AP No. 6 | Coaches No. 6 1983–84 record 26–5 (15–3 Big Ten) Assistant coach Dick Nagy | |
The 1983–84 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team represented the University of Illiniois.
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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.
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