Illini Basketball 2021-2022

Dan · Oct 18, 2021

Welcome to the Illini Basketball & College Basketball 2021-2022 thread :illinois:

Schedule
https://fightingillini.com/sports/mens-basketball/schedule

Date	Opponent	Time/TV
Sat, Oct 23	St. Francis (IL.) (Exhibition Game)	8:00pm B1G+
Fri, Oct 29	Indiana (Pa.) (Exhibition Game)	7:00pm B1G+
Tue, Nov 9	Jackson State	BTN
Fri, Nov 12	Arkansas State	B1G+
Mon, Nov 15	at Marquette	6:00pm FS1
Mon, Nov 22	Cincinnati (Kansas City)	5:30pm ESPNews
Tue, Nov 23	Arkansas/Kansas St (Kansas City)	ESPN2/ESPNews
Fri, Nov 26	UT Rio Grande Valley	B1G+
Mon, Nov 29	Notre Dame	8:00pm ESPN2
Fri, Dec 3	Rutgers	6:00pm ESPN2
Mon, Dec 6	at Iowa	6:00pm FS1
Sat, Dec 11	Arizona	4:00pm FOX
Sat, Dec 18	Saint Francis (Pa.)	12:00pm BTN
Wed, Dec 22	Missouri (St. Louis)	8:00pm BTN
Wed, Dec 29	Florida A&M	BTN
Sun, Jan 2	at Minnesota	5:00pm BTN
Thu, Jan 6	Maryland	6:00pm ESPN2
Tue, Jan 11	at Nebraska	7:30pm BTN
Fri, Jan 14	Michigan	8:00pm FS1
Mon, Jan 17	Purdue	11:00am FOX
Fri, Jan 21	at Maryland	6:00pm FS1
Tue, Jan 25	Michigan State	6:00pm ESPN/2
Sat, Jan 29	at Northwestern	3:30pm BTN
Wed, Feb 2	Wisconsin	8:00pm BTN
Sat, Feb 5	at Indiana	11:00am ESPN/2
Thu, Feb 10	at Purdue	8:00pm ESPN/2
Sun, Feb 13	Northwestern	1:00pm BTN
Wed, Feb 16	at Rutgers	6:00pm BTN
Sat, Feb 19	at Michigan State	1:30pm FOX
Thu, Feb 24	Ohio State	8:00pm FS1
Sun, Feb 27	at Michigan	1:00pm CBS
Thu, Mar 3	Penn State	6:00pm FS1
Sun, Mar 6	Iowa	6:30pm FS1

All times CT

Roster
Trent Frazier
Andre Curbelo
Alfonso Plummer
Luke Goode
Brandin Podziemski
Da'Monte Williams
Jacob Grandison
Austin Hutcherson
Ramses Melendez
Omar Payne
Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk
Coleman Hawkins
Brandon Lieb
Kofi Cockburn

Ransom Stoddard · Oct 18, 2021

That's some pre-season respect right there, but it would look better without scUM above us. Still, 4 B1G teams in the top 10 is great to see.

2020FinalFour · Oct 18, 2021

So nice to be ranked in top 5. Remember Weber later years and Gross every year. Yuck. Underwood has brought the Illini back to the glory years. I love how he turned the staff over, not missing a beat in recruiting.

sharpshot16 · Oct 18, 2021

2020FinalFour said:
So nice to be ranked in top 5. Remember Weber later years and Gross every year. Yuck. Underwood has brought the Illini back to the glory years. I love how he turned the staff over, not missing a beat in recruiting.

I love that we are #2 in the nation defensively based on the pre-season ratings.

That's what wins championships.

IlliniDawgs · Oct 18, 2021

sharpshot16 said:
I love that we are #2 in the nation defensively based on the pre-season ratings.

That's what wins championships.

S/O Trent and Damonte coming back.

skyIdub · Oct 18, 2021

Four and a half legit rim runners (Kofi, Omar, CoHawk, Hutch,...Grandi gets a half) with a PG that has elite vision and creativity...to go with 2 elite shooters (Trent, Plummer) and two elite dawgs on D (TF, DMFW).

That's a brick solid 9 man rotation with Freshmen Goode, Podz, and RJ battling for tick.

Dan · Oct 18, 2021

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1450145046536327174

nbc11 · Oct 18, 2021

Dan said:
https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1450145046536327174

Let's have an Illini win this two years in a row!

