1985–86 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball
Illini Classic, Champion
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 20
APNo. 19
Record22–10 (11–7 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
MVPKen Norman
CaptainBruce Douglas
Efrem Winters
Home arenaAssembly Hall
1985–86 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 5 Michigan14–4 .77828–5  .848
No. 16 Indiana13–5 .72221–8  .724
No. 18 Michigan State12–6 .66723–8  .742
No. 19 Illinois11–7 .61122–10  .688
Purdue10–8 .55622–10  .688
Iowa10–8 .55620–12  .625
Ohio State8–10 .44419–14  .576
Minnesota5–13 .27815–16  .484
Wisconsin4–14 .22212–16  .429
Northwestern2–16 .1118–20  .286
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1985–86 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team represented the University of Illiniois.

Regular season

Junior college transfer Ken Norman highlighted the 1985-86 season as he set the school record for single-season field-goal percentage (.641).

Roster

1985–86 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 10 Tony Wysinger 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)155 lb (70 kg) JrPeoria Central High School Peoria, Illinois
G 12 Chuck Keller 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)145 lb (66 kg) SrEffingham High School Effingham, Illinois
G 21 Glynn Blackwell 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)175 lb (79 kg) SoHighland Park Community High School Highland Park, Michigan
G 22 Doug Altenberger Injured Current redshirt 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)200 lb (91 kg) RS SrRichwoods High School Peoria, Illinois
G 23 Curtis Taylor 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)170 lb (77 kg) FrFowler High School Syracuse, New York
F 24 Efrem Winters (C) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)235 lb (107 kg) SrKing High School Chicago, Illinois
G 25 Bruce Douglas (C) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)195 lb (88 kg) SrQuincy Senior High School Quincy, Illinois
F/C 30 Scott Meents 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)230 lb (104 kg) SrHerscher High School Kankakee, Illinois
F 33 Ken Norman 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)215 lb (98 kg) JrCrane High School Chicago, Illinois
G 34 Dave Wells 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)200 lb (91 kg) JrFreeport High School Freeport, Illinois
G 35 Reggie Woodward 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)190 lb (86 kg) SrKing High School Chicago, Illinois
C 40 Olaf Blab Current redshirt 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)235 lb (107 kg) RS FrCharleston High School Munich, West Germany
F 42 Jim Green 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)190 lb (86 kg) SoAcademy of Our Lady/Spalding Institute Morton, Illinois
F 44 Anthony Welch 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)200 lb (91 kg) RS SrCreston High School Grand Rapids, Michigan
F 45 Lowell Hamilton 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)195 lb (88 kg) FrProvidence St. Mel High School Chicago, Illinois
C 54 Jens Kujawa Current redshirt 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)235 lb (107 kg) RS FrTaylorville High School Braunschweig, West Germany
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
11/26/1985*
no, no		 No. 7 vs. Loyola (Chicago) W 95-64  1-0
 Assembly Hall (13,143)
Champaign, IL
11/26/1985*
no, no		 No. 7 vs. Hawaii Loa
Hawaii Thanksgiving Invitational		 W 72-45  2-0
 Kaneohe Armory (200)
Honolulu, HI
11/29/1985*
no, no		 No. 7 vs. #13 Oklahoma
Hawaii Thanksgiving Invitational		 L 57-59  2-1
 Kaneohe Armory (300)
Honolulu, HI
12/4/1985*
no, no		 No. 12 vs. Wisconsin-Green Bay W 84-34  3-1
 Assembly Hall (13,417)
Champaign, IL
12/6/1985*
no, no		 No. 12 vs. Eastern Kentucky
Illini Classic		 W 79-56  4-1
 Assembly Hall (13,707)
Champaign
12/7/1985*
no, no		 No. 12 vs. Utah State
Illini Classic		 W 115-64  5-1
 Assembly Hall (13,980)
Champaign
12/10/1985*
no, no		 No. 10 vs. Tennessee L 51-54  5-2
 Mabee Center (12,700)
Tulsa, OK
12/14/1985*
no, no		 No. 10 vs. Houston W 102-92  6-2
 Assembly Hall (15,564)
Champaign, IL
12/21/1985*
no, no		 No. 15 vs. Missouri
Braggin' Rights		 W 67-55  7-2
 St. Louis Arena (13,106)
St. Louis, MO
12/23/1985*
no, no		 No. 15 vs. Howard W 67-55  8-2
 Assembly Hall (10,043)
Champaign, IL
12/30/1985*
no, no		 No. 16 vs. Iowa State W 64-62  9-2
 Rosemont Horizon (9,876)
Rosemont, IL
Big Ten regular season
1/2/1986
no, no		 No. 14 vs. Minnesota W 76-57  10-2 (1-0)
 Assembly Hall (13,329)
Champaign, IL
1/4/1986
no, no		 No. 14 vs. Iowa
Rivalry		 L 59-60  10-3 (1-1)
 Assembly Hall (16,676)
Champaign, IL
1/8/1986
no, no		 No. 18 @ #2 Michigan L 59-61  10-4 (1-2)
 Crisler Arena (13,609)
Ann Arbor, MI
1/12/1986
no, no		 No. 18 @ Michigan State L 51-58  10-5 (1-3)
 Jenison Fieldhouse (7,912)
East Lansing, MI
1/16/1986
no, no		 No. NR vs. Wisconsin W 73-54  11-5 (2-3)
 Assembly Hall (12,829)
Champaign, IL
1/18/1986
no, no		 No. NR vs. Northwestern W 72-46  12-5 (3-3)
 Assembly Hall (13,891)
Champaign, IL
1/23/1986
no, no		 No. NR @ Ohio State W 67-65  13-5 (4-3)
 St. John Arena (13,071)
Columbus, OH
1/25/1986
no, no		 No. NR @ Indiana
Rivalry		 L 69-71  13-6 (4-4)
 Assembly Hall (17,128)
Bloomington, IN
2/2/1986
no, no		 No. NR vs. Purdue W 80-68  14-6 (5-4)
 Assembly Hall (16,412)
Champaign, IL
2/6/1986
no, no		 No. NR vs. Michigan State L 80-84  14-7 (5-5)
 Assembly Hall (15,947)
Champaign, IL
2/8/1986
no, no		 No. NR vs. Michigan W 83-79 ot 15-7 (6-5)
 Assembly Hall (16,353)
Champaign, IL
2/13/1986
no, no		 No. NR @ Northwestern W 75-52  16-7 (7-5)
 Welsh-Ryan Arena (8,117)
Evanston, IL
2/15/1986
no, no		 No. NR @ Wisconsin W 82-74  17-7 (8-5)
 Wisconsin Field House (10,605)
Madison, WI
2/20/1986
no, no		 No. NR vs. #15 Indiana
Rivalry		 L 60-61  17-8 (8-6)
 Assembly Hall (16,349)
Champaign, IL
2/22/1986
no, no		 No. NR vs. Ohio State W 66-62  18-8 (8-7)
 Assembly Hall (16,376)
Champaign, IL
2/27/1986
no, no		 No. NR @ #20 Purdue W 81-72  19-8 (9-7)
 Mackey Arena (14,123)
West Lafayette, IN
3/1/1986*
no, no		 No. 12 @ #4 Georgia Tech W 59-57  20-8
 Alexander Memorial Coliseum (15,148)
Atlanta, GA
3/6/1986
no, no		 No. 19 @ Iowa
Rivalry		 L 53-57  20-9 (10-7)
 Carver–Hawkeye Arena (15,450)
Iowa City, IA
3/8/1986
no, no		 No. 19 @ Minnesota W 73-64  21-9 (11-7)
 Williams Arena (13,608)
Minneapolis, MN
NCAA Tournament[4]
3/14/1986*
no, no		 No. 19 vs. Fairfield
first round		 W 75-51  22-9
 Charlotte Coliseum (-)
Charlotte, NC
3/16/1986*
no, no		 No. 19 vs. Alabama
Second Round		 L 56-58  22-10
 Charlotte Coliseum (11,325)
Charlotte, NC
*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
Ken Norman[5]32101521693226322524525
Anthony Welch[6]3293116222147491218334
Efrem Winters[7]3294412448183401915296
Bruce Douglas[8]32107011847881991088283
Tony Wysinger[9]287171153941106239269
Glynn Blackwell[10]3265094186353037206
Scott Meents[11]32507772489462217178
Lowell Hamilton[12]2418236164146488
Curtis Taylor18139152420141954
Jens Kujawa18971944445242
Doug Altenberger5681001030320
Olaf Blab134971826115
Reggie Woodward4201711029
Charles Keller122515110154
Brian Sterrett251010002
Dave Wells120200102
Jim Green230000000

