1997–98 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team

1997–98 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball
Big Ten Conference champion
NCAA Men's Division I Tournament, Second Round
Conference Big Ten Conference
Ranking
AP #22
1997–98 record 23–10 (13–3 Big Ten)
Head coach Lon Kruger
Assistant coach Robert McCullum
Assistant coach Rob Judson
Assistant coach Steve Henson
Home arena Assembly Hall
Seasons
« 1996–97 1998–99 »

The 1997–98 Illinois Fighting Illini men’s basketball team represented the University of Illiniois.

Contents

Regular season

Team

No. Player Hometown Class Position
00 Victor Chukwudebe Springfield, Illinois So. Forward
4 Arias Davis Waycross, Georgia Jr. Guard
10 Jelani Boline Chicago, Illinois Sr. Guard
12 Jeff Reichardt Schaumberg, Illinois So. Guard
13 Cory Bradford Memphis, Tennessee Fr. Guard
21 Matt Heldman (capt.) Libertyville, Illinois Sr. Guard
23 Jerry Hester (capt.) Peoria, Illinois Sr. Forward
30 Luke Williams Mattoon, Illinois Fr. Guard
31 David Freeman Champaign, Illinois Sr. Guard
32 Jerry Gee Chicago, Illinois Sr. Forward
33 Kevin Turner Chicago, Illinois Sr. Guard
34 Brian Johnson (capt.) Des Plaines, Illinois Sr. Forward
35 Carvell Ammons Champaign, Illinois So. Forward
40 Sergio McClain Peoria, Illinois Fr. Guard/Forward
42 Awvee Storey Chicago, Illinois Fr. Guard/Forward
44 Rich Beyers Shelbyville, Illinois So. Forward

Player stats

Player Games Played Field Goals Three Pointers Free Throws Rebounds Assists Blocks Steals Points
Kevin Turner[1] 33 215 78 76 105 91 2 44 584
Jerry Hester[2] 33 186 40 74 175 49 8 28 486
Matt Heldman[3] 33 97 67 98 97 131 0 42 359
Jerry Gee[4] 33 115 0 49 175 23 29 32 279
Brian Johnson[5] 33 83 0 66 147 78 17 29 232
Sergio McClain[6] 33 42 4 28 103 54 9 40 116
Arias Davis[7] 28 31 24 3 22 10 0 6 89
Victor Chukwudebe[8] 33 25 0 10 110 1 19 13 66

NCAA basketball tournament

[9]

Awards and honors

Team players drafted into the NBA

Round Pick Player NBA Club

[10]

See also

References

  1. ^ http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/ill/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2009-10_Guide05.pdf pg. 124
  2. ^ http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/ill/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2009-10_Guide05.pdf pg. 124
  3. ^ http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/ill/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2009-10_Guide05.pdf pg. 124
  4. ^ http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/ill/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2009-10_Guide05.pdf pg. 124
  5. ^ http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/ill/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2009-10_Guide05.pdf pg. 124
  6. ^ http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/ill/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2009-10_Guide05.pdf pg. 124
  7. ^ http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/ill/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2009-10_Guide05.pdf pg. 124
  8. ^ http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/ill/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2009-10_Guide05.pdf pg. 124
  9. ^ http://www.databasesports.com/ncaab/tourney.htm?yr=1998
  10. ^ http://www.databasebasketball.com/draft/draftyear.htm?yr=1998&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