Strengths and Weaknesses of 2014-15 Illini Roster — bleacherreport.com

Tracy Abrams and Nnanna Egwu played in two NCAA tournament games as sophomores. First, Illinois overcame a horrific scoring drought in their opening-round win over Colorado in the 2013 NCAA tournament, escaping with a win over the Pac-12's Buffaloes.  The Illini then faced off with the second-seeded Miami Hurricanes and ACC Player of the Year Shane Larkin. Larkin's step-back three-pointer, coupled with a late blown call, sent the Illini packing in the round of 32, thus ending the careers of Brandon Paul, D.J. Richardson and Tyler Griffey. 

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