"Usually, I’ll be honest, when you have to name them or vote for them, you’re struggling or trying to find ways to create leadership," he said. "Captains usually take over the team. I’ve never named captains. Deron and Dee just took over the team. When you have to search and vote and prod them to be captain, that’s when you’re in trouble."

The Illini reportedly held a players-only meeting Sunday but Weber isn’t sure who called the meeting or who attended. He also said he was ending his media ban for players after not allowing anyone to do interviews after the Northwestern game.