1990–91 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team
1990–91 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball | |
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Banned from any postseason tournament | |
Conference | Big Ten Conference |
1990–91 record | 21–10 (11–7 Big Ten) |
Head coach | |
Assistant coaches | |
MVP | |
Captain | Larry Smith |
Home arena | Assembly Hall |
1990–91 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 5 Ohio State | 15 | – | 3 | .833 | 27 | – | 4 | .871 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 3 Indiana | 15 | – | 3 | .833 | 29 | – | 5 | .853 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Illinois | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 21 | – | 10 | .677 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Michigan State | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 19 | – | 11 | .633 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Iowa | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 21 | – | 11 | .656 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Purdue | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 17 | – | 12 | .586 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wisconsin | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 15 | – | 15 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Michigan | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 14 | – | 15 | .483 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Minnesota | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 12 | – | 16 | .429 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northwestern | 0 | – | 18 | .000 | 5 | – | 23 | .179 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rankings from AP Poll |
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"1990-91 Fighting Illini men's basketball team"
The 1990–91 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team represented the University of Illinois.
Regular season[]
Entering the 1990-91 season, Illinois, faced with the loss of Kendall Gill, Steve Bardo and Marcus Liberty, who declared himself eligible for the NBA draft after his junior season, was picked to finish as low as ninth in the Big Ten by some publications. But, junior forward Andy Kaufmann burst onto the scene scoring 660 points, the second largest single-season total in Illinois history. He and the Illini proved the preseason expectations wrong by going 21-10 and finishing third in the Big Ten.
Roster[]
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Schedule[]
Source[3]
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Non-Conference regular season | |||||||||||
11/23/1990* no, no |
No. NR | @ American-Puerto Rico Puerto Rico Classic |
W 103-84 | 1-0 |
Mario Morales Coliseum (400) Guaynabo, Puerto Rico | ||||||
11/24/1990* no, no |
No. NR | vs. Nebraska Puerto Rico Classic |
L 73-100 | 1-1 |
Mario Morales Coliseum (400) Guaynabo, Puerto Rico | ||||||
11/25/1990* no, no |
No. NR | vs. Old Dominion Puerto Rico Classic |
W 80-62 | 2-1 |
Mario Morales Coliseum (400) Guaynabo, Puerto Rico | ||||||
11/29/1990* no, no |
No. NR | vs. Illinois-Chicago | L 60-71 | 2-2 |
Assembly Hall (11,117) Champaign, IL | ||||||
12/1/1990* no, no |
No. NR | vs. Eastern Illinois | W 106-87 | 3-2 |
Assembly Hall (12,643) Champaign, IL | ||||||
12/3/1990* no, no |
No. NR | vs. Wisconsin-Milwaukee | W 120-116 2ot | 4-2 |
Assembly Hall (11,835) Champaign, IL | ||||||
12/5/1990* no, no |
No. NR | @ Penn State | L 68-78 | 4-3 |
Rec Hall (7,347) University Park, PA | ||||||
12/7/1990* no, no |
No. NR | vs. Oregon State |
W 112-78 | 5-3 |
Assembly Hall (12,631) Champaign, IL | ||||||
12/8/1990* no, no |
No. NR | vs. Georgia Southern Illini Classic |
W 85-67 | 6-3 |
Assembly Hall (12,098) Champaign, IL | ||||||
12/15/1990* no, no |
No. NR | vs. Arkansas-Little Rock Illini Classic |
W 83-72 | 7-3 |
Assembly Hall (12,213) Champaign, IL | ||||||
12/19/1990* no, no |
No. NR | vs. Missouri Braggin' Rights |
W 84-81 | 8-3 |
St. Louis Arena (17,253) St. Louis, MO | ||||||
12/22/1990* no, no |
No. NR | vs. #10 Louisiana State | W 102-96 | 9-3 |
