2013–14 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team

The 2013–14 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team represented the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign in the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by second year head coach John Groce, the Illini played their home games at State Farm Center and were members of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 20–15, 7–11 in Big Ten play to finish in a tie for eighth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the Big Ten tournament where they lost to Michigan. They were invited to the National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Boston University in the first round before losing in the second round to Clemson.

Offseason

Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes Sam McLaurin 0 F 6'8" 230 GS Senior Havana, FL Graduated/pro for Korihait (Finland) D. J. Richardson 1 G 6'3" 195 Senior Peoria, IL Graduated/pro for Güssing Knights (Austria) Brandon Paul 3 G 6'4" 200 Senior Gurnee, IL Graduated/pro for BC Nizhny Novgorod (Russia) Mike Shaw 15 F 6'8" 230 Sophomore Chicago, IL Transfer to Bradley Myke Henry 20 G/F 6'6" 230 Sophomore Chicago, IL Transfer to DePaul Devin Langford 21 G/F 6'7" 200 RS Freshman Huntsville, AL Transfer to Kentucky Wesleyan Ibby Djimde 23 F/C 6'8" 250 Sophomore Bamako, Mali Transfer to Southern Illinois Kevin Berardini 32 G 6'0" 175 RS Junior Lake Forest, IL Graduated/transfer to Pace University Tyler Griffey 42 F 6'8" 235 Senior Wildwood, MO Graduated/pro for Swans Gmunden (Austria)

2013 additions

Incoming freshmen

Incoming transfer students

Jon Ekey was immediately eligible to play during the 13–14 season due to the graduate student transfer exception rules of the NCAA.

Roster

Schedule and results Source:

!colspan=12 style="background:#; color:#;"| Exhibition

!colspan=12 style="background:#; color:#;"| Non-conference season

!colspan=12 style="background:#; color:#;"| Big Ten regular season

!colspan=12 style="background:#; color:#;"| Big Ten tournament

!colspan=12 style="background:#; color:#;"| NIT

Rankings

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See also 2013–14 Illinois Fighting Illini women's basketball team

References