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2011–12 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team
American college basketball season
American college basketball season
| Field | Value | |
|---|---|---|
| mode | Basketball | |
| year | 2011–12 | |
| team | Illinois Fighting Illini | |
| image | 2011–12 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team.jpg | |
| image_size | 300 | |
| conference | Big Ten Conference | |
| short_conf | Big Ten | |
| record | 17–15 | |
| conf_record | 6–12 | |
| head_coach | Bruce Weber | |
| asst_coach3 | Jerrance Howard | |
| asst_coach1 | Wayne McClain | |
| asst_coach2 | Jay Price | |
| hc_year | 9th | |
| ac1_year | 11th | |
| ac2_year | 9th | |
| ac3_year | 5th | |
| captain | Sam Maniscalco | captain2 = D.J. Richardson |
| mvp | Tracy Abrams | |
| stadium | Assembly Hall | |
| champion | Cancún Challenge Champions |
The 2011–12 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team represented the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign in the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was head coach Bruce Weber's ninth and final season at Illinois. The Illini played their home games at Assembly Hall and were members of the Big Ten Conference.
Pre-season
Departures
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Davis | 24 | F | 6'6" | 225 | Senior | Alexandria, VA | Graduated/Pro for BC Ferro-ZNTU (Ukraine) |
| Bill Cole | 30 | F | 6'9" | 215 | Senior | Peoria, IL | Graduated/Pro for Cheshire Jets (England) |
| Demetri McCamey | 32 | G | 6'3" | 200 | Senior | Bellwood, IL | Graduated/Pro for Mersin BB (Turkey) |
| Mike Tisdale | 54 | F | 7'1" | 235 | Senior | Riverton, IL | Graduated/Pro for DJK Würzburg (Germany) |
2011–12 incoming team members
Prior to the 2011–12 season, Illinois welcomed seven new players into the program. The 2011 recruiting class was ranked No. 13 by Scout.com and No. 11 by both Rivals.com and ESPNU. The class was celebrated for its talent and depth, and is the second class in a row that has revived top-15 national rankings. Six true freshman; Tracy Abrams, Myke Henry, Devin Langford, Nnanna Egwu, Mike Shaw, and Ibby Djimde as well as one transfer senior, Sam Maniscalco joined the 2011–12 team. Maniscalso transferred from Bradley University after graduating in May 2011. Because Bradley did not offer the graduate program he enrolled in at Illinois, Maniscalco was eligible to play immediately.
2011 Recruiting Class
Italy Trip
Prior to the start of fall semester classes, the team embarked on a 10-day international tour of Italy in August, 2011. With stops in Rome, Florence, Venice, and Como the trip was a combination of basketball, sightseeing, and team-building. The team played four full games, which included wins over Roma Select, Castellanza Select, and Fulgor Omegna as well as an overtime loss to the New Zealand National team Also, the Illini traveled to Aviano Air Base, where Illinois played West Virginia in a 20-minute scrimmage and the Aviano varsity team in a 10-minute scrimmage.
Roster
- Bruce Weber ()
- Jerrance Howard () (interim HC)
- Wayne McClain ()
- Jay Price ()
- Gary Nottingham ()
- Sean Harrington ()
Schedule
|- !colspan=12 style="background:#DF4E38; color:white;"| Italy Trip |- !colspan=12 style="background:#DF4E38; color:white;"| Exhibition |- !colspan=12 style="background:#DF4E38; color:white;"| Non-Conference regular season |- !colspan=9 style="background:#DF4E38; color:#FFFFFF;"|Big Ten regular season |- !colspan=9 style="text-align: center; background:#DF4E38"|Big Ten tournament
National rankings
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| 11 | Week | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | Week | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 13 | Week | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | Week | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 15 | Week | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 16 | Week | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 17 | Week | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 18 | Final | AP | Coaches | Record when polls released | |||||||||||||||||||
| (RV) | (RV) | (RV) | (RV) | 24 | 19 | 25 | (RV) | (RV) | 22 | (RV) | (RV) | ||||||||||||