Assembly Hall (14,824) Champaign, IL | ||||||
12/29/1990* no, no |
No. NR | @ Memphis State | W 84-75 | 10-3 |
Pyramid Arena (11,200) Memphis, TN | ||||||
1/2/1991 no, no |
No. NR | @ #5 Indiana Rivalry |
L 74-109 | 10-4 (0-1) |
Assembly Hall (17,283) Bloomington, IN | ||||||
1/5/1991 no, no |
No. NR | vs. Purdue | W 63-61 | 11-4 (1-1) |
Assembly Hall (15,721) Champaign, IL | ||||||
1/10/1991 no, no |
No. NR | vs. Minnesota | W 67-66 | 12-4 (2-1) |
Assembly Hall (12,435) Champaign, IL | ||||||
1/17/1991 no, no |
No. NR | vs. Michigan State | L 68-71 | 12-5 (2-2) |
Assembly Hall (13,487) Champaign, IL | ||||||
1/19/1991 no, no |
No. NR | @ #4 Ohio State | L 55-89 | 12-6 (2-3) |
St. John Arena (13,276) Columbus, OH | ||||||
1/26/1991 no, no |
No. NR | @ Michigan | W 72-67 | 13-6 (3-3) |
Crisler Arena (11,707) Ann Arbor, MI | ||||||
1/28/1991 no, no |
No. NR | vs. Iowa Rivalry |
W 53-50 | 14-6 (4-3) |
Assembly Hall (14,846) Champaign, IL | ||||||
2/2/1991 no, no |
No. NR | vs. Wisconsin | W 70-62 | 15-6 (5-3) |
Assembly Hall (16,295) Champaign, IL | ||||||
2/4/1991 no, no |
No. NR | vs. Northwestern | W 73-59 | 16-6 (6-3) |
Assembly Hall (12,068) Champaign, IL | ||||||
2/6/1991 no, no |
No. NR | @ Purdue | W 59-56 | 17-6 (7-3) |
Mackey Arena (14,123) West Lafayette, IN | ||||||
2/10/1991 no, no |
No. NR | @ Minnesota | W 94-74 | 18-6 (8-3) |
Williams Arena (16,305) Minneapolis, MN | ||||||
2/16/1991 no, no |
No. NR | @ Michigan State | L 58-62 | 18-7 (8-4) |
Breslin Student Events Center (15,138) East Lansing, MI | ||||||
2/20/1991 no, no |
No. NR | vs. #2 Ohio State | L 64-73 | 18-8 (8-5) |
Assembly Hall (13,885) Champaign, IL | ||||||
2/23/1991 no, no |
No. NR | @ Iowa Rivarly |
W 79-74 | 19-8 (9-5) |
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (15,500) Iowa City, IA | ||||||
2/28/1991 no, no |
No. NR | vs. Michigan | W 68-65 | 20-8 (10-5) |
Assembly Hall (14,584) Champaign, IL | ||||||
3/2/1991 no, no |
No. NR | @ Northwestern | W 91-81 | 21-8 (11-5) |
Welsh-Ryan Arena (8,117) Evanston, IL | ||||||
3/6/1991 no, no |
No. NR | @ Wisconsin | L 77-85 | 21-9 (11-6) |
Wisconsin Field House (11,189) Madison, WI | ||||||
3/10/1991 no, no |
No. NR | vs. #3 Indiana Rivalry |
L 58-70 | 21-10 (11-7) |
Assembly Hall (16,321) Champaign, IL | ||||||
*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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Andy Kaufmann[4] | 31 | 967 | 184 | 41 | 169 | 154 | 67 | 0 | 18 | 660 |
Deon Thomas [5] | 30 | 933 | 172 | 0 | 108 | 203 | 18 | 54 | 10 | 452 |
Larry Smith[6] | 29 | 989 | 116 | 24 | 90 | 168 | 144 | 8 | 42 | 394 |
Rennie Clemons[7] | 31 | 834 | 82 | 8 | 76 | 99 | 96 | 7 | 43 | 264 |
Andy Kpedi[8] | 31 | 766 | 83 | 0 | 35 | 197 | 15 | 27 | 13 | 201 |
Scott Pierce[9] | 31 | 512 | 50 | 0 | 25 | 96 | 18 | 7 | 11 | 135 |
Tom Michael[10] | 31 | 515 | 31 | 18 | 15 | 84 | 31 | 10 | 17 | 131 |
T.J. Wheeler | 13 | 202 | 14 | 4 | 19 | 28 | 20 | 2 | 11 | 59 |
Brooks Taylor | 27 | 362 | 21 | 1 | 13 | 54 | 28 | 4 | 27 | 58 |
Tim Geers | 22 | 123 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 41 |
Matt Schnaderbeck | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Pat Kennedy | 11 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Gene Cross | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Scott Spitz | 11 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Awards and honors[]
- Deon Thomas
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- Team Most Valuable Player [11]
NCAA basketball tournament[]
- Ineligible due to NCAA violations
Team players drafted into the NBA[]
Player | NBA Club | Round | Pick |
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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 1990-91 Archived 2014-02-03 at the Wayback Machine, FightingIllini.com
- ^ Season Stats pg. 115
- ^ Season Stats pg. 115
- ^ Season Stats pg. 122
- ^ Season Stats pg. 115
- ^ Season Stats pg. 122
- ^ Season Stats pg. 122
- ^ Season Stats pg. 122
- ^ List of MVPs
- ^ 1991 NBA Draft Archived 2011-01-01 at the Wayback Machine
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