1982–83 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 1982–83 Illinois Fighting Illini 1982–83_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_men's_basketball_team.jpg 300px Big Ten Conference Big Ten 21–11 11–7 Lou Henson Tony Yates Dick Nagy Bob Hull 8th 9th 4th 3rd Kevin Bontemps Derek Harper Bryan Leonard Derek Harper Assembly Hall Illini Classic, Champion NCAA Men's Division I Tournament First Round The 1982–83 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team represented the University of Illiniois. Regular season One of Illinois’ best groups arrived on campus for the 1982–83 season. Guards Bruce Douglas and Doug Altenberger, and forwards Scott Meents and Efrem Winters joined sophomores George Montgomery and Anthony Welch to form the nucleus for a team that would win 95 games during the next four seasons. During this season, the Fighting Illini became the nation's 25th team to cap the 1,000-win mark with a 72–70 victory over Texas A&M in the Great Alaska Shootout. Later that year, Derek Harper was selected First-Team All-Big Ten, falling one vote shy of being a unanimous pick, before leaving school early for the NBA draft. He was a first round selection of the Dallas Mavericks. Roster 1982 Illinois Fighting Illini y yes Mike O'Brien 11 G 6 2 165 JR Peoria, Illinois Richwoods High School n Derek Harper 12 G 6 4 185 JR West Palm Beach, Florida North Shore High School y C Kevin Bontemps 20 G 6 2 180 SR Morton, Illinois Morton High School n C Quinn Richardson 21 G 5 11 175 SR yes y Robbins, Illinois Eisenhower High School n Doug Altenberger 22 G 6 4 180 FR Peoria, Illinois Richwoods High School n George Montgomery 23 F 6 8 215 SO Chicago, Illinois Corliss High School y George Montgomery (basketball) Efrem Winters 24 F 6 9 210 FR Chicago, Illinois King High School y Bruce Douglas 25 G 6 3 175 FR Quincy, Illinois Quincy Senior High School y Bruce Douglas (basketball) Scott Meents 30 F/C 6 9 230 FR Kankakee, Illinois Herscher High School y Don Klusendorf 31 F 6 6 210 JR Western Springs, Illinois Lyons Township High School n Jay Daniels 32 F 6 7 185 SO West Palm Beach, Florida John I. Leonard High School n Dee Maras 34 F 6 7 225 SO Antioch, Illinois Antioch Community High School n Reggie Woodward 35 G 6 2 170 FR Chicago, Illinois King High School n Bryan Leonard 43 F 6 10 230 SR y Belleville, Illinois Belleville High School-East n C Anthony Welch 44 F 6 9 180 SO Grand Rapids, Michigan Creston High School n Lou Henson (New Mexico State University) (8th year) Tony Yates (University of Cincinnati) (9th year) Dick Nagy (Hardin-Simmons University) (4th year) Bob Hull (3rd year) https://fightingillini.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/1982-83 Schedule and results SourceUniversity of Illinois Fighting Illini Statistics Summary for 1982–83 https://web.archive.org/web/20140111015107/http://www.fightingillini.com/sports/m-baskbl/records/year-1982.html 2014-01-11 , FightingIllini.com yes yes |- !colspan=12 style="background:#DF4E38; color:white;"| Non-Conference regular season 11/26/1982 yes yes 1982 Vanderbilt Commodores Vanderbilt Buckner Fieldhouse Anchorage, AK Great Alaska Shootout 47–58 3,500 0–1 11/27/1982 yes yes 1982 Texas A&M Aggies Texas A&M Buckner Fieldhouse Anchorage, AK Great Alaska Shootout 72–70 3,500 1–1 11/28/1982 yes yes 1982 Florida Gators Florida Buckner Fieldhouse Anchorage, AK Great Alaska Shootout 68–55 2,500 2–1 12/2/1982 yes 1982 Valparaiso Crusaders Valparaiso Assembly Hall Champaign, IL 94–59 11,184 3–1 12/4/1982 yes 1982 Western Michigan Broncos Western Michigan Assembly Hall Champaign, IL 75–59 12,874 4–1 12/19/1982 yes yes 1982 Kansas State Wildcats Kansas State Ahearn Field House Manhattan, KS 59–55 11,220 5–1 12/11/1982 yes 2 yes Kentucky Rupp Arena Lexington, KY 57–76 23,872 5–2 12/13/1982 yes Vanderbilt Assembly Hall Champaign 79–77 2ot 10,341 6–2 12/17/1982 yes 1982 Southern Illinois Salukis Southern Illinois Assembly Hall Champaign Illini Classic 79–61 10,119 7–2 12/18/1982 yes Illinois State Assembly Hall Champaign, IL Illini Classic 67–60 14,328 8–2 12/23/1982 yes yes Oklahoma Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK 75–101 8,713 8–3 12/31/1982 yes 1982 Loyola Ramblers Loyola (Chicago) Assembly Hall Champaign, IL 73–72 10,152 9–3 1/3/1982 yes Iowa