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1993–94 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team

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The 1993–94 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team represented the University of Illinois.

ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record17–11 (10–8 Big Ten)
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Assistant coaches
Quick facts Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball, Illini Classic, Champion ...
1993–94 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball
Illini Classic, Champion
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record17–11 (10–8 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
MVPDeon Thomas
Captains
Home arenaAssembly Hall
Seasons
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1993–94 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 3 Purdue14–4 .77829–5  .853
No. 11 Michigan13–5 .72224–8  .750
No. 18 Indiana12–6 .66721–9  .700
No. 23 Minnesota10–8 .55621–12  .636
Michigan State10–8 .55620–12  .625
Illinois10–8 .55617–11  .607
Wisconsin8–10 .44418–11  .621
Penn State6–12 .33313–14  .481
Ohio State6–12 .33313–16  .448
Northwestern5–13 .27815–14  .517
Iowa5–13 .27811–16  .407
Rankings from AP Poll
*Minnesota vacated all NCAA tournament games due to sanctions against the program.
Disputed record (22-13)
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Regular season

The 1993-94 season saw Illinois again advance to the NCAA tournament and in the process, senior Deon Thomas broke a 13-year-old record and became the school’s all-time leading scorer. Thomas scored his record-breaking 1,693rd point in the championship game of the Illini/Pepsi Classic against American University and he went on to finish his career with 2,129 points. Also during this season, a young upstart freshman, Kiwane Garris, would begin his assault on the all-time scoring list. He notched 446 points as a freshman and would be the catalyst on the Illini team over the next few years.

Roster

More information Players, Coaches ...
1993–94 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 3 Greg Phillips 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)180 lb (82 kg) FrAurora Christian High School Aurora, Illinois
G 22 Kiwane Garris 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)175 lb (79 kg) FrWestinghouse High School Chicago, Illinois
G 24 Richard Keene 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)200 lb (91 kg) SoCollinsville High School Collinsville, Illinois
F/C 25 Deon Thomas (C) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)240 lb (109 kg) RS SrSimeon High School Chicago, Illinois
F 30 Robert Bennett 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)210 lb (95 kg) JrJulian High School Chicago, Illinois
C 31 Brett Robisch Current redshirt 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)225 lb (102 kg) FrCalvary Academy Springfield, Illinois
F 32 Tom Michael (C) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)220 lb (100 kg) RS SrCarlyle High School Hoffman, Illinois
F 34 Brian Johnson Current redshirt 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)190 lb (86 kg) FrMaine West High School Des Plaines, Illinois
F/C 35 Shelly Clark 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)260 lb (118 kg) JrSouth Shore High School Chicago, Illinois
F 40 Jerry Hester 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)190 lb (86 kg) FrManual High School Peoria, Illinois
G 42 Gene Cross 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)180 lb (82 kg) SrRich Central High School Olympia Fields, Illinois
G 44 T.J. Wheeler (C) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)200 lb (91 kg) SrChristopher High School Buckner, Illinois
F 45 Chris Gandy 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)205 lb (93 kg) RS FrBradley-Bourbonnais High School Kankakee, Illinois
C 52 Steve Roth 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)255 lb (116 kg) JrEast High School Belleville, Illinois
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Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

