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

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.

Roster

Schedule

Source^[1] |-!colspan=12 style="background:#DF4E38; color:white;"| Non-Conference regular season |-!colspan=9 style="background:#DF4E38; color:#FFFFFF;"|Big Ten regular season|-!colspan=9 style="text-align: center; background:#DF4E38"|NCAA tournament|-

Player stats

Player	Games Played	Minutes Played	2 pt. Field Goals	3 pt. Field Goals	Free Throws	Rebounds	Assists	Blocks	Steals	Points
Kendall Gill[2]	29	1000	188	23	136	143	96	16	63	581
Marcus Liberty[3]	29	958	195	8	103	206	39	26	32	517
Andy Kaufmann[4]	29	682	69	22	81	93	54	5	27	285
Steve Bardo [5]	29	944	71	28	55	178	137	14	37	281
Rodney Jones[6]	29	542	88	0	40	126	9	18	17	216
Ervin Small[7]	29	577	74	1	49	151	12	5	23	200
P.J. Bowman[8]	29	571	16	23	21	35	73	2	16	122
Andy Kpedi	19	201	17	0	20	54	2	11	4	54
Brooks Taylor	24	154	12	0	13	25	24	5	10	37
Ken Gibson	20	54	7	4	8	8	1	0	2	34
Tim Geers	20	104	11	0	11	19	9	1	5	33
Travis Smith	19	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2

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 ^[9]
  • Fighting Illini All-Century team (2005)
• Deon Thomas
  • Fighting Illini All-Century team (2005)

NCAA basketball tournament

• Midwest
  • Dayton 88, Illinois 86

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Team players drafted into the NBA

Player	NBA Club	Round	Pick
Kendall Gill	Charlotte Hornets	1	5
Stephen Bardo	Atlanta Hawks	2	41
Marcus Liberty	Denver Nuggets	2	42

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Rankings

See main article: 1989–90 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings.

Notes and References

1. http://www.fightingillini.com/sports/m-baskbl/records/year-1989.html University of Illinois Fighting Illini Statistics Summary for 1989-90
2. http://www.databasebasketball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=GillKe01 Season Stats
3. http://www.databasebasketball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=LIBERMA01 Season Stats
4. Web site: pg. 122 Season Stats . 2011-03-17 . 2011-07-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110708212650/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/ill/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2009-10_Guide05.pdf . dead .
5. http://www.databasebasketball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=BardoSt01 Season Stats
6. Web site: pg. 122 Season Stats . 2011-03-17 . 2011-07-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110708212650/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/ill/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2009-10_Guide05.pdf . dead .
7. Web site: pg. 122 Season Stats . 2011-03-17 . 2011-07-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110708212650/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/ill/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2009-10_Guide05.pdf . dead .
8. Web site: pg. 122 Season Stats . 2011-03-17 . 2011-07-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110708212650/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/ill/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2009-10_Guide05.pdf . dead .
9. Web site: List of MVPs . 2013-01-15 . 2014-10-30 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141030004049/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/ill/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/05_mbb_guide_06.pdf . dead .
10. http://www.databasesports.com/ncaab/tourney.htm?yr=1990 1990 NCAA Tournament
11. http://www.databasebasketball.com/draft/draftyear.htm?yr=1990&lg=N 1990 NBA draft