1985–86 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 1985–86 Illinois Fighting Illini 1985–86_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_men's_basketball_team.jpg 300px Big Ten Conference Big Ten 20 19 22–10 11–7 Lou Henson Dick Nagy Jimmy Collins Mark Coomes 11th 7th 3rd 1st Bruce Douglas Efrem Winters Ken Norman Assembly Hall Illini Classic, Champion NCAA men's Division I tournament second round The 1985–86 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team represented the University of Illiniois. Regular season Junior college transfer Ken Norman highlighted the 1985–86 season as he set the school record for single-season field-goal percentage (.641). Roster 1985 Illinois Fighting Illini y yes Tony Wysinger 10 G 5 10 155 JR Peoria, Illinois Peoria Central High School n Chuck Keller 12 G 5 10 145 SR Effingham, Illinois Effingham High School n Glynn Blackwell 21 G 6 4 175 SO Highland Park, Michigan Highland Park Community High School n Doug Altenberger 22 G 6 4 200 SR yes y Peoria, Illinois Richwoods High School n Curtis Taylor 23 G 6 1 170 FR Syracuse, New York Fowler High School n Efrem Winters 24 F 6 9 235 SR Chicago, Illinois King High School y C Bruce Douglas 25 G 6 3 195 SR Quincy, Illinois Quincy Senior High School y Bruce Douglas (basketball) C Scott Meents 30 F/C 6 10 230 SR Kankakee, Illinois Herscher High School y Ken Norman 33 F 6 8 215 JR Chicago, Illinois Crane High School y Dave Wells 34 G 6 5 200 JR Freeport, Illinois Freeport High School n Reggie Woodward 35 G 6 2 190 SR Chicago, Illinois King High School n Olaf Blab 40 C 7 0 235 FR y Munich, West Germany Charleston High School n Jim Green 42 F 6 4 190 SO Morton, Illinois Academy of Our Lady/Spalding Institute n Anthony Welch 44 F 6 9 200 SR y Grand Rapids, Michigan Creston High School n Lowell Hamilton 45 F 6 7 195 FR Chicago, Illinois Providence St. Mel High School y Jens Kujawa 54 C 7 0 235 FR y Braunschweig, West Germany Taylorville High School y Lou Henson (New Mexico State University) (11th year) Jimmy Collins (New Mexico State) (3rd year) Dick Nagy (Hardin-Simmons University) (7th year) Mark Coomes (New Mexico State) (1st year) https://fightingillini.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/1985-86 Schedule SourceUniversity of Illinois Fighting Illini Statistics Summary for 1985–86 https://web.archive.org/web/20140203054012/http://www.fightingillini.com/sports/m-baskbl/records/year-1985.html 2014-02-03 , FightingIllini.com yes yes |- !colspan=12 style="background:#DF4E38; color:white;"| Non-Conference regular season 11/26/1985 7 yes 1985 Loyola Ramblers Loyola (Chicago) Assembly Hall Champaign, IL 95–64 13,143 1–0 11/26/1985 7 yes 1985 Hawaii Loa College Hawaii Loa Kaneohe Armory Honolulu, HI Hawaii Thanksgiving Invitational 72–45 200 2–0 11/29/1985 7 yes 13 yes Oklahoma Kaneohe Armory Honolulu, HI Hawaii Thanksgiving Invitational 57–59 300 2–1 12/4/1985 12 yes 1985 Green Bay Phoenix Wisconsin-Green Bay Assembly Hall Champaign, IL 84–34 13,417 3–1 12/6/1985 12 yes 1985 Eastern Kentucky Colonels Eastern Kentucky Assembly Hall Champaign Illini Classic 79–56 13,707 4–1 12/7/1985 12 yes 1985 Utah State Aggies Utah State Assembly Hall Champaign Illini Classic 115–64 13,980 5–1 12/10/1985 10 yes yes 1985 Tennessee Volunteers Tennessee Mabee Center Tulsa, OK 51–54 12,700 5–2 12/14/1985 10 yes Houston Assembly Hall Champaign, IL 102–92 15,564 6–2 12/21/1985 15 yes yes Missouri St. Louis Arena St. Louis, MO Braggin' Rights 67–55 13,106 7–2 12/23/1985 15 yes 1985 Howard Bison Howard Assembly Hall Champaign, IL 67–55 10,043 8–2 12/30/1985 16 yes yes Iowa State Rosemont Horizon Rosemont, IL 64–62 9,876 9–2 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#DF4E38; color:#FFFFFF;"|Big Ten regular season 1/2/1986 14 1985 Minnesota Golden Gophers Minnesota Assembly Hall Champaign, IL 76–57 13,329 10–2 1–0 1/4/1986 14 Iowa Assembly Hall Champaign, IL Rivalry 59–60 16,676 10–3 1–1 1/8/1986 18 2 yes Michigan Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, MI 59–61 13,609 10–4 1–2 1/12/1986 18 yes Michigan State Jenison Fieldhouse East Lansing, MI 51–58 7,912 10–5 1–3 1/16/1986 Wisconsin Assembly Hall Champaign, IL 73–54 12,829 11–5 2–3 1/18/1986 1985 Northwestern Wildcats Northwestern Assembly Hall Champaign, IL Rivalry 72–46 13,891 12–5 3–3 1/23/1986 yes Ohio State St. John Arena Columbus, OH 67–65 13,071 13–5 4–3 1/25/1986 yes