State Rosemont Horizon Rosemont, IL yes 74–57 7,628 10–3 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#DF4E38; color:#FFFFFF;"|Big Ten regular season 1/6/1983 yes 1982 Minnesota Golden Gophers Minnesota Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN 49–75 15,543 10–4 0–1 1/8/1983 yes Wisconsin Wisconsin Field House Madison, WI 61–54 7,401 11–4 1–1 1/13/1983 4 Indiana Assembly Hall Champaign, IL Rivalry 55–69 14,827 11–5 1–2 1/5/1983 20 Ohio State Assembly Hall Champaign, IL 63–55 13,015 12–5 2–2 1/19/1983 yes Purdue Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN 62–63 13,502 12–6 2–3 1/27/1983 yes Michigan State Jenison Fieldhouse East Lansing, MI 78–71 7,018 13–6 3–3 1/29/1983 yes Michigan Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, MI 87–74 12,876 14–6 4–3 2/3/1983 13 Iowa Assembly Hall Champaign, IL Rivalry 62–61 15,181 15–6 5–3 2/5/1983 1982 Northwestern Wildcats Northwestern Assembly Hall Champaign, IL Rivalry 78–62 14,684 16–6 6–3 2/10/1983 yes Northwestern Alumni Hall Chicago, IL Rivalry 55–58 5,223 16–7 6–4 2/12/1983 20 yes Iowa Carver–Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA Rivalry 66–68 15,450 16–8 6–5 2/17/1983 Michigan Assembly Hall Champaign, IL 91–71 12,716 17–8 7–5 2/19/1983 Michigan State Assembly Hall Champaign, IL 69–61 14,123 18–8 8–5 2/23/1983 Purdue Assembly Hall Champaign, IL 54–56 13,507 18–9 8–6 2/27/1983 14 yes Ohio State St. John Arena Columbus, OH 74–73 11,979 19–9 9–6 3/5/1983 11 yes Indiana Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN Rivalry 55–67 17,328 19–10 9–7 3/10/1983 Wisconsin Assembly Hall Champaign, IL 71–64 12,947 20–10 10–7 3/13/1983 Minnesota Assembly Hall Champaign, IL 70–67 2ot 15,386 21–10 11–7 |- !colspan=9 style="text-align: center; background:#DF4E38"|NCAA Tournament 3/17/1983 yes yes 7 W 10 W Utah BSU Pavilion Boise, ID First Round 49–52 11,200 21–111983 NCAA Tournament |- Central Time Player stats Player Games played Minutes played 2 pt. Field Goals 3 pt. Field Goals Free throws Rebounds Assists Blocks Steals PointsDerek Harperhttp://www.fightingillini.com/sports/m-baskbl/records/year-1982.html Season Stats 2014-01-11 https://web.archive.org/web/20140111015107/http://www.fightingillini.com/sports/m-baskbl/records/year-1982.html 2014-01-11 dead 32118218513831121181872792Efrem Wintershttp://www.fightingillini.com/sports/m-baskbl/records/year-1982.html Season Stats 2014-01-11 https://web.archive.org/web/20140111015107/http://www.fightingillini.com/sports/m-baskbl/records/year-1982.html 2014-01-11 dead 31977159067213203114385Anthony Welchhttp://www.fightingillini.com/sports/m-baskbl/records/year-1982.html Season Stats 2014-01-11 https://web.archive.org/web/20140111015107/http://www.fightingillini.com/sports/m-baskbl/records/year-1982.html 2014-01-11 dead 321085158061201441517377Bruce Douglashttp://www.fightingillini.com/sports/m-baskbl/records/year-1982.html Season Stats 2014-01-11 https://web.archive.org/web/20140111015107/http://www.fightingillini.com/sports/m-baskbl/records/year-1982.html 2014-01-11 dead 32101611716487189578301George Montgomeryhttp://www.fightingillini.com/sports/m-baskbl/records/year-1982.html Season Stats 2014-01-11 https://web.archive.org/web/20140111015107/http://www.fightingillini.com/sports/m-baskbl/records/year-1982.html 2014-01-11 dead 326437204014622715184Bryan Leonardhttp://www.fightingillini.com/sports/m-baskbl/records/year-1982.html Season Stats 2014-01-11 https://web.archive.org/web/20140111015107/http://www.fightingillini.com/sports/m-baskbl/records/year-1982.html 2014-01-11 dead 304955102010422910122Doug Altenberger3142829135402301596Scott Meents2923734013352714681Jay Daniels182502801529112971Kevin Bontemps27138801420270130Reggie Woodward1429513540216Don Klusendorf132120560009Dee Maras122420091014 Awards and honors Derek Harper Associated Press 2nd team All-American 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 Bruce Douglas Fighting Illini All-Century team (2005) Team players drafted into the NBA Player NBA club Round Pick Derek HarperDallas Mavericks1 111983 NBA Draft Rankings 1982–83 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings References Illinois Fighting Illini Category:Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball seasons Illinois Illinois Fight Illinois Fight