1989–90 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team
Appearance
1989–90 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball | |
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Conference | Big Ten Conference |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 18 |
AP | No. 18 |
Record | 21–8 (11–7 Big Ten) |
Head coach |
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Assistant coaches |
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MVP | Kendall Gill |
Captains | |
Home arena | Assembly Hall |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 3 Michigan State | 15 | – | 3 | .833 | 28 | – | 6 | .824 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 10 Purdue | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 22 | – | 8 | .733 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 13 Michigan | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 23 | – | 8 | .742 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 18 Illinois | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 21 | – | 8 | .724 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 20 Minnesota | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 23 | – | 9 | .719 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ohio State | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 17 | – | 13 | .567 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indiana | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 18 | – | 11 | .621 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wisconsin | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 14 | – | 17 | .452 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Iowa | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 12 | – | 16 | .429 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northwestern | 2 | – | 16 | .111 | 9 | – | 19 | .321 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rankings from AP Poll |
The 1989–90 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team represented the University of Illinois.
Regular season
[edit]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
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Schedule
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Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Non-Conference regular season | |||||||||||
11/28/1989* no, no |
No. 8 | at Mississippi | W 83-72 | 1-0 |
Tad Smith Coliseum (8,439) Oxford, Mississippi | ||||||
12/2/1989* no, no |
No. 8 | Chicago State | W 82-62 | 2-0 |
Assembly Hall (15,940) Champaign, Illinois | ||||||
12/5/1989* no, no |
No. 7 | at No. 25 Florida | W 74-69 | 3-0 |
O'Connell Center (11,929) Gainesville, Florida | ||||||
12/8/1989* no, no |
No. 7 | Indiana State Illini Classic |
W 93-59 | 4-0 |
Assembly Hall (16,111) Champaign, Illinois | ||||||
12/9/1989* no, no |
No. 7 | Metro State Illini Classic |
W 96-62 | 5-0 |
Assembly Hall (16,016) Champaign | ||||||
12/16/1989* no, ABC |
No. 5 | Temple | W 78-61 | 6-0 |
Assembly Hall (16,034) Champaign | ||||||
12/20/1989* no, no |
No. 5 | vs. No. 4 Missouri Braggin' Rights |
W 101-93 | 7-0 |
St. Louis Arena (18,398) St. Louis, Missouri | ||||||
12/23/1989* no, no |
No. 5 | Wisconsin-Green Bay | W 71-47 | 8-0 |
Assembly Hall (15,530) Champaign, Illinois | ||||||
12/29/1989* no, no |
No. 4 | vs. Grambling Old Style Classic |
W 97-73 | 9-0 |
Rosemont Horizon (10,009) Rosemont, Illinois | ||||||
12/30/1989* no, no |
No. 4 | vs. No. 15 Memphis State Old Style Classic |
W 83-71 | 10-0 |
Rosemont Horizon (13,103) Rosemont, Illinois | ||||||
Big Ten regular season | |||||||||||
1/4/1990 no, no |
No. 4 | Wisconsin | W 73-59 | 11-0 (1-0) |
Assembly Hall (15,636) Champaign, Illinois | ||||||
1/6/1990 no, no |
No. 4 | at Minnesota | L 74-91 | 11-1 (1-1) |
Williams Arena (16,545) Minneapolis | ||||||
1/13/1990 no, no |
No. 8 | at Northwestern Rivalry |
W 85-78 | 12-1 (2-1) |
Welsh-Ryan Arena (8,117) Evanston, Illinois | ||||||
1/15/1990 no, ESPN |
No. 7 | No. 6 Michigan | L 70-74 | 12-2 (2-2) |
Assembly Hall (16,136) Champaign, Illinois | ||||||
1/18/1990 no, no |
No. 7 | Michigan State | W 73-64 | 13-2 (3-2) |
