Men's Basketball

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

901 W. Illinois Ave - Urbana, IL - 61820
Team Office: Tel: (217) 333-3400 Fax:
Team website: fightingillini.collegesports.com/

Founded in 1867, the University of Illinois (Urbana-Champaign) is the state's flagship institution. The university offers over 110 Bachelor and Master degree programs, and 80 doctoral degrees. The school is particularly proud of its accounting, advertising, and business programs. Other majors offered include Veterinary Sciences, Sculpture, Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies, Landscape Architecture, Forestry, Broadcast Journalism, and Aerospace. US News 2008 report on America's Best Colleges ranked Illinois #38 among national institutions.

The university is located in east central Illinois in the twin cities of Urbana and Champaign (pop. 110k).

School website
www.uiuc.edu

College Profile

Type:

Public, Co-educational

Religious Affiliation:

None

Enrollment:

36,000

Getting In:

Very Difficult. ACT 25/75: 25-30

Tuition + Room & Board:

In-state: ~$19,000
Out-of-State: ~$32,000

Most Popular Majors

Business - Engineering - Social Sciences

Misc. Information

Head coach Bruce Weber completed his 5th season at Illinois in 2007-08. Weber took over for Bill Self who produced a 78-24 record the previous three years. However, the Fighting Illini program has historically been a top contender as attested by the school's .653 winning percentage since inception. Weber comes from Southern Illinois where he coached for five years, winning 103 games against just 54 losses. Weber brings 26 years of collegiate coaching experience with one season at Western Kentucky followed by 18 years as an assistant under Keady at Purdue. During those 18 seasons, the Boilermakers played in 14 NCAA tournaments and made three NIT appearances. Weber wasted no time proving he was the right person hired, averaging 28 wins over the last four seasons. In 2006-07, Illinois went 23-12, however, Weber has a disappointing season in 2007-08 when the Fighting Illini went 16-19.

Team Name	Fighting Illini
Colors	Orange and Blue
Division	NCAA Division I
All-Time Record	1588-842 (.653)

Recent Record (Last 8 Years)

	Last Yr	Last Yr - 1	Last Yr - 2	Previous 5 Years
Overall	16-19	23-12	26-7	144-32 (.818)
Conference	5-13	9-7	11-5	63-17 (.787)
Conf. Finish	9	4	2	1, 1, 2, 1, 1
Post Appear.	n/a	1st Rnd	2nd Rnd	NCAA 5x
Final 25 Rank	NR	NR	#13	4x

Coaches

Head Coach	Bruce Weber
	Birthday: 0000-00-00
Started at Illinois-Champaign	2003-04
Contract Expires	?
Record as Head Coach	234-100 (.700)
Record at Illinois-Champaign	131-46 (.740)
Coaching Awards	MVC COTY

Asst. Coaches	Jerrance Howard, Wayne McClain, Jay Price

Recruiting Coordinator

Jay Price, (217) 333-3400, pricej@uiuc.edu

Conference and Schedule

Illinois plays in the Big 10 (www.bigten.org) which is considered among the top three D1 conferences in the nation. The Big 10, which is the oldest D1 conference, is comprised of 11 schools from eight states. Currently, Illinois plays a 16 game schedule, playing six teams twice, home and away, and the remaining four teams once. League plays commences in January with games typically played on Tuesday or Wednesday evenings and Saturday afternoons. The season concludes with the Big 10 tournament. All 11 teams participate. The bracket will be seeded according to the final regular-season standings with the League champion earning the top seed and the top five finishers receiving first-round byes. Tourney winner is an automatic qualifier.

Conference Opponents

Michigan, Michigan State, Ohio State, Purdue, Indiana, Wisconsin, Iowa, Penn State, Minnesota, and Northwestern

Facilities

Assembly Hall
Capacity 16,450 Average attendance (?)

Style/Stats

In 2007-08, Illinois was ranked #19 in scoring defense, holding opponents to 61 ppg.