2008–09 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team

2008–09 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball

NCAA Men's Division I Tournament, First Round
Conference	Big Ten Conference
2008–09 record	24–10 (11–7 Big Ten)
Head coach	Bruce Weber
Assistant coach	Wayne McClain
Assistant coach	Jay Price
Assistant coach	Jerrance Howard
MVP	Chester Frazier
Captain	Chester Frazier Trent Meacham
Home arena	Assembly Hall

2008–09 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
#8 Michigan State	15	–	3	.833	31	–	7	.816
#17 Purdue†	11	–	7	.611	27	–	10	.730
Illinois	11	–	7	.611	24	–	10	.706
Penn State	10	–	8	.556	27	–	11	.711
Ohio State	10	–	8	.556	22	–	11	.667
Wisconsin	10	–	8	.556	20	–	13	.606
Minnesota	9	–	9	.500	22	–	11	.667
Michigan	9	–	9	.500	21	–	14	.600
Northwestern	8	–	10	.444	17	–	14	.548
Iowa	5	–	13	.278	15	–	17	.469
Indiana	1	–	17	.056	6	–	25	.194

† 2009 Big Ten Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 2008–09 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team represented University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in the 2008-09 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was head coach Bruce Weber's sixth season at Illinois.

Roster

2008–09 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
1.5 !G	1	Meacham, TrentTrent Meacham (C)	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	4.5 !RS Sr	Champaign, IL
1.5 !G	3	Frazier, ChesterChester Frazier (C)	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Baltimore, MD
1.5 !G	13	Jordan, JeffreyJeffrey Jordan	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	2.0 !So	Highland Park, IL
1.5 !G	15	Chisholm, BubbaBubba Chisholm	71 !5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Champaign, IL
5.0 !C	21	Simpson, StanStan Simpson	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	1.5 !RS Fr	Chicago, IL
3.5 !F	23	Keller, DominiqueDominique Keller	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Port Arthur, TX
3.5 !F	24	Davis, MikeMike Davis	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	2.0 !So	Alexandria, VA
1.5 !G	25	Brock, CalvinCalvin Brock	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	4.5 !RS Sr	Chicago, IL
3.5 !F	30	Cole, BillBill Cole	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	2.0 !So	Peoria, IL
1.5 !G	32	McCamey, DemetriDemetri McCamey	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	2.0 !So	Bellwood, IL
1.5 !G	33	Legion, AlexAlex Legion	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	2.0 !So	Detroit, MI
3.5 !F	34	Jackson, C. J.C. J. Jackson	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	265 lb (120 kg)	3.5 !RS Jr	Buena Vista, GA
5.0 !C	50	Semrau, RichardRichard Semrau	82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	2.5 !RS So	Grafton, OH
5.0 !C	54	Tisdale, MikeMike Tisdale	85 !7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	2.0 !So	Riverton, IL

Head coach

Bruce Weber (Wisconsin-Milwaukee)

Assistant coach(es)

Jerrance Howard (Illinois) (interim)
Wayne McClain (Illinois State)
Jay Price (Kansas)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

2008 Recruiting Class

Name	Home town	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Stan Simpson C	Chicago, IL	Simeon Career Academy	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Oct 15, 2007
Stan Simpson C	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 89
Dominique Keller PF	Port Arthur, TX	Lee College	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Mar 10, 2008
Dominique Keller PF	Scout: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: Not Ranked Rivals: Not Ranked
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "Illinois Commit List for 2008". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2009-03-21. "Men's Basketball Recruiting". Scout.com. Retrieved 2009-03-21. "ESPN – Illinois Fighting Illini Basketball Recruiting 2008". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2009-03-21. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved 2009-03-21. "2008 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2009-03-21.

