2011-2012 Illinois Fighting Illini

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2011-2012 Illinois Fighting Illini Roster

# Player Class Pos HT WT Birth Date Birth City Nationality High School/Prep School
- Tracy Abrams Fr G 6-2 185 Feb 6, 1992 Chicago (IL) United States Mount Carmel High School
- Kevin Berardini So G 6-0 170 Aug 1, 1990 Lake Forest (IL) United States Lake Forest High School
- Joseph Bertrand So G 6-6 200 Mar 23, 1991 Sterling (IL) United States Sterling High School
- Ibby Djimde Fr FC 6-8 255 Dec 15, 1991 Bamako Mali Huntington Prep
- Nnanna Egwu Fr C 6-11 250 Oct 22, 1992 Abuja Nigeria / United States St. Ignatius College Prep
- Tyler Griffey Jr F 6-8 230 Sep 29, 1990 Wildwood (MO) United States Lafayette High School
- Crandall Head So SG 6-4 180 Aug 20, 1991 Matteson (IL) United States Rich South High School
- Myke Henry Fr SF 6-6 238 Dec 23, 1992 Chicago (IL) United States Rezin Orr High School
- Devin Langford RS-Fr GF 6-7 208 Dec 20, 1992 Huntsville (AL) United States Lee High School
- Meyers Leonard So C 7-0 260 Feb 27, 1992 Robinson (IL) United States Robinson High School
- Sam Maniscalco Sr G 6-0 180 Nov 26, 1988 Chicago (IL) United States St. Patrick's High School
- Brandon Paul Jr G 6-4 200 Apr 30, 1991 Gurnee (IL) United States Warren High School
- D.J. Richardson Jr G 6-3 195 Feb 11, 1991 Peoria (IL) United States Findlay College Prep
- Jean Selus Sr G 6-2 195 Mar 26, 1987 Montreal Canada West Orange High School
- Mike Shaw Fr PF 6-8 234 Dec 13, 1992 Chicago (IL) United States De La Salle Institute

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

2011-2012 Illinois Fighting Illini Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Brandon Paul NABC All-District (7) Second Team
Brandon Paul All-Big Ten Third Team (Coaches)
Meyers Leonard All-Big Ten Honorable Mention (Coaches)
Meyers Leonard All-Big Ten Honorable Mention (Media)
Brandon Paul All-Big Ten Honorable Mention (Media)
D.J. Richardson Cancun Challenge Riviera Division MVP
Sam Maniscalco Cancun Challenge Riviera Division All-Tournament Team

2011-2012 Illinois Fighting Illini Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters T. Abrams D. Richardson B. Paul T. Griffey M. Leonard
Rotation S. Maniscalco J. Bertrand      
Lim PT J. Selus C. Head M. Henry M. Shaw N. Egwu
Lim PT K. Berardini     I. Djimde  

2011-2012 Illinois Fighting Illini Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Brandon Paul 32 33.4 14.7 4.7 2.9 1.4 0.8 3.4
Meyers Leonard 32 31.8 13.6 8.2 1.3 0.5 1.9 2.1
D.J. Richardson 32 34.7 11.6 3.0 1.7 0.8 0.2 1.4
Joseph Bertrand 32 20.2 6.5 2.7 1.3 0.3 0.2 1.2
Sam Maniscalco 28 24.0 6.1 1.9 2.3 0.5 0.0 1.0
Tyler Griffey 30 16.4 4.9 3.3 0.6 0.4 0.4 0.9
Tracy Abrams 32 21.0 4.2 2.2 1.9 0.4 0.0 1.6
Myke Henry 22 8.1 3.2 1.1 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.4
Nnanna Egwu 32 9.8 1.9 1.5 0.2 0.2 0.6 0.7
Crandall Head 9 9.1 1.0 0.6 1.0 0.6 0.0 1.0
Mike Shaw 20 7.0 0.8 1.9 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.7
Ibby Djimde 17 3.6 0.3 0.8 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.4
Jean Selus 9 1.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0
Kevin Berardini 7 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

2011-2012 Illinois Fighting Illini Front Office

Staff Member Position Start Season Previous Job
Mike Thomas Athletic Director 2011-2012 N/A
Ben Taylor Assistant Director of Sports Information 2007-2008 N/A