2003–04 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team
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The 2003–04 Illinois Fighting Illini men’s basketball team represented the University of Illiniois.
Team
| No. | Player | Hometown | Class | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aaron Spears | Chicago, Illinois | Fr. Freshman A freshman or fresher is a first-year student in secondary school, high school, or college. The term first year can also be used as a noun, to describe the students themselves A freshman (US) or fresher (UK, India) (or sometimes fish, freshie, fresher; slang plural frosh or freshmeat) is a... |
Guard |
| 4 | Luther Head Luther Head Luther Dale Head is an American professional basketball player. Standing 6'3" and weighing 185 lb , Head plays primarily shooting guard but played small forward as a college basketball star at the University of Illinois.-High school:Head attended Manley Academy in Chicago where he averaged over... |
Chicago, Illinois | Jr. Junior (education) "Junior" is a term used in the United States to describe a student in their 3rd year of study . A Junior is considered an upperclassman... |
Guard Shooting guard The shooting guard , also known as the two or off guard, is one of five traditional positions on a basketball team. Players of the position are often shorter, leaner, and quicker than forwards. A shooting guard's main objective is to score points for his team... |
| 5 | Deron Williams Deron Williams Deron Michael Williams , nicknamed D-Will, is an American basketball player currently with the New Jersey Nets of the National Basketball Association . Williams has also played for the Utah Jazz of the NBA and Beşiktaş of the Turkish Basketball League... (capt.) |
The Colony, Texas The Colony, Texas The city is bordered on the west by Lewisville Lake and Lewisville, Texas, on the north and east by Frisco, Texas and on the south by Carrollton, Texas and Plano, Texas... |
So. Sophomore Sophomore is a term used in the United States to describe a student in the second year of study at high school or university.The word is also used as a synonym for "second", for the second album or EP released by a musician or group, the second movie of a director, or the second season of a... |
Guard Point guard Point guard , also called the play maker or "the ball-handler", is one of the standard positions in a regulation basketball game. A point guard has perhaps the most specialized role of any position – essentially, he is expected to run the team's offense by controlling the ball and making sure that... |
| 11 | Dee Brown (capt.) | Maywood, Illinois Maywood, Illinois Maywood is a village in Proviso Township, Cook County, Illinois, United States. It was founded on April 6, 1869 and organized October 22, 1881. The population was 26,987 at the 2000 census.-Overview:... |
So. | Guard |
| 25 | Jerrance Howard (capt.) | Peoria, Illinois Peoria, Illinois Peoria is the largest city on the Illinois River and the county seat of Peoria County, Illinois, in the United States. It is named after the Peoria tribe. As of the 2010 census, the city was the seventh-most populated in Illinois, with a population of 115,007, and is the third-most populated... |
Sr. Senior (education) Senior is a term used in the United States to describe a student in the 4th year of study .-High school:... |
Guard |
| 33 | Rich McBride | Springfield, Illinois Springfield, Illinois Springfield is the third and current capital of the US state of Illinois and the county seat of Sangamon County with a population of 117,400 , making it the sixth most populated city in the state and the second most populated Illinois city outside of the Chicago Metropolitan Area... |
Fr. | Guard |
| 34 | Fred Nkemdi | North Riverside, Illinois North Riverside, Illinois North Riverside is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States. The population was 6,688 at the 2000 census.-Geography:North Riverside is located at .... |
Jr. | Forward |
| 40 | James Augustine | Mokena, Illinois Mokena, Illinois Mokena is a village in Will County, Illinois, United States. The population was 14,583 at the 2000 census, with a special census conducted in 2007. The 2007 census showed that the population of the village increased to 18,669 people residing within the corporate limits... |
So. | Forward Power forward (basketball) Power forward is a position in the sport of basketball. The position is referred to in playbook terms as the four position and is commonly abbreviated "PF". It has also been referred to as the "post" position. Power forwards play a role similar to that of center in what is called the "post" or "low... |
