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03/25/2013
Postgame Quotes: Miami 63, Illinois 59
NCAA Tournament 3rd Round // Austin, Texas (Erwin Center)
03/24/2013
Illinois Drop Heartbreaker to Miami in NCAA 3rd Round
Illinois took Miami to the wire, but came up just short.
03/23/2013
Illini to Face Miami Sunday in NCAA 3rd Round
Illini and Hurricanes to square off at 7:40 CT with Sweet 16 trip on the line
03/22/2013
Illinois Advances with 57-49 Win Over Colorado
Brandon Paul led Illinois with 17 points; Illini to face Miami in 3rd Round
03/22/2013
Postgame Notes: Illinois 57, Minnesota 49
NCAA Tournament 2nd Round // Austin, Texas (Erwin Center)
03/24/2013
Illinois vs. Miami - NCAA Tournament 3rd Round
Photos from the NCAA Tournament 3rd Round game between Illinois and Miami on 3/24/13 in Austin, Texas. (Mark Jones)
03/22/2013
Illinois vs. Colorado - NCAA Tournament 2nd Round
Illinois vs. Colorado in the 2nd Round of the 2013 NCAA Tournament in Austin, Texas - 3/22/13 (photos by Mark Jones)
03/15/2013
Illinois vs. Indiana - 03/15/13
Illinois vs. Indiana - 03/15/13
03/14/2013
Illinois vs. Minnesota (AP)
Illinois men's basketball
03/10/2013
Illinois vs. No. 14 Ohio State (AP)
Illinois men's basketball
AT ILLINOIS
2011-12 JUNIOR: Third on team in scoring at 11.6 ppg (18th in Big Ten), first in 3-point shooting at 34.8 percent, and second in double-digit scoring games with 21 ... Ranked third in Big Ten with 71 three-pointers made (2.2 per game) and seventh in minutes played (34.6 mpg) ... Started 31 of 32 games and was the UI's leading scorer in six contests ... Tied career high with three steals in season opener vs. Loyola Chicago (Nov. 11) ... Matched career high with 20 points on 7-of-12 shooting vs. SIU Edwardsville (Nov. 14) ... Named MVP of the Cancun Challenge, the first all-tournament honor of his career ... Scored 15 points and had five rebounds vs. Richmond (Nov. 22) in Cancun ... Matched career high with five assists in 18 minutes vs. Chicago State (Nov. 27) ... Hit four three-pointers while scoring 19 points vs. Gonzaga (Dec. 3) ... Equaled a career high with 20 points on 7-of-13 shooting vs. Coppin State (Dec. 11) ... Scored a game-high 19 points, had a career-high eight rebounds and tied career high with five made threes against UNLV (Dec. 17) ... Had 17 points and matched a career high with five threes vs. Cornell (Dec. 19) ... Played all 40 minutes and scored 10 points vs. Ohio State (Jan. 10) ... Equaled career high with five assists at Penn State (Jan. 19) ... Scored 19 points and matched career-best with five threes at Indiana (Feb. 9) ... Became the 45th 1,000-point scorer in Illinois history at Ohio State (Feb. 21).2010-11 SOPHOMORE: Started 30 of 34 games and was fifth on team in scoring, averaging 8.4 points ... Scored in double figures 15 times and led the team in scoring three times ... Second on the team with 55 three-pointers ... Third on the team in assists (1.9 apg) ... Made a career-high five three-pointers en route to a season-high 17 points at Iowa (Dec. 29) ... 10 points on 4-of-4 shooting vs. UNLV (March 18) and 15 points vs. Kansas (March 20) in the NCAA Tournament ... Tied season high with five rebounds at Western Michigan (Nov. 27), vs. Gonzaga (Dec. 4) and at Indiana (Jan. 27) ... Matched career high with three steals vs. North Carolina (Nov. 30) and vs. Kansas (March 19) ... Twice dished out a career-best five assists, vs. Northern Colorado (Dec. 12) and at Iowa (Dec. 29).
2009-10 FRESHMAN: Big Ten Freshman of the Year by coaches and Big Ten All-Freshman Team selection ... Started 35 games, the most starts by a freshman in Illini history ... Team's fourth-leading scorer, averaging 10.5 points, along with 2.7 rebounds ... No. 2 freshman scorer in Big Ten behind Indiana's Christian Watford ... Eighth in Big Ten in 3-point field goal shooting at 39 percent (69-177) ... Made 69 three-pointers, second-most ever by an Illini freshman ... Scored in double figures in 22 games ... Second on the team in assists, averaging 2.1 apg ... Scored career-high 20 points on 5-of-7 shooting at Penn State (Jan. 27) ... Made 8-of-8 from the free throw line at PSU ... Made 5-of-6 three-pointers en route to 15 points vs. Wofford (Nov. 24) ... Tallied 17 points vs. Iowa (Jan. 17), tying career-high with five 3-pointers against the Hawkeyes ... Tied career high with five assists vs. Northwestern (Dec. 30) ... Recorded career-high five assists vs. Presbyterian (Nov. 21) ... Guarded Penn State's Talor Battle on Jan. 12, holding Battle to nine points on 4-of-19 shooting ... Guarded Michigan's Manny Harris on Feb. 23, holding Harris to 5-of-17 shooting.
HIGH SCHOOL
Consensus Top 50 recruit averaged 12 points, 4.1 rebounds, 2.8 assists and 1.6 steals as a senior at Findlay Prep ... Helped lead Findlay to a perfect 33-0 record and national championship after winning the 2009 ESPN Rise National High School Invitational ... Fourth-Team Parade Magazine All-American ... ESPN Rise National High School Invitational All-Tournament team ... Selected to play for the U.S. squad in the annual Senior Showcase game in Orlando, which featured a team of United States All-Stars vs. Florida All-Stars ... Ranked No. 35 on the recruiting services consensus index, including No. 30 by All Star Report, No. 38 by both Rivals.com and Prep Stars and No. 42 by Scout.com ... Attended Peoria Central High School from freshman through junior seasons ... Led the Mid-State 6 conference in scoring as a junior, averaging 17.8 points along with six rebounds ... First-team All-State selection by the Champaign-Urbana News-Gazette and second-team All-State by the Associated Press and Chicago Sun-Times and special mention All-State by the Chicago Tribune as a junior ... Prep school coach at Findlay was Michael Peck and high school coach at Central was Dan Ruffin ... Played for the Illinois Warriors AAU program, coached by Larry Butler.PERSONAL
Born Feb. 11, 1991 ... Given name is Dietrich James Richardson but has always gone by D.J. ... Majoring in communication ... Parents are D.J. Sr. and Brendetta Richardson ... Has two brothers and three sisters ... His entire starting lineup from Findlay Prep earned Div. I scholarships ... Prior to Findlay, attended Peoria Central High School ... Favorite athlete is Dwyane Wade ... Favorite Illini players growing up were Deron Williams, Dee Brown and Luther Head ... Credits his brother, Terrance Smith, and former Illini and Peoria native Jamar Smith as the people that have most influenced his basketball career because "They made me earn everything on the court and always pushed me to get better."
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