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1981–82 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team
American college basketball season
American college basketball season
| Field | Value | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| mode | Basketball | ||
| year | 1981–82 | ||
| team | Illinois Fighting Illini | ||
| image | 1981–82_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_men's_basketball_team.jpg | ||
| image_size | 300px | ||
| conference | Big Ten Conference | ||
| short_conf | Big Ten | ||
| record | 18–11 | ||
| conf_record | 10–8 | ||
| head_coach | Lou Henson | ||
| asst_coach1 | Tony Yates | ||
| asst_coach2 | Dick Nagy | ||
| asst_coach3 | Bob Hull | ||
| hc_year | 7th | ||
| ac1_year | 8th | ||
| ac2_year | 3rd | ||
| ac3_year | 2nd | ||
| captain | James Griffin | captain2 =Perry Range | captain3 =Craig Tucker |
| mvp | James Griffin | ||
| mvp2 | Perry Range | ||
| stadium | Assembly Hall | ||
| bowl | [National Invitation Tournament](1982-national-invitation-tournament) | ||
| bowl_result | [Second Round](1982-national-invitation-tournament-brackets-2fresults) |
The 1981–82 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team represented the University of Illinois.
Regular season
The 1982 season brought Illinois another post-season appearance, in the NIT, and an 18-11 record. Derek Harper led the Big Ten in assists and steals.
Roster
- Lou Henson (New Mexico State University) (7th year)
- Tony Yates (University of Cincinnati) (8th year)
- Dick Nagy (Hardin-Simmons University) (3rd year)
- Bob Hull (2nd 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
| Illinois Fighting Illini | color=white}}" | Player | Illinois Fighting Illini | color=white}}" | Games played | Illinois Fighting Illini | color=white}}" | Minutes 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}}" | Assists | Illinois Fighting Illini | color=white}}" | Blocks | Illinois Fighting Illini | color=white}}" | Steals | Illinois Fighting Illini | color=white}}" | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Craig Tucker | 29 | 1001 | 170 | 110 | 69 | 84 | 1 | 32 | 450 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| James Griffin | 29 | 963 | 171 | 52 | 204 | 27 | 56 | 19 | 394 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Perry Range | 29 | 1059 | 146 | 83 | 128 | 71 | 7 | 37 | 375 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Derek Harper | 29 | 1059 | 105 | 34 | 133 | 145 | 16 | 67 | 244 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Bryan Leonard | 29 | 629 | 47 | 23 | 110 | 49 | 14 | 12 | 117 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| George Montgomery | 28 | 462 | 41 | 20 | 104 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 102 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Jay Daniels | 27 | 294 | 38 | 17 | 41 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 93 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Anthony Welch | 26 | 260 | 30 | 17 | 39 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 77 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Kevin Bontemps | 21 | 76 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Quinn Richardson | 18 | 50 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Dee Maras | 12 | 19 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Dan Klier | 10 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Mike O'Brien | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Scott Palmer | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Awards and honors
- Derek Harper
- Fighting Illini All-Century team (2005)
- James Griffin & Perry Range
- Team Co-Most Valuable Players
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Craig Tucker | New York Knickerbockers | 3 | 57 | ||||||||
| James Griffin | New Jersey Nets | 4 | 80 | ||||||||
| Perry Range | Kansas City Kings | 7 | 143 | ||||||||
| Brian Leonard | Milwaukee Bucks | 8 | 181 |
Rankings
Main article: 1981–82 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
References
References
- [http://www.fightingillini.com/sports/m-baskbl/records/year-1981.html University of Illinois Fighting Illini Statistics Summary for 1981-82] {{Webarchive. link. (2014-01-07 , FightingIllini.com)
- "Season Stats pg. 120".
- "Season Stats pg. 120".
- "Season Stats pg. 120".
- "Season Stats pg. 120".
- "List of MVPs".
- {{usurped
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