| Illinois Starters (from last game) |
| Pos. |
No. |
Name |
Ht. |
Wt. |
Yr. |
PPG |
RPG |
APG |
Note |
| G |
1 |
Trent Frazier |
6-1 |
170 |
Fr. |
12.5 |
1.7 |
3.0 |
B1G All-Freshman Team |
| G |
3 |
Te'Jon Lucas |
6-1 |
180 |
So. |
5.5 |
2.3 |
3.1 |
9.0 ppg, 5.5 rpg last 2 games |
| G |
24 |
Mark Alstork |
6-5 |
190 |
Gr. |
6.0 |
3.5 |
1.8 |
SH 19 pts at OSU |
| F |
2 |
Kipper Nichols |
6-6 |
225 |
r-So. |
9.3 |
4.2 |
0.7 |
4th in B1G in FT% (.852) |
| F |
12 |
Leron Black |
6-7 |
230 |
r-Jr. |
15.7 |
5.3 |
0.9 |
.600 3FG% last 6 gms (12-20) |
| Off the Bench |
| Pos. |
No. |
Name |
Ht. |
Wt. |
Yr. |
PPG |
RPG |
APG |
Note |
| F |
4 |
Matic Vesel |
6-10 |
215 |
Fr. |
0.5 |
0.5 |
0.3 |
Native of Slovenia |
| G |
10 |
Drew Cayce |
6-1 |
175 |
r-So. |
0.4 |
0.4 |
0.0 |
UI walkon |
| F |
11 |
Greg Eboigbodin |
6-9 |
225 |
Fr. |
2.2 |
2.5 |
0.3 |
64.9 FG% in B1G play (24-37) |
| G |
13 |
Mark Smith |
6-4 |
225 |
Fr. |
5.8 |
1.4 |
1.4 |
.796 FT% (43-54) |
| G |
20 |
Da'Monte Williams |
6-3 |
190 |
Fr. |
3.7 |
3.0 |
1.1 |
Tied CH 8 rebs. at RUT 2/25 |
| G |
23 |
Aaron Jordan |
6-5 |
210 |
Jr. |
7.9 |
3.1 |
0.7 |
18 pts, 4-6 3FG vs. Iowa 1/11 |
| G |
35 |
Samson Oladimeji |
6-4 |
200 |
So. |
0.0 |
0.5 |
0.0 |
UI walkon |
| F |
43 |
Michael Finke |
6-10 |
235 |
r-Jr. |
9.6 |
4.7 |
1.0 |
19 pts, 6 rebs. at RUT 2/25 |
| F |
45 |
Cameron Liss |
6-6 |
220 |
r-Jr. |
0.3 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
B1G Distinguished Scholar |
| Sitting Out (*2016-17 Stats listed) |
| Pos. |
No. |
Name |
Ht. |
Wt. |
Yr. |
PPG |
RPG |
APG |
Note |
| G |
32 |
Tyler Underwood |
6-1 |
165 |
r-So. |
0.6* |
0.2* |
0.1* |
Sitting out season (transfer) |
| G |
41 |
Clayton Jones |
6-0 |
170 |
r-Sr. |
0.4* |
0.0* |
0.0* |
Recovering from torn ACL |
Career Record: 123-44/.737 (5th year)
At Illinois: 14-17 (1st year)
Big Ten: 4-14
Series Notes vs. Iowa
Record: Illinois leads 85-72
Streak: Iowa W-1
Record in Big Ten Tournament: Tied, 1-1
This Season's Meeting: Iowa 104, Illinois 97 (OT) // Jan. 11 at Champaign
Underwood vs. Iowa: 0-1
Illini Big Ten Tournament Notes
• Illinois has the third-most all-time Big Ten Tournament (BTT) wins with 27.
• The Illini also own the third-best all-time BTT winning percentage at .600 (27-18).
• Illinois has won two BTT championships (2003 and 2005), one of six conference schools to win multiple titles.
• Illinois is tied for the third-most BTT championship game appearances, having advanced to the title game six times.
• Illinois has advanced to the BTT semifinals 12 times, the second-most semifinal appearances of any school.
• Illinois has appeared in the BTT quarterfinals in all but three years, with those 17 appearances tied for third-most of any school.
• Illinois is a No. 13 seed in the BTT for the first time.
• The Illini are 1-0 all-time on Wednesday in the BTT. Illinois was a 12 seed in 2016, beating No. 13 Minnesota on Wednesday before upsetting No. 5 Iowa on Thursday en route to a Quarterfinal appearance.
• Illinois' record in the BTT when seeded lower is 10-12.
• Illinois owns a 15-5 record when playing their opening game of the BTT.
• Wednesday marks Illinois' third BTT match-up with Iowa, with the teams splitting the previous meetings in a pair of games decided by one possession. No. 8 Iowa defeated No. 9 Illinois in the 2012 Quarterfinal, 64-61, and No. 12 Illinois beat No. 5 Iowa in the 2016 Second Round, 68-66.
• The teams played just once during the regular season, with Iowa defeating the Illini in overtime, 104-97, in Champaign on Jan. 11.
• Illinois' active BTT scoring leader is junior Michael Finke, who has totaled 48 points over four games the previous two years (12.0 ppg). Junior Leron Black, meanwhile, has totaled 10 points over two games (5.0 ppg).
• Other current Illini with BTT experience are juniors Aaron Jordan (2 G, 5 PTS) and Cameron Liss (3 G, 3 PTS) and sophomores Te'Jon Lucas (1 G, 4 PTS) and Kipper Nichols (1 G, 3 PTS).
