| Illinois Starters (from last game) |
| Pos. |
No. |
Name |
Ht. |
Wt. |
Yr. |
PPG |
RPG |
APG |
Note |
| G |
3 |
Te'Jon Lucas |
6-1 |
180 |
So. |
6.3 |
1.9 |
3.8 |
CH 14 pts at NW |
| G |
13 |
Mark Smith |
6-4 |
225 |
Fr. |
10.3 |
1.9 |
1.5 |
.857 FT% (24-28) |
| G |
24 |
Mark Alstork |
6-5 |
190 |
Gr. |
7.6 |
4.1 |
3.1 |
14 pts at NW |
| F |
12 |
Leron Black |
6-7 |
230 |
r-Jr. |
14.3 |
5.9 |
2.0 |
16 Off. Rebs |
| F |
43 |
Michael Finke |
6-10 |
235 |
r-Jr. |
11.5 |
5.8 |
1.4 |
15 Off. Rebs |
| Off the Bench |
| Pos. |
No. |
Name |
Ht. |
Wt. |
Yr. |
PPG |
RPG |
APG |
Note |
| G |
1 |
Trent Frazier |
6-1 |
170 |
Fr. |
5.5 |
1.4 |
2.1 |
10 pts vs. Marshall & Augie |
| F |
2 |
Kipper Nichols |
6-6 |
225 |
r-So. |
10.6 |
5.1 |
0.6 |
Double-figure pts. 5x this yr. |
| F |
4 |
Matic Vesel |
6-10 |
215 |
Fr. |
0.0 |
1.3 |
0.0 |
Native of Slovenia |
| G |
10 |
Drew Cayce |
6-1 |
175 |
r-So. |
1.3 |
0.3 |
0.0 |
UI walkon |
| F |
11 |
Greg Eboigbodin |
6-9 |
225 |
Fr. |
0.4 |
1.3 |
0.1 |
Native of Nigeria |
| G |
20 |
Da'Monte Williams |
6-3 |
190 |
Fr. |
4.6 |
3.1 |
1.0 |
7 steals |
| G |
23 |
Aaron Jordan |
6-5 |
210 |
Jr. |
12.6 |
4.0 |
0.6 |
Leads NCAA in 3FG% (.667) |
| G |
35 |
Samson Oladimeji |
6-4 |
200 |
So. |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
UI walkon |
| F |
45 |
Cameron Liss |
6-6 |
220 |
r-Jr. |
0.7 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
B1G Distinguished Scholar |
| Sitting Out (*2016-17 Stats listed) |
| Pos. |
No. |
Name |
Ht. |
Wt. |
Yr. |
PPG |
RPG |
APG |
Note |
| G |
32 |
Tyler Underwood |
6-1 |
165 |
r-So. |
0.6* |
0.2* |
0.1* |
Sitting out season (transfer) |
| G |
41 |
Clayton Jones |
6-0 |
170 |
r-Sr. |
0.4* |
0.0* |
0.0* |
Recovering from torn ACL |
Career Record: 115-29/.799 (5th year)
At Illinois: 6-2 (1st year)
Big Ten: 0-1
Series Notes vs. Maryland
Record: Maryland leads 8-5
Streak: Maryland W-3
Record at Champaign: Maryland leads 2-1
Streak at Champaign: Maryland W-1
Last Year's Meetings: MD 84, ILL 59 (12/27/16 @MD) & MD 62, ILL 56 (1/14/17 @ILL)
Underwood vs. Maryland at Illinois: First meeting
Underwood vs. Maryland All-Time: 0-1
Opening Tips
• The Illini return to State Farm Center following a pair of road losses, facing Maryland in the Big Ten home opener Sunday night to conclude a stretch of three games in six days.
• The Maryland game marks the fourth of seven one-day preps Illinois has on its schedule this season.
• Illinois' current 10-game winning streak at State Farm Center is its longest since winning 13 straight home games from Feb. 7, 2013-Jan. 4, 2014.
• Illinois ranks second in the NCAA in made free throws (170) and eighth nationally in free throw attempts (221).
• Illinois ranks eighth in the NCAA in turnovers forced (19.6 per game) and 14th nationally in turnover margin (+5.6), while scoring 24.4 points per game off turnovers.
• Sophomore Te'Jon Lucas is coming off a career-high 14 points with five rebounds Friday at Northwestern.
• Junior Aaron Jordan leads the NCAA in 3-point shooting at 66.7 percent (20-30).
• Junior Leron Black has scored in double figures in each of the last five games, equaling his career-long streak.