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Schedule

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More information Date time, TV, Rank# ...
Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-Conference regular season
12/1/1993*
 No. 16 LaSalle W 99-73  1-0
 Assembly Hall (12,831)
Champaign, IL
12/4/1993*
 No. 16 Illinois-Chicago W 101-80  2-0
 Assembly Hall (16,321)
Champaign, IL
12/7/1993*
 No. 16 at Marquette L 65-74  2-1
 Bradley Center (14,195)
Milwaukee, WI
12/10/1993*
 No. 16 Morehead State
Illini Classic		 W 110-75  3-1
 Assembly Hall (13,914)
Champaign, IL
12/11/1993*
 No. 16 American
Illini Classic		 W 108-84  4-1
 Assembly Hall (14,523)
Champaign, IL
12/18/1993*
 No. 19 Chicago State W 121-52  5-1
 Assembly Hall (14,023)
Champaign, IL
12/20/1993*
 No. 19 Jackson State W 79-63  6-1
 Assembly Hall (11,997)
Champaign, IL
12/22/1993*
 No. 19 vs. Missouri
Braggin' Rights		 L 107-108 3ot 6-2
 St. Louis Arena (18,273)
St. Louis, MO
1/2/1994*
 No. 22 Texas W 83-78  7-2
 Assembly Hall (16,129)
Champaign, IL
Big Ten regular season
1/8/1994
 No. 21 at Michigan State L 74-79  7-3
(0-1)		 Breslin Student Events Center (12,118)
East Lansing, MI
1/12/1994
 Northwestern
Rivalry		 W 81-53  8-3
(1-1)		 Assembly Hall (14,229)
Champaign, IL
1/15/1994
 at Ohio State W 83-75  9-3
(2-1)		 St. John Arena (13,276)
Columbus, OH
1/19/1994
 Iowa
Rivalry		 W 105-90  10-3
(3-1)		 Assembly Hall (16,011)
Champaign, IL
1/23/1994
 No. 15 Michigan L 70-74  10-4
(3-2)		 Assembly Hall (16,321)
Champaign, IL
1/25/1994
 at No. 16 Wisconsin L 56-66  10-5
(3-3)		 Wisconsin Field House (11,500)
Madison, WI
1/30/1994
 No. 11 Indiana
Rivalry		 W 88-81  11-5
(4-3)		 Assembly Hall (16,321)
Champaign, IL
2/2/1994
 at Penn State W 83-65  12-5
(5-3)		 Rec Hall (7,103)
University Park, PA
2/9/1994
 No. 24 Michigan State W 72-64  13-5
(6-3)		 Assembly Hall (14,676)
Champaign, IL
2/12/1994
 No. 24 at Northwestern
Rivalry		 L 68-79  13-6
(6-4)		 Welsh-Ryan Arena (8,117)
Evanston, IL
2/15/1994
 Ohio State W 80-68  14-6
(7-4)		 Assembly Hall (15,096)
Champaign, IL
2/19/1994
 at Iowa
Rivalry		 L 69-83  14-7
(7-5)		 Carver–Hawkeye Arena (15,500)
Iowa City, IA
2/22/1994
 at No. 3 Michigan L 70-79  14-8
(7-6)		 Crisler Arena (13,548)
Ann Arbor, MI
2/27/1994
 Wisconsin W 76-65  15-8
(8-6)		 Assembly Hall (16,321)
Champaign, IL
3/1/1994
 at No. 17 Indiana
Rivalry		 L 77-82  15-9
(8-7)		 Assembly Hall (17,066)
Bloomington, IN
3/5/1994
 Penn State W 84-59  16-9
(9-7)		 Assembly Hall (16,321)
Champaign, IL
3/9/1994
 at No. 20 Minnesota W 90-75  17-9
(10-7)		 Williams Arena (15,267)
Minneapolis, MN
3/13/1994
 at No. 6 Purdue L 77-87  17-10
(10-8)		 Mackey Arena (14,123)
West Lafayette, IN
NCAA tournament
3/18/1994*
 (8 MW) No. 18 vs. (9 MW) Georgetown
First Round		 L 77-84  17-11
 Myriad Gardens (13,336)
Oklahoma City, OK
*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 2 pt. Field Goals 3 pt. Field Goals Free Throws Rebounds Assists Blocks Steals Points
Deon Thomas[2]282061133194433723548
Kiwane Garris[3]281042915198107133446
T.J. Wheeler[4]2669306111997322289
Shelly Clark[5]269705416633615248
Jerry Hester[6]2866213211143619227
Richard Keene[7]2833481497113430224
Robert Bennett[8]284904310310616141
Tom Michael[9]26113011452144123
Chris Gandy19231153658364
Steve Roth1610052524325
Gene Cross15125350213
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Awards and honors

Team players drafted into the NBA

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Player NBA Club Round Pick
Deon ThomasDallas Mavericks21
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Rankings

Main article: 1993–94 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

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