1989–90 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball
Illini Classic, Champion
Old Style Classic, Champion
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 18
APNo. 18
Record21–8 (11–7 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
MVPKendall Gill
CaptainKendall Gill
Stephen Bardo
Home arenaAssembly Hall
1989–90 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 3 Michigan State15–3 .83328–6  .824
No. 10 Purdue13–5 .72222–8  .733
No. 13 Michigan12–6 .66723–8  .742
No. 18 Illinois11–7 .61121–8  .724
No. 20 Minnesota11–7 .61123–9  .719
Ohio State10–8 .55617–13  .567
Indiana8–10 .44418–11  .621
Wisconsin4–14 .22214–17  .452
Iowa4–14 .22212–16  .429
Northwestern2–16 .1119–19  .321
Rankings from AP Poll
"1989-90 Fighting Illini men's basketball team"

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

1989–90 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
F 3 Tim Geers 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)195 lb (88 kg) FrDe La Salle High School Chicago, Illinois
G 4 Brooks Taylor 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)170 lb (77 kg) FrDe La Salle High School Chicago, Illinois
G 10 P.J. Bowman 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)175 lb (79 kg) SrCentennial High School Champaign, Illinois
G 12 Travis Smith 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)175 lb (79 kg) SrGallatin High School Ridgway, Illinois
G 13 Kendall Gill (C) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)195 lb (88 kg) SrRich Central High School Matteson, Illinois
G 20 Ken Gibson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)195 lb (88 kg) FrBloomington High School Bloomington, Illinois
F/C 21 Rodney Jones 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)210 lb (95 kg) JrWest Philadelphia High School Philadelphia, PA
G 23 Larry Smith Injured Current redshirt 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)190 lb (86 kg) RS SrAlton High School Alton, Illinois
F 24 Ervin Small 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)222 lb (101 kg) SrSimeon High School Chicago, Illinois
F 25 Deon Thomas Current redshirt 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)200 lb (91 kg) RS FrSimeon High School Chicago, Illinois
G 30 Marcus Liberty 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)210 lb (95 kg) JrKing High School Chicago, Illinois
F 32 Tom Michael Current redshirt 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)190 lb (86 kg) RS FrCarlyle High School Hoffman, Illinois
F 34 Andy Kaufmann 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)220 lb (100 kg) SoJacksonville High School Jacksonville, Illinois
G/F 35 Stephen Bardo (C) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)200 lb (91 kg) SrCarbondale Community High School Carbondale, Illinois
F 40 Matt Schnaderbeck 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)190 lb (86 kg) SoMaine West High School Des Plaines, Illinois
G/F 42 Brian O'Connell 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)195 lb (88 kg) SrSchaumburg High School Schaumburg, Illinois
C 50 Andy Kpedi 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)215 lb (98 kg) JrKankakee Community College Warri, Nigeria
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
11/28/1989*
no, no		 No. 8 @ Mississippi W 83-72  1-0
