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2022-23 Men's Basketball Roster

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2 Connor Serven

  • Ht./Wt. 6-9 / 235
  • Position F
  • Hometown Prairie City, Ill.
  • High School St. Rita

Biography

NIL Opportunities

Serven's Career & Season Game-By-Game Stats (PDF)

2022-23 Junior

  • Third-year walkon played in five of first seven games
  • Missed the majority of the season due to injury
  • Career-high two rebounds vs. Monmouth (No. 14)

2021-22 Sophomore

  • Academic All-Big Ten selection
  • Played in six games on the season
  • Played career-high four minutes vs. Saint Francis PA (Dec. 18), grabbing one rebound

2020-21 Freshman

  • Played in seven games on the season
  • Made debut vs. North Carolina A&T (Nov. 25), recording first career basket and rebound
  • Grabbed rebound in NCAA Tournament win over Drexel (March 19)

High School

  • Averaged 8.3 points, 7.0 rebounds and 2.4 assists as a senior
  • Named Chicago Catholic League honorable mention all-conference
  • Helped lead St. Rita to first place in the CCL White division with an 11-4 conference record and perfect 7-0 mark versus division foes
  • Received high honors GPA recognition
  • High school coaches were Gary DeCesare and Roshawn Russell
  • Played for the Illinois Irish AAU program, coached by Gavin Sullivan
  • Attended Bushnell-Prairie City as a freshman and sophomore

Personal

  • Born May 17, 2002
  • Majoring in agribusiness markets and management
  • Parents are Larry and Kelly Serven
  • Has an older brother, Nate, and older sister, SaVannah
  • Father was former head basketball coach at Bushnell-Prairie City
  • Father and brother played basketball at the University of St. Francis in Joliet, Illinois
  • Hobbies include hunting, fishing, playing golf and water sports
  • Favorite player is Derrick Rose
  • Favorite artist is Juice Wrld
  • Favorite food is meatloaf
  • Lists his father as most influencing his basketball career, “He taught me the game and coached me my whole life until my junior year.”
  • Turned down Div. II opportunities to walk on at Illinois because, “I’ve been an Illini fan my whole life and I wanted to be part of something big.”

Statistics

Season Statistics

Season Statistics

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Career Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 2

    2020-21Freshman

    F
    6'9" 215 lbs
    2
  • 2

    2021-22Sophomore

    F
    6'9" 235 lbs
    2
  • 2

    2022-23Junior

    F
    6'9" 235 lbs
    2