1991–92 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 1991–92 Illinois Fighting Illini 1991–92 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team.jpg 300px Big Ten Conference Big Ten 13–15 7–11 Lou Henson Dick Nagy Jimmy Collins Mark Coomes 17th 13th 9th 7th Tom Michael Deon Thomas Deon Thomas Assembly Hall The 1991–92 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team represented the University of Illinois. Regular season Illinois’ consecutive 20-win season streak was snapped in 1992 when the Illini posted its first losing record in 14 years, going 13–15. Despite their losing record, the Illini outscored their opponents by over 100 points during the season (1,954–1,843). To emphasize how close the Illini were to a successful season, of the eleven Big Ten conference games that they lost, eight were by nine points or less, of which four games were lost by three points or fewer. Based on the allegations of recruiting violations from Iowa assistant coach Bruce Pearl, the most satisfying win during the conference season took place on February 23, 1992, when the Illini would defeat the Hawkeyes in an overtime thriller at Assembly Hall. Roster 1991 Illinois Fighting Illini y yes Tim Geers 3 F 6 5 200 JR Chicago, Illinois De La Salle High School n Brooks Taylor 4 G 6 4 185 JR Chicago, Illinois De La Salle High School n Will Tuttle 10 G 6 1 175 FR Mokena, Illinois Lincoln-Way Central High School n Rennie Clemons 11 G 6 0 185 SO Springfield, Illinois Calvary Academy n Doug Clarida 13 G 6 0 175 SR Marion, Illinois Marion High School n Matt Williams 14 G 6 4 175 FR Libertyville, Illinois Libertyville High School n Scott Pierce 21 F 6 8 200 SO Euless, Texas Trinity High School n Mike Duis 23 F 6 5 210 JR y Crescent City, Illinois Crescent-Iroquois High School n Deon Thomas 25 F/C 6 9 222 SO y Chicago, Illinois Simeon High School y C Robert Bennett 30 F 6 6 195 FR Chicago, Illinois Julian High School n Tom Michael 32 F 6 8 215 SO y Hoffman, Illinois Carlyle High School n C Marc Davidson 33 F 6 6 215 FR Minooka, Illinois Aurora Christian High School n Andy Kaufmann 34 F 6 6 225 SR yes Jacksonville, Illinois Jacksonville High School y I Gene Cross 42 G 6 3 185 SO Olympia Fields, Illinois Rich Central High School y T.J. Wheeler 44 G 6 4 190 SO Buckner, Illinois Christopher High School n Matt Schnaderbeck 50 F 6 5 190 SR Des Plaines, Illinois Maine West High School n Steve Roth 52 C 6 10 240 FR Belleville, Illinois East High School n Lou Henson (New Mexico State University) (17th year) Jimmy Collins (New Mexico State) (9th year) Dick Nagy (Hardin-Simmons University) (13th year) Mark Coomes (New Mexico State) (7th year) https://fightingillini.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/1991-92 Schedule SourceUniversity of Illinois Fighting Illini Statistics Summary for 1991–92 https://web.archive.org/web/20140203054556/http://www.fightingillini.com/sports/m-baskbl/records/year-1991.html 2014-02-03 , FightingIllini.com yes yes |- !colspan=12 style="background:#DF4E38; color:white;"| Non-Conference regular season 11/25/1991 yes Penn State Assembly Hall Champaign, IL 50–65 12,183 0–1 11/30/1991 yes 1991 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks Louisiana-Monroe Assembly Hall Champaign, IL 95–79 11,856 1–1 12/3/1991 yes 1991 Tennessee State Tigers Tennessee State Assembly Hall Champaign, IL 78–56 11,274 2–1 12/6/1991 yes 1991 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors Hawaii Assembly Hall Champaign, IL Illini Classic 69–63 11,524 3–1 12/7/1991 yes Washington Assembly Hall Champaign, IL Illini Classic 76–55 11,939 4–1 12/10/1991 yes yes Temple McGonigle Hall Philadelphia, PA 56–92 3,623 4–2 12/21/1991 yes 1991 UMBC Retrievers Maryland Baltimore County Assembly Hall Champaign, IL 84–71 11,576 5–2 12/23/1991 yes 16 yes Missouri St. Louis Arena St. Louis, MO Braggin' Rights 44–61 18,034 5–3 12/30/1991 yes 1991 UIC Flames Illinois-Chicago Assembly Hall Champaign, IL 84–75 ot 11,200 6–3 1/4/1992 yes 5 Connecticut Assembly Hall Champaign, IL 66–70 12,376 6–4 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#DF4E38; color:#FFFFFF;"|Big Ten regular season 1/8/1992 1991 