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

2017-18 Junior

• Honorable mention All-Big Ten (coaches and media)
• Academic All-Big Ten selection
• Played in 31 of 32 games on the season, starting 30 times
• Led Illini in scoring (15.3 ppg), rebounding (5.2 rpg), field goal percentage (.547) and 3-point field goal percentage (.512)
• Increased his scoring average by 7.6 points after averaging 8.1 points last season
• 11th in the Big Ten in scoring for all games and also ranked 11th in conference play (16.4 ppg)
• Scored in double figures in 26 of 31 games on the year, including 13 of the last 15 games
• Scored at least 12 points in 16 of 18 games during conference play
• Shot 56 percent from 3-point range over the last 10 games (14-25)
• Seven outings of 20-plus points, including four-straight 20-point games from Feb. 14-22
• First Illini player since 2003 with four-consecutive 20-point performances against Big Ten opponents
• Scored career-high 28 points twice: vs. Nebraska (Feb. 18) and vs. No. 9 Purdue (Feb. 22)
• Illini’s leading scorer 14 times on the season
• Recorded two doubles on the year: 20 points and season-high 11 rebounds vs. Grand Canyon (Dec. 30) and 13 points with season-high tying 11 boards vs. Wisconsin (Feb. 8)
• Ranked 53rd in the NCAA in field goal percentage (.547)
• 11th in the Big Ten in free throw percentage (.800)
• 23 points and eight rebounds vs. UT Martin (Nov. 12)
• 17 points and nine boards vs. Marshall (Nov. 19)
• 18 points on 8-11 shooting vs. Maryland (Dec. 3)
• 17 points and 8 rebounds vs. New Mexico State (Dec. 16)
• 20 points and seven boards in Braggin' Rights win over Missouri (Dec. 23)
• 18 points on 8-12 shooting vs. Iowa (Jan. 11)
• 20 points on 8-12 shooting with seven boards at Indiana (Feb. 14)
• 2 points at No. 2 Michigan State (Feb. 20)

2016-17 Sophomore

• Academic All-Big Ten selection
• Played in 31 games, starting the last 27, and ranked fourth on the team in scoring with an average of 8.1 points
• Scored in double figures 13 times, led by season-high 21 points on 9-13 shooting vs. Central Michigan (Dec. 10)
• Led team and ranked 14th in the Big Ten in rebounding at 6.3 rpg
• Illini's top rebounder in 14 games, grabbing double-digit boards five times
• Recorded three double-doubles on the season: 15 points and 11 rebounds vs. Florida State (Nov. 25), 13 points and 12 rebounds vs. Valparaiso in NIT First Round (March 14) and 12 points and 10 rebounds vs. Boise State in NIT Second Round (March 20)
• MVP of Hoophall Miami Invitational with 18 points and eight rebounds in win over VCU (Dec. 3)
• Career-high 15 rebounds in victory over Ohio State (Jan. 1)
• 14 points and nine rebounds vs. Maryland (Jan. 14)
• 15 points on 6-9 shooting, including a career-best three 3-pointers, in win over Michigan State (March 1)

2015-16 Redshirt

• Limited to a total of seven games on the season following meniscus surgery on right knee in October
• Averaged 4.4 points and 4.4 rebounds
• Made debut vs. North Dakota State (Nov. 15), finishing with five points and five rebounds
• Recorded first start of the season at Providence (Nov. 18)
• Season-high 12 points on 6-of-9 shooting in win over UAB (Nov. 27)
• Eight points and season-high eight rebounds vs. Iowa State (Nov. 28)
• Team-high seven rebounds vs. Notre Dame (12/2)
• Missed final 25 games
• Received medical hardship waiver

2014-15 Freshman

• Played in all 33 games, starting 10 times
• Sixth on the team in scoring, averaging 5.0 points
• Scored in double figures six times
• Season-high 18 points and eight rebounds vs. Coppin State (Nov. 16)
• 10 points vs. Brown (Nov. 24)
• Eight rebounds vs. Hampton (Dec. 17) and Kennesaw State (Dec. 27)
• Eight points and nine rebounds vs. Indiana (Jan. 18)
• Recorded first career double-double in first career start with 15 points and season-high 13 rebounds, marking the most by an Illini on the season, in win over Purdue (Jan. 21)
• 12 points on 5-of-6 shooting in victory over Rutgers (Feb. 3)
• 11 points in win over Nebraska (March 4)
• 10 points and five rebounds vs. Michigan in the Big Ten Tournament Quarterfinal (March 12)

High School

• Consensus national top-50 recruit
• Averaged 20.2 points and 12.9 rebounds as a senior, leading White Station to a 30-3 record
• Tennessee Mr. Basketball and Gatorade Player of the Year in Tennessee
• Tennessee Sports Writers Association (TSWA) Class AAA All-State Team
• Pepsi Best of the Preps Player of the Year and first-team All-Metro by Memphis Commercial Appeal
• Following his senior season, participated in USA Basketball U18 training camp
• Ranked No. 46 on the recruiting services consensus index
• Ranked No. 38 nationally by Rivals, No. 43 by 247Sports, No. 44 by ESPN and No. 50 by Scout
• Averaged 18.5 points and 10.5 rebounds as a junior, earning Class AAA All-State Team honors by the TSWA and Best of the Preps Class AAA Team accolades by the Commercial Appeal
• High school coach was Jesus Patino
• Played for the Team Thad AAU program, coached by Norton Hurd

Personal

• Born Jan. 31, 1996 in Omaha, Neb.
• Earned bachelor's degree in communication in December 2017
• Parents are Ronald and Tola Black
• Has a younger sister, Allanna, and a younger brother, Michael
• Mother played and coached high school basketball
• Favorite player is Carmelo Anthony
• Hobbies include watching movies and reading the bible
• Lists his mother as the person who most influenced his career because, “She was a high school basketball coach when I was younger so I was always in the gym with her.”
• First player from Memphis to sign with the Fighting Illini since Cory Bradford in 1996 (Raleigh Egypt High School)