1979–80 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team
1979–80 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball | |
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Illini Classic, Champion Rainbow Classic, Champion[1] | |
Conference | Big Ten Conference |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. Not ranked |
AP | No. Not ranked |
1979–80 record | 22–13 (8–10 Big Ten) |
Head coach | |
Assistant coaches | |
MVP | Eddie Johnson |
Captain | |
Home arena | Assembly Hall |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 7 Indiana | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 21 | – | 8 | .724 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 10 Ohio State | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 21 | – | 8 | .724 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 20 Purdue | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 23 | – | 10 | .697 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Iowa | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 23 | – | 10 | .697 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Minnesota | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 21 | – | 11 | .656 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Illinois | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 22 | – | 13 | .629 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Michigan | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 17 | – | 13 | .567 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wisconsin | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 15 | – | 14 | .517 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Michigan State | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 12 | – | 15 | .444 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northwestern | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 10 | – | 17 | .370 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rankings from AP Poll |
The 1979–80 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team represented the University of Illinois.
Regular season[]
For the 1979-80 season, head coach Lou Henson returned everyone from a team that finished with 19 wins. The team gave the head coach his first of 11, 20-win seasons at Illinois. That year, Illinois made its first postseason appearance since 1963, finishing third in the NIT. During the course of the season, the Illini would defeat eventual NCAA Tournament Champion, Louisville
Roster[]
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Schedule[]
Source[4]
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Non-Conference regular season | |||||||||||
11/30/1979* no, no |
No. NR | BYU (#15) | W 86-76 | 1-0 |
Marriott Center (23,042) Provo, UT | ||||||
12/4/1979* no, no |
No. NR | Missouri Show-Me Classic |
L 66-67 OT | 1-1 |
Assembly Hall (14,004) Champaign, IL | ||||||
12/6/1979* no, no |
No. NR | Kent State | W 74-65 | 2-1 |
Assembly Hall (13,090) Champaign, IL | ||||||
12/8/1979* no, no |
No. NR | Long Beach State | W 77-60 | 3-1 |
Assembly Hall (14,075) Champaign, IL | ||||||
12/10/1979* no, no |
No. NR | TCU | W 79-64 | 4-1 |
Daniel–Meyer Coliseum (4,110) Fort Worth, TX | ||||||
12/11/1979* no, no |
No. NR | Missouri-St. Louis | W 91-65 | 5-1 |
Assembly Hall (13,021) Champaign, IL | ||||||
12/14/1979* no, no |
No. NR | Kentucky State |
W 94-65 | 6-1 |
Assembly Hall (14,363) Champaign, IL | ||||||
12/15/1979* no, no |
No. NR | Illinois State |
W 47-40 | 7-1 |
Assembly Hall (16,257) Champaign, IL | ||||||
12/22/1979* no, no |
No. NR | Marquette | L 78-80 | 7-2 |
Assembly Hall (12,618) Champaign, IL | ||||||
12/28/1979* no, no |
No. NR | Army |
W 75-48 | 8-2 |
Neal S. Blaisdell Center (-) Honolulu, HI | ||||||
12/29/1979* no, no |
No. NR | Louisville (#12) |
W 77-64 | 9-2 |
Neal S. Blaisdell Center (-) Honolulu, HI | ||||||
12/30/1979* no, no |
No. NR | Hawaii |
W 94-82 | 10-2 |
Neal S. Blaisdell Center (-) Honolulu, HI | ||||||
1/3/1980 no, no |
No. 20 | Iowa (#10) Rivalry |
L 71-72 | 10-3 (0-1) |
Assembly Hall (10,839) Champaign, IL | ||||||
1/5/1980 no, no |
No. 20 | Northwestern | W 81-71 | 11-3 (1-1) |
Assembly Hall (9,174) Champaign, IL | ||||||
1/10/1980 no, no |
No. NR | Purdue (#10) | L 66-74 | 11-4 (1-2) |
Mackey Arena (12,982) West Lafayette, IN | ||||||
1/12/1980 no, no |
No. NR | Minnesota | L 75-79 | 11-5 (1-3) |
