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1985–86 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team

American college basketball season


American college basketball season

FieldValue
modeBasketball
year1985–86
teamIllinois Fighting Illini
image1985–86_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_men's_basketball_team.jpg
image_size300px
conferenceBig Ten Conference
short_confBig Ten
CoachRank20
APRank19
record22–10
conf_record11–7
head_coachLou Henson
asst_coach1Dick Nagy
asst_coach2Jimmy Collins
asst_coach3Mark Coomes
hc_year11th
ac1_year7th
ac2_year3rd
ac3_year1st
captainBruce Douglascaptain2 =Efrem Winters
mvpKen Norman
stadiumAssembly Hall
championIllini Classic, Champion
bowl[NCAA men's Division I tournament](1986-ncaa-division-i-men-s-basketball-tournament)
bowl_result[second round](1986-ncaa-division-i-men-s-basketball-tournament)

The 1985–86 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team represented the University of Illiniois.

Regular season

Junior college transfer Ken Norman highlighted the 1985-86 season as he set the school record for single-season field-goal percentage (.641).

Roster

  • Lou Henson (New Mexico State University) (11th year)
  • Jimmy Collins (New Mexico State) (3rd year)
  • Dick Nagy (Hardin-Simmons University) (7th year)
  • Mark Coomes (New Mexico State) (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"|NCAA Tournament |-

Player stats

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Ken Norman32101521693226322524525
Anthony Welch3293116222147491218334
Efrem Winters3294412448183401915296
Bruce Douglas32107011847881991088283
Tony Wysinger287171153941106239269
Glynn Blackwell3265094186353037206
Scott Meents32507772489462217178
Lowell Hamilton2418236164146488
Curtis Taylor18139152420141954
Jens Kujawa18971944445242
Doug Altenberger5681001030320
Olaf Blab134971826115
Reggie Woodward4201711029
Charles Keller122515110154
Brian Sterrett251010002
Dave Wells120200102
Jim Green230000000

Awards and honors

  • Bruce Douglas
    • Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year
    • Fighting Illini All-Century team (2005)
  • Ken Norman
    • Team Most Valuable Player
    • Fighting Illini All-Century team (2005)

Team players drafted into the NBA

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Bruce DouglasSacramento Kings357
Anthony WelchDallas Mavericks362
Scott MeentsChicago Bulls474
Efrem WintersAtlanta Hawks488

Rankings

Main article: 1985–86 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

References

References

  1. [http://www.fightingillini.com/sports/m-baskbl/records/year-1985.html University of Illinois Fighting Illini Statistics Summary for 1985-86] {{webarchive. link. (2014-02-03 , FightingIllini.com)
  2. "Season Stats pg. 121".
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  10. "List of MVPs".
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