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1985–86 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team
American college basketball season
American college basketball season
| Field | Value | |
|---|---|---|
| mode | Basketball | |
| year | 1985–86 | |
| team | Illinois Fighting Illini | |
| image | 1985–86_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_men's_basketball_team.jpg | |
| image_size | 300px | |
| conference | Big Ten Conference | |
| short_conf | Big Ten | |
| CoachRank | 20 | |
| APRank | 19 | |
| record | 22–10 | |
| conf_record | 11–7 | |
| head_coach | Lou Henson | |
| asst_coach1 | Dick Nagy | |
| asst_coach2 | Jimmy Collins | |
| asst_coach3 | Mark Coomes | |
| hc_year | 11th | |
| ac1_year | 7th | |
| ac2_year | 3rd | |
| ac3_year | 1st | |
| captain | Bruce Douglas | captain2 =Efrem Winters |
| mvp | Ken Norman | |
| stadium | Assembly Hall | |
| champion | Illini 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
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ken Norman | 32 | 1015 | 216 | 93 | 226 | 32 | 25 | 24 | 525 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Anthony Welch | 32 | 931 | 162 | 22 | 147 | 49 | 12 | 18 | 334 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Efrem Winters | 32 | 944 | 124 | 48 | 183 | 40 | 19 | 15 | 296 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Bruce Douglas | 32 | 1070 | 118 | 47 | 88 | 199 | 10 | 88 | 283 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Tony Wysinger | 28 | 717 | 115 | 39 | 41 | 106 | 2 | 39 | 269 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Glynn Blackwell | 32 | 650 | 94 | 18 | 63 | 53 | 0 | 37 | 206 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Scott Meents | 32 | 507 | 77 | 24 | 89 | 46 | 22 | 17 | 178 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Lowell Hamilton | 24 | 182 | 36 | 16 | 41 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 88 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Curtis Taylor | 18 | 139 | 15 | 24 | 20 | 14 | 1 | 9 | 54 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Jens Kujawa | 18 | 97 | 19 | 4 | 44 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 42 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Doug Altenberger | 5 | 68 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Olaf Blab | 13 | 49 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Reggie Woodward | 4 | 20 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Charles Keller | 12 | 25 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 54 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Brian Sterrett | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Dave Wells | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Jim Green | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bruce Douglas | Sacramento Kings | 3 | 57 | ||||||||
| Anthony Welch | Dallas Mavericks | 3 | 62 | ||||||||
| Scott Meents | Chicago Bulls | 4 | 74 | ||||||||
| Efrem Winters | Atlanta Hawks | 4 | 88 |
Rankings
Main article: 1985–86 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
References
References
- [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)
- "Season Stats pg. 121".
- "Season Stats pg. 121".
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- "Season Stats pg. 121".
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- "Season Stats pg. 121".
- "List of MVPs".
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