Illinois

Official Name: 
University of Illinois
Nickname: 
Fighting Illini
Mailing Address: 

Bielfeldt Athletic Administration Building
1700 South Fourth Street
Champaign, IL 61820

Website: 
www.fightingillini.com
Telephone: 
(217) 333-1390
Fax: 
(217) 333-5540
Enrollment: 
36,000
Arena: 

Assembly Hall
Capacity: 16,450
Year Opened: 1963

School Colors: 
Orange and Blue
Conference: 

Big Ten (since 1896)

Final AP Top 10 Rankings: 

(9) 1949, 1951, 1952, 1956, 1963, 1984, 1989, 2001, and 2005

NCAA Division I Tournament Appearances: 

(28) 1942, 1949, 1951, 1952, 1963, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2009
38-29 record (.567)
Reached Final Four in 1949 (3rd), 1951 (3rd), 1952 (3rd), 1989 (T3rd) and 2005 (2nd)

NIT Appearances: 

(4) 1980, 1982, 1996, and 2010
7-4 record (.636)
Finished 3rd in 1980

All-Time Winningest Coach: 

Lou Henson (21 years from 1976-96, 421-226 record, .651)

All-Time Scoring Leader: 

Deon Thomas (2,129 points from 1991-94)

All-Time Rebounding Leader: 

James Augustine (1,023 from 2003-06)

Single-Game Individual Scoring Record: 

Dave Downey (53 points as senior at Indiana on 2/16/63)

All-American Selections: 

(36) F Irv Bemoras (1953), C George BonSalle (1957), G Jim Bredar (1953), G Tal Brody (1965), G Dee Brown (2005 and 2006), F Brian Cook (2003), C Lewis Pick Dehner (1938 and 1939), G Bruce Douglas (1984), F Dave Downey (1963), F Dwight Dike Eddleman (1948 and 1949), G Bill Erickson (1949), G Rod Fletcher (1952), F Don Freeman (1966), G Kendall Gill (1990), F Bill Hapac (1940), G Derek Harper (1983), G Luther Head (2005), G Paul Judson (1956), C John Red Kerr (1954), G Walt Kirk (1945), F Ken Norman (1987), G Don Ohl (1958), F Andy Phillip (1942, 1943 and 1947), G Bill Ridley (1956), F Harv Schmidt (1957), F Dave Scholz (1969), G Jack Smiley (1943), G Don Sunderlage (1951), C Duane Skip Thoren (1965), G Deron Williams (2005), G Frank Williams (2001)

NCAA Consensus First-Team All-Americans: 

(6) Bill Hapac (1940), Andy Phillip (1942 and 1943), Walt Kirk (1945), Rod Fletcher (1952), Dee Brown (2005)

NCAA Consensus Second-Team All-Americans: 

(7) Andy Phillip (1947), Bill Erickson (1949), Ken Norman (1987), Kendall Gill (1990), Luther Head (2005), Deron Williams (2005), Dee Brown (2006).

Additional School Information on this Page:

Individual Single-Game Scoring Record Box Score
Coaching Chronolgy

Individual Single-Game Scoring Record Box Score:

Dave Downey (53 at Indiana)
February 16, 1963 (senior/19.7 ppg)

1

2

Total

Illinois

50

50

100

Indiana

41

62

103

Illinois

Name

FG

FT

PTS

Downey

22

9

53

Starnes

5

1

11

Burwell

4

0

8

Brody

2

4

8

Small

5

0

10

Thoren

3

0

6

Redmon

1

0

2

Edwards

1

0

2

McKeown

0

0

0

Love

0

0

0

Totals

43

14

100

Percentages

Indiana

Name

FG

FT

PTS

D. Van Arsdale

3

6

12

Bolyard

12

10

34

T. Van Arsdale

5

1

11

Rayl

8

13

29

Redenbaugh

4

0

8

Harden

0

3

3

McGlocklin

1

0

2

Porter

0

4

4

Totals

33

37

103

Percentages
Coaching Chronology:

Coach

Seasons

Years

Record

W-L %

Best Season(s)

Record

Elwood Brown

1

1906

6-8

.429

1906

6-8

Frank L. Pinckney

1

1907

1-10

.091

1907

1-10

Fletcher Lane

1

1908

20-6

.769

1908

20-6

Herb V. Juul

2

1909-10

12-10

.545

1910

5-4

Thomas E. Thompson

2

1911-12

14-14

.500

Ralph R. Jones

8

1913-20

85-34

.714

1915

16-0

Frank J. Winters

2

1921-22

25-12

.676

1922

14-5

J. Craig Ruby

14

1923-36

148-97

.604

1935

15-5

Douglas R. Mills

11

1937-47

151-66

.696

1943

17-1

Harry Combes

20

1948-67

316-150

.678

1952

22-4

Harv Schmidt

7

1968-74

89-77

.536

1969

19-5

Gene Bartow

1

1975

8-18

.308

1975

8-18

Lou Henson

21

1976-96

421-226

.651

1989

31-5

Lon Kruger

4

1997-2000

81-48

.628

1998

23-10

Bill Self

3

2001-03

78-24

.765

2003

25-7

Bruce Weber

8

2004-11

193-86

.692

2005

37-2
  • All-Time W-L Record: 1,650-882 (.652) from 1906 through 2011.
  • NOTE: Henson's record does not reflect two forfeit victories awarded from Minnesota during the 1976-77 season.