1982–83 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team
1982–83 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball | |
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Conference | Big Ten Conference |
1982–83 record | 21–11 (11–7 Big Ten) |
Head coach | |
Assistant coaches | |
MVP | Derek Harper |
Captain | Derek Harper |
Home arena | Assembly Hall |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 5 Indiana | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 24 | – | 6 | .800 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Purdue | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 21 | – | 9 | .700 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ohio State | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 20 | – | 10 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Illinois | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 21 | – | 11 | .656 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Iowa | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 21 | – | 10 | .677 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Minnesota | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 18 | – | 11 | .621 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Michigan State | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 17 | – | 13 | .567 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northwestern | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 17 | – | 13 | .567 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Michigan | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 15 | – | 13 | .536 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wisconsin | 3 | – | 15 | .167 | 8 | – | 20 | .286 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rankings from AP Poll |
The 1982–83 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team represented the University of Illiniois.
Regular season[]
One of Illinois’ best groups arrived on campus for the 1982-83 season. Guards Bruce Douglas and , and forwards Scott Meents and Efrem Winters joined sophomores George Montgomery and to form the nucleus for a team that would win 95 games during the next four seasons. During this season, the Fighting Illini became the nation’s 25th team to cap the 1,000-win mark with a 72-70 victory over Texas A&M in the Great Alaska Shootout. Later that year, Derek Harper was selected First-Team All-Big Ten, falling one vote shy of being a unanimous pick, before leaving school early for the NBA draft. He was a first round selection of the Dallas Mavericks.
Roster[]
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Schedule and Results[]
Source[3]
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Non-Conference regular season | |||||||||||
11/26/1982* no, no |
vs. Vanderbilt Great Alaska Shootout |
L 47-58 | 0-1 |
Buckner Fieldhouse (3,500) Anchorage, AK | |||||||
11/27/1982* no, no |
vs. Texas A&M Great Alaska Shootout |
W 72-70 | 1-1 |
Buckner Fieldhouse (3,500) Anchorage, AK | |||||||
11/28/1982* no, no |
vs. Florida Great Alaska Shootout |
W 68-55 | 2-1 |
Buckner Fieldhouse (2,500) Anchorage, AK | |||||||
12/2/1982* no, no |
vs. Valparaiso | W 94-59 | 3-1 |
Assembly Hall (11,184) Champaign, IL | |||||||
12/4/1982* no, no |
vs. Western Michigan | W 75-59 | 4-1 |
Assembly Hall (12,874) Champaign, IL | |||||||
12/19/1982* no, no |
@ Kansas State | W 59-55 | 5-1 |
Ahearn Field House (11,220) Manhattan, KS | |||||||
12/11/1982* no, no |
@ #2 Kentucky | L 57-76 | 5-2 |
Rupp Arena (23,872) Lexington, KY | |||||||
12/13/1982* no, no |
vs. Vanderbilt | W 79-77 2ot | 6-2 |
Assembly Hall (10,341) Champaign | |||||||
12/17/1982* no, no |
vs. Southern Illinois |
W 79-61 | 7-2 |
Assembly Hall (10,119) Champaign | |||||||
12/18/1982* no, no |
vs. Illinois State Illini Classic |
W 67-60 | 8-2 |
Assembly Hall (14,328) Champaign, IL | |||||||
12/23/1982* no, no |
@ Oklahoma | L 75-101 | 8-3 |
Lloyd Noble Center (8,713) Norman, OK | |||||||
12/31/1982* no, no |
vs. Loyola (Chicago) | W 73-72 | 9-3 |
Assembly Hall (10,152) Champaign, IL | |||||||
1/3/1982* no, no |
vs. Iowa State | W 74-57 | 10-3 |
Rosemont Horizon (7,628) Rosemont, IL | |||||||
1/6/1983 no, no |
@ Minnesota | L 49-75 | 10-4 (0-1) |
Williams Arena (15,543) Minneapolis, MN | |||||||
1/8/1983 no, no |
@ Wisconsin | W 61-54 | 11-4 (1-1) |
Wisconsin Field House (7,401) Madison, WI | |||||||
1/13/1983 no, no |
vs. #4 Indiana Rivalry |
L 55-69 | 11-5 (1-2) |
Assembly Hall (14,827) Champaign, IL | |||||||
1/5/1983 no, no |
