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1979–80 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team

American college basketball season

American college basketball season

FieldValue
sportBasketball
year1979–80
teamIllinois Fighting Illini
image1979–80_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_men's_basketball_team.jpg
image_size300px
conferenceBig Ten Conference
short_confBig Ten
CoachRankNot ranked
APRankNot ranked
record22–13
conf_record8–10
head_coachLou Henson
asst_coach1Tony Yates
asst_coach2Dick Nagy
asst_coach3Larry Lubin
hc_year5th
ac1_year6th
ac2_year1st
ac3_year1st
captainLevi Cobb
captain2Neil Bresnahan
mvpEddie Johnson
stadiumAssembly Hall
championIllini Classic, Champion
Rainbow Classic, Champion
bowl[National Invitation Tournament](1980-national-invitation-tournament)
bowl_result[Third Place](1980-national-invitation-tournament)

Rainbow Classic, Champion

The 1979–80 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team represented the University of Illinois.

Regular season

For the 1979-80 season, head coach Lou Henson returned everyone from a team that finished with 19 wins. The team gave the head coach his first of 11, 20-win seasons at Illinois. That year, Illinois made its first postseason appearance since 1963, finishing third in the NIT. During the course of the season, the Illini would defeat eventual NCAA Tournament Champion, Louisville

Roster

  • Lou Henson (New Mexico State University) (5th year)
  • Tony Yates (University of Cincinnati) (6th year)
  • Dick Nagy (Hardin-Simmons University) (1st year)
  • Larry Lubin (University of Illinois) (1st 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 |- !colspan=9 style="text-align: center; background:#DF4E38"|National Invitation Tournament |-

Player stats

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Eddie Johnson3512152667831071713610
Mark Smith351026187161214951135535
Reno Gray358581315747109239319
James Griffin3567611936154253918274
Perry Range3580990638564236243
Derek Holcomb316367236164444615180
Neil Bresnahan355996727121641114161
Rob Judson3159559324447015150
Kevin Bontempts303631526286711656
Levi Cobb2514020736142947
Quinn Richardson16101879170423
Kevin Westervelt183464810116

Awards and honors

  • Eddie Johnson
    • Fighting Illini All-Century team (2005)
    • Team Most Valuable Player

Team players drafted into the NBA

Illinois Fighting Illinicolor=white}}"PlayerIllinois Fighting Illinicolor=white}}"NBA clubIllinois Fighting Illinicolor=white}}"RoundIllinois Fighting Illinicolor=white}}"Pick
Neil BresnahanGolden State Warriors6117

Rankings

Main article: 1979–80 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

References

References

  1. "Rainbow Classic History".
  2. [http://www.fightingillini.com/sports/m-baskbl/records/year-1979.html University of Illinois Fighting Illini Statistics Summary for 1979-80] {{Webarchive. link. (2013-02-27 , FightingIllini.com)
  3. "Season Stats pg. 119".
  4. "Season Stats pg. 119".
  5. "Season Stats pg. 119".
  6. "Season Stats pg. 119".
  7. "Season Stats pg. 119".
  8. "Season Stats pg. 119".
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  10. "Season Stats pg. 119".
  11. "List of MVPs".
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