| 41 | Warren Carter Warren Carter (basketball) Warren Carter is an American college basketball player. He played at the University of Illinois. For much of his early life and that of his brother's his mother was in prison. In an interview at a Champaign, Illinois middle school, he said that he got through these hard times with help from his... |
Dallas, Texas Dallas, Texas Dallas is the third-largest city in Texas and the ninth-largest in the United States. The Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex is the largest metropolitan area in the South and fourth-largest metropolitan area in the United States... |
Fr. | Forward |
| 42 | Brian Randle Brian Randle Brian Randle is an American basketball player. He recently played college basketball at the University of Illinois and wore the number 42. Randle graduated from Peoria Notre Dame High School in 2003 and had an outstanding senior season averaging 22.9 points, 12.8 rebounds, 5.2 blocks and 3.1... |
Peoria, Illinois | Fr. | Forward |
| 43 | Roger Powell Roger Powell (basketball) Roger Powell Jr. is an American former professional basketball player. He played collegiately at the University of Illinois from 2001–2005, after having attended Joliet High School, with a 2001 graduation. Powell played the forward position for his high school and in college... |
Joliet, Illinois Joliet, Illinois Joliet is a city in Will and Kendall Counties in the U.S. state of Illinois, located southwest of Chicago. It is the county seat of Will County. As of the 2010 census, the city was the fourth-most populated in Illinois, with a population of 147,433. It continues to be Illinois' fastest growing... |
Jr. | Forward Small forward The small forward, or colloquially known as three, is one of the five positions in a regulation basketball game. Small forwards are typically somewhat shorter, quicker, and leaner than power forwards and centers, but on occasion are just as tall... |
| 45 | Nick Smith | Valrico, Florida Valrico, Florida Valrico is an unincorporated census-designated place in Hillsborough County, Florida, United States. The population was 6,582 at the 2000 census.-History:... |
Jr. | Center Center (basketball) The center, colloquially known as the five or the post, is one of the standard positions in a regulation basketball game. The center is normally the tallest player on the team, and often has a great deal of strength and body mass as well... |
| 50 | Jack Ingram | San Antonio, Texas San Antonio, Texas San Antonio is the seventh-largest city in the United States of America and the second-largest city within the state of Texas, with a population of 1.33 million. Located in the American Southwest and the south–central part of Texas, the city serves as the seat of Bexar County. In 2011,... |
Jr. | Forward/Center |
| 55 | Shaun Pruitt Shaun Pruitt Shaun Pruitt is an American professional basketball player. Nickname is S-Dot. He recently played college basketball at the University of Illinois, and wore number 55... |
Aurora, Illinois Aurora, Illinois Aurora is the second most populous city in the U.S. state of Illinois, and the 112th largest city in the United States. A suburb of Chicago, located west of the Loop, its population in 2010 was 197,899. Originally founded within Kane County, Aurora's city limits have expanded greatly over the past... |
Fr. | Forward |
Player stats
| Player | Games Played | Field Goals | Three Pointers | Free Throws | Rebounds | Assists | Blocks | Steals | Points |
| Dee Brown | 33 | 160 | 71 | 49 | 123 | 147 | 3 | 51 | 440 |
| Deron Williams | 30 | 147 | 67 | 59 | 97 | 185 | 9 | 31 | 420 |
| Roger Powell | 32 | 150 | 4 | 67 | 160 | 22 | 14 | 21 | 371 |
| Luther Head | 29 | 107 | 49 | 56 | 110 | 75 | 6 | 30 | 319 |
| James Augustine | 33 | 125 | 0 | 68 | 242 | 21 | 42 | 38 | 318 |
| Nick Smith | 33 | 81 | 8 | 53 | 107 | 38 | 24 | 8 | 223 |
| Rich McBride | 29 | 30 | 24 | 8 | 36 | 31 | 0 | 14 | 92 |
| Brian Randle | 32 | 35 | 3 | 13 | 73 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 86 |
| Jack Ingram | 33 | 32 | 1 | 8 | 73 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 73 |
NCAA basketball tournament
- Atlanta regional
- Illinois 72, Murray State 53
- Illinois 92, Cincinnati 68
- Regional Semifinal
- Duke 72, Illinois 62
Team players drafted into the NBA
| Round | Pick | Player | NBA Club |