The 1981–82 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team represented the University of Illinois.
1981–82 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball | |
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Conference | Big Ten Conference |
Record | 18–11 (10–8 Big Ten) |
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Assistant coaches |
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MVP | James Griffin |
MVP | Perry Range |
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Home arena | Assembly Hall |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 7 Minnesota | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 23 | – | 6 | .793 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 16 Iowa | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 21 | – | 8 | .724 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ohio State | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 21 | – | 10 | .677 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indiana | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 19 | – | 10 | .655 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Purdue | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 18 | – | 14 | .563 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Illinois | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 18 | – | 11 | .621 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Michigan State | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 11 | – | 17 | .393 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Michigan | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 7 | – | 20 | .259 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northwestern | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 8 | – | 19 | .296 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wisconsin* | 1 | – | 17 | .056 | 4 | – | 23 | .148 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rankings from AP Poll *Wisconsin forfeited all games after Jan 25, 1982 due to NCAA sanctions. Disputed record (3–15, 6–23) |
Regular season
editThe 1982 season brought Illinois another post-season appearance, in the NIT, and an 18-11 record. Derek Harper led the Big Ten in assists and steals.
Roster
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Schedule
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Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Non-Conference regular season | |||||||||||
11/28/1981* no, no |
at Loyola (Chicago) | W 87-83 ot | 1-0 |
Chicago Stadium (13,827) Chicago, IL | |||||||
12/5/1981* no, no |
Kansas State | W 55-49 | 2-0 |
Assembly Hall (15,106) Champaign, IL | |||||||
12/8/1981* no, no |
vs. No. 13 Missouri Braggin' Rights |
L 68-78 ot | 2-1 |
St. Louis Arena (15,187) St. Louis, MO | |||||||
12/11/1981* no, no |
Army Illini Classic |
W 72-37 | 3-1 |
Assembly Hall (14,257) Champaign, IL | |||||||
12/12/1981* no, no |
Texas A&M Illini Classic |
W 76-63 | 4-1 |
Assembly Hall (15,126) Champaign, IL | |||||||
12/19/1981* no, no |
St. Louis | W 53-43 | 5-1 |
Assembly Hall (14,094) Champaign, IL | |||||||
12/22/1981* no, no |
North Dakota State | W 90-61 | 6-1 |
Assembly Hall (14,755) Champaign, IL | |||||||
12/28/1981* no, no |
vs. Bowling Green Blade-Glass City Classic |
W 56-51 | 7-1 |
Centennial Hall (9,089) Toledo, OH | |||||||
12/29/1981* no, no |
at Toledo Blade-Glass City Classic |
L 51-71 | 7-2 |
Centennial Hall (9,108) Toledo, OH | |||||||
Big Ten regular season | |||||||||||
1/7/1982 no, no |
at Northwestern Rivalry |
W 60-50 | 8-2 (1-0) |
McGaw Memorial Hall (7,183) Evanston, IL | |||||||
1/9/1982 no, no |
at No. 7 Iowa Rivalry |
L 50-56 | 8-3 (1-1) |
Iowa Field House (13,356) Iowa City, IA | |||||||
1/14/1982 no, no |
Ohio State | L 50-51 ot | 8-4 (1-2) |
Assembly Hall (15,579) Champaign, IL | |||||||
1/16/1982 no, no |
Michigan State | W 55-51 | 9-4 (2-2) |
Assembly Hall (15,290) Champaign, IL | |||||||
1/21/1982 no, no |
Indiana Rivalry |
L 53-54 | 9-5 (2-3) |
Assembly Hall (16,768) Champaign, IL | |||||||
1/23/1982 no, no |
at No. 5 Minnesota | W 64-57 | 10-5 (3-3) |
