2008–09 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team
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The 2008–09 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball
team represents University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
in the 2008–09 college basketball
season. This will be head coach Bruce Weber's sixth season at the University of Illinois.
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Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball
The Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team is an NCAA Division I college basketball team competing in the Big Ten Conference. Home games are played at Assembly Hall, located on the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign's campus in Champaign....
team represents University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
The University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign is a large public research-intensive university in the state of Illinois, United States. It is the flagship campus of the University of Illinois system...
in the 2008–09 college basketball
College basketball
College basketball most often refers to the USA basketball competitive governance structure established by the National Collegiate Athletic Association . Basketball in the NCAA is divided into three divisions: Division I, Division II and Division III....
season. This will be head coach Bruce Weber's sixth season at the University of Illinois.
2008–09 Roster
| Name | Number | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
| Calvin Brock | 25 | G | 6–5 | 200 | Sr |
Chicago, IL |
| Bubba Chisholm | 15 | G | 5–11 | 180 | Jr | Champaign, IL |
| Bill Cole, Head Coach | 30 | F | 6–9 | 215 | So | Peoria, IL |
| Mike Davis | 24 | F | 6–9 | 210 | So | Alexandria, VA |
| Chester Frazier | 3 | G | 6–2 | 195 | Sr | Baltimore, MD |
| C.J. Jackson | 34 | F | 6–8 | 265 | Jr |
Buena Vista, GA |
| Jeffrey Jordan | 13 | G | 6–1 | 185 | So | Highland Park, IL |
| Dominique Keller | 23 | F | 6–7 | 230 | Jr | Port Arthur, TX |
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33 | G | 6–5 | 200 | So | Detroit, MI |
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32 | G | 6–3 | 205 | So | Bellwood, IL |
| Trent Meacham | 1 | G | 6–2 | 195 | Sr |
Champaign, IL |
| Richard Semrau | 50 | F | 6–10 | 240 | So |
Grafton, OH |
| Stan Simpson | 21 | C | 6–9 | 220 | Fr | Chicago, IL |
| ]] | 54 | C | 7–1 | 235 | So | Riverton, IL |
2008 Recruiting Class
2008–09 Schedule and results
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2009 Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
The 2009 Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Tournament was played during Championship Week between March 12 and March 15, 2009 at the Conseco Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana. The winner, the Purdue Boilermakers, received an automatic bid to the 2009 NCAA Tournament. Purdue defeated Ohio State...
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2009 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
The first and second round games were played at the following sites:First and Second Rounds: Thursday and Saturday, March 19 and 21, 2009-Qualifying teams:-Brackets:Results to date * – Denotes overtime periodAll times in U.S. EDT....