1983–84 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team

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The 1983–84 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team represented the University of Illiniois.

ConferenceBig Ten Conference
CoachesNo. 6
APNo. 6
Record26–5 (15–3 Big Ten)
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1983–84 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 6
APNo. 6
Record26–5 (15–3 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
MVPs
CaptainQuinn Richardson
Home arenaAssembly Hall
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1983–84 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 6 Illinois15–3 .83326–5  .839
No. 10 Purdue15–3 .83322–7  .759
Indiana13–5 .72222–9  .710
Michigan10–8 .55624–9  .727
Michigan State8–10 .44415–13  .536
Ohio State8–10 .44415–14  .517
Northwestern5–13 .27814–14  .500
Minnesota6–12 .33315–13  .536
Iowa6–12 .33313–15  .464
Wisconsin*0–18 .0000–28  .000
Rankings from AP Poll
*Wisconsin forfeited all games due to NCAA sanctions.
Disputed record (4–14, 8–20)
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Regular season

The 1983–84 season brought Illinois its 12th Big Ten Conference championship in a season where Illinois had four overtime games including an epic four-overtime 75–66 victory over Michigan. The next game was a two-overtime win at Iowa, Lou Henson’s 400th victory as a college head coach. The Illini recorded a 26-5 mark and were 15-3 in Big Ten play, tying Purdue for the league title. This season also marked Illinois’ first back-to-back 20 win seasons since 1951–52. The Illini would go on to record a total of nine consecutive 20-win seasons from 1982–83 to 1990–91. Illinois advanced to the NCAA Regional Finals before dropping a heart-breaking 54–51 loss to Kentucky on its home court, causing the NCAA to put a rule in place not allowing a school to play in a tournament game on its home court. Rumors also were floated that the outcome was predetermined, with home team time clock operations being implicated in part.

Roster

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1983–84 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 10 Tony Wysinger 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)155 lb (70 kg) FrPeoria Central High School Peoria, Illinois
F 11 Tom Schafer 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)205 lb (93 kg) FrHarry D. Jacobs High School Algonquin, Illinois
F 15 B.J. Jenkins 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)175 lb (79 kg) FrPalatine High School Palatine, Illinois
G 21 Quinn Richardson (C) 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)175 lb (79 kg) RS SrEisenhower High School Robbins, Illinois
G 22 Doug Altenberger 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)180 lb (82 kg) SoRichwoods High School Peoria, Illinois
F 23 George Montgomery 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)215 lb (98 kg) JrCorliss High School Chicago, Illinois
F 24 Efrem Winters 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)210 lb (95 kg) SoKing High School Chicago, Illinois
G 25 Bruce Douglas 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)175 lb (79 kg) SoQuincy Senior High School Quincy, Illinois
F/C 30 Scott Meents 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)230 lb (104 kg) SoHerscher High School Kankakee, Illinois
F 31 Don Klusendorf 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)210 lb (95 kg) SrLyons Township High School Western Springs, Illinois
F 32 Dragomir Marinkovich 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)195 lb (88 kg) JrLane Tech High School Chicago, Illinois
G 33 Stephan Freeman 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)180 lb (82 kg) SoChicago Public Schools Chicago, Illinois
F 34 Dee Maras 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)225 lb (102 kg) JrAntioch Community High School Antioch, Illinois
G 35 Reggie Woodward 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)170 lb (77 kg) JrKing High School Chicago, Illinois
F 43 Tom Siegel 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)200 lb (91 kg) JrBelleville High School-East Belleville, Illinois
F 44 Anthony Welch Injured Current redshirt 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)200 lb (91 kg) JrCreston High School Grand Rapids, Michigan
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

