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1993–94 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team
American college basketball season
American college basketball season
| Field | Value | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| mode | Basketball | ||
| year | 1993–94 | ||
| team | Illinois Fighting Illini | ||
| image | 1993–94 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team.jpg | ||
| image_size | 300px | ||
| conference | Big Ten Conference | ||
| short_conf | Big Ten | ||
| record | 17–11 | ||
| conf_record | 10–8 | ||
| head_coach | Lou Henson | ||
| asst_coach1 | Dick Nagy | ||
| asst_coach2 | Jimmy Collins | ||
| asst_coach3 | Mark Coomes | ||
| hc_year | 19th | ||
| ac1_year | 15th | ||
| ac2_year | 11th | ||
| ac3_year | 9th | ||
| captain | Tom Michael | captain2=Deon Thomas | captain3=T.J. Wheeler |
| mvp | Deon Thomas | ||
| stadium | Assembly Hall | ||
| champion | Illini Classic, Champion | ||
| bowl | [NCAA men's Division I tournament](1994-ncaa-division-i-men-s-basketball-tournament) | ||
| bowl_result | [first round](1994-ncaa-division-i-men-s-basketball-tournament) |
The 1993–94 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team represented the University of Illinois.
Regular season
The 1993-94 season saw Illinois again advance to the NCAA tournament and in the process, senior Deon Thomas broke a 13-year-old record and became the school’s all-time leading scorer. Thomas scored his record-breaking 1,693rd point in the championship game of the Illini/Pepsi Classic against American University and he went on to finish his career with 2,129 points. Also during this season, a young upstart freshman, Kiwane Garris, would begin his assault on the all-time scoring list. He notched 446 points as a freshman and would be the catalyst on the Illini team over the next few years.
Roster
- Lou Henson (New Mexico A&M) (19th year)
- Dick Nagy (New Mexico State University) (15th year)
- Jimmy Collins (New Mexico State University) (11th year)
- Mark Coomes (New Mexico State University) (9th 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}}" | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deon Thomas | 28 | 206 | 1 | 133 | 194 | 43 | 37 | 23 | 548 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Kiwane Garris | 28 | 104 | 29 | 151 | 98 | 107 | 1 | 33 | 446 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| T.J. Wheeler | 26 | 69 | 30 | 61 | 119 | 97 | 3 | 22 | 289 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Shelly Clark | 26 | 97 | 0 | 54 | 166 | 33 | 6 | 15 | 248 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Jerry Hester | 28 | 66 | 21 | 32 | 111 | 43 | 6 | 19 | 227 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Richard Keene | 28 | 33 | 48 | 14 | 97 | 113 | 4 | 30 | 224 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Robert Bennett | 28 | 49 | 0 | 43 | 103 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 141 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Tom Michael | 26 | 11 | 30 | 11 | 45 | 21 | 4 | 4 | 123 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Chris Gandy | 19 | 23 | 1 | 15 | 36 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 64 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Steve Roth | 16 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 25 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Gene Cross | 15 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 13 |
Awards and honors
- Deon Thomas
- Associated Press Honorable Mention All-American
- Fighting Illini All-Century team (2005)
- Team Most Valuable Player
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deon Thomas | Dallas Mavericks | 2 | 1 |
Rankings
Main article: 1993–94 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
References
References
- [http://www.fightingillini.com/sports/m-baskbl/records/year-1993.html University of Illinois Fighting Illini Statistics Summary for 1993-94] {{Webarchive. link. (2014-02-21 , FightingIllini.com)
- "Season Stats pg. 123".
- "Season Stats pg. 123".
- "Season Stats pg. 123".
- "Season Stats pg. 123".
- "Season Stats pg. 123".
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- "Season Stats pg. 123".
- "Season Stats pg. 123".
- "List of MVPs".
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