Joel Goodson · Oct 18, 2021

Fletched!:

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1450135831625310210

Come to Illinois, become an action figure!

Joel Goodson · Oct 18, 2021

Vecenie has Kofi going at #43, in his way, way too early '22 mock v2.0 ($): https://theathletic.com/2863922/202...p-as-seasons-gear-up-but-class-has-questions/

Other notables: Timme #44, Jaden Hardy #5, AJ Griffin #7, Ivey #8, TyTy #12, Caleb Houston #13, Max Christie #16 (IBIWISI), Bryce McGowens #18, Keegan Murray #25, T. Shannon #27, Liddell #39, Jackson-Davis #59.

orange100 · Oct 18, 2021

Whew. I am not used to this much good news and optimism. Back to the football board...

sacraig · Oct 18, 2021

Joel Goodson said:
Fletched!:
https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1450135831625310210

Come to Illinois, become an action figure!

He's standing differently, so the only obvious difference is the abs, tbh.

Joel Goodson · Oct 18, 2021

sacraig said:
He's standing differently, so the only obvious difference is the abs, tbh.

Time for an eye exam?

foby · Oct 18, 2021

orange100 said:
Whew. I am not used to this much good news and optimism. Back to the football board...

the juiceman cometh · Oct 18, 2021

sacraig said:
He's standing differently, so the only obvious difference is the abs, tbh.

Joel Goodson said:
Time for an eye exam?

Who is ready for IsHawkinsTallerThanPaynegate Part Deux: How Jacked is Podz Actually?

Ramrod2010 · Oct 18, 2021

the juiceman cometh said:
Who is ready for IsHawkinsTallerThanPaynegate Part Deux: How Jacked is Podz Actually?

His shorts are totally gold/white, not black/blue.

wewillwint · Oct 18, 2021

Joel Goodson said:
Fletched!:
https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1450135831625310210

Come to Illinois, become an action figure!

He even made him taller

sully · Oct 18, 2021

IlliniDawgs said:
S/O Trent and Damonte coming back.

Its just so awesome that those two came back for another year. Add in the fact that Kofi returns. I can tell these guys are hungry and have unfinished business.

skyIdub · Oct 18, 2021

Some comments from Seth Davis…

“@Corey B. I'm a Kofi fan but I've got three Big Ten frontcourt players on my AA teams, and I don't think he's as good as any of them. I also think Curbelo will be Illinois' best player. Thanks for subscribing.”

Joel Goodson · Oct 18, 2021

skyIdub said:
Some comments from Seth Davis…

“@Corey B. I'm a Kofi fan but I've got three Big Ten frontcourt players on my AA teams, and I don't think he's as good as any of them. I also think Curbelo will be Illinois' best player. Thanks for subscribing.”

Davis is out of his gourd. Plus, he knows controversy generates clicks.

logjam · Oct 18, 2021

JJB said:
Speaking of Illini-related predictions in the Athletic, in an article on the AP Top Ten that was announced today:

"Which team outside of the top 10 has the most Final Four potential?
Brennan: Illinois. The Illini might be top-five good right now. They came in fifth in Ken Pomeroy's preseason adjusted efficiency projections, after all, and everything Brad Underwood is saying about his team is that it not only can be as good as last year — when Ayo Dosunmu was an All-American and Illinois was a No. 1 seed — but even better."

Gonzaga, UCLA, Kansas and Villanova head men's preseason AP Top 25 poll
https://theathletic.com/news/gonzag...d-mens-preseason-ap-top-25-poll/FiGx4ZC6yGra/

That doesn't sound like BU

logjam · Oct 18, 2021

His face has more muscle...can't fake that. Does look a little more solid. Plus I think the 2nd picture could be a foot closer...can't tell for sure. He looks taller too.

sacraig said:
He's standing differently, so the only obvious difference is the abs, tbh.

