The 6-foot-7 redshirt-junior underwent elbow surgery on Sept. 13th and is slated to return to practice in the coming days. Leron Black and Michael Finke will represent the Illini at Big Ten Media Day in NYC on October 19th.
What He Did Last Year:
Black started 27 of 31 games and averaged 8.1 points per game and 6.3 rebounds per game during his redshirt-sophomore season in Champaign. The most surprising aspect of Black’s game last year was his 1.2 three-point attempts per game that were converted at a 30 percent clip. His six rebounds per game led all Illini last season.