By Paul M. Banks University of Illinois juniors Demetri McCamey and power forward Mike Davis withdrew their names from the NBA Draft today. The duo will return to Champaign-Urbana for their senior Fighting Illini season. With a legitimate threat of a NBA lockout in 2011, pretty much every junior in the nation who was at least half-way decent optioned to test the waters this … [Read more...] about McCamey, Davis coming back to Illini
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Can Illinois Fans Expect To See Mike Davis in the Starting Lineup Soon?
By Paul Schmidt The title is self explanatory. Will we, Bruce? Though he didn't say it outright, his answers during yesterday's press conference after Illinois' 72-70 win over Indiana spoke volumes about his intentions. … [Read more...] about Can Illinois Fans Expect To See Mike Davis in the Starting Lineup Soon?
Easy Illini Win Over Western Michigan Inspiring, Not Surprising
By Paul Schmidt It isn't like anyone expected the Illini to lose. Still, their 88-53 win over Western Michigan a lot of positives can be taken. … [Read more...] about Easy Illini Win Over Western Michigan Inspiring, Not Surprising
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Interview by Paul M. Banks and Paul Schmidt, write-up by Banks Illini Junior Mike Davis used his baseline jumper, mid-range game and rebounding abilities to have a breakthrough season last year. In this video interview below, he discusses the upcoming season, various aspects of his game and much more. Here are some of Davis’ highlights from 08-09 -Second-team All-Big … [Read more...] about Video Illini F Mike Davis exclusive