1989–90 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team

1989–90 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball
NCAA Men's Division I Tournament, First Round
Conference Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches #18
AP #18
1989–90 record 21–8 (11–7 Big Ten)
Head coach Lou Henson
Assistant coach Dick Nagy
Assistant coach Jimmy Collins
Assistant coach Mark Coomes
Home arena Assembly Hall
Seasons
« 1988–89 1990–91 »

The 1989–90 Illinois Fighting Illini men’s basketball team represented the University of Illiniois.

Contents

Team

No. Player Hometown Class Position
3 Tim Geers Chicago, Illinois Fr. Forward
4 Brooks Taylor Chicago, Illinois Fr. Guard
10 P.J. Bowman Champaign, Illinois Jr. Guard
12 Travis Smith Ridgway, Illinois Sr. Guard
13 Kendall Gill (capt.) Matteson, Illinois Sr. Guard
20 Ken Gibson Bloomington, Illinois Fr. Guard
21 Rodney Jones Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Jr. Center/Forward
24 Ervin Small Chicago, Illinois Sr. Forward
25 Deon Thomas Chicago, Illinois Fr. Forward
30 Marcus Liberty Chicago, Illinois Jr. Forward
32 Tom Michael Hoffman, Illinois Fr. Forward
34 Andy Kaufmann Jacksonville, Illinois So. Forward
35 Stephen Bardo (capt.) Carbondale, Illinois Sr. Guard/Forward
42 Brian O'Connell Schaumberg, Illinois Sr. Guard/Forward
50 Andy Kpedi St. Anne, Illinois Sr. Center

Player stats

Player Games Played Field Goals Three Pointers Free Throws Rebounds Assists Blocks Steals Points
Kendall Gill[1] 29 211 23 136 143 96 16 63 581
Marcus Liberty[2] 29 203 8 103 206 39 26 32 517
Andy Kaufmann[3] 29 91 22 81 93 54 5 27 285
Steve Bardo [4] 29 99 28 55 178 137 14 37 281
Rodney Jones[5] 29 88 0 40 126 9 18 17 216
Ervin Small[6] 29 75 1 49 151 12 5 23 200
P.J. Bowman[7] 29 39 23 21 35 73 2 16 122

Awards and honors

NCAA basketball tournament

[8]

Team players drafted into the NBA

Round Pick Player NBA Club
1 5 Kendall Gill Charlotte Hornets
2 41 Stephen Bardo Atlanta Hawks
2 42 Marcus Liberty Denver Nuggets

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See also

References

  1. ^ http://www.databasebasketball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=GillKe01
  2. ^ http://www.databasebasketball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=LIBERMA01
  3. ^ http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/ill/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2009-10_Guide05.pdf pg. 122
  4. ^ http://www.databasebasketball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=BardoSt01
  5. ^ http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/ill/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2009-10_Guide05.pdf pg. 122
  6. ^ http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/ill/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2009-10_Guide05.pdf pg. 122
  7. ^ http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/ill/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2009-10_Guide05.pdf pg. 122
  8. ^ http://www.databasesports.com/ncaab/tourney.htm?yr=1990
  9. ^ http://www.databasebasketball.com/draft/draftyear.htm?yr=1990&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