Williams Arena (15,381) Minneapolis, MN | ||||||
1/17/1980 no, no |
No. NR | Michigan | W 80-69 | 12-5 (2-3) |
Assembly Hall (14,746) Champaign, IL | ||||||
1/19/1980 no, no |
No. NR | Wisconsin | W 69-64 | 13-5 (3-3) |
Wisconsin Field House (10,386) Madison, WI | ||||||
1/24/1980 no, no |
No. NR | Ohio State (#4) | L 76-79 | 13-6 (3-4) |
Assembly Hall (16,383) Champaign, IL | ||||||
1/26/1980 no, no |
No. NR | Michigan State | W 74-65 | 14-6 (4-4) |
Assembly Hall (16,490) Champaign, IL | ||||||
1/31/1980 no, no |
No. NR | Indiana (#18) Rivalry |
L 54-60 | 14-7 (4-5) |
Assembly Hall (16,723) Bloomington, IN | ||||||
2/2/1980 no, no |
No. NR | Michigan State | L 59-68 | 14-8 (4-6) |
Jenison Fieldhouse (10,004) East Lansing, MI | ||||||
2/7/1980 no, no |
No. NR | Wisconsin | W 67-50 | 15-8 (5-6) |
Assembly Hall (13,873) Champaign, IL | ||||||
2/9/1980 no, no |
No. NR | Indiana (#20) Rivalry |
W 89-68 | 16-8 (6-6) |
Assembly Hall (16,614) Champaign, IL | ||||||
2/14/1980 no, no |
No. NR | Michigan | L 76-78 | 16-9 (6-7) |
Crisler Center (9,738) Ann Arbor, MI | ||||||
2/16/1980 no, no |
No. NR | Ohio State (#9) | L 57-71 | 16-10 (6-8) |
St. John Arena (13,591) Columbus, OH | ||||||
2/21/1980 no, no |
No. NR | Minnesota | W 60-58 OT | 17-10 (7-8) |
Assembly Hall (14,592) Champaign, IL | ||||||
2/23/1980 no, no |
No. NR | Purdue (#15) | L 69-72 | 17-11 (7-9) |
Assembly Hall (16,647) Champaign, IL | ||||||
2/28/1980 no, no |
No. NR | Northwestern | W 90-66 | 18-11 (8-9) |
McGaw Memorial Hall (5,426) Evanston, IL | ||||||
3/1/1980 no, no |
No. NR | Iowa Rivalry |
L 71-75 | 18-12 (8-10) |
Iowa Field House (13,365) Iowa City, IA | ||||||
National Invitation Tournament | |||||||||||
3/5/1980* no, no |
No. NR | Loyola Chicago NIT First Round |
W 105-87 | 19-12 |
Assembly Hall (13,326) Champaign, IL | ||||||
3/10/1980* no, no |
No. NR | Illinois State NIT Second Round |
W 75-65 | 20-12 |
Assembly Hall (16,193) Champaign, IL | ||||||
3/13/1980* no, no |
No. NR | Murray State NIT Quarterfinals |
W 65-63 | 21-12 |
Assembly Hall (15,070) Champaign, IL | ||||||
3/17/1980* no, no |
No. NR | Minnesota NIT Semifinals |
L 63-65 | 21-13 |
Madison Square Garden (11,223) New York, NY | ||||||
3/19/1980* no, no |
No. NR | UNLV NIT Third Place Game |
W 84-74 | 22-13 |
Madison Square Garden (-) New York, NY | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time. |
Player stats[]
Player | Games Played | Minutes Played | Field Goals | Free Throws | Rebounds | Assists | Blocks | Steals | Points |
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Eddie Johnson[5] | 35 | 1215 | 266 | 78 | 310 | 71 | 7 | 13 | 610 |
Mark Smith[6] | 35 | 1026 | 187 | 161 | 214 | 95 | 11 | 35 | 535 |
Reno Gray[7] | 35 | 858 | 131 | 57 | 47 | 109 | 2 | 39 | 319 |
James Griffin[8] | 35 | 676 | 119 | 36 | 154 | 25 | 39 | 18 | 274 |
Perry Range[9] | 35 | 809 | 90 | 63 | 85 | 64 | 2 | 36 | 243 |
Derek Holcomb[10] | 31 | 636 | 72 | 36 | 164 | 44 | 46 | 15 | 180 |
Neil Bresnahan[11] | 35 | 599 | 67 | 27 | 121 | 64 | 11 | 14 | 161 |
Rob Judson[12] | 31 | 595 | 59 | 32 | 44 | 47 | 0 | 15 | 150 |
Kevin Bontempts | 30 | 363 | 15 | 26 | 28 | 67 | 1 | 16 | 56 |
Levi Cobb | 25 | 140 | 20 | 7 | 36 | 14 | 2 | 9 | 47 |
Quinn Richardson | 16 | 101 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 17 | 0 | 4 | 23 |
Kevin Westervelt | 18 | 34 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16 |
Awards and honors[]
- Eddie Johnson
- Fighting Illini All-Century team (2005)
- Team Most Valuable Player[13]
Team players drafted into the NBA[]
Player | NBA Club | Round | Pick |
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Neil Bresnahan | Golden State Warriors | 6 | 117 |
Rankings[]
References[]
- ^ "Rainbow Classic History". Archived from the original on 2005-03-18. Retrieved 2013-03-12.
- ^ Men's Basketball Roster
- ^ All-Time Illini Rosters Archived 2010-04-22 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ University of Illinois Fighting Illini Statistics Summary for 1979-80 Archived 2013-02-27 at the Wayback Machine, FightingIllini.com
- ^ Season Stats pg. 119
- ^ Season Stats pg. 119
- ^ Season Stats pg. 119
- ^ Season Stats pg. 119
- ^ Season Stats pg. 119
- ^ Season Stats pg. 119
- ^ Season Stats pg. 119
- ^ Season Stats pg. 119
- ^ List of MVPs
- ^ 1980 NBA Draft Archived 2010-03-18 at the Wayback Machine
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