1989–90 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team

1989–90 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball

Illini Classic, Champion Old Style Classic, Champion
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
MVP	Kendall Gill
Captain	Kendall Gill Stephen Bardo
Home arena	Assembly Hall

1989–90 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
#3 Michigan State	15	–	3	.833	28	–	6	.824
#10 Purdue	13	–	5	.722	22	–	8	.733
#13 Michigan	12	–	6	.667	23	–	8	.742
#18 Illinois	11	–	7	.611	21	–	8	.724
#20 Minnesota	11	–	7	.611	23	–	9	.719
Ohio State	10	–	8	.556	17	–	13	.567
Indiana	8	–	10	.444	18	–	11	.621
Wisconsin	4	–	14	.222	14	–	17	.452
Iowa	4	–	14	.222	12	–	16	.429
Northwestern	2	–	16	.111	9	–	19	.321

Rankings from AP Poll)

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

Regular season

Coming off the Final Four season a year earlier, Illinois went 21-8 overall, 11-7 in the Big Ten in 1990. Kendall Gill, a senior, became the first player since Ken Norman in 1987 to average 20 points per game. Gill was named a First-Team All-American by UPI. Gill led the Big Ten in scoring and was a finalist for the John Wooden Player of the Year Award. He was the fifth overall pick in the NBA draft, going to the Charlotte Hornets.

Team

No.	Player	Hometown	High School	Class	Position
3	Tim Geers	Chicago, Illinois	De La Salle High School	Fr.	Forward
4	Brooks Taylor	Chicago, Illinois	De La Salle High School	Fr.	Guard
10	P.J. Bowman	Champaign, Illinois	Centennial High School	Jr.	Guard
12	Travis Smith	Ridgway, Illinois	Gallatin High School	Sr.	Guard
13	Kendall Gill (co-captain)	Matteson, Illinois	Rich Central High School	Sr.	Guard
20	Ken Gibson	Bloomington, Illinois	Bloomington High School	Fr.	Guard
21	Rodney Jones	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	West Philadelphia High School	Jr.	Center/Forward
24	Ervin Small	Chicago, Illinois	Simeon High School	Sr.	Forward
25	Deon Thomas	Chicago, Illinois	Simeon High School	Fr.	Forward
30	Marcus Liberty	Chicago, Illinois	King High School	Jr.	Forward
32	Tom Michael	Hoffman, Illinois	Carlyle High School	Fr.	Forward
34	Andy Kaufmann	Jacksonville, Illinois	Jacksonville High School	So.	Forward
35	Stephen Bardo (co-captain)	Carbondale, Illinois	Carbondale Community High School	Sr.	Guard/Forward
42	Brian O'Connell	Schaumburg, Illinois	Schaumburg High School	Sr.	Guard/Forward
50	Andy Kpedi	St. Anne, Illinois	St. Anne Community High School	Sr.	Center

Head Coach Lou Henson (15th year at Illinois) ^[1]

Schedule

Source^[2]

