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1984–85 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team

American college basketball season

American college basketball season

FieldValue
modeBasketball
year1984–85
teamIllinois Fighting Illini
image_size300px
conferenceBig Ten Conference
short_confBig Ten
CoachRank10
APRank12
record26–9
conf_record12–6
head_coachLou Henson
asst_coach1Dick Nagy
asst_coach2Jimmy Collins
asst_coach3Bob Hull
hc_year10th
ac1_year6th
ac2_year2nd
ac3_year5th
captainGeorge Montgomery
mvpDoug Altenberger
stadiumAssembly Hall
championIllini Classic, Champion
bowl[NCAA men's Division I tournament](1985-ncaa-division-i-men-s-basketball-tournament)
bowl_result[Sweet Sixteen](1985-ncaa-division-i-men-s-basketball-tournament)

The 1984–85 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team represented the University of Illiniois.

Regular season

The Illini started out the 1984-85 season ranked No. 1 nationally by Basketball Times in its preseason poll. Illinois made a return trip to the NCAA tournament where the Illini advanced to the Sweet 16.

Roster

  • Lou Henson (New Mexico State University) (10th year)
  • Jimmy Collins (New Mexico State) (2nd year)
  • Dick Nagy (Hardin-Simmons University) (6th year)
  • Bob Hull (5th 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"|NCAA Tournament |-

Player stats

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Anthony Welch3510921825118951926415
Doug Altenberger35111316270126671438394
Efrem Winters35107113776252493233350
Bruce Douglas35117411842107200685278
George Montgomery23587866416839621236
Ken Norman29354865510726169227
Scott Meents356528425111872416193
Tony Wysinger3541048383264116134
Tom Schafer15227311846172580
Scott Haffner2920120916172249
Reggie Woodward1234125330429
Glynn Blackwell10658911101725

Awards and honors

  • Bruce Douglas
    • Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year
    • Fighting Illini All-Century team (2005)
  • Ken Norman
    • Fighting Illini All-Century team (2005)
  • Doug Altenberger
    • 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
George MontgomeryPortland Trail Blazers239

Rankings

Main article: 1984–85 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

References

References

  1. [http://www.fightingillini.com/sports/m-baskbl/records/year-1984.html University of Illinois Fighting Illini Statistics Summary for 1984-85] {{Webarchive. link. (2014-02-03 , FightingIllini.com)
  2. "Season Stats pg. 121".
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  10. "List of MVPs".
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