1992–93 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team

The 1992–93 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team represented the University of Illinois.

1992–93 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
1992–93 record19–13 (11–7 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
MVPDeon Thomas
CaptainTom Michael
Deon Thomas
Home arenaAssembly Hall
1992–93 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 1 Indiana171 .944  314  .886
No. 13 Iowa117 .611  239  .719
Illinois117 .611  1913  .594
Minnesota99 .500  2210  .688
No. 22 Purdue99 .500  1810  .643
Ohio State810 .444  1513  .536
Michigan State711 .389  1513  .536
Wisconsin711 .389  1414  .500
Northwestern315 .167  819  .296
Penn State216 .111  720  .259
No. 3 Michigan03 .000  04  .000
Rankings from AP Poll
*Michigan vacated all games due to NCAA sanctions.
Disputed record (15-3, 31-5)
"1992-93 Fighting Illini men's basketball team"

Regular season

After sitting out a season, Andy Kaufmann returned for the 1992-93 campaign and helped lead Illinois to a 19-13 record and trip to the NCAA Tournament.

Roster

1992–93 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 3 Davin Harris 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)160 lb (73 kg) JrBloomington High School Bloomington, Illinois
G 4 Brooks Taylor 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)190 lb (86 kg) SrDe La Salle High School Chicago, Illinois
G 11 Rennie Clemons 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)185 lb (84 kg) JrCalvary Academy Springfield, Illinois
G 24 Richard Keene 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)190 lb (86 kg) FrCollinsville High School Collinsville, Illinois
F/C 25 Deon Thomas (C) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)230 lb (104 kg) RS JrSimeon High School Chicago, Illinois
F 30 Robert Bennett 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)200 lb (91 kg) SoJulian High School Chicago, Illinois
F 32 Tom Michael (C) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)220 lb (100 kg) RS JrCarlyle High School Hoffman, Illinois
F 33 Marc Davidson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)220 lb (100 kg) SoAurora Christian High School Minooka, Illinois
F 34 Andy Kaufmann 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)225 lb (102 kg) RS SrJacksonville High School Jacksonville, Illinois
G 42 Gene Cross 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)185 lb (84 kg) JrRich Central High School Olympia Fields, Illinois
G 44 T.J. Wheeler 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)190 lb (86 kg) JrChristopher High School Buckner, Illinois
F 45 Chris Gandy  6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)200 lb (91 kg) RS FrBradley Bourbanais High School Kankakee, Illinois
C 52 Steve Roth 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)240 lb (109 kg) SoEast High School Belleville, Illinois
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

All-Time Illini Roster

Source[1] [2]

Schedule

Source[3]

