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1962–63 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team
American college basketball season
American college basketball season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| mode | Basketball |
| year | 1962–63 |
| team | Illinois Fighting Illini |
| image | The 1962-63 Fighting Illini men's basketball team.png |
| image_size | 300px |
| conference | Big Ten Conference |
| short_conf | Big Ten |
| CoachRank | 5 |
| APRank | 8 |
| record | 20–6 |
| conf_record | 11–3 |
| head_coach | Harry Combes |
| asst_coach1 | Howie Braun |
| asst_coach2 | Jim Wright |
| hc_year | 16th |
| ac1_year | 26th |
| ac2_year | 5th |
| captain | Bob Starnes |
| mvp | Dave Downey |
| stadium | Huff Hall & |
| Assembly Hall | |
| champion | Big Ten Conference champions |
| bowl | [NCAA Men's Division I Tournament](1963-ncaa-men-s-division-i-basketball-tournament) |
| bowl_result | [Elite Eight](1963-ncaa-men-s-division-i-basketball-tournament) |
Assembly Hall The 1962–63 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team represented the University of Illiniois.
Regular season
The 1962-63 season saw the Fighting Illini finish with 20-6 overall, 11-3 in the conference. Senior Dave Downey led the team in scoring, as he had the previous two seasons, and he moved into first on the all-time scoring list. Downey also set the school record for points in a game, which still stands, with 53 in a road loss to Indiana on February 16, 1963. Illinois was a game back of first place in the league standings with only two games remaining when the Assembly Hall opened its doors on March 4, 1963. Illinois’ first game at the Hall was an exciting 79-73 victory over Northwestern before 16,137 fans to stay within a game of first-place Ohio State. After Illinois edged Iowa, 73-69, in the last game of the season, the Fighting Illini would need an overtime loss two hours later by the Buckeyes at Indiana to share the title. During the season the Illini would win the Eastern College Athletic Conference Holiday Festival and make the Elite Eight of the 1963 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament, losing to eventual champion Loyola (Chicago).
Roster
- Harry Combes (University of Illinois) (16th year)
- Howie Braun (University of Illinois) (26th year)
- Jim Wright (University of Illinois) (5th year)
Schedule
Source
|- !colspan=12 style="background:#DF4E38; color:white;"| Non-Conference regular season |- align="center" bgcolor=""
|- !colspan=9 style="background:#DF4E38; color:#FFFFFF;"|Big Ten regular season
|- !colspan=9 style="text-align: center; background:#DF4E38"|NCAA Tournament
|-
Rankings
Main article: 1962–63 NCAA University Division men's basketball rankings
Player stats
| Illinois Fighting Illini | color=white}}" | Player | Illinois Fighting Illini | color=white}}" | Games played | Illinois Fighting Illini | color=white}}" | Field goals | Illinois Fighting Illini | color=white}}" | Free throws | Illinois Fighting Illini | color=white}}" | Rebounds | Illinois Fighting Illini | color=white}}" | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Downey | 26 | 201 | 111 | 254 | 513 | ||||||||||||
| Bill Small | 26 | 439 | 81 | 120 | 439 | ||||||||||||
| Bill Burwell | 26 | 158 | 86 | 230 | 402 | ||||||||||||
| Bob Starnes | 26 | 115 | 84 | 180 | 314 | ||||||||||||
| Tal Brody | 26 | 95 | 63 | 90 | 253 | ||||||||||||
| Skip Thoren | 26 | 53 | 37 | 150 | 143 | ||||||||||||
| Bill Edwards | 26 | 23 | 10 | 28 | 56 | ||||||||||||
| Bogie Redmon | 23 | 22 | 11 | 72 | 55 | ||||||||||||
| Bill McKeown | 14 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 12 | ||||||||||||
| John Love | 8 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 8 | ||||||||||||
| Larry Bauer | 5 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||
| Jay Lovelace | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Awards and honors
- Dave Downey
- Helms 1st team All-American
- Converse 2nd team All-American
- Associated Press Honorable Mention All-American
- Team Most Valuable Player
- Fighting Illini All-Century team (2005)
- Bill Small
- Skip Thoren
- Fighting Illini All-Century team (2005)
Team players drafted into the NBA
| Illinois Fighting Illini | color=white}}" | Player | Illinois Fighting Illini | color=white}}" | NBA club | Illinois Fighting Illini | color=white}}" | Round | Illinois Fighting Illini | color=white}}" | Pick |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Burwell | St. Louis Hawks | 3 | 24 | ||||||||
| Dave Downey | San Francisco Warriors | 4 | 30 | ||||||||
| Bill Small | Detroit Pistons | 5 | 40 |
References
References
- [https://fightingillini.com/sports/mens-basketball/schedule/1962-63 University of Illinois Fighting Illini Statistics Summary for 1962-63], FightingIllini.com
- [https://fightingillini.com/sports/mens-basketball/schedule/1962-63 Schedule]
- "RotoWire Fantasy Football, Baseball, Basketball and More".
- "Season Stats".
- "List of MVPs".
- "1963 NBA Draft on". Databasebasketball.com.
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