1984–85 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team

1984–85 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball
Illini Classic, Champion
Conference Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches No. 10
AP No. 12
1984–85 record 26–9 (12–6 Big Ten)
Head coach Lou Henson
Assistant coach Dick Nagy
Assistant coach Jimmy Collins
Assistant coach Bob Hull
MVP Doug Altenberger
Captain George Montgomery
Home arena Assembly Hall
1984–85 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
#2 Michigan16–2 .889  26–4  .867
#12 Illinois12–6 .667  26–9  .743
Purdue11–7 .611  20–9  .690
Ohio State11–7 .611  20–10  .667
Iowa10–8 .556  21–11  .656
Michigan State10–8 .556  19–10  .655
Indiana7–11 .389  19–14  .576
Minnesota6–12 .333  13–15  .464
Wisconsin5–13 .278  14–14  .500
Northwestern2–16 .111  6–22  .214
Rankings from AP Poll)

The 1984–85 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team represented the University of Illiniois.

Regular season

The Illini started out the 1984-85 season ranked No. 1 nationally by Basketball Times in its preseason poll. Illinois made a return trip to the NCAA Tournament where the Illini advanced to the Sweet 16.

Roster

1984–85 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
F 4 Scott Haftner 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)165 lb (75 kg) FrNoblesville High School Noblesville, Indiana
G 10 Tony Wysinger 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)155 lb (70 kg) SoPeoria Central High School Peoria, Illinois
F 11 Tom Schafer 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)205 lb (93 kg) SoJacobs High School Algonquin, Illinois
G 21 Glynn Blackwell 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)175 lb (79 kg) FrHighland Park Community High School Highland Park, Michigan
G 22 Doug Altenberger 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)200 lb (91 kg) JrRichwoods High School Peoria, Illinois
F 23 George Montgomery (C) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)235 lb (107 kg) SrCorliss High School Chicago, Illinois
F 24 Efrem Winters 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)230 lb (104 kg) JrKing High School Chicago, Illinois
G 25 Bruce Douglas 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)175 lb (79 kg) JrQuincy Senior High School Quincy, Illinois
F/C 30 Scott Meents 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)230 lb (104 kg) JrHerscher High School Kankakee, Illinois
F 33 Ken Norman 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)215 lb (98 kg) SoCrane High School Chicago, Illinois
F 34 Dee Maras 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)225 lb (102 kg) SrAntioch 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
C 40 Olaf Blab 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)235 lb (107 kg) FrCharleston High School Munich, West Germany
F 44 Anthony Welch  6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)200 lb (91 kg) RS JrCreston High School Grand Rapids, Michigan
C 40 Jens Kujawa 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)235 lb (107 kg) FrTaylorville High School Braunschweig, West Germany
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
11/18/1984*
no, no		 No. 2 vs. #5 Oklahoma
Basketball Hall of Fame Tip-Off Classic		 W 81-64  1-0
 Hall of Fame (7,530)
Springfield, MA
11/23/1984*
no, no		 No. 2 vs. Idaho State
Great Alaska Shootout		 W 66-44  2-0
 Sullivan Arena (2,863)
Anchorage, AK
11/24/1984*
no, no		 No. 2 vs. Alabama-Birmingham
Great Alaska Shootout		 L 52-59  2-1
 Sullivan Arena (4,500)
Anchorage, AK
11/25/1984*
no, no		 No. 2 vs. Oregon
Great Alaska Shootout		 W 75-72 3ot 3-1
 Sullivan Arena (4,500)
Anchorage, AK
11/28/1984*
no, no		 No. 7 vs. Chicago State W 81-63  4-1
 Assembly Hall (14,543)
Champaign, IL
12/1/1984*
no, no		 No. 7 vs. #10 Oklahoma W 73-70  5-1
 Assembly Hall (16,671)
Champaign, IL
12/4/1984*
no, no		 No. 7 vs. Cal State-Chico W 92-47  6-1
 Assembly Hall (14,046)
Champaign, IL
12/6/1984*
no, no		 No. 7 vs. Missouri