Assembly Hall (16,037) Champaign, Illinois | ||||||
1/20/1990 no, no |
No. 7 | at No. 24 Purdue | L 68-81 | 13-3 (3-3) |
Mackey Arena (14,123) West Lafayette, Indiana | ||||||
1/25/1990 no, no |
No. 10 | at Wisconsin | W 66-63 | 14-3 (4-3) |
Wisconsin Field House (11,666) Madison, Wisconsin | ||||||
1/27/1990 no, no |
No. 10 | Ohio State | W 92-81 | 15-3 (5-3) |
Assembly Hall (16,154) Champaign, Illinois | ||||||
1/29/1990 no, no |
No. 10 | at Iowa Rivalry |
L 67-69 | 15-4 (5-4) |
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (15,500) Iowa City, Iowa | ||||||
2/4/1990 no, no |
No. 11 | No. 22 Indiana Rivalry |
W 70-65 | 16-4 (6-4) |
Assembly Hall (16,289) Champaign, Illinois | ||||||
2/8/1990 no, no |
No. 12 | No. 17 Minnesota | W 99-72 | 17-4 (7-4) |
Assembly Hall (16,105) Champaign, Illinois | ||||||
2/11/1990 no, no |
No. 12 | at No. 7 Michigan | L 79-93 | 17-5 (7-5) |
Crisler Arena (13,609) Ann Arbor, Michigan | ||||||
2/14/1990 no, no |
No. 15 | Northwestern Rivalry |
W 88-75 | 18-5 (8-5) |
Assembly Hall (16,108) Champaign, Illinois | ||||||
2/17/1990 no, no |
No. 15 | at No. 21 Michigan State | L 63-70 | 18-6 (8-6) |
Breslin Student Events Center (15,138) East Lansing, Michigan | ||||||
2/21/1990 no, no |
No. 19 | No. 9 Purdue | W 90-78 | 19-6 (9-6) |
Assembly Hall (16,218) Champaign, Illinois | ||||||
2/21/1990 no, no |
No. 19 | at Ohio State | L 80-86 | 19-7 (9-7) |
St. John Arena (13,276) Columbus, Ohio | ||||||
3/4/1990 no, no |
No. 18 | Iowa Rivalry |
W 118-85 | 20-7 (10-7) |
Assembly Hall (16,219) Champaign, Illinois | ||||||
3/11/1990 no, no |
No. 20 | at Indiana Rivalry |
W 69-63 | 21-7 (11-7) |
Assembly Hall (17,228) Bloomington, Indiana | ||||||
NCAA tournament | |||||||||||
3/15/1990* no, no |
(5 MW) No. 18 | vs. (12 MW) Dayton First Round |
L 86-88 | 21-8 |
Frank Erwin Center (11,578) Austin, Texas | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time. |
Player stats
[edit]Player | Games Played | Minutes Played | 2 pt. Field Goals | 3 pt. Field Goals | Free Throws | Rebounds | Assists | Blocks | Steals | Points |
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Kendall Gill[2] | 29 | 1000 | 188 | 23 | 136 | 143 | 96 | 16 | 63 | 581 |
Marcus Liberty[3] | 29 | 958 | 195 | 8 | 103 | 206 | 39 | 26 | 32 | 517 |
Andy Kaufmann[4] | 29 | 682 | 69 | 22 | 81 | 93 | 54 | 5 | 27 | 285 |
Steve Bardo [5] | 29 | 944 | 71 | 28 | 55 | 178 | 137 | 14 | 37 | 281 |
Rodney Jones[6] | 29 | 542 | 88 | 0 | 40 | 126 | 9 | 18 | 17 | 216 |
Ervin Small[7] | 29 | 577 | 74 | 1 | 49 | 151 | 12 | 5 | 23 | 200 |
P.J. Bowman[8] | 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
[edit]NCAA basketball tournament
[edit]- Midwest
- Dayton 88, Illinois 86
Team players drafted into the NBA
[edit]Player | NBA Club | Round | Pick |
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Kendall Gill | Charlotte Hornets | 1 | 5 |
Stephen Bardo | Atlanta Hawks | 2 | 41 |
Marcus Liberty | Denver Nuggets | 2 | 42 |
Rankings
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ University of Illinois Fighting Illini Statistics Summary for 1989-90 Archived 2014-02-03 at the Wayback Machine, FightingIllini.com
- ^ Season Stats Archived 2007-10-30 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Season Stats Archived 2007-11-11 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "pg. 122 Season Stats" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 8, 2011. Retrieved March 17, 2011.
- ^ Season Stats Archived 2007-11-30 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "pg. 122 Season Stats" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 8, 2011. Retrieved March 17, 2011.
- ^ "pg. 122 Season Stats" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 8, 2011. Retrieved March 17, 2011.
- ^ "pg. 122 Season Stats" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 8, 2011. Retrieved March 17, 2011.
- ^ "List of MVPs" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on October 30, 2014. Retrieved January 15, 2013.
- ^ 1990 NCAA Tournament
- ^ 1990 NBA draft Archived 2010-03-17 at the Wayback Machine