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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
Postgame Quotes: Illinois 57, Colorado 49
Press Conference Transcript and Locker Room Quotes
03/19/2013
Illinois NCAA Tournament Guide & Links
No. 7 Illini to face No. 10 Colorado in 2nd Round, March 22, in Austin
03/19/2013
Illinois, Paul get shot at strong finish in NCAAs
Illini face Colorado in 2nd round of NCAA Tournament on Friday, March 22
03/12/2013
Illinois Big Ten Tournament Notes & Links
No. 8 seed Illini to Face No. 9 Seed Minnesota on Thursday, March 14 at 11 am CT
05/10/2013
2013 Student-Athlete Graduation Photos
Photos from 2013 student-athlete graduates from various sports. (photos by Derek Neal, May 10, 2013).
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)
03/14/2013
Illinois vs. Minnesota (AP)
Illinois men's basketball
03/05/2013
Illinois vs. Iowa (AP)
Illinois men's basketball
03/02/2013
Illinois vs. Nebraska (Senior Day)
Photos from the Illinois-Nebraska Men's Basketball game on March 2, 2013 at Assembly Hall.
AT ILLINOIS
2011-12 SOPHOMORE: Played in all 32 games and started 14 times ... Fourth on the team in scoring at 6.5 ppg ... Scored in double figures 11 times and led the UI in scoring in two games ... Ranked ninth in the Big Ten in field goal percentage during conference play at 52 percent ... Posted 11 points and a career-high eight rebounds vs. Lipscomb (Nov. 17) ... Matched the best single-game shooting percentage in school history, hitting a perfect 9-of-9 from the field and scoring 19 points vs. Missouri (Dec. 22) ... Tallied 13 points and hit first four shots vs. Minnesota (Dec. 27) to finish with a streak of 13 consecutive field goals made ... Made first career start at Purdue (Dec. 31) and scored eight points ... Equaled a career best with eight rebounds and scored 10 points at Northwestern (Jan. 4) ... Notched a career-high 25 points on 11-of-12 shooting vs. Nebraska (Jan. 7) ... Posted his second double-digit made field goal streak with 12 after hitting final four shots at Northwestern and first eight baskets vs. Nebraska ... Dished out a career-best five assists while scoring 15 points vs. Wisconsin (Jan. 22) ... Matched a career high with five assists vs. Purdue (Feb. 15) and at Nebraska (Feb. 18).2010-11 FRESHMAN: Played in 15 games, averaging 1.1 points ... Saw first career action vs. UC Irvine (Nov. 8) ... Scored a season-high five points in 17 minutes vs. Toledo (Nov. 10) ... Tallied four points vs. Indiana (March 5).
2009-10 REDSHIRT: Sat out the season as a redshirt and retains four years of eligibility ... Had knee surgery on Sept. 11 to repair torn lateral meniscus in his right knee ... Following the season, traveled to Poland on a foreign tour trip with Athletes in Action sports ministry.
HIGH SCHOOL
Sterling's all-time leading scorer ... Averaged 15.5 points, 4.2 rebounds, 4.5 assists and 1.6 steals as a senior ... First-team All-State by Illinois Basketball Coaches Association (IBCA), second-team All-State by Associated Press (AP) and Champaign-Urbana News-Gazette and special mention All-State by Chicago Tribune as a senior ... Two-time IHSA Class 3A slam dunk champion as a junior and senior ... Averaged 14.3 points 4.8 rebounds, 4.7 assists and 1.7 steals as a junior, leading Sterling to IHSA Super-Sectional appearance ... Second-team All-State by AP, Sun-Times and News-Gazette and special mention All-State by the Tribune as a junior ... IBCA special mention All-State as a sophomore ... High school coach at Sterling was Peter Goff ... Played for the Illinois Wolves AAU program, coached by Mike Mullins.PERSONAL
Born March 23, 1991 ... Mother is Lorita Bertrand ... Enrolled in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, general curriculum ... Older brother, Justin, graduated from Augustana College and was a four-year member of the basketball team ... Played tennis and competed in gymnastics during childhood ... Member of the varsity tennis team at Sterling as a freshman ... Grandfather, Joe Bertrand, was one of the first two African-Americans to play basketball at the University of Notre Dame and went on to become a 1,000-point scorer ... Favorite athlete is Kobe Bryant ... Prom king as a senior at Sterling ... Lists his mother for most influencing his athletic career because, "She always has supported me in whatever I wanted to do."
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