1976–77 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team

1976–77 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball
Conference Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches #Not ranked
AP #Not ranked
1976–77 record 16–14 (8–10 Big Ten)
Head coach Lou Henson
Assistant coach Tony Yates
Assistant coach Bill Molinari
Assistant coach Les Wothke
Home arena Assembly Hall
Seasons
« 1975–76 1977–78 »

The 1976–77 Illinois Fighting Illini men’s basketball team represented the University of Illiniois.

Contents

Regular season

Team

No. Player Hometown Class Position
10 Rick Kirby Urbana, Illinois Fr. Guard
12 Ken Ferdinand Urbana, Illinois So. Forward
20 Jeff Berry Chicago, Illinois Fr. Guard
21 Steve Lanter Belleville, Illinois Fr. Guard
23 Larry Lubin Glencoe, Illinois So. Guard
24 Tom Gerhardt Chicago, Illinois Jr. Forward
30 Rob Judson Zion, Illinois Fr. Guard
31 Neil Bresnahan Oak Park, Illinois Fr. Forward
32 Levi Cobb Chicago, Illinois Fr. Forward
34 Rick Leighty Lawrenceville, Illinois Fr. Forward
40 Rich Adams Cincinnati, Ohio Jr. Forward
42 Tim Bushell Lincoln, Illinois Fr. Forward
43 Audie Matthews (capt.) Chicago Heights, Illinois Jr. Forward

Player stats

Player Games Played Field Goals Free Throws Rebounds Assists Points
Audie Matthews[1] 30 202 75 151 75 479
Rich Adams[2] 30 171 45 171 62 387
Levi Cobb[3] 30 126 54 192 57 306
Ken Ferdinand[4] 29 109 43 108 27 261
Neil Bresnahan[5] 28 80 46 138 31 206
Steve Lanter[6] 30 76 39 49 103 191
Rick Leighty[7] 26 45 11 72 37 101

Awards and honors

Team players drafted into the NBA

Round Pick Player NBA Club

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See also

References

  1. ^ http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/ill/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2009-10_Guide05.pdf pg. 119
  2. ^ http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/ill/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2009-10_Guide05.pdf pg. 119
  3. ^ http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/ill/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2009-10_Guide05.pdf pg. 119
  4. ^ http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/ill/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2009-10_Guide05.pdf pg. 119
  5. ^ http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/ill/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2009-10_Guide05.pdf pg. 119
  6. ^ http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/ill/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2009-10_Guide05.pdf pg. 119
  7. ^ http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/ill/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2009-10_Guide05.pdf pg. 119
  8. ^ http://www.databasebasketball.com/draft/draftyear.htm?yr=1977&lg=N

External links

Team
Head coaches
Elwood Brown · F. L. Pinckney · Fletcher Lane · Herb Juul · T. E. Thompson · Ralph Jones · Frank Winters · J. Craig Ruby · Douglas Mills · Harry Combes · Harv Schmidt · Gene Bartow · Lou Henson · Lon Kruger · Bill Self · Bruce Weber
National players of the year
Championships
Helm's Foundation (National): 1915
Big Ten (Regular season): 1915, 1917, 1924, 1935, 1937, 1942, 1943, 1949, 1951, 1952, 1963, 1984, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005
Big Ten (Tournament): 2003, 2005
1905–1925
1906 • 1907 • 1908 • 1909 • 1910 • 1911 • 1912 • 1913 • 1914 • 1915 • 1916 • 1917 • 1918 • 1919 • 1920 • 1921 • 1922 • 1923 • 1924 • 1925
1925–1950
1926 • 1927 • 1928 • 1929  • 1930 • 1931 • 1932 • 1933 • 1934 • 1935 • 1936 • 1937 • 1938 • 1939 • 1940 • 1941 • 1942 • 1943 • 1944 • 1945  • 1946 • 1947 • 1948 • 1949 • 1950
1950–1975
1951 • 1952 • 1953 • 1954 • 1955 • 1956  • 1957 • 1958 • 1959 • 1960 • 1961 • 1962 • 1963 • 1964 • 1965 • 1966 • 1967 • 1968 • 1969 • 1970 • 1971 • 1972 • 1973 • 1974 • 1975
1975–2000
1976 • 1977 • 1978 • 1979 • 1980 • 1981 • 1982 • 1983 • 1984 • 1985 • 1986 • 1987 • 1988 • 1989 • 1990 • 1991 • 1992 • 1993 • 1994 • 1995 • 1996 • 1997 • 1998 • 1999 • 2000
2000–2025
2001 • 2002 • 2003* • 2004 • 2005* • 2006 • 2007 • 2008 • 2009 • 2010 • 2011 • 2012
Bold Italic connotes national championship, Italic connotes final four appearance, underline connotes Big Ten regular season championship, * means Big Ten Tournament championship