1983–84 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team
| 1983–84 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball | |||
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| Big Ten Conference champions | |||
| NCAA Men's Division I Tournament, Elite Eight | |||
| Conference | Big Ten Conference | ||
| Ranking | |||
| Coaches | #6 | ||
| AP | #6 | ||
| 1983–84 record | 26–5 (15–3 Big Ten) | ||
| Head coach | Lou Henson | ||
| Assistant coach | Dick Nagy | ||
| Assistant coach | Jimmy Collins | ||
| Assistant coach | Bob Hull | ||
| MVP | Bruce Douglas | ||
| MVP | Quinn Richardson | ||
| Captain | Quinn Richardson | ||
| Home arena | Assembly Hall | ||
Seasons
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The 1983–84 Illinois Fighting Illini men’s basketball team represented the University of Illiniois.
Regular season
The 1983-84 season brought Illinois its 12th Big Ten championship in a season where Illinois had four overtime games including an epic four-overtime 75-66 victory over Michigan. The next game was a two-overtime win at Iowa, Lou Henson’s 400th victory as a college head coach. The Illini recorded a 26-5 mark and were 15-3 in Big Ten play, tying Purdue for the league title. This season also marked Illinois’ first back-to-back 20 win seasons since 1951-52. The Illini would go on to record a total of nine consecutive 20-win seasons from 1982-83 to 1990-91. Illinois advanced to the NCAA Regional Finals before dropping a heart-breaking 54-51 loss to Kentucky on its home court causing the NCAA to put a rule in place not allowing a school to play in a tournament game on its home court.
Team
| No. | Player | Hometown | Class | Position |
| 10 | Tony Wysinger | Peoria, Illinois | Fr. | Guard |
| 11 | Tom Schafer | Algonquin, Illinois | Fr. | Forward |
| 15 | B.J. Jenkins | Palatine, Illinois | Fr. | Forward |
| 21 | Quinn Richardson (captain) | Robbins, Illinois | Sr. | Guard |
| 22 | Doug Altenberger | Peoria, Illinois | So. | Guard |
| 23 | George Montgomery | Chicago, Illinois | Jr. | Center |
| 24 | Efrem Winters | Chicago, Illinois | So. | Forward |
| 25 | Bruce Douglas | Quincy, Illinois | So. | Guard |
| 30 | Scott Meents | Kankakee, Illinois | So. | Forward/Center |
| 31 | Don Klusendorf | Western Springs, Illinois | Sr. | Forward |
| 32 | Dragomir Marinkovich | Chicago, Illinois | Jr. | Forward |
| 33 | Stephan Freeman | Chicago, Illinois | So. | Guard |
| 34 | Dee Maras | Antioch, Illinois | Jr. | Forward |
| 35 | Reggie Woodward | Chicago, Illinois | So. | Guard |
| 43 | Tom Siegel | Belleville, Illinois | Jr. | Center |
| 44 | Anthony Welch | Grand Rapids, Michigan | Jr. | Forward |
- Head Coach Lou Henson (9th Season at Illinois) [1]
Player stats
| Player | Games Played | Field Goals | Free Throws | Rebounds | Assists | Blocks | Steals | Points |
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| Efrem Winters[2] | 31 | 182 | 92 | 205 | 54 | 21 | 19 | 456 |
| Bruce Douglas[3] | 31 | 159 | 81 | 136 | 177 | 5 | 73 | 399 |
| Doug Altenberger[4] | 31 | 143 | 66 | 15 | 68 | 4 | 39 | 352 |
| George Montgomery[5] | 31 | 124 | 53 | 224 | 53 | 17 | 27 | 301 |
| Quinn Richardson[6] | 31 | 94 | 50 | 61 | 93 | 0 | 23 | 238 |
| Scott Meents[7] | 28 | 61 | 23 | 91 | 33 | 25 | 9 | 145 |
NCAA basketball tournament
- Midwest
- Illinois 64, Villanova 56
- Illinois 72, Maryland 70
- Regional Finals
- Kentucky 54, Illinois 51
Awards and honors
- Bruce Douglas
- United Press International 3rd team All-American
- Big Ten Player of the Year
- Team Co-Most Valuable Player [9]
- Fighting Illini All-Century team (2005)
- Quinn Richardson
- Team Co-Most Valuable Player [10]
Team players drafted into the NBA
- No one from the Fighting Illini was selected in the 1984 NBA Draft.[11]
See also
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- ^ All-Time Illini Rosters
- ^ http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/ill/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2009-10_Guide05.pdf pg. 120
- ^ http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/ill/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2009-10_Guide05.pdf pg. 120
- ^ http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/ill/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2009-10_Guide05.pdf pg. 120
- ^ http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/ill/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2009-10_Guide05.pdf pg. 120
- ^ http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/ill/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2009-10_Guide05.pdf pg. 120
- ^ http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/ill/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2009-10_Guide05.pdf pg. 120
- ^ http://www.databasesports.com/ncaab/tourney.htm?yr=1984
- ^ List of MVPs
- ^ List of MVPs
- ^ http://www.databasebasketball.com/draft/draftyear.htm?lg=N&yr=1984
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