| (RV) | (RV) | T-22 | 19 | 24 | (RV) | (RV) | (RV) | 25 | (RV) | ||||||||||||||
| 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 6–0 | 8–0 | 10–0 | 10–1 | 11–2 | 12–3 | 14–3 | 15–3 | 15–5 | 15–6 | 16–7 | 16–9 | 16–11 | 17–12 | 17–14 | 17–15 | 17–15 |
| T | Tied |
|---|
Season Statistics
| Legend |
|---|
| GP |
| FG |
| Def |
| Blk |
| Minutes | Scoring | Total FGs | 3-point FGs | Free-throws | Rebounds | Player | GP | GS | Tot | Avg | Pts | Avg | FG | FGA | Pct | 3FG | 3FA | Pct | FT | FTA | Pct | Off | Def | Tot | Avg | A | TO | Blk | Stl | Paul, Brandon | Leonard, Meyers | Richardson, D.J. | Bertrand, Joseph | Maniscalco, Sam | Griffey, Tyler | Abrams, Tracy | Henry, Myke | Egwu, Nnanna | Head, Crandall | Shaw, Mike | Djimde, Ibby | Selus, Jean | Berardini, Kevin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32 | 30 | 1070 | 33.4 | 469 | 14.7 | 145 | 370 | .392 | 54 | 162 | .333 | 125 | 172 | .727 | 30 | 121 | 151 | 4.7 | 94 | 109 | 27 | 46 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 32 | 30 | 1018 | 31.8 | 434 | 13.6 | 170 | 291 | .584 | 1 | 11 | .091 | 93 | 127 | .732 | 73 | 189 | 262 | 8.2 | 43 | 68 | 60 | 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 32 | 31 | 1106 | 34.6 | 372 | 11.6 | 130 | 336 | .387 | 71 | 204 | .348 | 41 | 53 | .774 | 28 | 68 | 96 | 3 | 55 | 44 | 5 | 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 32 | 14 | 644 | 20.1 | 209 | 6.5 | 92 | 171 | .538 | 3 | 10 | .300 | 22 | 30 | .733 | 23 | 63 | 86 | 2.7 | 43 | 37 | 5 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 28 | 13 | 677 | 24.2 | 171 | 6.1 | 56 | 151 | .371 | 27 | 96 | .281 | 32 | 39 | .821 | 7 | 46 | 53 | 1.9 | 64 | 27 | 0 | 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 30 | 20 | 496 | 16.5 | 146 | 4.9 | 59 | 137 | .431 | 16 | 56 | .286 | 12 | 16 | .750 | 44 | 56 | 100 | 3.3 | 18 | 26 | 11 | 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 32 | 19 | 674 | 21.1 | 136 | 4.3 | 49 | 120 | .408 | 9 | 35 | .257 | 29 | 46 | .630 | 22 | 50 | 72 | 2.3 | 60 | 50 | 0 | 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 22 | 0 | 179 | 8.1 | 70 | 3.2 | 28 | 62 | .452 | 4 | 25 | .160 | 10 | 15 | .667 | 11 | 14 | 25 | 1.1 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 32 | 3 | 313 | 9.8 | 60 | 1.9 | 27 | 57 | .474 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 6 | 13 | .462 | 21 | 27 | 48 | 1.5 | 6 | 22 | 20 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | 0 | 83 | 9.2 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 17 | .235 | 0 | 5 | .000 | 1 | 1 | 1.000 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.6 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 20 | 0 | 139 | 7 | 17 | 0.9 | 6 | 21 | .286 | 1 | 6 | .167 | 4 | 10 | .400 | 11 | 26 | 37 | 1.9 | 5 | 13 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 17 | 0 | 61 | 3.6 | 5 | 0.3 | 1 | 6 | .167 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 3 | 7 | .429 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 0.8 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | 0 | 6 | 0.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Team | 47 | 48 | 95 | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ** Total ** | ** 32 ** | ** ** | ** 6475 ** | ** ** | ** 2098 ** | ** 65.6 ** | ** 767 ** | ** 1741 ** | ** .441 ** | ** 186 ** | ** 611 ** | ** .304 ** | ** 378 ** | ** 529 ** | ** .715 ** | ** 320 ** | ** 725 ** | ** 1045 ** | ** 32.7 ** | ** 400 ** | ** 430 ** | ** 132 ** | ** 162** | ||||||||||||||||||||
| ** Opponents ** | ** 32 ** | ** ** | ** 6476 ** | ** ** | ** 2055 ** | ** 64.2 ** | ** 712 ** | ** 1659 ** | ** .429 ** | ** 208 ** | ** 549 ** | ** .379 ** | ** 423 ** | ** 601 ** | ** .704 ** | ** 298 ** | ** 704 ** | ** 1002 ** | ** 31.3 ** | ** 379 ** | ** 425 ** | ** 78 ** | ** 200** |
Notes
References
References
- University of Illinois. (October 14, 2011). "2011-12 Illinois Basketball Record Book". University of Illinois.
- Paul Klee. (August 20, 2011). "Italy: Learning experience and a great trip to boot". [[The News-Gazette (Champaign-Urbana).
- "2011-12 Men's Basketball Schedule".
- (August 21, 2011). "The 2011 Illinois Basketball Italy Trip".
- "Illinois Season Statistics". FightingIllini.com.
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