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1985–86 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team

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Conference
  
Big Ten Conference

AP
  
No. 19

Head coach
  
Lou Henson

Coaches
  
No. 20

1985–86 record
  
22–10 (11–7 Big Ten)

Assistant coach
  
Dick Nagy

The 1985–86 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team represented the University of Illiniois.

Contents

Regular season

Junior college transfer Ken Norman highlighted the 1985-86 season as he set the school record for single-season field-goal percentage (.641).

Team

  • Head Coach Lou Henson (11th year at Illinois)

    • Schedule

    Source

    NCAA basketball tournament

  • Southeast Regional
  • Illinois 75, Fairfield 51
  • Alabama 58, Illinois 56

    • Awards and honors

  • Bruce Douglas
  • Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year
  • Fighting Illini All-Century team (2005)
  • Ken Norman
  • Team Most Valuable Player
  • Fighting Illini All-Century team (2005)

    • References

    1985–86 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team Wikipedia
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