1989–90 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 1989–90 Illinois Fighting Illini 1989–90 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team.jpg 300px Big Ten Conference Big Ten 18 18 21–8 11–7 Lou Henson Dick Nagy Jimmy Collins Mark Coomes 15th 11th 7th 5th Kendall Gill Stephen Bardo Kendall Gill Assembly Hall Illini Classic, ChampionOld Style Classic, Champion NCAA men's Division I tournament first round 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. Roster 1989 Illinois Fighting Illini y yes Tim Geers 3 F 6 5 195 FR Chicago, Illinois De La Salle High School n Brooks Taylor 4 G 6 4 170 FR Chicago, Illinois De La Salle High School n P.J. Bowman 10 G 5 10 175 SR Champaign, Illinois Champaign Centennial High School n Travis Smith 12 G 6 1 175 SR Ridgway, Illinois Gallatin High School n Kendall Gill 13 G 6 5 195 SR Matteson, Illinois Rich Central High School y C Ken Gibson 20 G 6 2 195 FR Bloomington, Illinois Bloomington High School n Rodney Jones 21 F/C 6 7 210 JR Philadelphia, PA West Philadelphia High School n Larry Smith 23 G 6 4 190 SR yes y Alton, Illinois Alton High School y Larry Smith (basketball, born 1968) Ervin Small 24 F 6 7 222 SR Chicago, Illinois Simeon High School n Deon Thomas 25 F 6 8 200 FR yes Chicago, Illinois Simeon High School y Marcus Liberty 30 G 6 8 210 JR Chicago, Illinois King High School y Tom Michael 32 F 6 8 190 FR yes Hoffman, Illinois Carlyle High School n Andy Kaufmann 34 F 6 6 220 SO Jacksonville, Illinois Jacksonville High School y Stephen Bardo 35 G/F 6 6 200 SR Carbondale, Illinois Carbondale Community High School y C Matt Schnaderbeck 40 F 6 5 190 SO Des Plaines, Illinois Maine West High School n Brian O'Connell 42 G/F 6 4 195 SR Schaumburg, Illinois Schaumburg High School n Andy Kpedi 50 C 6 7 215 JR Warri, Nigeria Kankakee Community College n Lou Henson (New Mexico State University) (15th year) Jimmy Collins (New Mexico State) (7th year) Dick Nagy (Hardin-Simmons University) (11th year) Mark Coomes (New Mexico State) (5th year) https://fightingillini.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/1989-90 Schedule SourceUniversity of Illinois Fighting Illini Statistics Summary for 1989-90 https://web.archive.org/web/20140203054015/http://www.fightingillini.com/sports/m-baskbl/records/year-1989.html 2014-02-03 , FightingIllini.com yes yes |- !colspan=12 style="background:#DF4E38; color:white;"| Non-Conference regular season 11/28/1989 8 yes yes 1989 Ole Miss Rebels Mississippi Tad Smith Coliseum Oxford, Mississippi 83-72 8,439 1-0 12/2/1989 8 yes 1989 Chicago State Cougars Chicago State Assembly Hall Champaign, Illinois 82-62 15,940 2-0 12/5/1989 7 yes 25 yes 1989 Florida Gators Florida O'Connell Center Gainesville, Florida 74-69 11,929 3-0 12/8/1989 7 yes 1989 Indiana State Sycamores Indiana State Assembly Hall Champaign, Illinois Illini Classic 93-59 16,111 4-0 12/9/1989 7 yes 1989 Metro State Roadrunners Metro State Assembly Hall Champaign Illini Classic 96-62 16,016 5-0 12/16/1989 ABC 5 yes Temple Assembly Hall Champaign 78-61 16,034 6-0 12/20/1989 5 yes 4 yes Missouri St. Louis Arena St. Louis, Missouri Braggin' Rights 101-93 18,398 7-0 12/23/1989 5 yes 1989 Green Bay Phoenix Wisconsin-Green Bay Assembly Hall Champaign, Illinois 71-47 15,530 8-0 12/29/1989 4 yes yes 1989 Grambling State Tigers Grambling Rosemont Horizon Rosemont, Illinois Old Style Classic 97-73 10,009 9-0 12/30/1989 4 yes 15 yes 1989 Memphis Tigers Memphis State Rosemont Horizon Rosemont, Illinois Old Style Classic 83-71 13,103 10-0 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#DF4E38; color:#FFFFFF;"|Big Ten regular season 1/4/1990 4 Wisconsin Assembly Hall Champaign, Illinois 73-59 15,636 11-0 1-0 1/6/1990 4 yes Minnesota Williams Arena Minneapolis 74-91 16,545 11-1 1-1 1/13/1990 8 yes 1989 Northwestern Wildcats Northwestern Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, Illinois Rivalry 85-78 8,117 12-1 2-1 1/15/1990 ESPN 7 6 Michigan Assembly Hall Champaign, Illinois 70-74 16,136 12-2 2-2 1/18/1990 7 Michigan State Assembly Hall Champaign, Illinois 73-64 16,037 13-2 3-2 1/20/1990 7 24 yes Purdue Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana 68-81 14,123 13-3 3-3 1/25/1990 10 yes Wisconsin Wisconsin Field House Madison, Wisconsin 66-63 11,666 14-3 4-3 1/27/1990 10 Ohio State Assembly Hall