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Schedule

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Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-Conference regular season
11/25/1983*
 vs. Utah
Tribune Charities Holiday Classic		 W 99-65  1-0
 Rosemont Horizon (5,463)
Rosemont, IL
11/26/1983*
 vs. Loyola (Chicago)
Tribune Charities Holiday Classic		 W 70-53  2-0
 Rosemont Horizon (5,854)
Rosemont, IL
12/2/1983*
 Western Illinois
Illini Classic		 W 65-49  3-0
 Assembly Hall (10,365)
Champaign, IL
12/3/1983*
 Southern Mississippi
Illini Classic		 W 78-47  4-0
 Assembly Hall (11,841)
Champaign, IL
12/6/1983*
 at Vanderbilt W 69-55  5-0
 Memorial Gymnasium (15,204)
Nashville, TN
12/10/1983*
 West Texas State W 69-58  6-0
 Assembly Hall (10,430)
Champaign, IL
12/12/1983*
 Loyola (Chicago) W 74-69  7-0
 Assembly Hall (10,488)
Champaign, IL
12/21/1983*
 Cal State Northridge W 78-57  8-0
 Assembly Hall (8,253)
Champaign, IL
12/24/1983*
 No. 2 Kentucky L 54-56  8-1
 Assembly Hall (10,732)
Champaign, IL
12/28/1983*
 No. 20 vs. Missouri
Braggin' Rights		 W 66-60  9-1
 St. Louis Arena (17,844)
St. Louis, MO
Big Ten regular season
1/5/1984
 No. 14 Minnesota W 80-53  10-1
(1-0)		 Assembly Hall (11,012)
Champaign, IL
1/7/1984
 No. 14 at Wisconsin W 63-62 OT 11-1
(2-0)		 Wisconsin Field House (7,569)
Madison, WI
1/11/1984
 No. 9 at Indiana
Rivalry		 L 68-73 OT 11-2
(2-1)		 Assembly Hall (17,223)
Bloomington, IN
1/14/1984
 No. 9 at Ohio State W 55-53  12-2
(3-1)		 St. John Arena (12,657)
Columbus, OH
1/21/1984
 No. 10 No. 19 Purdue W 76-52  13-2
(4-1)		 Assembly Hall (16,166)
Champaign, IL
1/26/1984
 No. 9 Michigan State W 46-40  14-2
(5-1)		 Assembly Hall (14,035)
Champaign, IL
1/28/1984
 No. 9 Michigan W 75-66 4OT 15-2
(6-1)		 Assembly Hall (15,952)
Champaign, IL
2/2/1984
 No. 8 at Iowa
Rivalry		 W 54-52 2OT 16-2
(7-1)		 Carver-Hawkeye Arena (15,450)
Iowa City, IA
2/4/1984
 No. 8 at Northwestern
Rivalry		 W 71-52  17-2
(8-1)		 Welsh-Ryan Arena (8,117)
Evanston, IL
2/8/1984
 No. 8 Northwestern
Rivalry		 W 73-49  18-2
(9-1)		 Assembly Hall (11,513)
Champaign, IL
2/12/1984
 No. 8 Iowa
Rivalry		 W 73-53  19-2
(10-1)		 Assembly Hall (16,166)
Champaign, IL
2/16/1984
 No. 7 at Michigan L 60-62  19-3
(10-2)		 Crisler Center (13,511)
Ann Arbor, MI
2/19/1984
 No. 8 at Michigan State W 70-53  20-3
(11-2)		 Jenison Fieldhouse (10,004)
East Lansing, MI
2/25/1984
 No. 6 at No. 13 Purdue L 55-59  20-4
(11-3)		 Mackey Arena (14,123)
West Lafayette, IN
3/1/1984
 No. 10 Ohio State W 73-58  21-4
(12-3)		 Assembly Hall (14,911)
Champaign, IL
3/4/1984
 No. 10 Indiana
Rivalry		 W 70-53  22-4
(13-3)		 Assembly Hall (16,166)
Champaign, IL
3/8/1984
 No. 7 at Minnesota W 53-41  23-4
(14-3)		 Williams Arena (14,729)
Minneapolis, MN
3/10/1984
 No. 7 Wisconsin W 81-57  24-4
(15-3)		 Assembly Hall (16,116)
Champaign, IL
NCAA Tournament
3/18/1984*
 (2 ME) No. 6 vs. (7 ME) Villanova
Second Round		 W 64-56  25-4
 U.S. Cellular Arena (10,788)
Milwaukee, WI
3/22/1984*
 (2 ME) No. 6 vs. (3 ME) No. 11 Maryland
Regional semifinals		 W 72-70  26-4
 Rupp Arena (23,525)
Lexington, KY
3/24/1984*
 (2 ME) No. 6 at (1 ME) No. 3 Kentucky
Regional Finals		 L 51-54  26-5
 Rupp Arena (23,525)
Lexington, KY[2]
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.
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Player stats

More information Player, Games Played ...
Player Games Played Minutes played Field Goals Free Throws Rebounds Assists Blocks Steals Points
Efrem Winters[3]31103918292205542119456
Bruce Douglas[4]31111315981136177573399
Doug Altenberger[5]311125143661568439352
George Montgomery[6]3196712453224531727301
Quinn Richardson[7]31102994506193023238
Scott Meents[8]2846561239133259145
Tom Schafer2930228234391679
Tony Wysinger301921527142301157
Reggie Woodward14431241050328
Don Klusendorf19554101060118
Anthony Welch22562200014
Dee Maras63030112016
Drag Marinkovich462200006
Joe Klauke221000002
Tom Siegel331010002
Stephan Freeman230000000
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Awards and honors

Team players drafted into the NBA

Rankings

Main article: 1983–84 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

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