University of Illinois Athletics

Men's Basketball November 25, 2016

Illini to Face #25 FSU Friday at 11:30 am CT in NIT Tip-Off

Illini face 25th-ranked Seminoles in third place game at Barclays Center in NYC (11:30 am CT, ESPNU)

Men's Basketball November 25, 2016

NIT Season Tip-Off Semifinal: Illinois (4-2) vs. #25 Florida State (4-1)
When	Friday, Nov. 25, 2016 \| 11:30 a.m. CT (12:30 p.m. ET)
Where	Brooklyn, N.Y. \| Barclays Center (17,732)
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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

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