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College basketball team
Illinois Fighting Illini
File:UIUCillini.jpg
UniversityUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Head coachBruce Weber (4th season)
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
ArenaAssembly Hall
(capacity: 16,618)
NicknameFighting Illini
ColorsOrange and Blue
   
Uniforms
Home jersey Team colours Home Away jersey Team colours Away


NCAA tournament champions
None
NCAA tournament Final Four
1949, 1951, 1952, 1989, 2005
Conference tournament champions
2003, 2005
Conference regular season champions
1915, 1917, 1924, 1935, 1937, 1942, 1943, 1949, 1951, 1952, 1963, 1984, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005

The Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team is a NCAA Division I college basketball team competing in the Big Ten Conference. Home games are played at Assembly Hall, located on University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign's campus in Champaign.

Past Seasons

Season Overall Record Home Record Conference Record Conference Season/
Tournament Results
Postseason
1971-72 - -
1972-73 - -
1973-74 - -
1974-75 - -
1975-76 - -
1976-77 - -
1977-78 13-14 - 7-11
1978-79 19-11 - 7-11
1979-80 22-13 - 8-10
1980-81 21-8 - 12-6
1981-82 18-11 - 10-8 NIT
1982-83 21-11 - 11-7 Conference Runner-Up #7 seed, NCAA First Round
1983-84 26-5 - 15-3 Conference Champion #2 seed, NCAA Elite Eight
1984-85 26-9 12-6 Conference Runner-Up #3 seed, NCAA Sweet Sixteen
1985-86 22-10 11-7 #4 seed, NCAA Second Round
1986-87 23-8 - 13-5 #3 seed, NCAA First Round
1987-88 23-10 - 12-6 #3 seed, NCAA Second Round
1988-89 31-5 - 14-4 Conference Runner-Up #1 seed, NCAA Final Four
1989-90 21-8 - 11-7 #5 seed, NCAA First Round
1990-91 21-10 - 11-7
1991-92 13-15 - 7-11
1992-93 19-13 - 11-7 #6 seed, NCAA Second Round
1993-94 17-11 - 10-8 #8 seed, NCAA First Round
1994-95 19-12 - 10-8 #11 seed, NCAA First Round
1995-96 18-13 - 7-11 NIT
1996-97 22-10 - 11-7 #6 seed, NCAA Second Round
1997-98 23-10 13-3 Conference Champion #5 seed, NCAA Second Round
1998-99 14-18 5-8 3-13 Tournament Runner-Up
1999-00 22-10 12-1 11-5 Tournament Runner-Up #4 seed, NCAA Second Round
2000-01 27-8 12-0 13-3 Conference Champion #1 seed, NCAA Elite Eight
2001-02 26-9 13-1 11-5 Conference Champion #4 seed, NCAA Sweet Sixteen
2002-03 25-7 14-0 11-5 Conference Runner-Up, Tournament Champion #4 seed, NCAA Second Round
2003-04 26-7 12-1 13-3 Conference Champion, Tournament Runner-Up #5 seed, NCAA Sweet Sixteen
2004-05 37-2 15-0 15-1 Conference Champion, Tournament Champion #1 seed, National Runner-Up
2005-06 26-7 15-1 11-5 Conference Runner-Up #4 seed, NCAA Second Round
2006-07 23-12 14-3 9-7 #12 seed, NCAA First Round

Coaching history

Coach Years Record Conference
Record
Conference
Titles
NCAA
Appearances
Elwood Brown 1906-1907 6-8 3-6
F. L. Pinckney 1907-1908 1-10 0-8
Fletcher Lane 1908-1909 20-6 6-5
Herb V. Juul 1909-1910 12-10 10-10
T. E. Thompson 1910-1912 14-14 10-13
Ralph R. Jones 1912-1920 85-34 64-31 2
Frank J. Winters 1920-1922 25-12 14-10
J. Craig Ruby 1922-1936 148-95 94-74 2
Douglas R. Mills 1936-1947 151-66 88-47 3 1
Harry Combes 1947-1967 316-150 174-104 4 4
Harv Schmidt 1967-1974 89-77 43-55
Gene Bartow 1974-1975 8-18 4-14
Lou Henson 1975-1996 423-224 214-164 1 12
Lon Kruger 1996-2000 81-48 38-28 1 3
Bill Self 2000-2003 78-24 35-13 2 3
Bruce Weber 2003-Present 112-28 48-16 2 4
Totals 1569-824 845-598 17 27

All-Time statistical leaders

Career leaders

Single-season Leaders

  • Points Scored: Don Freeman (668, 1966)
  • Assists: Deron Williams (264, 2005)
  • Rebounds: Skip Thoren (349, 1965)
  • Steals: Kenny Battle (89, 1989)

Single-game leaders

  • Points Scored: Dave Downey (53, 1963)
  • Assists: Tony Wysinger (16, 1986)
  • Rebounds: Skip Thoren (24, 1963)
  • Steals: Bruce Douglas (8, 1984)

Seasons

2006-2007

In the 2006-07 season, the Illini finished tied for 4th place in the Big Ten, earning the 6th seed in the Big Ten tournament, and losing in the seminfinals to Wisconsin. The Illini were selected as a 12-seed in the NCAA tournament; losing their opening-round game to Virginia Tech by a score of 54-52. This was the first time the Illini failed to advance to the second round of the NCAA Tournament since 1999.

2004-2005

In 2004-2005 the Illini went 37-2 tying the record for most wins in a season. They lost in the National Championship to the North Carolina Tar Heels. The Illini won the Big Ten regular season and tournament which was held in Chicago. They gained a #1 seed in the "big dance" and posted one of the most memorable games in NCAA history against Arizona. Down 15 points with around 4 minutes left, the Illini sparked a run led by Deron Williams. The game was sent into overtime and the orange and blue pulled off the one point win to advance to the Final Four in St. Louis. Against the Louisville Cardinals in the Final Four they won in their final victory of the season. The Illini had all 5 starters; Deron Williams, Luther Head, Dee Brown, James Augustine, and Roger Powell Jr.; eventually play in the NBA. Deron Williams and Luther Head are stars with the Utah Jazz Houston Rockets respectfully. Coach Bruce Weber also won many Coach of the Year awards.

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