1982–83 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball
Illini Classic, Champion
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record21–11 (11–7 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
MVPDerek Harper
CaptainKevin Bontemps
Derek Harper
Bryan Leonard
Home arenaAssembly Hall
1982–83 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 5 Indiana13–5 .72224–6  .800
Purdue11–7 .61121–9  .700
Ohio State11–7 .61120–10  .667
Illinois11–7 .61121–11  .656
Iowa10–8 .55621–10  .677
Minnesota9–9 .50018–11  .621
Michigan State9–9 .50017–13  .567
Northwestern7–11 .38917–13  .567
Michigan6–12 .33315–13  .536
Wisconsin3–15 .1678–20  .286
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1982–83 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team represented the University of Illiniois.

Regular season

One of Illinois’ best groups arrived on campus for the 1982-83 season. Guards Bruce Douglas and Doug Altenberger, and forwards Scott Meents and Efrem Winters joined sophomores George Montgomery and Anthony Welch to form the nucleus for a team that would win 95 games during the next four seasons. During this season, the Fighting Illini became the nation’s 25th team to cap the 1,000-win mark with a 72-70 victory over Texas A&M in the Great Alaska Shootout. Later that year, Derek Harper was selected First-Team All-Big Ten, falling one vote shy of being a unanimous pick, before leaving school early for the NBA draft. He was a first round selection of the Dallas Mavericks.

Roster

1982–83 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 11 Mike O'Brien 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)165 lb (75 kg) JrRichwoods High School Peoria, Illinois
G 12 Derek Harper (C) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)185 lb (84 kg) JrNorth Shore High School West Palm Beach, Florida
G 20 Kevin Bontemps (C) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)180 lb (82 kg) SrMorton High School Morton, Illinois
G 21 Quinn Richardson Injured Current redshirt 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)175 lb (79 kg) RS SrEisenhower High School Robbins, Illinois
G 22 Doug Altenberger 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)180 lb (82 kg) FrRichwoods High School Peoria, Illinois
F 23 George Montgomery 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)215 lb (98 kg) SoCorliss High School Chicago, Illinois
F 24 Efrem Winters 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)210 lb (95 kg) FrKing High School Chicago, Illinois
G 25 Bruce Douglas 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)175 lb (79 kg) FrQuincy Senior High School Quincy, Illinois
F/C 30 Scott Meents 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)230 lb (104 kg) FrHerscher High School Kankakee, Illinois
F 31 Don Klusendorf 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)210 lb (95 kg) JrLyons Township High School Western Springs, Illinois
F 32 Jay Daniels 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)185 lb (84 kg) SoJohn I. Leonard High School West Palm Beach, Florida
F 34 Dee Maras 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)225 lb (102 kg) SoAntioch Community High School Antioch, Illinois
G 35 Reggie Woodward 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)170 lb (77 kg) FrKing High School Chicago, Illinois
F 43 Bryan Leonard (C) 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)230 lb (104 kg) RS SrBelleville High School-East Belleville, Illinois
F 44 Anthony Welch 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)180 lb (82 kg) SoCreston 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 and Results

Source[3]

Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-Conference regular season
11/26/1982*
no, no		 vs. Vanderbilt
Great Alaska Shootout		 L 47-58  0-1
 Buckner Fieldhouse (3,500)
Anchorage, AK
11/27/1982*
no, no		 vs. Texas A&M
Great Alaska Shootout		 W 72-70  1-1
 Buckner Fieldhouse (3,500)
Anchorage, AK
11/28/1982*
no, no		 vs. Florida
Great Alaska Shootout		 W 68-55  2-1
 Buckner Fieldhouse (2,500)
Anchorage, AK
12/2/1982*
no, no		 vs. Valparaiso W 94-59  3-1
 Assembly Hall (11,184)
Champaign, IL
12/4/1982*
no, no		 vs. Western Michigan W 75-59  4-1
 Assembly Hall (12,874)
Champaign, IL
12/19/1982*
no, no		 @ Kansas State W 59-55  5-1
 Ahearn Field House (11,220)
Manhattan, KS
12/11/1982*
no, no		 @ #2 Kentucky L 57-76  5-2
 Rupp Arena (23,872)
Lexington, KY
12/13/1982*
no, no		 vs. Vanderbilt W 79-77 2ot 6-2
 Assembly Hall (10,341)
Champaign
12/17/1982*
no, no		 vs. Southern Illinois
Illini Classic		 W 79-61  7-2
 Assembly Hall (10,119)
Champaign
12/18/1982*
no, no		 vs. Illinois State
Illini Classic		 W 67-60  8-2
 Assembly Hall (14,328)
Champaign, IL
12/23/1982*
no, no		 @ Oklahoma L 75-101  8-3
 Lloyd Noble Center (8,713)
Norman, OK
12/31/1982*
no, no		 vs. Loyola (Chicago) W 73-72  9-3
 Assembly Hall (10,152)
Champaign, IL
1/3/1982*
no, no		 vs. Iowa State W 74-57  10-3
 Rosemont Horizon (7,628)
Rosemont, IL
Big Ten regular season
1/6/1983
no, no		 @ Minnesota L 49-75  10-4 (0-1)
 Williams Arena (15,543)
Minneapolis, MN
1/8/1983
no, no		 @ Wisconsin W 61-54  11-4 (1-1)
 Wisconsin Field House (7,401)
Madison, WI
1/13/1983
no, no		 vs. #4 Indiana
Rivalry		 L 55-69  11-5 (1-2)
 Assembly Hall (14,827)
Champaign, IL
1/5/1983
no, no		 vs. #20 Ohio State W 63-55  12-5 (2-2)
 Assembly Hall (13,015)
Champaign, IL
1/19/1983
no, no		 @ Purdue L 62-63  12-6 (2-3)
 Mackey Arena (13,502)
West Lafayette, IN
1/27/1983
no, no		 @ Michigan State W 78-71  13-6 (3-3)
 Jenison Fieldhouse (7,018)
East Lansing, MI
1/29/1983
no, no		 @ Michigan W 87-74  14-6 (4-3)
 Crisler Arena (12,876)
Ann Arbor, MI
2/3/1983
no, no		 vs. #13 Iowa
Rivalry		 W 62-61  15-6 (5-3)
 Assembly Hall (15,181)
Champaign, IL
2/5/1983
no, no		 vs. Northwestern W 78-62  16-6 (6-3)
 Assembly Hall (14,684)
Champaign, IL
2/10/1983
no, no		 @ Northwestern L 55-58  16-7 (6-4)
 Alumni Hall (5,223)
Chicago, IL
2/12/1983
no, no		 @ #20 Iowa
Rivalry		 L 66-68  16-8 (6-5)
 Carver–Hawkeye Arena (15,450)
Iowa City, IA
2/17/1983
no, no		 vs. Michigan W 91-71  17-8 (7-5)
 Assembly Hall (12,716)
Champaign, IL
2/19/1983
no, no		 vs. Michigan State W 69-61  18-8 (8-5)
 Assembly Hall (14,123)
Champaign, IL
2/23/1983
no, no		 vs. Purdue L 54-56  18-9 (8-6)
 Assembly Hall (13,507)
Champaign, IL
2/27/1983
no, no		 @ #14 Ohio State W 74-73  19-9 (9-6)
 St. John Arena (11,979)
Columbus, OH
3/5/1983
no, no		 @ #11 Indiana
Rivalry		 L 55-67  19-10 (9-7)
 Assembly Hall (17,328)
Bloomington, IN
3/10/1983
no, no		 vs. Wisconsin W 71-64  20-10 (10-7)
 Assembly Hall (12,947)
Champaign, IL
3/13/1983
no, no		 vs. Minnesota W 70-67 2ot 21-10 (11-7)
 Assembly Hall (15,386)
Champaign, IL
NCAA Tournament
3/17/1983*
no, no		 vs. Utah
First Round		 L 49-52  21-11
 BSU Pavilion (11,200)
Boise, ID[4]
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

Player stats

Player Games Played Minutes Played 2 pt. Field Goals 3 pt. Field Goals Free Throws Rebounds Assists Blocks Steals Points
Derek Harper[5]32118218513831121181872792
Efrem Winters[6]31977159067213203114385
Anthony Welch[7]321085158061201441517377
Bruce Douglas[8]32101611716487189578301
George Montgomery[9]326437204014622715184
Bryan Leonard[10]304955102010422910122
Doug Altenberger3142829135402301596
Scott Meents2923734013352714681
Jay Daniels182502801529112971
Kevin Bontemps27138801420270130
Reggie Woodward1429513540216
Don Klusendorf132120560009
Dee Maras122420091014

Awards and honors

Team players drafted into the NBA

Player NBA Club Round Pick
Derek HarperDallas Mavericks111

[12]

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 1982-83 Archived 2014-01-11 at the Wayback Machine, FightingIllini.com
  4. ↑ 1983 NCAA Tournament
  5. ↑ "Season Stats". Archived from the original on January 11, 2014. Retrieved January 11, 2014.
  6. ↑ "Season Stats". Archived from the original on January 11, 2014. Retrieved January 11, 2014.
  7. ↑ "Season Stats". Archived from the original on January 11, 2014. Retrieved January 11, 2014.
  8. ↑ "Season Stats". Archived from the original on January 11, 2014. Retrieved January 11, 2014.
  9. ↑ "Season Stats". Archived from the original on January 11, 2014. Retrieved January 11, 2014.
  10. ↑ "Season Stats". Archived from the original on January 11, 2014. Retrieved January 11, 2014.
  11. ↑ "List of MVPs" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on October 30, 2014. Retrieved January 15, 2013.
  12. ↑ 1983 NBA Draft Archived 2010-03-18 at the Wayback Machine
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