2024 Tournament PreviewThe Big Ten tournament champion, Illinois is stellar offensively, ranking third nationally in efficiency (per KenPom). The charge is led by 6-6 senior guard Terrence Shannon Jr. (23.0 ppg), who drives to the basket with the force of a fully developed NBA player. Shannon, who missed six midseason games because of off-court trouble, showed his capabilities in the conference tournament with a tourney-record 40 points in the semifinals followed by 34 in the final. SIU transfer Marcus Domask (16.0 ppg) is a solid secondary option, with 6-10 Coleman Hawkins (12.4 ppg, 6.2 rpg) and 6-8 Quincy Guerrier (10.0 ppg, 6.3 rpg) providing second-chance opportunities, as Illinois ranks 17th nationally in offensive rebounding rate. But the Illini lack a traditional point guard, which could haunt them in the tournament, and are 93rd in defensive efficiency (per KenPom), including bottom-3 in the country at forcing turnovers. It's tough to win six in a row with that type of identity.
Scouting Report Offense Defense
Efficiency N/A N/A
Pace 83.4 (4)
Effective FG% 60.94 (41) 41.18 (46)
Turnover % 13.37 (73) 9.20 (220)
Off Reb % 38.89 (51) 12.00 (6)
FTA/FGA 71.88 (6) 36.76 (146)
3P% 38.10 (75) 33.33 (133)
2P% 68.18 (20) 39.29 (36)
FT% 73.91 (94) 44.00 (10)
3PA/FGA 65.63 (5) 17.65 (4)
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Rankings
NET: #13 RPI: #170
Record
Overall: (4-1) Conference: (0-0) Quad 1: (0-1) Quad 2: (0-0) Quad 3: (1-0) Quad 4: (3-0)
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