Schedule

Date Time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
11/14/08* 8:30pm, Big Ten Network.com		Eastern Washington	W 66–50	1–0	Assembly Hall (14,442) Champaign, IL
11/16/08* 4:30pm, Big Ten Network.com		Texas A&M-CC	W 72–53	2–0	Assembly Hall (14,394) Champaign, IL
11/20/08* 7:00pm, FSN		at Vanderbilt	W 69–63	3–0	Memorial Gymnasium (12,630) Nashville, TN
11/23/08* 3:00pm, BTN		Jackson State	W 78–64	4–0	Assembly Hall (13,865) Champaign, IL
11/28/08* 5:00pm, Fox College Sports		vs. Kent State South Padre Island Invitational	W 69–63 ^OT	5–0	South Padre Island, TX (1,423)
11/29/08* 7:30pm, Fox College Sports		vs. Tulsa South Padre Island Invitational	W 48–44	6–0	South Padre Island, TX (1,712)
12/02/08* 6:30pm, ESPN2		Clemson ACC–Big Ten Challenge	L 74–76	6–1	Assembly Hall (14,741) Champaign, IL
12/06/08* 11:00am, ESPNU		vs. Georgia	W 76–42	7–1	United Center (12,139) Chicago, IL
12/08/08* 7:00pm, BTN		Hawaii	W 68–58	8–1	Assembly Hall (14,303) Champaign, IL
12/10/08* 7:00pm, BTN		Chicago State	W 89–50	9–1	Assembly Hall (14,101) Champaign, IL
12/20/08* 7:00pm, BTN		Detroit	W 82–51	10–1	Assembly Hall (14,594) Champaign, IL
12/23/08* 6:30pm, ESPN2		vs. #25 Missouri Braggin' Rights	W 75–59	11–1	Scottrade Center (19,586) St. Louis, MO
12/28/08* 1:00pm, BTN		Eastern Michigan	W 62–53	12–1	Assembly Hall (16,288) Champaign, IL
12/30/08 6:00pm, ESPN2		at #9 Purdue	W 71–67 ^OT	13–1 (1–0)	Mackey Arena (14,036) West Lafayette, IN
01/04/09 11:00am, BTN		at #23 Michigan	L 64–74	13–2 (1–1)	Crisler Arena (12,912) Ann Arbor, MI
01/10/09 2:00pm, BTN		Indiana	W 76–45	14–2 (2–1)	Assembly Hall (16,618) Champaign, IL
01/14/09 7:30pm, BTN		#25 Michigan	W 66–51	15–2 (3–1)	Assembly Hall (15,535) Champaign, IL
01/17/09 3:00pm, ESPN		at #7 Michigan State	L 57–63	15–3 (3–2)	Breslin Center (14,759) East Lansing, MI
01/20/09 6:00pm, ESPN	#25	Ohio State	W 67–49	16–3 (4–2)	Assembly Hall (15,549) Champaign, IL
01/24/09 3:00pm, ESPN	#25	Wisconsin	W 64–57	17–3 (5–2)	Assembly Hall (16,618) Champaign, IL
01/29/09 8:00pm, BTN	#19	at Minnesota	L 36–59	17–4 (5–3)	Williams Arena (14,625) Minneapolis, MN
02/01/09 1:00pm, BTN	#19	Iowa	W 62–54	18–4 (6–3)	Assembly Hall (16,618) Champaign, IL
02/05/09 8:00pm, ESPN	#23	at Wisconsin	L 63–50	18–5 (6–4)	Kohl Center (17,230) Madison, WI
02/08/09 12:00pm, CBS	#23	#12 Purdue	W 66–48	19–5 (7–4)	Assembly Hall (16,618) Champaign, IL
02/12/09 8:00pm, ESPN2	#22	at Northwestern	W 60–59	20–5 (8–4)	Welsh-Ryan Arena (8,117) Evanston, IL
02/15/09 12:00pm, CBS	#22	at Indiana	W 65–52	21–5 (9–4)	Assembly Hall (17,346) Bloomington, IN
02/18/09 6:00pm, BTN	#18	Penn State	L 33–38	21–6 (9–5)	Assembly Hall (16,200) Champaign, IL
02/22/09 12:00 pm, CBS	#18	at Ohio State	W 70–68	22–6 (10–5)	Value City Arena (19,049) Columbus, OH
02/26/09 6:00pm, BTN	#20	Minnesota	W 52–41	23–6 (11–5)	Assembly Hall (16,395) Champaign, IL
03/01/09 4:00pm, CBS	#20	#9 Michigan State	L 66–74	23–7 (11–6)	Assembly Hall (16,618) Champaign, IL
03/05/09 9:00pm, ESPN/ESPN2	#23	at Penn State	L 64–63	23–8 (11–7)	Bryce Jordan Center (13,091) University Park, PA
Big Ten Tournament
03/13/09 6:30pm, BTN		vs. Michigan Big Ten Tournament Quarterfinal	W 60–50	24–8 (12–7)	Conseco Fieldhouse (14,647) Indianapolis, IN
03/14/09 4:30pm, CBS		vs. #24 Purdue Big Ten Tournament Semifinal	L 66–56	24–9 (12–8)	Conseco Fieldhouse (15,728) Indianapolis, IN
NCAA Tournament
03/19/09 9:30pm, CBS		vs. Western Kentucky First Round	L 76–72	24–10 (12–8)	Rose Garden (17,169) Portland, OR
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Season Statistics