MustangWally · Oct 18, 2021

Dan said:
Welcome to the Illini Basketball & College Basketball 2022-2022 thread

Schedule
https://fightingillini.com/sports/mens-basketball/schedule

Date Opponent Time/TV
Sat, Oct 23 St. Francis (IL.) (Exhibition Game) 8:00pm B1G+
Fri, Oct 29 Indiana (Pa.) (Exhibition Game) 7:00pm B1G+
Tue, Nov 9 Jackson State BTN
Fri, Nov 12 Arkansas State B1G+
Mon, Nov 15 at Marquette 6:00pm FS1
Mon, Nov 22 Cincinnati (Kansas City) 5:30pm ESPNews
Tue, Nov 23 Arkansas/Kansas St (Kansas City) ESPN2/ESPNews
Fri, Nov 26 UT Rio Grande Valley B1G+
Mon, Nov 29 Notre Dame 8:00pm ESPN2
Fri, Dec 3 Rutgers 6:00pm ESPN2
Mon, Dec 6 at Iowa 6:00pm FS1
Sat, Dec 11 Arizona 4:00pm FOX
Sat, Dec 18 Saint Francis (Pa.) 12:00pm BTN
Wed, Dec 22 Missouri (St. Louis) 8:00pm BTN
Wed, Dec 29 Florida A&M BTN
Sun, Jan 2 at Minnesota 5:00pm BTN
Thu, Jan 6 Maryland 6:00pm ESPN2
Tue, Jan 11 at Nebraska 7:30pm BTN
Fri, Jan 14 Michigan 8:00pm FS1
Mon, Jan 17 Purdue 11:00am FOX
Fri, Jan 21 at Maryland 6:00pm FS1
Tue, Jan 25 Michigan State 6:00pm ESPN/2
Sat, Jan 29 at Northwestern 3:30pm BTN
Wed, Feb 2 Wisconsin 8:00pm BTN
Sat, Feb 5 at Indiana 11:00am ESPN/2
Thu, Feb 10 at Purdue 8:00pm ESPN/2
Sun, Feb 13 Northwestern 1:00pm BTN
Wed, Feb 16 at Rutgers 6:00pm BTN
Sat, Feb 19 at Michigan State 1:30pm FOX
Thu, Feb 24 Ohio State 8:00pm FS1
Sun, Feb 27 at Michigan 1:00pm CBS
Thu, Mar 3 Penn State 6:00pm FS1
Sun, Mar 6 Iowa 6:30pm FS1

All times CT

Roster
Trent Frazier
Andre Curbelo
Alfonso Plummer
Luke Goode
Brandin Podziemski
Da'Monte Williams
Jacob Grandison
Austin Hutcherson
Ramses Melendez
Omar Payne
Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk
Coleman Hawkins
Brandon Lieb
Kofi Cockburn

What happened to Connor Serven? He's still listed on the roster at fightingillini.com.

JFGsCoffeeMug · Oct 18, 2021

skyIdub said:
Some comments from Seth Davis…

“@Corey B. I'm a Kofi fan but I've got three Big Ten frontcourt players on my AA teams, and I don't think he's as good as any of them. I also think Curbelo will be Illinois' best player. Thanks for subscribing.”

Seth: Thanks for giving Kofi some primo bulletin board material. I'm sure he'll put it to good use while he dunks all over the rest of the Big Ten this year, including all three of your "Big Ten AA frontcourt players."

If we hang a banner this year, maybe Kofi will even give you a shoutout.

combes · Oct 18, 2021

MustangWally said:
What happened to Connor Serven? He's still listed on the roster at fightingillini.com.

These are the scholarship players. Walkon not listed. Serven is a good practice player, though, and should be listed.

Illini Basketball 2021-2022

Dan

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Ransom Stoddard

Ordained Dudeist Priest

2020FinalFour

sharpshot16

IlliniDawgs

skyIdub

Winged Warrior

Dan

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nbc11

Joel Goodson

Joel Goodson

orange100

time to hop on the wife

sacraig

Joel Goodson

foby

the juiceman cometh

Ramrod2010

wewillwint

sully

skyIdub

Winged Warrior

Joel Goodson

logjam

Gonzaga, UCLA, Kansas and Villanova head men's preseason AP Top 25 poll

logjam

MustangWally

JFGsCoffeeMug

BU:1 Trash cans:0

combes

Illini Basketball 2021-2022

Admin

Ordained Dudeist Priest

Winged Warrior

Admin

time to hop on the wife

Winged Warrior

Gonzaga, UCLA, Kansas and Villanova head men's preseason AP Top 25 poll​

BU:1 Trash cans:0

Gonzaga, UCLA, Kansas and Villanova head men's preseason AP Top 25 poll