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1995–96 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team
American college basketball season
American college basketball season
| Field | Value | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| mode | Basketball | ||
| year | 1995–96 | ||
| team | Illinois Fighting Illini | ||
| image | 1995–96 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team.jpg | ||
| image_size | 300px | ||
| conference | Big Ten Conference | ||
| short_conf | Big Ten | ||
| record | 18–13 | ||
| conf_record | 7–11 | ||
| head_coach | Lou Henson | ||
| asst_coach1 | Dick Nagy | ||
| asst_coach2 | Jimmy Collins | ||
| asst_coach3 | Mark Bial | ||
| hc_year | 21st | ||
| ac1_year | 17th | ||
| ac2_year | 13th | ||
| ac3_year | 2nd | ||
| captain | Richard Keene | captain2=Kiwane Garris | captain3=Jerry Hester |
| mvp | Kiwane Garris | ||
| stadium | Assembly Hall | ||
| champion | Illini Classic, Champion | ||
| bowl | [National Invitation Tournament](1996-national-invitation-tournament-brackets-2fresults) | ||
| bowl_result | [First Round](1996-national-invitation-tournament) |
The 1995–96 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team represented the University of Illinois.
Regular season
After advancing to the NCAA Tournament in 1994-95, Illinois extended its run on postseason play with a berth in the 1996 NIT. The Illini started the 1995-96 season 11–1 before losing Kiwane Garris to injury. Without its leader, the Illini dropped its first five Big Ten games. Garris returned, but was never 100 percent and junior forward Jerry Hester missed games with a severely sprained ankle. The Illini finished the 1996 season 18–13 overall, 7–11 in the Big Ten. But more importantly the 1996 season marked the end of the most successful era in Illinois basketball when Lou Henson announced his retirement before the end of the season. In his 21 years at Illinois, Henson notched 423 victories and guided the Illini to 11 NCAA Tournament appearances. The Okay, Oklahoma native coached Illinois to 11, 20 win seasons and finished his career as the third winningest coach in Big Ten history with 214 league victories.
Roster
- Lou Henson (New Mexico A&M) (21st year)
- Dick Nagy (New Mexico State University) (17th year)
- Jimmy Collins (New Mexico State University) (13th year)
- Mark Bial (University of Illinois) (2nd 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"|National Invitation 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kiwane Garris | 25 | 80 | 38 | 112 | 86 | 98 | 0 | 42 | 386 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Bryant Notree | 31 | 105 | 17 | 66 | 190 | 30 | 5 | 32 | 327 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Richard Keene | 31 | 38 | 69 | 34 | 116 | 162 | 8 | 40 | 317 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Jerry Hester | 28 | 74 | 38 | 46 | 111 | 35 | 9 | 16 | 308 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Jarrod Gee | 31 | 115 | 0 | 35 | 190 | 16 | 33 | 17 | 265 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Chris Gandy | 31 | 72 | 4 | 33 | 126 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 189 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Matt Heldman | 31 | 23 | 30 | 33 | 29 | 43 | 1 | 11 | 175 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Kevin Turner | 31 | 40 | 25 | 15 | 49 | 54 | 3 | 17 | 170 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Ryan Blackwell | 30 | 33 | 6 | 34 | 86 | 23 | 6 | 9 | 118 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Brett Robisch | 14 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 40 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Brian Johnson | 20 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 29 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Herb Caldwell | 14 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Jeff Lindenmeyer | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
Awards and honors
- Kiwane Garris
- 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 |
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Rankings
Main article: 1995–96 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
References
References
- [http://www.fightingillini.com/sports/m-baskbl/records/year-1995.html University of Illinois Fighting Illini Statistics Summary for 1995-96] {{Webarchive. link. (2014-02-22 , FightingIllini.com)
- "Season Stats pg. 124".
- "Season Stats pg. 124".
- "Season Stats pg. 124".
- "Season Stats pg. 124".
- "Season Stats pg. 124".
- "Season Stats pg. 124".
- "Season Stats pg. 124".
- "Season Stats pg. 124".
- "List of MVPs".
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