Champaign, Illinois 92-81 16,154 15-3 5-3 1/29/1990 10 yes Iowa Carver–Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, Iowa Rivalry 67-69 15,500 15-4 5-4 2/4/1990 11 22 Indiana Assembly Hall Champaign, Illinois Rivalry 70-65 16,289 16-4 6-4 2/8/1990 12 17 Minnesota Assembly Hall Champaign, Illinois 99-72 16,105 17-4 7-4 2/11/1990 12 7 yes Michigan Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, Michigan 79-93 13,609 17-5 7-5 2/14/1990 15 Northwestern Assembly Hall Champaign, Illinois Rivalry 88-75 16,108 18-5 8-5 2/17/1990 15 21 yes Michigan State Breslin Student Events Center East Lansing, Michigan 63-70 15,138 18-6 8-6 2/21/1990 19 9 Purdue Assembly Hall Champaign, Illinois 90-78 16,218 19-6 9-6 2/21/1990 19 yes Ohio State St. John Arena Columbus, Ohio 80-86 13,276 19-7 9-7 3/4/1990 18 Iowa Assembly Hall Champaign, Illinois Rivalry 118-85 16,219 20-7 10-7 3/11/1990 20 yes Indiana Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana Rivalry 69-63 17,228 21-7 11-7 |- !colspan=9 style="text-align: center; background:#DF4E38"|NCAA tournament 3/15/1990 18 yes yes 5 MW 12 MW Dayton Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas First Round 86-88 11,578 21-8 |- Central Time Player stats PlayerGames PlayedMinutes Played2 pt. Field Goals3 pt. Field GoalsFree ThrowsReboundsAssistsBlocksStealsPointsKendall GillSeason Stats29100018823136143961663581Marcus LibertySeason Stats 299581958103206392632517Andy Kaufmannhttp://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/ill/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2009-10_Guide05.pdf pg. 122 Season Stats 2011-03-17 2011-07-08 https://web.archive.org/web/20110708212650/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/ill/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2009-10_Guide05.pdf dead 296826922819354527285Steve Bardo Season Stats299447128551781371437281Rodney Joneshttp://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/ill/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2009-10_Guide05.pdf pg. 122 Season Stats 2011-03-17 2011-07-08 https://web.archive.org/web/20110708212650/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/ill/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2009-10_Guide05.pdf dead 295428804012691817216Ervin Smallhttp://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/ill/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2009-10_Guide05.pdf pg. 122 Season Stats 2011-03-17 2011-07-08 https://web.archive.org/web/20110708212650/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/ill/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2009-10_Guide05.pdf dead 295777414915112523200P.J. Bowmanhttp://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/ill/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2009-10_Guide05.pdf pg. 122 Season Stats 2011-03-17 2011-07-08 https://web.archive.org/web/20110708212650/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/ill/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2009-10_Guide05.pdf dead 295711623213573216122Andy Kpedi 192011702054211454Brooks Taylor 2415412013252451037Ken Gibson 2054748810234Tim Geers 20104110111991533Travis Smith 19110000002 Awards and honors Kendall Gill Consensus 2nd team All-American United Press International 1st team All-American Associated Press 3rd team All-American National Association of Basketball Coaches 3rd team All-American Team Most Valuable Player http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/ill/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/05_mbb_guide_06.pdf List of MVPs 2013-01-15 2014-10-30 https://web.archive.org/web/20141030004049/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/ill/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/05_mbb_guide_06.pdf dead Fighting Illini All-Century team (2005) Deon Thomas Fighting Illini All-Century team (2005) NCAA basketball tournament Midwest Dayton 88, Illinois 86 1990 NCAA Tournament Team players drafted into the NBA PlayerNBA ClubRoundPickKendall GillCharlotte Hornets1 5Stephen BardoAtlanta Hawks2 41Marcus LibertyDenver Nuggets2 421990 NBA draft Rankings 1989–90 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings References Illinois Fighting Illini Category:Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball seasons Illinois Category:1989 in sports in Illinois Brad