▁Following ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 9 – 1 0 ▁All - Big ▁Ten ▁Conference ▁regular ▁season , ▁he ▁was ▁named ▁a ▁first - team ▁All - con ference ▁selection ▁by ▁both ▁the ▁coach es ▁and ▁the ▁media . ▁He ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁Fight ing ▁Ill ini ▁to ▁average ▁over ▁seven ▁ass ists ▁per ▁game ▁over ▁the ▁course ▁of ▁a ▁season ▁during ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 9 – 1 0 ▁NCAA ▁Division ▁I ▁men ' s ▁basketball ▁season . ▁As ▁a ▁senior , ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁third ▁team ▁All - Big ▁Ten ▁selection ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 0 – 1 1 ▁Big ▁Ten ▁season . ▁ ▁As ▁a ▁senior ▁his ▁assist ▁numbers ▁fell , ▁but ▁his ▁shooting ▁percent ages ▁rose . ▁ ▁High ▁school ▁career ▁He ▁was ▁part ▁of ▁a ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁Chicago ▁area ▁s oph om ore ▁class ▁that ▁was ▁considered ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁best ▁in ▁the ▁history ▁of ▁the ▁state ▁of ▁Illinois . ▁ ▁It ▁included ▁Der rick ▁Rose ▁and ▁his ▁St . ▁Joseph ' s ▁team mate ▁Turner . ▁Is iah ▁Thomas ▁is ▁St . ▁Joseph ' s ▁most ▁famous ▁basketball ▁al um , ▁but ▁McC ame y ▁was ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁mentioned ▁as ▁the ▁potential ▁next ▁great ▁St . ▁Joseph ' s ▁product . ▁ ▁The ▁class ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁was ▁compared ▁to ▁the ▁Chicago ▁area ▁class ▁of ▁ 1 9 7 9 ▁that ▁included ▁Thomas , ▁Terry ▁C umm ings , ▁and ▁Dar rell ▁Walker ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the