Indiana Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN Rivalry 69–71 17,128 13–6 4–4 2/2/1986 Purdue Assembly Hall Champaign, IL 80–68 16,412 14–6 5–4 2/6/1986 Michigan State Assembly Hall Champaign, IL 80–84 15,947 14–7 5–5 2/8/1986 Michigan Assembly Hall Champaign, IL 83–79 ot 16,353 15–7 6–5 2/13/1986 yes Northwestern Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, IL Rivalry 75–52 8,117 16–7 7–5 2/15/1986 yes Wisconsin Wisconsin Field House Madison, WI 82–74 10,605 17–7 8–5 2/20/1986 15 Indiana Assembly Hall Champaign, IL Rivalry 60–61 16,349 17–8 8–6 2/22/1986 Ohio State Assembly Hall Champaign, IL 66–62 16,376 18–8 8–7 2/27/1986 20 yes Purdue Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN 81–72 14,123 19–8 9–7 3/1/1986 12 yes 4 yes Georgia Tech Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, GA 59–57 15,148 20–8 3/6/1986 19 yes Iowa Carver–Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA Rivalry 53–57 15,450 20–9 10–7 3/8/1986 19 yes Minnesota Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN 73–64 13,608 21–9 11–7 |- !colspan=9 style="text-align: center; background:#DF4E38"|NCAA Tournament 3/14/1986 19 yes yes 4 S 13 S Fairfield Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, NC First Round 75–51 – 22–9 3/16/1986 19 yes yes 4 S 5 S Alabama Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, NC Second Round 56–58 11,325 22–10 |- Central Time Player stats PlayerGames PlayedMinutes PlayedField GoalsFree ThrowsReboundsAssistsBlocksStealsPointsKen Normanhttp://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/ill/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2009-10_Guide05.pdf Season Stats pg. 121 2011-03-16 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 32101521693226322524525Anthony Welchhttp://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/ill/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2009-10_Guide05.pdf Season Stats pg. 121 2011-03-16 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 3293116222147491218334Efrem Wintershttp://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/ill/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2009-10_Guide05.pdf Season Stats pg. 121 2011-03-16 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 3294412448183401915296Bruce Douglashttp://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/ill/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2009-10_Guide05.pdf Season Stats pg. 121 2011-03-16 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 32107011847881991088283Tony Wysingerhttp://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/ill/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2009-10_Guide05.pdf Season Stats pg. 121 2011-03-16 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 287171153941106239269Glynn Blackwellhttp://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/ill/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2009-10_Guide05.pdf Season Stats pg. 121 2011-03-16 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 3265094186353037206Scott Meentshttp://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/ill/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2009-10_Guide05.pdf Season Stats pg. 121 2011-03-16 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 32507772489462217178Lowell Hamiltonhttp://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/ill/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2009-10_Guide05.pdf Season Stats pg. 121 2011-03-16 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 2418236164146488Curtis Taylor18139152420141954Jens Kujawa18971944445242Doug Altenberger5681001030320Olaf Blab134971826115Reggie Woodward4201711029Charles Keller122515110154Brian Sterrett251010002Dave Wells120200102Jim Green230000000 Awards and honors Bruce Douglas Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year Fighting Illini All-Century team (2005) Ken Norman 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) Team players drafted into the NBA Player NBA club Round Pick Bruce DouglasSacramento Kings3 57 Anthony WelchDallas Mavericks3 62 Scott MeentsChicago Bulls4 74 Efrem WintersAtlanta Hawks4 88 1986 NBA Draft Rankings 1985–86 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings References Illinois Fighting Illini Category:Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball seasons Illinois Category:1985 in sports in Illinois Category:1986 in sports in Illinois