2004-2005 Illinois Fighting Illini

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2004-2005 Illinois Fighting Illini Roster

# Player Class Pos HT WT Birth Date Birth City Nationality High School/Prep School
- James Augustine Jr FC 6-10 235 Feb 27, 1984 Midlothian (IL) United States Lincoln-Way Central High School
- Dee Brown Jr G 6-0 185 Aug 17, 1984 Jackson (MS) United States Proviso East High School
- Warren Carter So PF 6-9 220 Apr 23, 1985 Dallas (TX) United States Lake Highlands High School
- Luther Head Sr G 6-3 185 Nov 26, 1982 Chicago (IL) United States Manley Career Academy High School
- Jack Ingram Sr FC 6-10 245 Apr 23, 1982 Las Vegas (NV) United States John Marshall High School
- Rich McBride So G 6-3 205 Jan 29, 1985 Springfield (IL) United States Lanphier High School
- Fred Nkemdi Sr F 6-5 235 Oct 28, 1982 Riverside (IL) United States Riverside-Brookfield High School
- Roger Powell Sr F 6-6 235 Jan 15, 1983 Joliet (IL) United States Joliet Central High School
- Shaun Pruitt Fr FC 6-10 245 Nov 22, 1985 Aurora (IL) United States West Aurora High School
- Brian Randle RS-So F 6-8 220 Feb 8, 1985 Peoria (IL) United States Peoria Notre Dame High School
- Nick Smith Sr C 7-2 250 Sep 25, 1982 Valrico (FL) United States Bloomingdale High School
- Deron Williams Jr PG 6-3 200 Jun 26, 1984 Parkersburg (WV) United States The Colony High School

Illinois Transfers Sitting Out 2004-2005

# Player Class Pos HT WT Birth Date Birth City Nationality Transferred From
- Marcus Arnold Jr F 6-8 245 Jan 28, 1984 Chicago (IL) United States Illinois State

Recent Illinois Fighting Illini History

Season Record Conference Rank Conference Tournament Post-Season Tournament
2023-2024 29-9 (14-6) 2nd (Big Ten) Champion NCAA 4th Rnd
2022-2023 20-13 (11-9) 5th (Big Ten) 2nd Rnd NCAA 1st Rnd
2021-2022 23-10 (15-5) 1st (Big Ten) 3rd Rnd NCAA 2nd Rnd
2020-2021 24-7 (16-4) 1st (Big Ten) Champion NCAA 2nd Rnd
2019-2020 21-10 (13-7) 4th (Big Ten) 3rd Rnd N/A
2018-2019 12-21 (7-13) 10th (Big Ten) 2nd Rnd N/A
2017-2018 14-18 (4-14) 11th (Big Ten) 1st Rnd N/A
2016-2017 20-15 (8-10) 9th (Big Ten) 2nd Rnd NIT 3rd Rnd
2015-2016 15-19 (5-13) 12th (Big Ten) 3rd Rnd N/A
2014-2015 19-14 (9-9) 7th (Big Ten) 2nd Rnd NIT 1st Rnd
2013-2014 20-15 (7-11) 8th (Big Ten) 2nd Rnd NIT 2nd Rnd
2012-2013 23-13 (8-10) 7th (Big Ten) 2nd Rnd NCAA 2nd Rnd
2011-2012 17-15 (6-12) 9th (Big Ten) 1st Rnd N/A
2010-2011 20-14 (9-9) 4th (Big Ten) 2nd Rnd NCAA 2nd Rnd
2009-2010 21-15 (10-8) 5th (Big Ten) 3rd Rnd NIT 3rd Rnd
2008-2009 24-10 (11-7) 2nd (Big Ten) 3rd Rnd NCAA 1st Rnd
2007-2008 16-19 (5-13) 9th (Big Ten) Runner Up N/A
2006-2007 23-12 (9-7) 4th (Big Ten) 3rd Rnd NCAA 1st Rnd
2005-2006 26-7 (11-5) 2nd (Big Ten) 2nd Rnd NCAA 2nd Rnd
2004-2005 37-2 (15-1) 1st (Big Ten) Champion NCAA Runner Up
2003-2004 26-7 (13-3) 1st (Big Ten) Runner Up NCAA 3rd Rnd
2002-2003 25-7 (11-5) 2nd (Big Ten) Champion NCAA 2nd Rnd

2004-2005 Illinois Fighting Illini Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Dee Brown Consensus All-American First Team
Luther Head Consensus All-American Second Team
Deron Williams Consensus All-American Second Team
Dee Brown NABC All-American Second Team
Luther Head NABC All-American Second Team
Deron Williams NABC All-American Second Team
Dee Brown AP All-American Second Team
Luther Head AP All-American Second Team
Deron Williams AP All-American Third Team
Dee Brown USBWA All-American First Team
Luther Head USBWA All-American Second Team
Dee Brown Sporting News Player of the Year
Dee Brown Sporting News All-American First Team
Deron Williams Sporting News All-American Second Team
Dee Brown Big Ten Player of the Year (Coaches)
Dee Brown Big Ten Player of the Year (Media)
Dee Brown Chicago Tribune Silver Basketball (Big Ten MVP)
Dee Brown All-Big Ten First Team (Coaches)
Luther Head All-Big Ten First Team (Coaches)
Deron Williams All-Big Ten First Team (Coaches)
James Augustine All-Big Ten Third Team (Coaches)
Roger Powell All-Big Ten Honorable Mention (Coaches)
Dee Brown All-Big Ten First Team (Media)
Luther Head All-Big Ten First Team (Media)
Deron Williams All-Big Ten First Team (Media)
James Augustine All-Big Ten Third Team (Media)
Roger Powell All-Big Ten Honorable Mention (Media)
James Augustine Big Ten Tournament Most Outstanding Player
James Augustine Big Ten All-Tournament Team
Luther Head Big Ten All-Tournament Team
Dee Brown Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year
Luther Head NCAA Final Four All-Tournament Teams (AP)
Deron Williams NCAA Final Four All-Tournament Teams (AP)

2004-2005 Illinois Fighting Illini Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters D. Williams D. Brown L. Head R. Powell J. Augustine
Rotation   R. McBride   J. Ingram N. Smith
Lim PT     F. Nkemdi W. Carter S. Pruitt

2004-2005 Illinois Fighting Illini Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Luther Head 39 33.3 15.9 4.0 3.8 1.7 0.2 1.8
Dee Brown 39 32.6 13.3 2.7 4.5 1.8 0.1 1.9
Deron Williams 39 33.7 12.5 3.6 6.8 1.0 0.2 2.8
Roger Powell 39 25.1 12.0 5.7 0.4 0.6 0.2 1.1
James Augustine 39 26.6 10.1 7.6 1.1 0.9 1.2 1.2
Jack Ingram 39 15.1 4.5 2.7 0.4 0.7 0.5 0.4
Nick Smith 38 10.9 3.3 2.1 0.6 0.3 0.5 0.6
Rich McBride 38 14.4 2.6 1.3 0.8 0.4 0.1 0.5
Warren Carter 33 7.9 2.2 1.8 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.4
Shaun Pruitt 21 4.7 1.4 0.9 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.5
Fred Nkemdi 18 2.4 0.7 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.3