Men’s basketball Game 12 preview | Chicago State at No. 24 Illinois; 1 p.m., Sunday

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Dec. 28—P Name Yr. Ht. PPG Hometown

G Kylan Boswell Jr. 6-2 10.6 Champaign

G Kasparas Jakucionis Fr. 6-6 16.5 Vilnius, Lithuania

G Tre White Jr. 6-7 9.5 Dallas

F Ben Humrichous Gr. 6-9 7.8 Tipton, Ind.

C Tomislav Ivisic So. 7-1 13.9 Vodice, Croatia

FYI: Ivisic has pulled down at least 10 rebounds in each of his past six games and had his sixth double-double of the season in Illinois’ Braggin’ Rights win against Missouri. The Illini’s rebounding leader at 9.7 per game ranks second in the Big Ten behind Michigan 7-footer Danny Wolf’s 10.2.

P Name Yr. Ht. PPG Hometown

F Will Riley Fr. 6-8 12.5 Kitchener, Ontario

G Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn So. 6-1 5.5 Lafayette, Ind.

F Morez Johnson Jr. Fr. 6-9 4.7 Chicago

P Name Yr. Ht. PPG Hometown

G Matthew Robinson Jr. Jr. 6-4 6.5 Miramar, Fla.

G Troy McKoy Jr. Fr. 6-5 8.0 Windsor, Conn.

G Jalen Forrest Jr. 6-5 9.1 Decatur, Ga.

F Noble Crawford Sr. 6-5 8.3 Deltona, Fla.

F Cameron Jernigan Sr. 6-7 6.5 Gary, Ind.

FYI: Chicago State played just two of its first 14 games at home and hasn’t been in the Jones Convocation Center since an 86-66 loss to Eastern Kentucky on Nov. 19. The Cougars’ closest game was a seven-point loss in their season opener at Loyola Chicago, but they’ve accumulated 14 losses by an average margin of nearly 23 points. That includes a 47-point loss at Texas on Nov. 12 and a 45-point loss at San Francisco four days later.

P Name Yr. Ht. PPG Hometown

G Saxby Sunderland Jr. 6-4 6.8 Arlington, Va.

G Gabe Spinelli Jr. 6-3 6.9 Chicago

F Mike Brown Gr. 6-8 0.0 Washington, D.C.

Site: State Farm Center (15,544), Champaign.

Radio: Brian Barnhart (play-by-play) and former Illini Deon Thomas (analysis) will have the call on the Illini Sports Network on WDWS 1400-AM, WDWS 93.9-FM, WHMS 97.5-FM, WPXN 104.9-FM, WDAN-1490-AM, WDNL 102.1-FM, WSOY 1340-AM and WSOY 103.3-FM.

TV: Mike Hall (play-by-play) and Trent Meacham (analysis) have the call on BTN.

Series: Illinois leads 13-0.

Last meeting: Illinois won 97-38 on Nov. 26, 2020, in Champaign.

FYI: Illinois and Chicago…

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Author : The News-Gazette, Champaign-Urbana, Ill.

Publish date : 2024-12-28 15:47:00

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