1981–82 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team

1981–82 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball
National Invitation Tournament, Second Round
Conference Big Ten Conference
1981–82 record 18–11 (10–8 Big Ten)
Head coach Lou Henson
Assistant coach Tony Yates
Assistant coach Dick Nagy
Assistant coach Bob Hull
Home arena Assembly Hall
Seasons
« 1980–81 1982–83 »

The 1981–82 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team represented the University of Illiniois.

Contents

Regular season

Team

No. Player Hometown Class Position
10 Craig Tucker (capt.) Flint, Michigan Sr. Guard
11 Dan Klier Naperville, Illinois Jr. Forward
12 Derek Harper West Palm Beach, Florida So. Guard
13 James Griffin (capt.) Grandview, Texas Sr. Center
20 Kevin Bontemps Morton, Illinois Jr. Guard
21 Quinn Richardson Robbins, Illinois Jr. Guard
22 Perry Range (capt.) South Beloit, Illinois Sr. Guard
23 George Montgomery Chicago, Illinois Fr. Forward
32 Jay Daniels West Palm Beach, Florida Fr. Forward
34 Dee Maras Antioch, Illinois Fr. Forward
43 Bryan Leonard Belleville, Illinois Jr. Forward
44 Anthony Welch Grand Rapids, Michigan Fr. Center

Player stats

Player Games Played Field Goals Free Throws Rebounds Assists Blocks Steals Points
Craig Tucker[1] 29 170 110 69 84 1 32 450
James Griffin[2] 29 171 52 204 27 56 19 394
Perry Range[3] 29 146 83 128 71 7 37 375
Derek Harper[4] 29 105 34 133 145 16 67 244

National Invitation Tournament

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Awards and honors

Team players drafted into the NBA

Round Pick Player NBA Club
3 57 Craig Tucker New York Knickerbockers
4 80 James Griffin New Jersey Nets
7 143 Perry Range Kansas City Kings
8 181 Brian Leonard Milwaukee Bucks

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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. 120
  2. ^ http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/ill/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2009-10_Guide05.pdf pg. 120
  3. ^ http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/ill/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2009-10_Guide05.pdf pg. 120
  4. ^ http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/ill/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2009-10_Guide05.pdf pg. 120
  5. ^ http://www.nit.org/history/nit-postseason-results-1980s.html
  6. ^ http://www.databasebasketball.com/draft/draftyear.htm?yr=1982&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
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Bold Italic connotes national championship, Italic connotes final four appearance, underline connotes Big Ten regular season championship, * means Big Ten Tournament championship