Date Time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Regular Season
11/28/1989* no, no	#8	@ Mississippi	W 83-72	1-0	Tad Smith Coliseum (8,439) Oxford, MS
12/2/1989* no, no	#8	vs. Chicago State	W 82-62	2-0	Assembly Hall (15,940) Champaign, IL
12/5/1989* no, no	#7	@ #25 Florida	W 74-69	3-0	O'Connell Center (11,929) Gainesville, FL
12/8/1989* no, no	#7	vs. Indiana State Illini Classic	W 93-59	4-0	Assembly Hall (16,111) Champaign, IL
12/9/1989* no, no	#7	vs. Metro State Illini Classic	W 96-62	5-0	Assembly Hall (16,016) Champaign
12/16/1989* no, no	#5	vs. Temple	W 78-61	6-0	Assembly Hall (16,034) Champaign
12/20/1989* no, no	#5	vs. #4 Missouri Braggin' Rights	W 101-93	7-0	St. Louis Arena (18,398) St. Louis, MO
12/23/1989* no, no	#5	vs. Wisconsin-Green Bay	W 71-47	8-0	Assembly Hall (15,530) Champaign, IL
12/29/1989* no, no	#4	vs. Grambling Old Style Classic	W 97-73	9-0	Rosemont Horizon (10,009) Rosemont, IL
12/30/1989* no, no	#4	vs. #15 Memphis State Old Style Classic	W 83-71	10-0	Rosemont Horizon (13,103) Rosemont, IL
1/4/1990 no, no	#4	vs. Wisconsin	W 73-59	11-0 (1-0)	Assembly Hall (15,636) Champaign, IL
1/6/1990 no, no	#4	@ Minnesota	L 74-91	11-1 (1-1)	Williams Arena (16,545) Minneapolis, MN
1/13/1990 no, no	#8	@ Northwestern	W 85-78	12-1 (2-1)	Welsh-Ryan Arena (8,117) Evanston, IL
1/15/1990 no, no	#8	vs. #3 Michigan	L 70-74	12-2 (2-2)	Assembly Hall (16,136) Champaign, IL
1/18/1990 no, no	#7	vs. Michigan State	W 73-64	13-2 (3-2)	Assembly Hall (16,037) Champaign, IL
1/20/1990 no, no	#7	@ #24 Purdue	L 68-81	13-3 (3-3)	Mackey Arena (14,123) West Lafayette, IN
1/25/1990 no, no	#10	@ Wisconsin	W 66-63	14-3 (4-3)	Wisconsin Field House (11,666) Madison, WI
1/27/1990 no, no	#10	vs. Ohio State	W 92-81	15-3 (5-3)	Assembly Hall (16,154) Champaign, IL
1/29/1990 no, no	#10	@ Iowa	L 67-69	15-4 (5-4)	Carver–Hawkeye Arena (15,500) Iowa City, IA
2/4/1990 no, no	#11	vs. #22 Indiana	W 70-65	16-4 (6-4)	Assembly Hall (16,289) Champaign, IL
2/8/1990 no, no	#12	vs. #17 Minnesota	W 99-72	17-4 (7-4)	Assembly Hall (16,105) Champaign, IL
2/11/1990 no, no	#12	@ #7 Michigan	L 79-93	17-5 (7-5)	Crisler Arena (13,609) Ann Arbor, MI
2/14/1990 no, no	#15	vs. Northwestern	W 88-75	18-5 (8-5)	Assembly Hall (16,108) Champaign, IL
2/17/1990 no, no	#15	@ #21 Michigan State	L 63-70	18-6 (8-6)	Breslin Student Events Center (15,138) East Lansing, MI
2/21/1990 no, no	#19	vs. #9 Purdue	W 90-78	19-6 (9-6)	Assembly Hall (16,218) Champaign, IL
2/21/1990 no, no	#19	@ Ohio State	L 80-86	19-7 (9-7)	St. John Arena (13,276) Columbus, OH
3/4/1990 no, no	#18	vs. Iowa	W 118-85	20-7 (10-7)	Assembly Hall (16,219) Champaign, IL
3/11/1990 no, no	#20	@ Indiana	W 69-63	21-7 (11-7)	Assembly Hall (17,228) Bloomington, IN
NCAA Tournament
3/15/1990* no, no	#18	vs. Dayton NCAA Tournament	L 86-88	21-8	Frank Erwin Center (11,578) Austin, TX
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

Player stats

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

Awards and honors

Kendall Gill
- Consensus 2nd team All-American
- United Press International 1st team All-American
- Associated Press 3rd team All-American
- National Association of Basketball Coaches 3rd team All-American
- Team Most Valuable Player ^[10]
- Fighting Illini All-Century team (2005)
Deon Thomas
- Fighting Illini All-Century team (2005)

NCAA basketball tournament

Midwest
- Dayton 88, Illinois 86

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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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Rankings

Main article: 1989–90 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

References

Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball

Venues	Kenney Gym (1906–1925) Huff Hall (1926–1963) State Farm Center (1963–present) Prairie Capital Convention Center (2015)

Rivalries	Indiana Missouri

Culture & lore	Whiz Kids Flyin' Illini Orange Krush Fighting Illini Sports Network Oskee Wow-Wow Illinois Loyalty Chief Illiniwek

People	Head coaches NBA draftees Consensus All-Americans

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Helms and Premo-Porretta national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

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