Awards and honors

Team players drafted into the NBA

Player NBA Club Round Pick
Bruce DouglasSacramento Kings357
Anthony WelchDallas Mavericks362
Scott MeentsChicago Bulls474
Efrem WintersAtlanta Hawks488

[14]

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 1985-86 Archived 2014-02-03 at the Wayback Machine, FightingIllini.com
  4. ↑ 1986 NCAA Tournament
  5. ↑ "Season Stats pg. 121" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 8, 2011. Retrieved March 16, 2011.
  6. ↑ "Season Stats pg. 121" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 8, 2011. Retrieved March 16, 2011.
  7. ↑ "Season Stats pg. 121" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 8, 2011. Retrieved March 16, 2011.
  8. ↑ "Season Stats pg. 121" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 8, 2011. Retrieved March 16, 2011.
  9. ↑ "Season Stats pg. 121" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 8, 2011. Retrieved March 16, 2011.
  10. ↑ "Season Stats pg. 121" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 8, 2011. Retrieved March 16, 2011.
  11. ↑ "Season Stats pg. 121" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 8, 2011. Retrieved March 16, 2011.
  12. ↑ "Season Stats pg. 121" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 8, 2011. Retrieved March 16, 2011.
  13. ↑ "List of MVPs" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on October 30, 2014. Retrieved January 15, 2013.
  14. ↑ 1986 NBA Draft Archived 2012-02-05 at the Wayback Machine
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