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1989–90 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team
American college basketball season
American college basketball season
| Field | Value | |
|---|---|---|
| mode | Basketball | |
| year | 1989–90 | |
| team | Illinois Fighting Illini | |
| image | 1989–90 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team.jpg | |
| image_size | 300px | |
| conference | Big Ten Conference | |
| short_conf | Big Ten | |
| CoachRank | 18 | |
| APRank | 18 | |
| record | 21–8 | |
| conf_record | 11–7 | |
| head_coach | Lou Henson | |
| asst_coach1 | Dick Nagy | |
| asst_coach2 | Jimmy Collins | |
| asst_coach3 | Mark Coomes | |
| hc_year | 15th | |
| ac1_year | 11th | |
| ac2_year | 7th | |
| ac3_year | 5th | |
| captain | Kendall Gill | captain2 =Stephen Bardo |
| mvp | Kendall Gill | |
| stadium | Assembly Hall | |
| champion | Illini Classic, Champion | |
| Old Style Classic, Champion | ||
| bowl | [NCAA men's Division I tournament](1990-ncaa-division-i-men-s-basketball-tournament) | |
| bowl_result | [first round](1990-ncaa-division-i-men-s-basketball-tournament) |
Old Style Classic, Champion The 1989–90 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team represented the University of Illinois.
Regular season
Coming off the Final Four season a year earlier, Illinois went 21–8 overall, 11–7 in the Big Ten in 1990. Kendall Gill, a senior, became the first player since Ken Norman in 1987 to average 20 points per game. Gill was named a First-Team All-American by UPI. Gill led the Big Ten in scoring and was a finalist for the John Wooden Player of the Year Award. He was the fifth overall pick in the NBA draft, going to the Charlotte Hornets.
Roster
- Lou Henson (New Mexico State University) (15th year)
- Jimmy Collins (New Mexico State) (7th year)
- Dick Nagy (Hardin-Simmons University) (11th year)
- Mark Coomes (New Mexico State) (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
| 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}}" | 2 pt. Field Goals | Illinois Fighting Illini | color=white}}" | 3 pt. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kendall Gill | 29 | 1000 | 188 | 23 | 136 | 143 | 96 | 16 | 63 | 581 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Marcus Liberty | 29 | 958 | 195 | 8 | 103 | 206 | 39 | 26 | 32 | 517 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Andy Kaufmann | 29 | 682 | 69 | 22 | 81 | 93 | 54 | 5 | 27 | 285 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Steve Bardo | 29 | 944 | 71 | 28 | 55 | 178 | 137 | 14 | 37 | 281 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rodney Jones | 29 | 542 | 88 | 0 | 40 | 126 | 9 | 18 | 17 | 216 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ervin Small | 29 | 577 | 74 | 1 | 49 | 151 | 12 | 5 | 23 | 200 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| P.J. Bowman | 29 | 571 | 16 | 23 | 21 | 35 | 73 | 2 | 16 | 122 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Andy Kpedi | 19 | 201 | 17 | 0 | 20 | 54 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 54 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Brooks Taylor | 24 | 154 | 12 | 0 | 13 | 25 | 24 | 5 | 10 | 37 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ken Gibson | 20 | 54 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 34 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tim Geers | 20 | 104 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 19 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 33 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Travis Smith | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Awards and honors
- Kendall Gill
- Consensus 2nd team All-American
- United Press International 1st team All-American
- Associated Press 3rd team All-American
- National Association of Basketball Coaches 3rd team All-American
- Team Most Valuable Player
- Fighting Illini All-Century team (2005)
- Deon Thomas
- Fighting Illini All-Century team (2005)
NCAA basketball tournament
- Midwest
- Dayton 88, Illinois 86
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kendall Gill | Charlotte Hornets | 1 | 5 | ||||||||
| Stephen Bardo | Atlanta Hawks | 2 | 41 | ||||||||
| Marcus Liberty | Denver Nuggets | 2 | 42 |
Rankings
Main article: 1989–90 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
References
References
- [http://www.fightingillini.com/sports/m-baskbl/records/year-1989.html University of Illinois Fighting Illini Statistics Summary for 1989-90] {{Webarchive. link. (2014-02-03 , FightingIllini.com)
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- [http://www.databasesports.com/ncaab/tourney.htm?yr=1990 1990 NCAA Tournament]
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