Game 5: ILLINOIS (3-1) vs. The Citadel (0-3)
Date	Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2019 | 8 p.m. CT
Location	Champaign, Ill. | State Farm Center (15,544) | Fan Guide
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Head Coach Brad Underwood

Career Record: 138-67 (.673), 7th year
At Illinois: 29-40 (.420), 3rd year

Series Notes vs. The Citadel

Record: First meeting
Underwood vs. The Citadel: First meeting

Opening Tips

• Wednesday night's contest vs. The Citadel marks Illinois' second game of a four-game, nine-day stretch.

• Illinois plays six of its next seven games at State Farm Center, and seven of the next nine to close out 2019.

• Illinois ranks fourth nationally in offensive rebound percentage (42.1%) and fourth in the NCAA in rebound margin (+17.3).

• Illinois is currently 29th in the nation in free throw rate (44.0), and 32nd in defensive free throw rate (19.8). These are dramatic early-season improvements compared to last year, when the Illini ranked 272nd in free throw rate (29.5) and 338th in defensive free throw rate (42.4).

• Kofi Cockburn is the only freshman in the country to record three double-doubles. 

• Cockburn's three double-doubles is tied for fifth-most nationally, and tied with Minnesota's Daniel Oturu for tops among Big Ten players.

• Trent Frazier is averaging 13.5 points and shooting 71.4 percent from 3-point range (5-7) over the last two games.

• 6-foot, 2-inch Andres Feliz leads the Big Ten and ranks 23rd in NCAA in defensive rebounding (8.0 rpg).

Illini Notables

• The Illini are 3-0 this season, and 23-2 in the Underwood era, when shooting better than the opponent.

• Three different players have led the Illini in scoring through four games.

• Illinois, Indiana and Michigan are the only Big Ten teams with three players averaging at least 13 points. 

• Kofi Cockburn ranks second in the Big Ten and 16th in the NCAA in rebounding (11.5 rpg).

• Cockburn leads the league and ranks 16th in the NCAA in offensive boards (4.5 rpg).

• Cockburn ranks 21st nationally in offensive rebound percentage (21.2%)

• Cockburn is 24th nationally in fouls drawn per 40 minutes (8.1).

• Cockburn is 25th in the NCAA in free throw attempts (29).

• Andres Feliz has netted double figures in three of four games and is tied for seventh in the Big Ten in scoring, averaging 16.0 points.

• Feliz ranks second in the league in free throws made with 21 while shooting 80.8% at the line (21-26).

• Feliz ranks 65th nationally in defensive rebound percentage (27.4%)

• Giorgi Bezhanishvili is 4-7 from 3-point range through four games (57.1%) after going 5-30 from behind the arc as a freshman (16.7%).

• Trent Frazier has only missed one free throw this season (12-13), ranking third in the Big Ten at 92.3%.

• Allen Griffin has collected 10 of his 16 rebounds on the offensive end.

Returning Scoring Among Nation's Best

Illinois returns its four leading scorers and eight of its top nine scorers from a year ago. In fact, the Illini return 2,045 of the 2,398 points scored during the 2018-19 campaign, an impressive 85.3%. That percentage tops the Big Ten and ranks third nationally among teams from the six major conferences:

1. Colorado 95% Pac-12
2. Notre Dame 86% ACC
3. Illinois 85% Big Ten
4. Maryland 81% Big Ten
5. Oklahoma State 78% Big 12

» Complete Illinois-Citadel Notes (PDF)