Illinois Fighting Illini 30 for 30: My Favorite Illinois Men's Basketball Players of My Fandom, Fantasy Draft Third Round

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Let's continue with my fantasy draft of my 30 favorite Illinois men's basketball players of my 30-year fandom. 

Here is the list of eligible players and the draft order/stipulations. 

Here is who was selected during the first round.
 
#1 Overall Pick - Deron Williams, Team Henson
#2 Overall Pick - Dee Brown, Team Kruger
#3 Overall Pick - Keaton Wagler, Team Self
#4 Overall Pick - Luther Head, Team Weber
#5 Overall Pick - Terrence Shannon Jr., Team Groce
#6 Overall Pick - Frank Williams, Team Underwood 

Here is who was selected during the second round. 

#7 Overall Pick - David Mirkovic, Team Underwood 
#8 Overall Pick - Morez Johnson, Team Groce
#9 Overall Pick - Marcus Domask, Team Weber
#10 Overall Pick - James Augustine, Team Self
#11 Overall Pick - Cory Bradford, Team Kruger
#12 Overall Pick - Marcus Griffin, Team Henson

Here is the draft order for the third round. 

#13 Overall Pick - Team Henson
#14 Overall Pick - Team Kruger
#15 Overall Pick - Team Self
#16 Overall Pick - Team Weber
#17 Overall Pick - Team Groce
#18 Overall Pick - Team Underwood

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Third Round, #13 Overall Pick 

Team Henson Selects Roger Powell

Henson's Thoughts: "Roger is the ultimate glue guy who can slide in at the three or four for us while Deron Williams and Marcus Griffin serve as our primary scorers. Roger is highly efficient and impacts the game in many ways. I love his fit with the current roster. He is a high-character guy with little ego." 

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Third Round, #14 Overall Pick 

Team Kruger Selects Damir Krupalija 

Kruger's Thoughts: "Like Cory Bradford, Damir is a guy I feel like I can maximize to his highest potential. Damir is fearless and plays with a lot of heart. Dee Brown and he will hit it off as both guys play with a lot of intensity. I love Damir's ability to stretch the floor and hit the three. It is not going to be fun for opposing offensive players going against Dee on the perimeter and Damir in the post." 

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Third Round, #15 Overall Pick 

Team Self Selects Matthew Mayer 

Self's Thoughts: "Matthew is the ultimate X-factor. When he gets hot, he scores in bunches. I feel that Matthew will fit in well on this team with Keaton Wagler and James Augustine being our emotional rocks. Matthew gives us a scoring punch from either the three or four position. His offensive capabilities are too good to pass up. Matthew is a free spirit, and I am a people person who will get the most out of Matthew's talents." 

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Third Round, #16 Overall Pick 

Team Weber Selects Sergio McClain 

Weber's Thoughts: "Sergio reminds me of a guy Gene Keady would have recruited to Purdue. He will be our defensive fulcrum. While we don't have a traditional point guard, I can envision Sergio and Marcus facilitating offense in the half court. Sergio brings so many intangibles to the court that I had to have him." 

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Third Round, #17 Overall Pick 

Team Groce Selects Will Riley 

Groce's Thoughts: "I couldn't be more excited to get Will in the third round. With Terrence Shannon and Will, we can interchange both guys at the two and the three. Will is such an explosive scorer. He can take over stretches of games. The kid was born to put the ball in the hoop." 

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Third Round, #18 Overall Pick 

Underwood Selects Tomi Ivisic 

Underwood's Thoughts: "If it's not broke, don't fix it. I am thrilled to see Tomi drop to the end of the third round. Along with David Mirkovic, Tomi gives us the floor spacing that we prioritize with Frank Williams running the show. I can't wait to see how Frank's dribble penetration allows Tomi to step into so many open threes. Our offense is going to be tough to stop."