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- Name: Mike Tisdale
- Position: C
- Height: 7-1
- Weight: 250
- College Team: Illinois Fighting Illinni
- Nationality: American
- Hometown: Riverton, Illinois
- Birthdate: 9/15/1989
- Class: Senior
- High School: Riverton
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Background: Hunting and Illinois basketball have always been constant in the Tisdale home. Tisdale could often be found hunting deer with his father and brother, or fishing by a quiet pond. As self-proclaimed small town country boy with a humble disposition, Tisdale is also a small town celebrity. In a place where everyone knows everyone, Riverton residents were fans of 6-foot-8 high school sophomore.
Tisdale was gangly and lacked immediate coordination with the rapid 9-inch growth spurt he experienced during his freshman to sophomore years in high school. Yet he still caught recruiters’ eyes with his solid play in the Nike summer camp heading into his junior year. Despite scholarship offers from Purdue and Southern Illinois, once Illinois head coach Bruce Weber made an offer, Tisdale’s commitment came quickly. With his dream school locked, his high school career came to a nice close. The top 125 red chip averaged 28.6 Points, 14.0 rebounds and 5.0 blocks per game, and earned various all-state honors from respected state publications. Many felt that Tisdale might have to redshirt his first season due to his lack of strength, but substandard options in the frontcourt took away that option for the Illinois program.
Tisdale has shown great improvement each year, but really showed himself this past year by being more aggressive and physical in the post.
Strengths:
Weakness:
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SEASONS
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GP
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FG%
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3PT%
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FT%
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SPG
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BPG
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RPG
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APG
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PPG
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2007-08 Illinois
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35
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48.2
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16.7
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63.3
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0.1
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0.4
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1.7
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0.3
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3.6
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2008-09 Illinois
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34
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53.1
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20.0
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79.7
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0.3
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1.4
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4.0
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0.6
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10.2
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2009-10 Illinois
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36
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58.5
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83.3
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83.9
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0.3
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1.6
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6.0
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0.8
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11.9
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2010-11 Illinois
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DIV I Totals
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