Date
time, TV
Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-Conference regular season
11/25/1992*
no, no
vs. Dayton
Great Alaska Shootout
W 86-78 OT 1 - 0
Sullivan Arena (4,393)
Anchorage, AK
11/27/1992*
no, no
vs. Vanderbilt
Great Alaska Shootout
W 93-77  2 - 0
Sullivan Arena (6,003)
Anchorage, AK
11/28/1992*
no, no
vs. New Mexico State
Great Alaska Shootout
L 94-95  2 - 1
Sullivan Arena (6,687)
Anchorage, AK
12/3/1992*
no, no
vs. Illinois-Chicago W 70-68  3 - 1
Assembly Hall (10,943)
Champaign, IL
12/5/1992*
no, no
vs. Chicago State W 88-61  4 - 1
Assembly Hall (11,568)
Champaign, IL
12/11/1992*
no, no
vs. Jackson State
Illini Classic
W 85-81  5 - 1
Assembly Hall (11,257)
Champaign, IL
12/12/1992*
no, no
vs. Princeton
Illini Classic
W 58-50  6 - 1
Assembly Hall (12,085)
Champaign, IL
12/20/1992*
no, no
vs. Mercer W 77-58  7 - 1
Assembly Hall (11,614)
Champaign, IL
12/23/1992*
no, no
vs. Missouri
Braggin' Rights
L 65-66  7 - 2
St. Louis Arena (18,379)
St. Louis, MO
12/26/1992*
no, no
@ Texas L 72-89  7 - 3
Frank Erwin Center (14,097)
Austin, TX
12/29/1992*
no, no
vs. Marquette L 58-61  7 - 4
Assembly Hall (12,235)
Champaign, IL
Big Ten regular season
1/7/1993
no, no
@ Northwestern W 81-71  8 - 4 ( 1 - 0 )
Welsh-Ryan Arena (8,117)
Evanston, IL
1/9/1993
no, no
@ Michigan State W 52-39  9 - 4 ( 2 - 0 )
Breslin Student Events Center (14,873)
East Lansing, MI
1/16/1993
no, no
vs. #6 Indiana
Rivalry
L 79-83  9 - 5 ( 2 - 1 )
Assembly Hall (16,299)
Champaign, IL
1/21/1993
no, no
vs. Penn State W 82-66  10 - 5 ( 3 - 1 )
Assembly Hall (11,665)
Champaign, IL
1/23/1993
no, no
@ #5 Michigan L 68-76  10 - 6 ( 3 - 2 )
Crisler Arena (13,562)
Ann Arbor, MI
1/27/1993
no, no
vs. Wisconsin W 80-72  11 - 6 ( 4 - 2 )
Assembly Hall (11,380)
Champaign, IL
1/30/1993
no, no
@ Ohio State W 86-76  12 - 6 ( 5 - 2 )
St. John Arena (13,276)
Columbus, OH
2/4/1993
no, no
vs. #9 Iowa
Rivalry
W 78-77  13 - 6 ( 6 - 2 )
Assembly Hall (14,985)
Champaign, IL
2/6/1993
no, no
vs. Northwestern W 82-67  14 - 6 ( 7 - 2 )
Assembly Hall (14,608)
Champaign, IL
2/10/1993
no, no
vs. Michigan State W 83-80  15 - 6 ( 8 - 2 )
Assembly Hall (12,251)
Champaign, IL
2/13/1993*
no, no
vs. #17 Pittsburgh L 79-95  15 - 7 ( 8 - 2 )
Assembly Hall (16,321)
Champaign, IL
2/17/1993
no, no
@ #1 Indiana
Rivalry
L 72-93  15 - 8 ( 8 - 3 )
Assembly Hall (16,336)
Bloomington, IN
2/20/1993
no, no
@ Penn State W 74-66  16 - 8 ( 9 - 3 )
Rec Hall (7,455)
University Park, PA
2/25/1993
no, no
#17 Purdue W 78-70 2OT 17 - 8 ( 10 - 3 )
Assembly Hall (14,096)
Champaign, IL
2/28/1993
no, no
@ Wisconsin L 66-74  17 - 9 ( 10 - 4 )
Wisconsin Field House (11,500)
Madison, WI
3/3/1993
no, no
@ Minnesota L 65-67  17 - 10 ( 10 - 5 )
Williams Arena (16,303)
Minneapolis, MN
3/6/1993
no, no
vs. Ohio State W 85-73  18 - 10 ( 11 - 5 )
Assembly Hall (16,321)
Champaign, IL
3/10/1993
no, no
#3 Michigan L 97-98 OT 18 - 11 ( 11 - 6 )
Assembly Hall (16,321)
Champaign, IL
3/13/1993
no, no
@ #17 Iowa
Rivalry
L 53-63  18 - 12 ( 11 - 7 )
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (15,500)
Iowa City, IA
NCAA Tournament[4]
3/18/1993*
no, no
vs Long Beach State
Regional Round of 16
W 75-72  19 - 12
Jon M. Huntsman Center (11,493)
Salt Lake City, UT
3/20/1993*
no, no
vs #8 Vanderbilt
Regional Quarterfinals
L 68-85  19 - 13
Jon M. Huntsman Center (12,084)
Salt Lake City, UT
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

Season Statistics

Final Individual Statistics [5]
Minutes Scoring Total FGs 3-point FGs Free-Throws Rebounds
Player GPGSTotAvgPtsAvgFGFGAPct3FG3FAPctFTFTAPctOffDefTotAvgATOBlkStl
Thomas, Deon 3230109834.358718.3225371.60600.000137212.646821742568.037574217
Kaufmann, Andy 312590229.153717.3183433.42337106.349134168.79854741284.174112117
Clemons, Rennie 292785729.62879.9105221.475616.37571113.6281477913.112166442
Keene, Richard 322472422.62668.392226.40757145.3932534.735962712.27358425
Wheeler, T.J. 321277024.12578.085185.4592778.3466069.87035751103.47557222
Bennett, Robert 322987127.22437.698180.54401.0004787.540841322166.816492117
Michael, Tom 30837912.61244.14197.4232665.4001623.6962344672.2191173
Davidson, Marc 30230610.2451.51739.43615.2001017.5882936652.291627
Harris, Davin 2611776.8421.61635.45729.222811.727610160.6172109
Taylor, Brooks 31236011.6351.11234.35326.333916.5631026361.25432820
Roth, Steve 140211.540.323.66700.00000.0002240.30010
Cross, Gene 120121.020.212.50000.00000.0000000.00000
Rice, Brian 9000.000.000.00000.00000.0001010.11000
Griswold, Matt 8081.000.003.00000.00000.0002130.40200
Team090902
Total 32 6500 2429 75.9 877 1832 .479 158 431 .367 517 750 .689 351 804 1155 36.1 496 485 92 179
Opponents 32 6500 2347 73.3 860 1926 .447 181 493 .367 446 643 .694 391 670 1061 33.2 440 428 104 212
Legend
  GP  Games played   GS  Games started  Avg  Average per game
  FG  Field-goals made  FGA  Field-goal attempts  Off  Offensive rebounds
 Def  Defensive rebounds   A  Assists   TO Turnovers
 Blk  Blocks  Stl  Steals  High  Team high

Awards and honors

Team players drafted into the NBA

Player NBA Club Round Pick

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Rankings

References

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