Braggin' Rights		 W 65-50  7-1
 St. Louis Arena (12,946)
St. Louis, MO
12/7/1984*
no, no		 No. 7 vs. Columbia
Illini Classic		 W 72-48  8-1
 Assembly Hall (14,989)
Champaign, IL
12/8/1984*
no, no		 No. 7 vs. New Mexico State
Illini Classic		 W 93-55  9-1
 Assembly Hall (15,789)
Champaign, IL
12/16/1984*
no, no		 No. 6 vs. South Carolina State W 83-47  10-1
 Assembly Hall (14,026)
Champaign, IL
12/18/1984*
no, no		 No. 4 vs. Cincinnati W 87-65  11-1
 Rosemont Horizon (5,910)
Rosemont, IL
12/22/1984*
no, no		 No. 4 vs. Loyola (Chicago) L 62-63  11-2
 Rosemont Horizon (15,882)
Rosemont, IL
Big Ten regular season
1/3/1985
no, no		 No. 6 @ Minnesota L 58-60  11-3 (0-1)
 Williams Arena (14,532)
Minneapolis, MN
1/5/1985
no, no		 No. 6 @ Iowa L 60-64  11-4 (0-2)
 Carver–Hawkeye Arena (15,450)
Iowa City, IA
1/10/1985
no, no		 No. 15 vs. Michigan W 64-58 ot 12-4 (1-2)
 Assembly Hall (13,801)
Champaign, IL
1/12/1985
no, no		 No. 15 vs. #17 Michigan State W 75-63  13-4 (2-2)
 Assembly Hall (16,545)
Champaign, IL
1/17/1985
no, no		 No. 11 @ Wisconsin W 78-67  14-4 (3-2)
 Wisconsin Field House (9,448)
Madison, WI
1/19/1985
no, no		 No. 11 @ Northwestern W 55-43  15-4 (4-2)
 Welsh-Ryan Arena (8,117)
Evanston, IL
1/23/1985
no, no		 No. 6 vs. Ohio State W 84-66  16-4 (5-2)
 Assembly Hall (15,906)
Champaign, IL
1/27/1985
no, no		 No. 6 vs. #13 Indiana
Rivalry		 W 52-41  17-4 (6-2)
 Assembly Hall (16,764)
Champaign, IL
1/30/1985
no, no		 No. 5 @ Purdue L 34-54  17-5 (6-3)
 Mackey Arena (14,123)
West Lafayette, IN
2/3/1985*
no, no		 No. 5 @ Houston W 77-76  18-5
 Hofheinz Pavilion (7,000)
Houston, TX
2/7/1985
no, no		 No. 9 @ Michigan State L 56-64  18-6 (6-4)
 Jenison Fieldhouse (9,691)
East Lansing, MI
2/9/1985
no, no		 No. 9 @ #8 Michigan L 45-57  18-7 (6-5)
 Crisler Arena (13,609)
Ann Arbor, MI
2/14/1985
no, no		 No. 17 vs. Northwestern W 64-42  19-7 (7-5)
 Assembly Hall (15,841)
Champaign, IL
2/16/1985
no, no		 No. 17 vs. Wisconsin W 68-49  20-7 (8-5)
 Assembly Hall (16,618)
Champaign, IL
2/21/1985
no, no		 No. 16 @ Indiana
Rivalry		 W 66-50  21-7 (9-5)
 Assembly Hall (16,823)
Bloomington, IN
2/23/1985
no, no		 No. 16 @ Ohio State L 64-72  21-8 (9-6)
 St. John Arena (13,681)
Columbus, OH
3/2/1985
no, no		 No. 18 vs. Purdue W 86-43  22-8 (10-6)
 Assembly Hall (16,648)
Champaign, IL
3/7/1985
no, no		 No. 14 vs. Iowa W 59-53 ot 23-8 (11-6)
 Assembly Hall (16,742)
Champaign, IL
3/9/1985
no, no		 No. 14 vs. Minnesota W 82-56  24-8 (12-6)
 Assembly Hall (16,617)
Champaign, IL
NCAA Tournament[4]
3/15/1985*
no, no		 No. 12 vs. Northeastern
First Round		 W 76-57  25-8
 Omni Coliseum (14,311)
Atlanta, GA
3/17/1985*
no, no		 No. 12 vs. #19 Georgia
Second Round		 W 74-58  26-8
 Omni Coliseum (16,723)
Atlanta, GA
3/21/1985*
no, no		 No. 12 vs. #6 Georgia Tech
Regional Semifinals		 L 53-61  26-9
 Providence Civic Center (11,913)
Providence, RI
*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
Anthony Welch[5]3510921825118951926415
Doug Altenberger[6]35111316270126671438394
Efrem Winters[7]35107113776252493233350
Bruce Douglas[8]35117411842107200685278
George Montgomery[9]23587866416839621236
Ken Norman[10]29354865510726169227
Scott Meents[11]356528425111872416193
Tony Wysinger[12]3541048383264116134
Tom Schafer15227311846172580
Scott Haffner2920120916172249
Reggie Woodward1234125330429
Glynn Blackwell10658911101725

Awards and honors

Team players drafted into the NBA

Player NBA Club Round Pick
George MontgomeryPortland Trail Blazers239

[14]

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 1984-85 Archived 2014-02-03 at the Wayback Machine., FightingIllini.com
  4. ↑ 1985 NCAA Tournament
  5. ↑ Season Stats pg. 121
  6. ↑ Season Stats pg. 121
  7. ↑ Season Stats pg. 121
  8. ↑ Season Stats pg. 121
  9. ↑ Season Stats pg. 121
  10. ↑ Season Stats pg. 121
  11. ↑ Season Stats pg. 121
  12. ↑ Season Stats pg. 121
  13. ↑ List of MVPs
  14. ↑ 1985 NBA Draft Archived 2011-05-20 at the Wayback Machine.
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