vs. #20 Ohio State | W 63-55 | 12-5 (2-2) |
Assembly Hall (13,015) Champaign, IL | |||||||
1/19/1983 no, no |
@ Purdue | L 62-63 | 12-6 (2-3) |
Mackey Arena (13,502) West Lafayette, IN | |||||||
1/27/1983 no, no |
@ Michigan State | W 78-71 | 13-6 (3-3) |
Jenison Fieldhouse (7,018) East Lansing, MI | |||||||
1/29/1983 no, no |
@ Michigan | W 87-74 | 14-6 (4-3) |
Crisler Arena (12,876) Ann Arbor, MI | |||||||
2/3/1983 no, no |
vs. #13 Iowa Rivalry |
W 62-61 | 15-6 (5-3) |
Assembly Hall (15,181) Champaign, IL | |||||||
2/5/1983 no, no |
vs. Northwestern | W 78-62 | 16-6 (6-3) |
Assembly Hall (14,684) Champaign, IL | |||||||
2/10/1983 no, no |
@ Northwestern | L 55-58 | 16-7 (6-4) |
Alumni Hall (5,223) Chicago, IL | |||||||
2/12/1983 no, no |
@ #20 Iowa Rivalry |
L 66-68 | 16-8 (6-5) |
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (15,450) Iowa City, IA | |||||||
2/17/1983 no, no |
vs. Michigan | W 91-71 | 17-8 (7-5) |
Assembly Hall (12,716) Champaign, IL | |||||||
2/19/1983 no, no |
vs. Michigan State | W 69-61 | 18-8 (8-5) |
Assembly Hall (14,123) Champaign, IL | |||||||
2/23/1983 no, no |
vs. Purdue | L 54-56 | 18-9 (8-6) |
Assembly Hall (13,507) Champaign, IL | |||||||
2/27/1983 no, no |
@ #14 Ohio State | W 74-73 | 19-9 (9-6) |
St. John Arena (11,979) Columbus, OH | |||||||
3/5/1983 no, no |
@ #11 Indiana Rivalry |
L 55-67 | 19-10 (9-7) |
Assembly Hall (17,328) Bloomington, IN | |||||||
3/10/1983 no, no |
vs. Wisconsin | W 71-64 | 20-10 (10-7) |
Assembly Hall (12,947) Champaign, IL | |||||||
3/13/1983 no, no |
vs. Minnesota | W 70-67 2ot | 21-10 (11-7) |
Assembly Hall (15,386) Champaign, IL | |||||||
NCAA Tournament | |||||||||||
3/17/1983* no, no |
vs. Utah First Round |
L 49-52 | 21-11 |
BSU Pavilion (11,200) Boise, ID[4] | |||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time. |
Player stats[]
Player | Games Played | Minutes Played | 2 pt. Field Goals | 3 pt. Field Goals | Free Throws | Rebounds | Assists | Blocks | Steals | Points |
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Derek Harper[5] | 32 | 1182 | 185 | 13 | 83 | 112 | 118 | 18 | 72 | 792 |
Efrem Winters[6] | 31 | 977 | 159 | 0 | 67 | 213 | 20 | 31 | 14 | 385 |
Anthony Welch[7] | 32 | 1085 | 158 | 0 | 61 | 201 | 44 | 15 | 17 | 377 |
Bruce Douglas[8] | 32 | 1016 | 117 | 1 | 64 | 87 | 189 | 5 | 78 | 301 |
George Montgomery[9] | 32 | 643 | 72 | 0 | 40 | 146 | 22 | 7 | 15 | 184 |
Bryan Leonard[10] | 30 | 495 | 51 | 0 | 20 | 104 | 22 | 9 | 10 | 122 |
Doug Altenberger | 31 | 428 | 29 | 1 | 35 | 40 | 23 | 0 | 15 | 96 |
Scott Meents | 29 | 237 | 34 | 0 | 13 | 35 | 27 | 14 | 6 | 81 |
Jay Daniels | 18 | 250 | 28 | 0 | 15 | 29 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 71 |
Kevin Bontemps | 27 | 138 | 8 | 0 | 14 | 20 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 30 |
Reggie Woodward | 14 | 29 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 16 |
Don Klusendorf | 13 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
Dee Maras | 12 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
Awards and honors[]
- Derek Harper
- Associated Press 2nd team All-American
- Fighting Illini All-Century team (2005)
- Team Most Valuable Player [11]
- Bruce Douglas
Team players drafted into the NBA[]
Player | NBA Club | Round | Pick |
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Derek Harper | Dallas Mavericks | 1 | 11 |
Rankings[]
References[]
- ^ Men's Basketball Roster
- ^ All-Time Illini Rosters Archived 2010-04-22 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ University of Illinois Fighting Illini Statistics Summary for 1982-83 Archived 2014-01-11 at the Wayback Machine, FightingIllini.com
- ^ 1983 NCAA Tournament
- ^ "Season Stats". Archived from the original on 2014-01-11. Retrieved 2014-01-11.
- ^ "Season Stats". Archived from the original on 2014-01-11. Retrieved 2014-01-11.
- ^ "Season Stats". Archived from the original on 2014-01-11. Retrieved 2014-01-11.
- ^ "Season Stats". Archived from the original on 2014-01-11. Retrieved 2014-01-11.
- ^ "Season Stats". Archived from the original on 2014-01-11. Retrieved 2014-01-11.
- ^ "Season Stats". Archived from the original on 2014-01-11. Retrieved 2014-01-11.
- ^ List of MVPs
- ^ 1983 NBA Draft Archived 2010-03-18 at the Wayback Machine
- 1982–83 Big Ten Conference men's basketball season
- Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball seasons
- 1983 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament participants
- 1982 in sports in Illinois
- 1983 in sports in Illinois