1981–82 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 1981–82 Illinois Fighting Illini 1981–82_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_men's_basketball_team.jpg 300px Big Ten Conference Big Ten 18–11 10–8 Lou Henson Tony Yates Dick Nagy Bob Hull 7th 8th 3rd 2nd James Griffin Perry Range Craig Tucker James Griffin Perry Range Assembly Hall National Invitation Tournament Second Round The 1981–82 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team represented the University of Illinois. Regular season The 1982 season brought Illinois another post-season appearance, in the NIT, and an 18–11 record. Derek Harper led the Big Ten in assists and steals. Roster 1981 Illinois Fighting Illini y yes Craig Tucker 10 G 6 1 175 SR Flint, Michigan Flint Northern High School n C Dan Klier 11 F 6 4 185 JR Naperville, Illinois Naperville Central High School n Derek Harper 12 G 6 4 185 SO West Palm Beach, Florida North Shore High School y James Griffin 13 C 6 10 205 SR Grandview, Texas Dunbar High School n CMike O'Brien 14 G 6 2 165 SO Peoria, Illinois Richwoods High School n Kevin Bontemps 20 G 6 2 180 JR Morton, Illinois Morton High School n Quinn Richardson 21 G 5 11 175 JR Robbins, Illinois Eisenhower High School n Perry Range 22 G 6 4 180 SR South Beloit, Illinois South Beloit High School n C George Montgomery 23 F 6 8 215 FR Chicago, Illinois Corliss High School y George Montgomery (basketball) Jay Daniels 32 F 6 7 185 FR West Palm Beach, Florida John I. Leonard High School n Dee Maras 34 F 6 7 225 FR Antioch, Illinois Antioch Community High School n Bryan Leonard 43 F 6 10 230 JR y Belleville, Illinois Belleville High School-East n Anthony Welch 44 F 6 9 180 FR Grand Rapids, Michigan Creston High School n Lou Henson (New Mexico State University) (7th year) Tony Yates (University of Cincinnati) (8th year) Dick Nagy (Hardin-Simmons University) (3rd year) Bob Hull (2nd year) https://fightingillini.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/1981-82 Schedule SourceUniversity of Illinois Fighting Illini Statistics Summary for 1981–82 https://web.archive.org/web/20140107172839/http://www.fightingillini.com/sports/m-baskbl/records/year-1981.html 2014-01-07 , FightingIllini.com yes yes |- !colspan=12 style="background:#DF4E38; color:white;"| Non-Conference regular season 11/28/1981 yes yes 1981 Loyola Ramblers Loyola (Chicago) Chicago Stadium Chicago, IL 87–83 ot 13,827 1–0 12/5/1981 yes Kansas State Assembly Hall Champaign, IL 55–49 15,106 2–0 12/8/1981 yes 13 Missouri St. Louis Arena St. Louis, MO Braggin' Rights yes 68–78 ot 15,187 2–1 12/11/1981 yes 1981 Army Black Knights Army Assembly Hall Champaign, IL Illini Classic 72–37 14,257 3–1 12/12/1981 yes 1981 Texas A&M Aggies Texas A&M Assembly Hall Champaign, IL Illini Classic 76–63 15,126 4–1 12/19/1981 yes 1981 Saint Louis Billikens St. Louis Assembly Hall Champaign, IL 53–43 14,094 5–1 12/22/1981 yes 1981 North Dakota State Bison North Dakota State Assembly Hall Champaign, IL 90–61 14,755 6–1 12/28/1981 yes 1981 Bowling Green Falcons Bowling Green Centennial Hall Toledo, OH Blade-Glass City Classic 56–51 yes 9,089 7–1 12/29/1981 yes yes 1981 Toledo Rockets Toledo Centennial Hall Toledo, OH Blade-Glass City Classic 51–71 9,108 7–2 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#DF4E38; color:#FFFFFF;"|Big Ten regular season 1/7/1982 yes 1981 Northwestern Wildcats Northwestern McGaw Memorial Hall Evanston, IL Rivalry 60–50 7,183 8–2 1–0 1/9/1982 7 yes Iowa Iowa Field House Iowa City, IA Rivalry 50–56 13,356 8–3 1–1 1/14/1982 Ohio State Assembly Hall Champaign, IL 50–51 ot 15,579 