1989–90 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team

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Conference Big Ten Conference AP No. 18 Head coach Lou Henson		Coaches No. 18 1989–90 record 21–8 (11–7 Big Ten) Assistant coach Dick Nagy

The 1989–90 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team represented the University of Illinois.

Regular season

Coming off the Final Four season a year earlier, Illinois went 21-8 overall, 11-7 in the Big Ten in 1990. Kendall Gill, a senior, became the first player since Ken Norman in 1987 to average 20 points per game. Gill was named a First-Team All-American by UPI. Gill led the Big Ten in scoring and was a finalist for the John Wooden Player of the Year Award. He was the fifth overall pick in the NBA draft, going to the Charlotte Hornets.

Team

Head Coach Lou Henson (15th year at Illinois)

Schedule

Source

Awards and honors

Kendall Gill

Consensus 2nd team All-American

United Press International 1st team All-American

Associated Press 3rd team All-American

National Association of Basketball Coaches 3rd team All-American

Team Most Valuable Player

Fighting Illini All-Century team (2005)

Deon Thomas

Fighting Illini All-Century team (2005)

NCAA basketball tournament

Midwest

Dayton 88, Illinois 86

References

1989–90 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team Wikipedia

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