1981–82 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record18–11 (10–8 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
MVPJames Griffin
MVPPerry Range
CaptainJames Griffin
Perry Range
Craig Tucker
Home arenaAssembly Hall
1981–82 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 7 Minnesota14–4 .77823–6  .793
No. 16 Iowa12–6 .66721–8  .724
Ohio State12–6 .66721–10  .677
Indiana12–6 .66719–10  .655
Purdue11–7 .61118–14  .563
Illinois10–8 .55618–11  .621
Michigan State6–12 .33311–17  .393
Michigan6–12 .3337–20  .259
Northwestern4–14 .2228–19  .296
Wisconsin*1–17 .0564–23  .148
Rankings from AP Poll
*Wisconsin forfeited all games after Jan 25, 1982 due to NCAA sanctions.
Disputed record (3–15, 6–23)

The 1981–82 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team represented the University of Illinois.

Regular season

The 1982 season brought Illinois another post-season appearance, in the NIT, and an 18-11 record. Derek Harper led the Big Ten in assists and steals.

Roster

1981–82 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 10 Craig Tucker (C) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)175 lb (79 kg) SrFlint Northern High School Flint, Michigan
F 11 Dan Klier 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)185 lb (84 kg) JrNaperville Central High School Naperville, Illinois
G 12 Derek Harper 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)185 lb (84 kg) SoNorth Shore High School West Palm Beach, Florida
C 13 James Griffin (C) 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)205 lb (93 kg) SrDunbar High School Grandview, Texas
G 14 Mike O'Brien 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)165 lb (75 kg) SoRichwoods High School Peoria, Illinois
G 20 Kevin Bontemps 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)180 lb (82 kg) JrMorton High School Morton, Illinois
G 21 Quinn Richardson 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)175 lb (79 kg) JrEisenhower High School Robbins, Illinois
G 22 Perry Range (C) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)180 lb (82 kg) SrSouth Beloit High School South Beloit, Illinois
F 23 George Montgomery 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)215 lb (98 kg) FrCorliss High School Chicago, Illinois
F 32 Jay Daniels 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)185 lb (84 kg) FrJohn I. Leonard High School West Palm Beach, Florida
F 34 Dee Maras 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)225 lb (102 kg) FrAntioch Community High School Antioch, Illinois
F 43 Bryan Leonard 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)230 lb (104 kg) RS JrBelleville High School-East Belleville, Illinois
F 44 Anthony Welch 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)180 lb (82 kg) FrCreston High School Grand Rapids, Michigan
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		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-Conference regular season
11/28/1981*
no, no		 @ Loyola (Chicago) W 87-83 ot 1-0
 Chicago Stadium (13,827)
Chicago, IL
12/5/1981*
no, no		 vs. Kansas State W 55-49  2-0
 Assembly Hall (15,106)
Champaign, IL
12/8/1981*
no, no		 vs. #13 Missouri
Braggin' Rights		 L 68-78 ot 2-1
 St. Louis Arena (15,187)
St. Louis, MO
12/11/1981*
no, no		 vs. Army
Illini Classic		 W 72-37  3-1
 Assembly Hall (14,257)
Champaign, IL
12/12/1981*
no, no		 vs. Texas A&M
Illini Classic		 W 76-63  4-1
 Assembly Hall (15,126)
Champaign, IL
12/19/1981*
no, no		 vs. St. Louis W 53-43  5-1
 Assembly Hall (14,094)
Champaign, IL
12/22/1981*
no, no		 vs. North Dakota State W 90-61  6-1
 Assembly Hall (14,755)
Champaign, IL
12/28/1981*
no, no		 vs. Bowling Green
Blade-Glass City Classic		 W 56-51  7-1
 Centennial Hall (9,089)
Toledo, OH
12/29/1981*
no, no		 @ Toledo
Blade-Glass City Classic		 L 51-71  7-2
 Centennial Hall (9,108)
Toledo, OH
Big Ten regular season
1/7/1982
no, no		 @ Northwestern W 60-50  8-2 (1-0)
 McGaw Memorial Hall (7,183)
Evanston, IL
1/9/1982
no, no		 @ #7 Iowa
Rivalry		 L 50-56  8-3 (1-1)
 Iowa Field House (13,356)
Iowa City, IA
1/14/1982
no, no		 vs. Ohio State L 50-51 ot 8-4 (1-2)
 Assembly Hall (15,579)
Champaign, IL
1/16/1982
no, no		 vs. Michigan State W 55-51  9-4 (2-2)
 Assembly Hall (15,290)
Champaign, IL
1/21/1982
no, no		 vs. Indiana
Rivalry		 L 53-54  9-5 (2-3)
 Assembly Hall (16,768)
Champaign, IL
1/23/1982
no, no		 @ #5 Minnesota W 64-57  10-5 (3-3)
 Williams Arena (17,218)
Minneapolis, MN
1/28/1982
no, no		 @ Purdue W 63-48  11-5 (4-3)
 Mackey Arena (13,946)
West Lafayette, IN
1/30/1982
no, no		 vs. Michigan W 79-61  12-5 (5-3)
 Assembly Hall (16,186)
Champaign, IL
2/4/1982
no, no		 vs. Wisconsin W 88-54  13-5 (6-3)
 Assembly Hall (15,763)
Champaign, IL
2/6/1982
no, no		 @ Michigan L 53-58  13-6 (6-4)
 Crisler Arena (9,208)
Ann Arbor, MI
2/11/1982
no, no		 @ Indiana
Rivalry		 L 60-73  13-7 (6-5)
 Assembly Hall (16,502)
Bloomington, IN
2/13/1982
no, no		 @ Wisconsin W 68-60  14-7 (7-5)
 Wisconsin Field House (6,387)
Madison, WI
2/18/1982
no, no		 vs. Purdue L 44-52  14-8 (7-6)
 Assembly Hall (15,817)
Champaign, IL
2/20/1982
no, no		 vs. #8 Minnesota W 77-65  15-8 (8-6)
 Assembly Hall (16,578)
Champaign, IL
2/25/1982
no, no		 @ Michigan State L 47-56  15-9 (8-7)
 Jenison Fieldhouse (10,004)
East Lansing, MI
2/27/1982
no, no		 @ Ohio State L 53-63  15-10 (8-8)
 St. John Arena (13,591)
Columbus, OH
3/4/1982
no, no		 vs. #11 Iowa
Rivalry		 W 73-67 ot 16-10 (9-8)
 Assembly Hall (16,413)
Champaign, IL
3/6/1982*
no, no		 vs. Northwestern W 85-65  17-10 (10-8)
 Assembly Hall (16,396)
Champaign, IL
National Invitation Tournament
3/10/1982
no, no		 vs. Long Island
NIT First Round		 W 126-78  18-10
 Assembly Hall (10,505)
Champaign, IL
3/15/1982*
no, no		 vs. Dayton
NIT Second Round[4]		 L 58-61  18-11
 Assembly Hall (16,275)
Champaign, IL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

