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Tuesday, November 5, 2013
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BIG SHOES TO FILL Head coach John Groce’s three most recent predecessors won the Big Ten Championship in their second seasons at Illinois.
LON KRUGER
In his second year, Lon Kruger led a senior-laden team to Illinois’ first Big Ten championship in 14 years.
BRUCE WEBER
1ST YEAR 22-10
1ST YEAR 26-7
(1996-97)
(2003-04)
RECORD 13-3 BIG TEN CHAMPIONS
RECORD 11-7
2ND YEAR 23-10
2ND YEAR 37-2
(1997-98)
(2004-05)
RECORD 15-1 BIG TEN CHAMPIONS
RECORD 13-3 BIG TEN CHAMPIONS
BILL SELF
Bruce Weber led the Illini to the NCAA championship game in his second year at Illinois.
Bill Self led the Illini to back-to-back Big Ten championships for the first time since 1951-52 in his first two seasons.
Groce’s unit is projected to finish eighth in the Big Ten after returning just three contributors from last season. JOHN GROCE John
1ST YEAR 27-8
1ST YEAR 23-13
(2000-01)
(2012-13)
RECORD 13-3 BIG TEN CHAMPIONS
RECORD 8-10
2ND YEAR 26-9
2ND YEAR
(2001-02)
(2013-14)
RECORD 11-5 BIG TEN CHAMPIONS
RECORD
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THE REBUILDING PROCESS: SCHOLARSHIP GRID John Groce has rebuilt the Illinois men’s basketball program, adding 11 players since taking over in April 2012. Groce has had momentum in recruiting, but, as it currently stands, Illinois has one more player committed to play on next year’s team than scholarships allow, meaning one current player or recruit will not be eligible to suit up for the Illini next season.
SCHOLARSHIP
2013-14
2014-15
2015-16
2016-17
2017-18
1
TRACY ABRAMS
TRACY ABRAMS
AARON COSBY
MALCOLM HILL
MICHAEL FINKE*
2
NNANNA EGWU
NNANNA EGWU
MALCOLM HILL
KENDRICK NUNN
LERON BLACK*
3
RAYVONTE RICE
RAYVONTE RICE
KENDRICK NUNN
JAYLON TATE
QUENTIN SNIDER*
4
MALCOLM HILL
MALCOLM HILL
JAYLON TATE
AUSTIN COLBERT
D.J. WILLIAMS
5
KENDRICK NUNN
KENDRICK NUNN
AUSTIN COLBERT
DARIUS PAUL
OPEN
6
JAYLON TATE
JAYLON TATE
DARIUS PAUL
MAVERICK MORGAN
OPEN
7
AUSTIN COLBERT
AUSTIN COLBERT
MAVERICK MORGAN
MICHAEL FINKE*
OPEN
8
DARIUS PAUL
DARIUS PAUL
MICHAEL FINKE*
LERON BLACK*
OPEN
9
MAVERICK MORGAN
MAVERICK MORGAN
LERON BLACK*
QUENTIN SNIDER*
OPEN
10
AHMAD STARKS
AHMAD STARKS
QUENTIN SNIDER*
D.J. WILLIAMS
OPEN
11
AARON COSBY
AARON COSBY
D.J. WILLIAMS
OPEN
OPEN
12
JOSEPH BERTRAND
MICHAEL FINKE*
OPEN
OPEN
OPEN
13
JON EKEY
LERON BLACK*
OPEN
OPEN
OPEN
OVER LIMIT
OPEN
QUENTIN SNIDER*
OPEN
OPEN
OPEN
WALK-ON
MIKE LATULIP
MIKE LATULIP
MIKE LATULIP
OPEN
OPEN
FRESHMAN
SOPHOMORE
JUNIOR
SENIOR
REDSHIRT
* VERBAL COMMIT