Legend
GP	Games played	GS	Games started	Avg	Average per game
FG	Field-goals made	FGA	Field-goal attempts	Off	Offensive rebounds
Def	Defensive rebounds	A	Assists	TO	Turnovers
Blk	Blocks	Stl	Steals	High	Team high

Individual Player Statistics^[1]
			Minutes		Scoring		Total FGs			3-point FGs			Free-Throws			Rebounds
Player	GP	GS	Tot	Avg	Pts	Avg	FG	FGA	Pct	3FG	3FA	Pct	FT	FTA	Pct	Off	Def	Tot	Avg	A	TO	Blk	Stl
McCamey, Demetri	34	32	1040	30.6	391	11.5	140	341	.411	56	179	.313	55	72	.764	11	79	90	2.6	156	83	7	32
Davis, Mike	34	34	1045	30.7	383	11.3	171	321	.533	0	0	.000	41	60	.683	60	215	275	8.1	67	51	22	23
Tisdale, Mike	34	34	841	24.7	346	10.2	147	277	.531	1	5	.200	51	64	.797	44	91	135	4.0	19	47	48	11
Meacham, Trent	34	34	1046	30.8	346	10.2	114	270	.422	69	164	.421	49	58	.845	8	76	84	2.5	92	36	4	31
Keller, Dominique	34	0	428	12.6	202	5.9	86	165	.521	9	22	.409	21	32	.656	29	50	79	2.3	7	30	18	10
Frazier, Chester	31	31	1029	33.2	178	5.7	60	134	.448	26	68	.382	32	48	.667	41	107	148	4.8	164	68	9	43
Brock, Calvin	34	5	593	17.4	180	5.3	73	164	.445	7	23	.304	27	43	.628	43	66	109	3.2	31	37	6	24
Legion, Alex	22	0	244	11.1	77	3.5	28	97	.289	12	50	.240	9	12	.750	9	23	32	1.5	11	18	1	8
Cole, Bill	17	0	76	4.5	27	1.6	9	25	.360	6	16	.375	3	9	.333	5	8	13	0.8	4	2	3	1
Semrau, Richard	21	0	190	9.0	29	1.4	13	28	.464	0	0	.000	3	7	.429	10	22	32	1.5	6	15	2	5
Jordan, Jeff	33	0	278	8.4	32	1.0	14	32	.438	1	3	.333	3	8	.375	3	9	12	0.4	33	13	1	6
Jackson, C.J.	13	0	22	1.7	9	0.7	3	3	1.000	0	0	.000	3	4	.750	4	2	6	0.5	1	5	1	2
Chisholm, Bubba	14	0	18	1.3	4	0.3	1	8	.125	1	7	.143	1	2	.500	0	1	1	0.1	4	1	0	3
Team																53	58	111			14
Total	34		6850		2204	64.8	859	1865	.461	188	537	.350	298	419	.711	320	807	1127	33.1	595	420	122	199
Opponents	34		6851		1944	57.2	730	1847	.395	173	584	.296	311	493	.631	392	739	1131	33.3	396	467	80	196

References

↑ 2008-09 Illinois Season Statistics, FightingIllini.com

Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball

Venues	Kenney Gym (1906–1925) Huff Hall (1926–1963) State Farm Center (1963–present) Prairie Capital Convention Center (2015)

Rivalries	Indiana Missouri

Culture & lore	Whiz Kids Flyin' Illini Orange Krush Fighting Illini Sports Network Oskee Wow-Wow Illinois Loyalty Chief Illiniwek

People	Head coaches NBA draftees Consensus All-Americans

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Helms and Premo-Porretta national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

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