Purdue Boilermakers Purdue Assembly Hall Champaign, IL 74–72 ot 12,674 7–4 1–0 1/11/1992 9 yes Michigan State Breslin Student Events Center East Lansing, MI 75–77 15,138 7–5 1–1 1/15/1992 yes Iowa Carver–Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA Rivalry 69–74 15,500 7–6 1–2 1/18/1992 15 Michigan Assembly Hall Champaign, IL 61–68 15,985 7–7 1–3 1/22/1992 Wisconsin Assembly Hall Champaign, IL 74–67 11,758 8–7 2–3 1/25/1992 yes 1991 Minnesota Golden Gophers Minnesota Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN 53–54 16,126 8–8 2–4 1/30/1992 10 Ohio State Assembly Hall Champaign, IL 72–74 12,558 8–9 2–5 2/1/1992 yes 1991 Northwestern Wildcats Northwestern Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, IL Rivalry 43–46 8,117 8–10 2–6 2/4/1992 6 Indiana Assembly Hall Champaign, IL Rivalry 65–76 15,590 8–11 2–7 2/11/1992 yes Purdue Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN 76–71 ot 14,123 9–11 3–7 2/15/1992 Minnesota Assembly Hall Champaign, IL 74–58 14,322 10–11 4–7 2/20/1992 yes Wisconsin Wisconsin Field House Madison, WI 78–92 9,403 10–12 4–8 2/23/1992 Iowa Assembly Hall Champaign, IL Rivalry 77–72 ot 16,281 11–12 5–8 2/26/1992 Northwestern Assembly Hall Champaign, IL Rivalry 92–65 12,012 12–12 6–8 3/1/1992 2 yes Indiana Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN Rivalry 70–76 14,224 12–13 6–9 3/7/1992 13 Michigan State Assembly Hall Champaign, IL 80–71 14,087 13–13 7–9 3/11/1992 5 yes Ohio State St. John Arena Columbus, OH 70–82 13,276 13–14 7–10 3/14/1992 14 yes Michigan Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, MI 59–68 13,605 13–15 7–11 |- Central Time Player stats PlayerGames PlayedMinutes Played2 pt. Field Goals3 pt. Field GoalsFree ThrowsReboundsAssistsBlocksStealsPointsDeon Thomashttp://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/ill/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2009-10_Guide05.pdf Season Stats pg. 123 2011-03-11 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 289461990144193204425542Tom Michaelhttp://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/ill/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2009-10_Guide05.pdf Season Stats pg. 123 2011-03-11 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 2886541754313039108350Rennie Clemonshttp://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/ill/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2009-10_Guide05.pdf Season Stats pg. 123 2011-03-11 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 28930931193106137742312T.J. Wheelerhttp://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/ill/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2009-10_Guide05.pdf Season Stats pg. 123 2011-03-11 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 2778055298111172318278Scott Piercehttp://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/ill/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2009-10_Guide05.pdf Season Stats pg. 123 2011-03-11 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 2851854152972699163Robert Bennetthttp://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/ill/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2009-10_Guide05.pdf Season Stats pg. 123 2011-03-11 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 2850455217105141212133Brooks Taylorhttp://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/ill/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2009-10_Guide05.pdf Season Stats pg. 123 2011-03-11 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 2769425933121901331109Marc Davidson 2621816183291443Will Tuttle 22123302015105726Steve Roth 163530391219Doug Clarida 132101332006Tim Geers 61901340116Matt Williams 6620020004Mike Duis 152101011103Gene Cross 1100000000Matt Schnaderbeck 6600000000 Awards and honors Deon Thomas Fighting Illini All-Century team (2005) 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 Rankings 1991–92 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings References Illinois Fighting Illini Category:Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball seasons Category:1991 in sports in Illinois Category:1992 in sports in Illinois