8–4 1–2 1/16/1982 Michigan State Assembly Hall Champaign, IL 55–51 15,290 9–4 2–2 1/21/1982 Indiana Assembly Hall Champaign, IL Rivalry 53–54 16,768 9–5 2–3 1/23/1982 5 yes Minnesota Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN 64–57 17,218 10–5 3–3 1/28/1982 yes 1981 Purdue Boilermakers Purdue Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN 63–48 13,946 11–5 4–3 1/30/1982 Michigan Assembly Hall Champaign, IL 79–61 16,186 12–5 5–3 2/4/1982 Wisconsin Assembly Hall Champaign, IL 88–54 15,763 13–5 6–3 2/6/1982 yes Michigan Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, MI 53–58 9,208 13–6 6–4 2/11/1982 yes Indiana Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN Rivalry 60–73 16,502 13–7 6–5 2/13/1982 yes Wisconsin Wisconsin Field House Madison, WI 68–60 6,387 14–7 7–5 2/18/1982 Purdue Assembly Hall Champaign, IL 44–52 15,817 14–8 7–6 2/20/1982 8 Minnesota Assembly Hall Champaign, IL 77–65 16,578 15–8 8–6 2/25/1982 yes Michigan State Jenison Fieldhouse East Lansing, MI 47–56 10,004 15–9 8–7 2/27/1982 yes Ohio State St. John Arena Columbus, OH 53–63 13,591 15–10 8–8 3/4/1982 11 Iowa Assembly Hall Champaign, IL Rivalry 73–67 ot 16,413 16–10 9–8 3/6/1982 yes Northwestern Assembly Hall Champaign, IL Rivalry 85–65 16,396 17–10 10–8 |- !colspan=9 style="text-align: center; background:#DF4E38"|National Invitation Tournament 3/10/1982 1981 LIU Brooklyn Blackbirds Long Island Assembly Hall Champaign, IL NIT First Round 126–78 10,505 18–10 3/15/1982 yes 1981 Dayton Flyers Dayton Assembly Hall Champaign, IL NIT Second Round 58–61 16,275 18–11 |- Central Time Player stats Player Games played Minutes played Field goals Free throws Rebounds Assists Blocks Steals PointsCraig Tuckerhttp://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/ill/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2009-10_Guide05.pdf Season Stats pg. 120 2011-03-15 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 2910011701106984132450James Griffinhttp://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/ill/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2009-10_Guide05.pdf Season Stats pg. 120 2011-03-15 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 2996317152204275619394Perry Rangehttp://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/ill/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2009-10_Guide05.pdf Season Stats pg. 120 2011-03-15 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 2910591468312871737375Derek Harperhttp://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/ill/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2009-10_Guide05.pdf Season Stats pg. 120 2011-03-15 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 291059105341331451667244Bryan Leonard296294723110491412117George Montgomery28462412010413108102Jay Daniels27294381741124793Anthony Welch26260301739125477Kevin Bontemps2176946140422Quinn Richardson1850610470322Dee Maras12190851008Dan Klier10630110006Mike O'Brien562020004Scott Palmer560000000 Awards and honors Derek Harper Fighting Illini All-Century team (2005) James Griffin & Perry Range Team Co-Most Valuable Players 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 Team players drafted into the NBA Player NBA club Round Pick Craig TuckerNew York Knickerbockers3 57 James GriffinNew Jersey Nets4 80 Perry RangeKansas City Kings7 143 Brian LeonardMilwaukee Bucks8 181 1982 NBA Draft Rankings 1981–82 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings References Illinois Category:Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball seasons Illinois Illinois Fight Illinois Fight