Williams Arena (17,218) Minneapolis, MN | |||||||
1/28/1982 no, no |
at Purdue | W 63-48 | 11-5 (4-3) |
Mackey Arena (13,946) West Lafayette, IN | |||||||
1/30/1982 no, no |
Michigan | W 79-61 | 12-5 (5-3) |
Assembly Hall (16,186) Champaign, IL | |||||||
2/4/1982 no, no |
Wisconsin | W 88-54 | 13-5 (6-3) |
Assembly Hall (15,763) Champaign, IL | |||||||
2/6/1982 no, no |
at Michigan | L 53-58 | 13-6 (6-4) |
Crisler Arena (9,208) Ann Arbor, MI | |||||||
2/11/1982 no, no |
at Indiana Rivalry |
L 60-73 | 13-7 (6-5) |
Assembly Hall (16,502) Bloomington, IN | |||||||
2/13/1982 no, no |
at Wisconsin | W 68-60 | 14-7 (7-5) |
Wisconsin Field House (6,387) Madison, WI | |||||||
2/18/1982 no, no |
Purdue | L 44-52 | 14-8 (7-6) |
Assembly Hall (15,817) Champaign, IL | |||||||
2/20/1982 no, no |
No. 8 Minnesota | W 77-65 | 15-8 (8-6) |
Assembly Hall (16,578) Champaign, IL | |||||||
2/25/1982 no, no |
at Michigan State | L 47-56 | 15-9 (8-7) |
Jenison Fieldhouse (10,004) East Lansing, MI | |||||||
2/27/1982 no, no |
at Ohio State | L 53-63 | 15-10 (8-8) |
St. John Arena (13,591) Columbus, OH | |||||||
3/4/1982 no, no |
No. 11 Iowa Rivalry |
W 73-67 ot | 16-10 (9-8) |
Assembly Hall (16,413) Champaign, IL | |||||||
3/6/1982* no, no |
Northwestern Rivalry |
W 85-65 | 17-10 (10-8) |
Assembly Hall (16,396) Champaign, IL | |||||||
National Invitation Tournament | |||||||||||
3/10/1982 no, no |
Long Island NIT First Round |
W 126-78 | 18-10 |
Assembly Hall (10,505) Champaign, IL | |||||||
3/15/1982* no, no |
Dayton NIT Second Round |
L 58-61 | 18-11 |
Assembly Hall (16,275) Champaign, IL | |||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time. |
Player stats
editPlayer | Games Played | Minutes Played | Field Goals | Free Throws | Rebounds | Assists | Blocks | Steals | Points |
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Craig Tucker[2] | 29 | 1001 | 170 | 110 | 69 | 84 | 1 | 32 | 450 |
James Griffin[3] | 29 | 963 | 171 | 52 | 204 | 27 | 56 | 19 | 394 |
Perry Range[4] | 29 | 1059 | 146 | 83 | 128 | 71 | 7 | 37 | 375 |
Derek Harper[5] | 29 | 1059 | 105 | 34 | 133 | 145 | 16 | 67 | 244 |
Bryan Leonard | 29 | 629 | 47 | 23 | 110 | 49 | 14 | 12 | 117 |
George Montgomery | 28 | 462 | 41 | 20 | 104 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 102 |
Jay Daniels | 27 | 294 | 38 | 17 | 41 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 93 |
Anthony Welch | 26 | 260 | 30 | 17 | 39 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 77 |
Kevin Bontemps | 21 | 76 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 22 |
Quinn Richardson | 18 | 50 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 22 |
Dee Maras | 12 | 19 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
Dan Klier | 10 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Mike O'Brien | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Scott Palmer | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Awards and honors
edit- Derek Harper
- James Griffin & Perry Range
- Team Co-Most Valuable Players [6]
Team players drafted into the NBA
editPlayer | NBA Club | Round | Pick |
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Craig Tucker | New York Knickerbockers | 3 | 57 |
James Griffin | New Jersey Nets | 4 | 80 |
Perry Range | Kansas City Kings | 7 | 143 |
Brian Leonard | Milwaukee Bucks | 8 | 181 |
Rankings
editReferences
edit- ^ University of Illinois Fighting Illini Statistics Summary for 1981-82 Archived 2014-01-07 at the Wayback Machine, FightingIllini.com
- ^ "Season Stats pg. 120" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 8, 2011. Retrieved March 15, 2011.
- ^ "Season Stats pg. 120" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 8, 2011. Retrieved March 15, 2011.
- ^ "Season Stats pg. 120" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 8, 2011. Retrieved March 15, 2011.
- ^ "Season Stats pg. 120" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 8, 2011. Retrieved March 15, 2011.
- ^ "List of MVPs" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on October 30, 2014. Retrieved January 15, 2013.
- ^ 1982 NBA Draft Archived 2012-09-02 at the Wayback Machine