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
The following sites were selected to host each round of the 2011 tournament:First Four*March 15 and 16**University of Dayton Arena, Dayton, OhioSecond and third rounds*March 17 and 19**Verizon Center, Washington, D.C....
where they beat UNLV
2010–11 UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball team
The 2010–11 UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball team represented the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. The team was coached by Lon Kruger, returning for his seventh year with the Runnin' Rebels. They played their home games at the Thomas & Mack Center on UNLV's main campus in Las Vegas, Nevada and are a...
in the second round before falling to Kansas
2010–11 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team
The 2010–11 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team represented the University of Kansas in the 2010–11 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, which was the Jayhawks' 113th basketball season. The head coach was Bill Self, who was serving his 8th year. The team played its home games in Allen...
in the third round.
Pre-season
Illinois welcomes back all five startersStarting lineup
A starting lineup in sports is an official list of the set of players who will actively participate in the event when the game begins. The players in the starting lineup are commonly referred to as starters, whereas the others are substitutes or bench players.The starters are commonly the best...
and its top seven players from last season. The Illini return 89.4 percent of its points, 79 percent of its rebounds, and 85 percent of its minutes played from the 2009-10 campaign. In addition to the returning players, Illinois adds a top-15 ranked recruiting class to its roster. Three true freshmen join the squad this season in guard/forward Jereme Richmond, center Meyers Leonard, and guard Crandall Head. The 2010 recruiting class is ranked No. 11 by Scout.com
Scout.com
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and No. 13 by both Rivals.com
Rivals.com
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and ESPNU
ESPNU
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. Richmond earned Illinois Mr. Basketball honors and was selected to play in the 2010 McDonald’s All-American Game, becoming Illinois’ 13th McDonald’s All-American and first since Dee Brown. A top-25 recruit, Richmond averaged 21 points, 11.5 rebounds, three assists and three blocks as a senior. Leonard was a consensus first-team all-state selection who led Robinson High School to the 2010 Illinois state title
Illinois high school boys basketball championship
The Illinois High School Boys Basketball Championship is a single elimination tournament held each spring. It is organized by the Illinois High School Association ....
in Class 2A. A top-50 recruit, Leonard averaged 19 points, 11 rebounds and 4.5 blocks as a senior. Head is the younger brother of former Illini All-American Luther Head
Luther Head
Luther Dale Head is an American professional basketball player. Standing 6'3" and weighing 185 lb , Head plays primarily shooting guard but played small forward as a college basketball star at the University of Illinois.-High school:Head attended Manley Academy in Chicago where he averaged over...
. Crandall missed his senior season after having surgery to repair a torn ACL. He is a top-75 recruit who earned all-state honors as a junior, averaging 21 points, seven rebounds and four steals.
2010 additions
Roster
Schedule
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2011 Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
The 2011 Big Ten Men’s Basketball Tournament was held from March 10 through March 13 at the Conseco Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana. All 10 games were aired nationally on ESPN, ESPN2, the Big Ten Network and CBS Sports. ESPN2 carried the first two games on Thursday and the Big Ten Network aired...
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2011 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
The following sites were selected to host each round of the 2011 tournament:First Four*March 15 and 16**University of Dayton Arena, Dayton, OhioSecond and third rounds*March 17 and 19**Verizon Center, Washington, D.C....
National rankings
Various publications and news sources released their preseason rankings prior to the start of the 2010–11 season. Illinois has been ranked by the publications below. The Fighting Illini were ranked 13th in the AP PollAP Poll
The Associated Press College Poll refers to weekly rankings of the top 25 NCAA teams in one of three Division I college sports: football, men's basketball and women's basketball. The rankings are compiled by polling sportswriters across the nation...
and 16th in the Coaches Poll
Coaches Poll
The USA Today Coaches' Poll is the current name for a weekly ranking of the top 25 NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision college football and Division I college basketball teams....
in their respective pre-season polls.
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| 19 | 9 | 15 | 12 | 16 | 14 | 9 |
| 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 |
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| AP | 13 | 13 | 19 | 20 | 16 | 12 | 21 | 23 | 20 | 16 | 23 | 20 | RV | RV | ||||||
| Coaches | 16 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 17 | 14 | 21 | 25 | 20 | 16 | 22 | 21 | 24 | RV | RV |
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| (RV) | Received Votes |
Player statistics
- As of March 6, 2011
MINUTES |--TOTAL--| |--3-PTS--| |-F-THROWS-| |---REBOUNDS---| |-SCORING-|
- Player GP GS Tot Avg FG FGA Pct 3FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg
32 McCamey, Demetri 31 29 1026 33.1 153 335 .457 68 147 .463 91 124 .734 16 90 106 3.4 62 0 189 89 6 31 465 15.0
24 Davis, Mike 31 31 1009 32.5 158 295 .536 0 1 .000 61 90 .678 50 170 220 7.1 73 1 51 41 26 28 377 12.2
54 Tisdale, Mike 31 29 792 25.5 119 230 .517 18 42 .429 56 70 .800 70 129 199 6.4 111 5 36 52 50 15 312 10.1
03 Paul, Brandon 31 8 673 21.7 90 225 .400 38 108 .352 66 84 .786 18 71 89 2.9 53 0 61 55 10 29 284 9.2
01 Richardson, D.J. 31 29 853 27.5 91 224 .406 50 130 .385 25 33 .758 11 46 57 1.8 63 1 60 36 5 20 257 8.3
22 Richmond, Jereme 30 6 669 22.3 101 193 .523 2 11 .182 26 43 .605 53 101 154 5.1 50 1 57 51 13 13 230 7.7
30 Cole, Bill 31 21 627 20.2 53 117 .453 29 80 .363 17 21 .810 29 51 80 2.6 53 0 40 12 16 19 152 4.9
12 Leonard, Meyers 30 1 260 8.7 27 57 .474 0 1 .000 10 15 .667 10 31 41 1.4 46 0 5 24 12 5 64 2.1
42 Griffey, Tyler 24 0 166 6.9 14 42 .333 4 11 .364 10 15 .667 11 18 29 1.2 20 0 1 12 3 5 42 1.8
02 Bertrand, Joseph 13 0 49 3.8 7 13 .538 0 1 .000 3 4 .750 1 5 6 0.5 6 0 3 3 2 1 17 1.3
04 Head, Crandall 15 1 83 5.5 7 18 .389 1 7 .143 4 6 .667 1 2 3 0.2 8 0 10 11 0 3 19 1.3
21 Berardini, Kevin 8 0 14 1.8 1 1 1.000 0 0 .000 4 6 .667 1 2 4 0.4 2 0 1 2 0 1 6 0.8
15 Selus, Jean 5 0 5 1.0 0 1 .000 0 1 .000 1 2 .500 0 0 0 0.0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0.2
Team 47 49 96 1 7
Total.......... 31 6226 821 1751 .469 210 540 .389 374 513 .729 318 765 1083 34.9 549 8 515 395 143 171 2226 71.8
Opponents...... 31 6227 712 1777 .401 183 612 .299 420 582 .722 361 670 1031 33.3 509 5 375 382 91 171 2027 65.4