Game 5 preview | Maryland-Eastern Shore at No. 25 Illinois; 3 p.m., Saturday

Nov. 23—Lineups

No. 25 Illinois (3-1)

Starters

P Name Yr. Ht. PPG Hometown

G Kylan Boswell Jr. 6-2 8.0 Champaign

G Kasparas Jakucionis Fr. 6-6 10.5 Vilnius, Lithuania

G Tre White Jr. 6-7 7.8 Dallas

F Ben Humrichous Gr. 6-9 12.5 Tipton, Ind.

C Tomislav Ivisic Fr. 7-1 16.5 Vodice, Croatia

* FYI: Ivisic is tied for fifth in the Big Ten in rebounding (with Maryland’s Julian Reese and Oregon’s Nate Bittle), averaging 9.2 rebounds in four games. Washington’s Great Osobor leads the conference hauling in 13 rebounds per game. The Illinois big man is one of five players in the conference to rank in the top 15 in both scoring and rebounding along with Northwestern’s Nick Martinelli and Brooks Barnhizer, Indiana’s Mackenzie Mgbako and Iowa’s Owen Freeman.

Off the bench

P Name Yr. Ht. PPG Hometown

F Will Riley Fr. 6-8 17.8 Kitchener, Ontario

G Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn So. 6-1 8.0 Lafayette, Ind.

F Morez Johnson Jr. Fr. 6-9 3.5 Chicago

Maryland-Eastern Shore (2-5)

Starters

P Name Yr. Ht. PPG Hometown

G Jose Cuello Jr. 6-1 6.7 Harlem, N.Y.

G Ketron “KC” Shaw Jr. 6-5 23.4 Charlotte, N.C.

G Cardell Bailey Jr. 6-6 10.4 Detroit

F Maurice Vassell Fr. 6-9 5.7 Brooklyn, N.Y.

F Christopher Flippin Jr. 6-8 11.9 Metairie, La.

* FYI: Exactly zero players on the UMES roster played for the Hawks last season, which makes what first-year coach Cleo Hill Jr.

* accomplished in assembling the team that much more impressive considering he wasn’t hired until June. KC Shaw followed Hill from Winston-Salem State (a Division II program), while UMES also has another D-II transfer, three Division I transfers, three freshmen and five junior college transfers.

Off the bench

P Name Yr. Ht. PPG Hometown

G Evan Johnson Gr. 6-0 13.0 Durham, N.C.

G Kyrell Shaw Fr. 6-4 9.1 Charlotte, N.C.

F Jalen Ware Gr. 6-8 4.2 Winston-Salem, N.C.

Details

* Site:

* State Farm Center (15,544), Champaign.

* Radio: Scott Beatty (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…

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

Publish date : 2024-11-23 15:48:00

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