1975–76 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 1975–76 Illinois Fighting Illini 175px Big Ten Conference Big Ten 14–13 7–11 Lou Henson Tony Yates Mark Coomes Les Wothke 1st 2nd 1st 1st Selected Each Game Nate Williams Assembly Hall The 1975–76 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team represented the University of Illinois. Regular season During the 1975-76 season, Illinois finished seventh in the Big Ten going went 14-13 overall. Lou Henson took over the team as head coach, replacing Gene Bartow after Bartow left Illinois to replace John Wooden at UCLA. Roster 1975 Illinois Fighting Illini y yes Nate Williams 10 G 6 4 185 SR Chicago, Illinois Crane High School n Ken Ferdinand 12 F 6 6 200 FR Urbana, Illinois Urbana High School n Dennis Graff 20 G 6 1 170 SR Gibson City, Illinois Gibson City High School n Larry Lubin 23 G 6 0 175 FR Glencoe, Illinois New Trier High School n Tom Gerhardt 24 F 6 5 210 SO Chicago, Illinois De La Salle High School n Otho Tucker 33 G 6 6 200 SR y Paris, Illinois Paris High School n Rick Leighty 34 G/F 6 3 180 SO Lawrenceville, Illinois Lawrenceville High School n Rich Adams 40 F 6 8 200 SO Cincinnati, Ohio Colerain High School y Tim Bushell 42 G/F 6 6 195 JR Lincoln, Illinois Lincoln Community High School n Audie Matthews 44 G/F 6 5 180 SO Chicago Heights, Illinois Bloom High School n Bill Rucks 53 C 7 0 250 SR Waukegan, Illinois Waukegan High School n Mike Washington 54 C 6 8 195 SO Chicago, Illinois Morgan Park High School n Lou Henson (New Mexico State University) (1st year) Tony Yates (University of Cincinnati) (2nd year) Les Wothke (Greenville University) (1st year) https://fightingillini.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/1975-76 Schedule SourceUniversity of Illinois Fighting Illini Statistics Summary for 1975-76 https://web.archive.org/web/20131216232037/http://www.fightingillini.com/sports/m-baskbl/records/year-1975.html 2013-12-16 , FightingIllini.com yes |- !colspan=12 style="background:#DF4E38; color:white;"| Non-Conference regular season 11/28/1975 yes yes 1975 Nebraska Cornhuskers Nebraska Nebraska Coliseum Lincoln, NE 60-58 6,235 1 - 0 12/1/1975 yes 1975 Kent State Golden Flashes Kent State Assembly Hall Champaign, IL 73-54 5,007 2 - 0 12/4/1975 yes 1975 Missouri S&T Miners Missouri-Rolla Assembly Hall Champaign, IL 67-65 5,050 3 - 0 12/6/1975 yes 1975 New Mexico Lobos New Mexico Assembly Hall Champaign, IL 67-66 OT 5,684 4 - 0 12/8/1976 yes 1975 North Dakota State Bison North Dakota State Assembly Hall Champaign, IL 90-73 3,016 5 - 0 12/11/1975 yes yes 1975 Furman Paladins Furman Greenville, South Carolina Greenville, SC 73-75 2,579 5 - 1 12/13/1975 yes yes 1975 USC Trojans Southern California Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA 58-62 4,458 5 - 2 12/20/1975 yes Arizona Assembly Hall Champaign, IL 66-60 6,115 6 - 2 12/22/1975 yes 1975 Rice Owls Rice Assembly Hall Champaign, IL 106-64 6,192 7 - 2 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#DF4E38; color:#FFFFFF;"|Big Ten regular season 1/3/1976 yes Iowa Iowa Field House Iowa City, IA Rivalry 60-84 13,171 7 - 3 0 - 1 1/8/1976 17 yes 1975 Minnesota Golden Gophers Minnesota Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN 68-77 10,062 7 - 4 0 - 2 1/10/1976 Northwestern Assembly Hall Champaign, IL Rivalry 74-69 5,547 8 - 4 1 - 2 1/12/1976 Wisconsin Assembly Hall Champaign, IL 71-61 6,968 9 - 4 2 - 2 1/17/1976 1 Indiana Assembly Hall Champaign, IL Rivalry 55-83 16,128 9 - 5 2 - 3 1/19/1976 yes 1975 Ohio State Buckeyes Ohio State St. John Arena Columbus, OH 63-64 5,715 9 - 6 2 - 4 1/24/1976 Michigan State Assembly Hall Champaign, IL 63-74 6,975 9 - 7 2 - 5 1/26/1976 17 Michigan Assembly Hall Champaign, IL 76-75 5,863 10 - 7 3 - 5 1/31/1976 Purdue Assembly Hall Champaign, IL 71-63 8,467 11 - 7 4 - 5 2/2/1976 Minnesota Assembly Hall Champaign, IL 62-72 7,317 11 - 8 4 - 6 2/7/1976 yes Northwestern McGaw Memorial Hall Evanston, IL Rivalry 61-55 4,228 12 - 8 5 - 6 2/9/1976 yes Wisconsin Wisconsin Field House Madison, WI 70-59 3,883 13 - 8 6 - 6 2/14/1976 1 yes Indiana Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN Rivalry 48-58 17,759 13 - 9 6 - 7 2/16/1976 Ohio State Assembly Hall Champaign, IL 91-73 8,087 14 - 9 7 - 7 2/21/1976 yes Michigan State Jenison Fieldhouse East Lansing, MI 59-69 4,227 14 - 10 7 - 8 2/23/1976 15 yes Michigan Crisler Center Ann Arbor, MI 75-90 8,121 14 - 11 7 - 9 2/28/1976 yes Purdue Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN 62-81 13,729 14 - 12 7 - 10 3/6/1976 Iowa Assembly Hall Champaign, IL Rivalry 70-82 10,028 14 - 13 7 - 11 |- Central Time Player stats Player Games played Field goals Free throws Rebounds Assists PointsRich Adamshttp://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/ill/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2009-10_Guide05.pdf Season Stats pg. 118 2013-10-08 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 271816715841429Audi Matthewshttp://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/ill/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2009-10_Guide05.pdf Season Stats pg. 118 2013-10-08 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 271294614450304Mike Washingtonhttp://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/ill/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2009-10_Guide05.pdf Season Stats pg. 118 2013-10-08 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 271054014278250Nate Williamshttp://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/ill/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2009-10_Guide05.pdf Season Stats pg. 118 2013-10-08 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 18102396344243Otho Tuckerhttp://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/ill/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2009-10_Guide05.pdf Season Stats pg. 118 2013-10-08 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 26836813584234Ken Ferdinandhttp://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/ill/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2009-10_Guide05.pdf Season Stats pg. 118 2013-10-08 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 2672178311161Rick Leightyhttp://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/ill/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2009-10_Guide05.pdf Season Stats pg. 118 2013-10-08 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 2750107053110Larry Lubin 262216194660Tom Gearhardt 22158341238Dennis Graff 154164624Tim Bushell 822326 Awards and honors Nate Williams Team Most Valuable Player http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/ill/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/05_mbb_guide_06.pdf List of MVPs 2013-10-08 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 PickNate WilliamsChicago Bulls569Otho TuckerBoston Celtics101691976 NBA Draft Rankings 1975–76 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings References Illinois Fighting Illini Category:Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball seasons Category:1975 in sports in Illinois Category:1976 in sports in Illinois