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Junior
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| Hometown:
Riverton, Ill.
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| High School:
Riverton
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| Height / Weight:
7-1 / 235
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| Position:
Center
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| Birthdate:
09/15/1989
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AT ILLINOIS
2008-09 SOPHOMORE: Honorable mention All-Big Ten selection by coaches and media ... Second-team NABC All-District 7 pick ... Academic All-Big Ten selection ... Started all 34 games on the season, averaging 24.7 minutes ... One of the Big Ten's most improved players, he ranked third on the Illini in scoring and rebounding, averaging 10.2 points and 4.0 rebounds ... Second on the team and fourth in the Big Ten in field goal shooting at 53.1 percent (147-277) ... Ranked second in the league in field goal shooting in conference play at 56.4 percent (79-140) ... Shot 79.7 percent from the free throw line (51-64) ... Scored in double figures 16 times, and was the UI's leading scorer in a team-high 11 games ... Team leader in blocked shots, ranking fifth in the Big Ten with 48 blocks ... Posted first career double-double vs. Chicago State on Dec. 10, with career-highs of 25 points and 10 rebounds ... Tied career-high in scoring with 25 points vs. Eastern Michigan on Dec. 28 ... Scored 24 points on 10-of-12 shooting vs. Michigan on Jan. 14 ... Had 18 points on 7-of-8 shooting vs. Iowa on Feb. 1 ... Equaled career-high in rebounding with 10 boards vs. Penn State on Feb. 18 ... Named South Padre Island Invitational MVP and Big Ten Co-Player of the Week after averaging 16.0 points, 7.0 rebounds and 3.0 blocks in victories over Kent State and Tulsa. He totaled 20 points, seven rebounds and three blocks vs. Kent State and had 12 points, seven boards and three blocks in the title game vs. Tulsa ... Tied career high with four blocks vs. Indiana on Jan. 10 ... Following the season, participated in the 2009 USA Basketball World University Games team trials in Colorado Springs, Colo.
2007-08 FRESHMAN: Played in all 35 games on the season, starting twice ... Averaging 3.6 points and 1.7 rebounds on the year ... Third on the team with 15 blocked shots ... Scored a season-high 13 points vs. Western Carolina (Dec. 7), hitting 6-of-7 shots ... Also reached double figures with 10 points at Minnesota (Feb. 12) ... Grabbed a season-high five rebounds vs. Loyola-MD (Dec. 28) ... Had four blocks at Minnesota, the most by an Illini player on the season.
HIGH SCHOOL
Four-year varsity letterwinner ... Averaged 28.6 points, 14 rebounds and five blocks as a senior ... Scored a career-high 41 points in final high school game vs. Meridian ... First-team All-State selection as a senior by the Champaign-Urbana News-Gazette and IBCA and special mention All-State by the Chicago Tribune ... Averaged 21.1 points, 9.2 rebounds and 4.9 blocks as a junior, leading Riverton to the 2006 IHSA Class A Super-Sectionals ... First-team All-State as a junior by the IBCA and second-team All-State by the News-Gazette ... Two-time Class A Player of the Year by the Springfield State-Journal Register ... Class A South MVP of the 2007 IBCA All-Star Game ... Three-time first-team all-conference selection in two conferences, Prairie State and Sangamo ... Four-star recruit by Scout.com and three stars by Rivals.com ... High school coach was Jon Hampton.
PERSONAL
Born Sept. 15, 1989 ... Parents are Mike Sr. and Robin Tisdale ... Majoring in communication ... Has two older brothers, Stephen and Ronnie ... Brother, Ronnie, is a senior at Illinois and an Illini basketball manager ... Hobbies include golfing, hunting and fishing ... Named Student of the Month at Riverton ... Biggest thrill in sports was playing in the Sweet 16 as a junior ... Credits his father for most influencing his athletic career because, "He always gave me what I needed in order to be successful."
Tisdale's Career Statistics
Year G-GS MIN/Avg. FGM-A/% 3PM-A/% FTM-A/% OR-DR-TOT/Avg. PF-DQ A/Avg. TO B/Avg. S/Avg. PTS/Avg.
2007-08 35-2 363/10.4 53-110/.482 2-12/.167 19-30/.633 28-30-58/1.7 49-0 9/0.3 14 15/0.4 4/0.1 127/3.6
2008-09 34-34 841/24.7 147-277/.531 1-5/.200 51-64/.797 44-91-135/4.0 103-5 19/0.6 47 48/1.4 11/0.3 346/10.2
Totals 69-36 1204/17.4 200-387/.517 3-17/.176 70-94/.745 72-121-193/2.8 152-5 28/0.4 61 63/0.9 15/0.2 473/6.9
