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| University | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | ||
| Head coach | Bruce Weber (4th season) | ||
| Conference | Big Ten Conference | ||
| Arena | Assembly Hall (capacity: 16,618) | ||
| Nickname | Fighting Illini | ||
| Colors | Orange and Blue | ||
| Uniforms | |||
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| 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 | |||
Home
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
- Points Scored: Deon Thomas (2129)
- Assists: Bruce Douglas (765)
- Rebounds: James Augustine (1023)
- Steals: Bruce Douglas (324)
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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