1989–90 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team

1989–90 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball
Illini Classic, Champion
Old Style Classic, Champion
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

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]2921123136143961663581
Marcus Liberty[4] 292038103206392632517
Andy Kaufmann[5] 299122819354527285
Steve Bardo [6]299928551781371437281
Rodney Jones[7] 298804012691817216
Ervin Small[8] 297514915112523200
P.J. Bowman[9] 293923213573216122

Awards and honors

NCAA basketball tournament

[11]

Team players drafted into the NBA

Round Pick Player NBA Club
1 5Kendall GillCharlotte Hornets
2 41Stephen BardoAtlanta Hawks
2 42Marcus LibertyDenver Nuggets

[12]

Rankings

References

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