2007 – 08 Illinois Fighting Illini men 's basketball team represented University of Illinois at Urbana – Champaign in the 2007 – 08 NCAA Division I men 's basketball season . This was head coach Bruce Weber 's fifth season at Illinois . The team finished with 5 – 13 conference and 16 – 19 overall records . A runner-up finish in the Big Ten Tournament , and the play of freshman guard Demetri McCamey highlighted the season . Shaun Pruitt was the lone all-Big-Ten honoree ; he was named to the all-Big-Ten third team by the press
Big Ten Tournament
2008 Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
2007–08 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team