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1986–87 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team

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Conference
  
Big Ten Conference

AP
  
No. 11

Head coach
  
Lou Henson

Coaches
  
No. 11

1986–87 record
  
23–8 (13–5 Big Ten)

Assistant coach
  
Dick Nagy

The 1986–87 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team represented the University of Illinois.

Contents

Regular season

The 1986–87 season saw the addition of an outstanding group of young players to the roster. Guards Steve Bardo, Kendall Gill and Larry Smith joined forward Nick Anderson in a highly touted recruiting class. This group produced another 20-win season (23-8) and a trip to the NCAA Tournament, where Illinois was beaten 68-67 by Austin Peay in arguably the school's most shocking upset.

This marked the first season in Big Ten Conference basketball history where two teams finished with 30 or more victories.

Team

  • Head Coach Lou Henson (12th year at Illinois)

    • Schedule

    Source

    NCAA basketball tournament

  • Southeast Regional
  • Austin Peay 68, Illinois 67

    • Awards and honors

  • Ken Norman
  • Associated Press 2nd team All-American
  • United States Basketball Writers Association 2nd team All-American
  • National Association of Basketball Coaches 3rd team All-American
  • Team Most Valuable Player
  • Fighting Illini All-Century team (2005)
  • Kendall Gill
  • Fighting Illini All-Century team (2005)

    • References

    1986–87 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team Wikipedia
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