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1964–65 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team
American college basketball season
American college basketball season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| mode | Basketball |
| year | 1964-65 |
| team | Illinois Fighting Illini |
| image | 1964–65_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_men's_basketball_team.jpg |
| image_size | 300px |
| conference | Big Ten Conference |
| short_conf | Big Ten |
| CoachRank | 16 |
| record | 18-6 |
| conf_record | 10-4 |
| head_coach | Harry Combes |
| asst_coach1 | Howie Braun |
| asst_coach2 | Jim Wright |
| hc_year | 18th |
| ac1_year | 28th |
| ac2_year | 7th |
| captain | Skip Thoren |
| mvp | Skip Thoren |
| stadium | Assembly Hall |
| bowl | Kentucky Invitational Tournament |
| bowl_result | Champion |
The 1964–65 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team represented the University of Illinois.
Regular season
Head coach Harry Combes Fighting Illini basketball team returned to their winning ways for the 1964-65 season. Even though they were not ranked in the pre-season top 20 of college basketball teams, they peaked at #6 during the course of the season in the Associated Press and finished the season ranked #16 in the coaches poll. During the course of the season, the Illini would play in two mid-season tournaments and participate 24 regular season games, the most since 1908 when they played in 26. The tournaments the Illini would participate in would be the ECAC Quaker City Tournament in Philadelphia and a return trip to the Kentucky Invitational Tournament in Lexington, Kentucky. The highlight of the season would happen in the season opener when the Illini would defeat the previous season's national champion UCLA Bruins by a score of 110-83. The 1965 Bruins would finish with a 28-2 record and their second national championship.
The 1964-65 team utilized several returning lettermen including the leading scorer, team "MVP" and captain, Skip Thoren. It also saw the return of team seniors Tal Brody, Bogie Redmon, Bill McKeown as well as Juniors Don Freeman, Jim Vopicka and Larry Hinton to their lineup. It also included sophomores Jim Dawson, Bob Johansen and future Dallas Cowboy, Preston Pearson. The Illini finished the season with a conference record of 10 wins and 4 losses, finishing in 3rd place in the Big Ten. They would finish with an overall record of 18 wins and 6 losses. The starting lineup included Skip Thoren at the center position, Tal Brody and Jim Dawson at guard and Don Freeman and Bogie Redmon at the forward slots.
Roster
- Harry Combes (University of Illinois) (18th year)
- Howie Braun (University of Illinois) (28th year)
- Jim Wright (University of Illinois) (7th year)
Schedule
Source
|- !colspan=12 style="background:#DF4E38; color:white;"| Non-Conference regular season |- !colspan=9 style="background:#DF4E38; color:#FFFFFF;"|Big Ten regular season |-
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skip Thoren | 24 | 219 | 95 | 349 | 533 | ||||||||||||
| Tal Brody | 24 | 183 | 95 | 108 | 463 | ||||||||||||
| Don Freeman | 24 | 178 | 84 | 226 | 440 | ||||||||||||
| Bogie Redmon | 24 | 155 | 55 | 192 | 365 | ||||||||||||
| Bill McKeown | 9 | 41 | 17 | 39 | 99 | ||||||||||||
| Jim Dawson | 22 | 38 | 11 | 41 | 87 | ||||||||||||
| Jim Vopicka | 23 | 34 | 19 | 61 | 87 | ||||||||||||
| Bob Johansen | 19 | 56 | 22 | 34 | 56 | ||||||||||||
| Larry Hinton | 18 | 36 | 14 | 17 | 36 | ||||||||||||
| Preston Pearson | 17 | 16 | 4 | 18 | 16 | ||||||||||||
| Deon Flessner | 13 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 13 | ||||||||||||
| Bob Brown | 13 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 10 | ||||||||||||
| Jerry Mettile | 9 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 8 |
Awards and honors
- Bogie Redmon
- Tal Brody
- Duane "Skip" Thoren
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tal Brody | Baltimore Bullets | 2 | 4 | ||||||||
| Skip Thoren | Baltimore Bullets | 4 | 4 | ||||||||
| Bogie Redmon | Baltimore Bullets | 10 | 2 | ||||||||
| Roger Taylor | Baltimore Bullets | 17 | 1 |
Rankings
Main article: 1964–65 NCAA University Division men's basketball rankings
References
References
- ''Fighting Illini Basketball: A Hardwood History'' by [[The News-Gazette (Champaign-Urbana). News-Gazette]], Sports Publishing LLC {{ISBN. 1-58261-356-7
- [http://www.fightingillini.com/sports/m-baskbl/records/year-1964.html University of Illinois Fighting Illini Statistics Summary for 1964-65] {{Webarchive. link. (2014-03-08 , FightingIllini.com)
- "List of MVPs".
- {{usurped
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