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
MVPBruce Douglas
MVPQuinn Richardson
CaptainQuinn Richardson
Home arenaAssembly Hall
1983–84 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
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)

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

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

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 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

All-Time Illini Roster

Source[1] [2]

Schedule

Source[3]

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

Player stats

Player Games Played Minutes Played Field Goals Free Throws Rebounds Assists Blocks Steals Points
Efrem Winters[5]31103918292205542119456
Bruce Douglas[6]31111315981136177573399
Doug Altenberger[7]311125143661568439352
George Montgomery[8]3196712453224531727301
Quinn Richardson[9]31102994506193023238
Scott Meents[10]2846561239133259145
Tom Schafer2930228234391679
Tony Wysinger301921527142301157
Reggie Woodward14431241050328
Don Klusendorf19554101060118
Anthony Welch22562200014
Dee Maras63030112016
Drag Marinkovich462200006
Joe Klauke221000002
Tom Siegel331010002
Stephan Freeman230000000

Awards and honors

Team players drafted into the NBA

Rankings

References

  1. ↑ Men's Basketball Roster
  2. ↑ All-Time Illini Rosters Archived 2010-04-22 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ↑ University of Illinois Fighting Illini Statistics Summary for 1983-84 Archived 2013-10-21 at the Wayback Machine, FightingIllini.com
  4. ↑ 1984 NCAA Tournament
  5. ↑ "Season Stats pg. 120" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 8, 2011. Retrieved March 15, 2011.
  6. ↑ "Season Stats pg. 120" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 8, 2011. Retrieved March 15, 2011.
  7. ↑ "Season Stats pg. 120" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 8, 2011. Retrieved March 15, 2011.
  8. ↑ "Season Stats pg. 120" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 8, 2011. Retrieved March 15, 2011.
  9. ↑ "Season Stats pg. 120" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 8, 2011. Retrieved March 15, 2011.
  10. ↑ "Season Stats pg. 120" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 8, 2011. Retrieved March 15, 2011.
  11. ↑ "List of MVPs" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on October 30, 2014. Retrieved January 15, 2013.
  12. ↑ "List of MVPs" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on October 30, 2014. Retrieved January 15, 2013.
  13. ↑ 1984 NBA Draft Archived 2012-07-06 at the Wayback Machine
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