MDchicago
- Lake Norman NC
We will be very young, including in key roles, but will be exciting to unleash their talents and see what Brad and staff do with it.
- Based on where things currently sit, Illini would return around 19% of this year's scoring and around 23% of the total minutes played, with Coleman being the most experienced.
- Looking at all Illinois teams since 1980, that is among the the lowest three in terms of returning experience, rivaled only by the the 98-99 season (after the 98 B10 championship won with five senior starters) and the 90-91 season (Deon's first season playing).
- No NCAA champ in the KenPom era (since 2002), including the "one and done" 2012 Kentucky and 2015 Duke teams, has returned less than ~44% of their minutes played the preceding season and the average for champions is ~67%. (Will be interesting to see how much this changes in the age of the transfer portal, where one can put together a talented and experienced roster overnight but without any prior experience playing together as a team in the same system.)
- Seem like it would be a good year for a travel trip over the summer, if we are eligible, to gain some experience and familiarity.
- Based on where things currently sit, Illini would return around 19% of this year's scoring and around 23% of the total minutes played, with Coleman being the most experienced.
- Looking at all Illinois teams since 1980, that is among the the lowest three in terms of returning experience, rivaled only by the the 98-99 season (after the 98 B10 championship won with five senior starters) and the 90-91 season (Deon's first season playing).
- No NCAA champ in the KenPom era (since 2002), including the "one and done" 2012 Kentucky and 2015 Duke teams, has returned less than ~44% of their minutes played the preceding season and the average for champions is ~67%. (Will be interesting to see how much this changes in the age of the transfer portal, where one can put together a talented and experienced roster overnight but without any prior experience playing together as a team in the same system.)
- Seem like it would be a good year for a travel trip over the summer, if we are eligible, to gain some experience and familiarity.
Last edited: