Illinois Men’s Basketball 2021 NCAA Tournament Capsule

March 7, 2021 · CSM Staff
 

Illinois Fighting Illini

Big Ten (23-6, 16-4)

 
 
Big Wins: 1/2 Purdue (66-58), 3/2 at Michigan (76-53), 3/6 at Ohio State (73-68)
Bad Losses: 12/20 at Rutgers (88-91), 1/10 Maryland (63-66), 2/23 at Michigan State (72-81)
Coach:  Brad Underwood
 
Probable Starters:
Trent Frazier, Senior, Guard, 10.4 ppg, 2.7 apg
Jacob Grandison, Junior, Guard, 4.5 ppg, 1.3 apg
Ayo Dosunmu, Junior, Guard, 20.8 ppg, 5.3 apg, 6.3 rpg
Adam Miller, Freshman, Guard, 8.2 ppg
Kofi Cockburn, Sophomore, Center, 17.5 ppg, 9.5 rpg. 1.2 bpg
 
Key Role Players:
Giorgi Bezhanishvili, Junior, Forward, 5.3 ppg, 2.8 rpg
Andre Curbelo, Freshman, Guard, 9.2 ppg, 4.1 apg, 4.0 rpg
Da’Monte Williams, Senior, Guard, 5.7 ppg, 1.7 apg, 5.3 rpg
 
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 80.7 (19th in nation, 2nd in conference)
Scoring Defense: 68.5 (123, 6)
Field-Goal Percentage: 50.0 (6, 1)
Field-Goal Defense: 40.9 (47, 3)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 6.9 (207, 11)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 38.2 (17, 3)
Free-Throw Percentage: 68.6 (237, 11)
Rebound Margin: 9.8 (4, 1)
Assists Per Game: 16.2 (28, 2)
Turnovers Per Game: 13.4 (189, 13)
 
Recent Postseason Appearances:
 
2017 NIT First Round win over Valparaiso
2017 NIT Second Round win over Boise State
2017 NIT Quarterfinal loss to UCF
2015 NIT First Round loss to Alabama
2014 NIT First Round win over Boston University
2014 NIT Second Round loss to Clemson
2013 NCAA Round of 64 win over Colorado
2013 NCAA Round of 32 loss to Miami
2011 NCAA Round of 64 win over UNLV
2011 NCAA Round of 32 loss to Kansas
2010 NIT First Round win over Stony Brook
2010 NIT Second Round win over Kent State
2010 NIT Quarterfinal loss to Dayton
2009 NCAA Round of 64 loss to Western Kentucky
2007 NCAA Round of 64 loss to Virginia Tech
2006 NCAA Round of 64 win over Air Force
2006 NCAA Round of 32 loss to Washington
 
*all team stats through 3/7