Lineups No. 15 Illinois (19-7, 12-4 Big Ten) Starters P Name Yr. Ht. PPG Hometown G Trent Frazier Sr. 6-2 12.4 Wellington, Fla. G Alfonso Plummer Gr. 6-1 14.7 Fajardo, Puerto Rico G Da’Monte Williams Sr. 6-3 3.9 Peoria F Jacob Grandison Gr. 6-6 10.5 Oakland, Calif. C Kofi Cockburn Jr. 7-0 21.7 Kingston, Jamaica FYI: Cockburn hasn’t been quite as efficient offensively this season as last, shooting 60.8 percent compared to 65.4 percent in 2020-21. Cockburn’s shooting percentage this season is still good enough to rank 10th nationally and second in the Big Ten behind Purdue center Zach Edey, and the Illinois big man is doing that on close to four more shot attempts per game than in 2020-21. Off the bench P Name Yr. Ht. PPG Hometown G Andre Curbelo So. 6-1 7.9 Vega Baja, Puerto Rico F Coleman Hawkins So. 6-10 5.1 Sacramento, Calif. G Luke Goode…
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