Friday, November 25
Brooklyn, N.Y.
11:30 AM CT
University of Illinois
vs
Florida State
Illini to Face #25 FSU Friday at 11:30 am CT in NIT Tip-Off
November 25, 2016 | Men's Basketball
Illini face 25th-ranked Seminoles in third place game at Barclays Center in NYC (11:30 am CT, ESPNU)
| NIT Season Tip-Off Semifinal: Illinois (4-2) vs. #25 Florida State (4-1) | |
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| When | Friday, Nov. 25, 2016 | 11:30 a.m. CT (12:30 p.m. ET) |
| Where | Brooklyn, N.Y. | Barclays Center (17,732) |
| NIT Season Tip-Off | Tournament Website | Bracket | Tickets |
| Television | ESPNU (Rich Hollenberg & Len Elmore) |
| Live Stream | WatchESPN.com |
| Radio | Fighting Illini Sports Network | TuneIn | SiriusXM 84 |
| Live Stats | StatBroadcast |
| Printable Notes | Illinois | FSU |
| Season Stats | Illinois (HTML) | Illinois (PDF) | FSU | Big Ten |
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| Illinois Probable Starters (from the previous game) | |||||||||
| Pos. | No. | Name | Ht. | Wt. | Yr. | PPG | RPG | APG | Note |
| G | 1 | Jaylon Tate | 6-3 | 170 | Sr. | 6.0 | 2.3 | 5.0 | 2.1 A/TO |
| G | 13 | Tracy Abrams | 6-2 | 185 | Gr. | 11.3 | 2.8 | 3.2 | 64.7% 3FG |
| G | 21 | Malcolm Hill | 6-6 | 225 | Sr. | 18.3 | 7.2 | 1.3 | 44.7% 3FG |
| F | 43 | Michael Finke | 6-10 | 230 | r-So. | 12.5 | 6.8 | 0.5 | 3.0 OREB/G |
| C | 22 | Maverick Morgan | 6-10 | 245 | Sr. | 9.0 | 2.3 | 0.8 | 63.9% FG |
| Off the Bench | |||||||||
| Pos. | No. | Name | Ht. | Wt. | Yr. | PPG | RPG | APG | Note |
| G | 0 | D.J. Williams | 6-7 | 210 | So. | 3.5 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 3 BLK |
| G | 3 | Te'Jon Lucas | 6-0 | 170 | Fr. | 3.2 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 6-6 FG |
| G | 5 | Jalen Coleman-Lands | 6-3 | 190 | So. | 7.7 | 2.2 | 1.2 | 2.3 3FG/G |
| F | 12 | Leron Black | 6-7 | 220 | r-So. | 8.0 | 6.5 | 0.5 | 53.8% FG |
| G | 14 | Samson Oladimeji | 6-5 | 195 | Fr. | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 2 G |
| G | 23 | Aaron Jordan | 6-5 | 190 | So. | 2.5 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 4-9 3FG |
| C | 33 | Mike Thorne Jr. | 6-11 | 280 | Gr. | 6.5 | 5.0 | 0.2 | 63.0% FG |
| G | 41 | Clayton Jones | 6-0 | 170 | r-Jr. | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 G |
| G | 44 | Alex Austin | 6-4 | 190 | r-Sr. | 0.7 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 3 OREB |
| Sitting Out | |||||||||
| Pos. | No. | Name | Ht. | Wt. | Yr. | PPG | RPG | APG | Note |
| F | 2 | Kipper Nichols | 6-6 | 225 | r-Fr. | - | - | - | Out fall semester (transfer) |
| G | 10 | Drew Cayce | 6-1 | 165 | So. | - | - | - | Sitting out season (transfer) |
| F | 45 | Cameron Liss | 6-6 | 220 | Jr. | 0.6* | 0.0* | 0.2* | Redshirting season |
Head Coach John Groce
Career Record: 166-119/.582 (9th year)
At Illinois: 81-63/.563 (5th year)
Illinois Series Notes vs. Florida State
All-Time Series Record: First Meeting
Groce vs. Florida State All-Time: First Meeting
NIT Season Tip-Off Schedule
Semifinal & Championship rounds played at Barclays Center in Brooklyn. Times listed are Central.
Semifinal Round – Thursday, Nov. 24
G1 – Temple 89, #25 Florida State 86
G2 – #19 West Virginia 89, Illinois 57
Championship Round – Friday, Nov. 25
G3 – #25 Florida State vs. Illinois, 11:30 a.m., ESPNU
G4 – Temple vs. #19 West Virginia, 2 p.m., ESPN2
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