Player stats

Player Games Played Minutes Played Field Goals Free Throws Rebounds Assists Blocks Steals Points
Craig Tucker[5]2910011701106984132450
James Griffin[6]2996317152204275619394
Perry Range[7]2910591468312871737375
Derek Harper[8]291059105341331451667244
Bryan Leonard296294723110491412117
George Montgomery28462412010413108102
Jay Daniels27294381741124793
Anthony Welch26260301739125477
Kevin Bontemps2176946140422
Quinn Richardson1850610470322
Dee Maras12190851008
Dan Klier10630110006
Mike O'Brien562020004
Scott Palmer560000000

Awards and honors

Team players drafted into the NBA

Player NBA Club Round Pick
Craig TuckerNew York Knickerbockers357
James GriffinNew Jersey Nets480
Perry RangeKansas City Kings7143
Brian LeonardMilwaukee Bucks8181

[10]

Rankings

References

  1. ↑ Men's Basketball Roster
  2. ↑ All-Time Illini Rosters Archived 2010-04-22 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ↑ University of Illinois Fighting Illini Statistics Summary for 1981-82 Archived 2014-01-07 at the Wayback Machine, FightingIllini.com
  4. ↑ History of the National Invitation Tournament Archived 2009-04-30 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ↑ "Season Stats pg. 120" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 8, 2011. Retrieved March 15, 2011.
  6. ↑ "Season Stats pg. 120" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 8, 2011. Retrieved March 15, 2011.
  7. ↑ "Season Stats pg. 120" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 8, 2011. Retrieved March 15, 2011.
  8. ↑ "Season Stats pg. 120" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 8, 2011. Retrieved March 15, 2011.
  9. ↑ "List of MVPs" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on October 30, 2014. Retrieved January 15, 2013.
  10. ↑ 1982 NBA Draft Archived 2012-09-02 at the Wayback Machine
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