1978–79 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team

1978–79 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball
Conference Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches #Not ranked
AP #Not ranked
1978–79 record 19–11 (7–11 Big Ten)
Head coach Lou Henson
Assistant coach Tony Yates
Assistant coach Mark Bial
Assistant coach Les Wothke
Home arena Assembly Hall
Seasons
« 1977–78 1979–80 »

The 1978–79 Illinois Fighting Illini men’s basketball team represented the University of Illiniois.

Contents

Regular season

Team

No. Player Hometown Class Position
12 Kevin Westervelt Peoria, Illinois Sr. Guard
13 James Griffin Grandview, Texas So. Center
15 Cletis Hubbard Ft. Worth, Texas Fr. Guard
20 Matt Meyer Manito, Illinois Sr. Guard
21 Steve Lanter Belleville, Illinois Jr. Guard
22 Perry Range South Beloit, Illinois Fr. Guard
23 Larry Lubin (capt.) Glencoe, Illinois Sr. Guard
30 Rob Judson Zion, Illinois Jr. Guard
31 Neil Bresnahan (capt.) Oak Park, Illinois Jr. Forward
32 Levi Cobb Chicago, Illinois Jr. Forward
33 Eddie Johnson Chicago, Illinois So. Forward
42 Mark Smith Peoria, Illinois So. Forward
43 Bryan Leonard Belleville, Illinois Fr. Forward
44 Derek Holcomb Peoria, Illinois Jr. Center

Player stats

Player Games Played Field Goals Free Throws Rebounds Assists Blocks Steals Points
Mark Smith[1] 30 160 84 173 121 23 53 404
Eddie Johnson[2] 30 168 26 170 52 4 18 362
Rob Judson[3] 30 123 35 68 61 3 33 281
Neil Bresnahan[4] 30 105 40 236 75 7 32 250
James Griffin[5] 30 105 19 98 7 29 12 229
Derek Holcomb[6] 29 90 34 190 49 86 17 214
Levi Cobb[7] 30 68 24 122 29 4 19 160
Perry Range[8] 24 21 14 25 12 0 8 56

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://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/ill/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2009-10_Guide05.pdf pg. 119
  9. ^ http://www.databasebasketball.com/draft/draftyear.htm?yr=1979&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