 Tad Smith Coliseum (8,439)
Oxford, Mississippi
12/2/1989*
no, no		 No. 8 vs. Chicago State W 82-62  2-0
 Assembly Hall (15,940)
Champaign, Illinois
12/5/1989*
no, no		 No. 7 @ #25 Florida W 74-69  3-0
 O'Connell Center (11,929)
Gainesville, Florida
12/8/1989*
no, no		 No. 7 vs. Indiana State
Illini Classic		 W 93-59  4-0
 Assembly Hall (16,111)
Champaign, Illinois
12/9/1989*
no, no		 No. 7 vs. Metro State
Illini Classic		 W 96-62  5-0
 Assembly Hall (16,016)
Champaign
12/16/1989*
no, ABC		 No. 5 vs. Temple W 78-61  6-0
 Assembly Hall (16,034)
Champaign
12/20/1989*
no, no		 No. 5 vs. #4 Missouri
Braggin' Rights		 W 101-93  7-0
 St. Louis Arena (18,398)
St. Louis, Missouri
12/23/1989*
no, no		 No. 5 vs. Wisconsin-Green Bay W 71-47  8-0
 Assembly Hall (15,530)
Champaign, Illinois
12/29/1989*
no, no		 No. 4 vs. Grambling
Old Style Classic		 W 97-73  9-0
 Rosemont Horizon (10,009)
Rosemont, Illinois
12/30/1989*
no, no		 No. 4 vs. #15 Memphis State
Old Style Classic		 W 83-71  10-0
 Rosemont Horizon (13,103)
Rosemont, Illinois
Big Ten regular season
1/4/1990
no, no		 No. 4 vs. Wisconsin W 73-59  11-0 (1-0)
 Assembly Hall (15,636)
Champaign, Illinois
1/6/1990
no, no		 No. 4 @ Minnesota L 74-91  11-1 (1-1)
 Williams Arena (16,545)
Minneapolis
1/13/1990
no, no		 No. 8 @ Northwestern W 85-78  12-1 (2-1)
 Welsh-Ryan Arena (8,117)
Evanston, Illinois
1/15/1990
no, ESPN		 No. 7 vs. #6 Michigan L 70-74  12-2 (2-2)
 Assembly Hall (16,136)
Champaign, Illinois
1/18/1990
no, no		 No. 7 vs. Michigan State W 73-64  13-2 (3-2)
 Assembly Hall (16,037)
Champaign, Illinois
1/20/1990
no, no		 No. 7 @ #24 Purdue L 68-81  13-3 (3-3)
 Mackey Arena (14,123)
West Lafayette, Indiana
1/25/1990
no, no		 No. 10 @ Wisconsin W 66-63  14-3 (4-3)
 Wisconsin Field House (11,666)
Madison, Wisconsin
1/27/1990
no, no		 No. 10 vs. Ohio State W 92-81  15-3 (5-3)
 Assembly Hall (16,154)
Champaign, Illinois
1/29/1990
no, no		 No. 10 @ Iowa
Rivalry		 L 67-69  15-4 (5-4)
 Carver–Hawkeye Arena (15,500)
Iowa City, Iowa
2/4/1990
no, no		 No. 11 vs. #22 Indiana
Rivalry		 W 70-65  16-4 (6-4)
 Assembly Hall (16,289)
Champaign, Illinois
2/8/1990
no, no		 No. 12 vs. #17 Minnesota W 99-72  17-4 (7-4)
 Assembly Hall (16,105)
Champaign, Illinois
2/11/1990
no, no		 No. 12 @ #7 Michigan L 79-93  17-5 (7-5)
 Crisler Arena (13,609)
Ann Arbor, Michigan
2/14/1990
no, no		 No. 15 vs. Northwestern W 88-75  18-5 (8-5)
 Assembly Hall (16,108)
Champaign, Illinois
2/17/1990
no, no		 No. 15 @ #21 Michigan State L 63-70  18-6 (8-6)
 Breslin Student Events Center (15,138)
East Lansing, Michigan
2/21/1990
no, no		 No. 19 vs. #9 Purdue W 90-78  19-6 (9-6)
 Assembly Hall (16,218)
Champaign, Illinois
2/21/1990
no, no		 No. 19 @ Ohio State L 80-86  19-7 (9-7)
 St. John Arena (13,276)
Columbus, Ohio
3/4/1990
no, no		 No. 18 vs. Iowa
Rivalry		 W 118-85  20-7 (10-7)
 Assembly Hall (16,219)
Champaign, Illinois
3/11/1990
no, no		 No. 20 @ Indiana
Rivalry		 W 69-63  21-7 (11-7)
 Assembly Hall (17,228)
Bloomington, Indiana
NCAA tournament[4]
3/15/1990*
no, no		 No. 18 vs. Dayton
first round		 L 86-88  21-8
 Frank Erwin Center (11,578)
Austin, Texas
*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
Kendall Gill[5]29100018823136143961663581
Marcus Liberty[6]299581958103206392632517
Andy Kaufmann[7]296826922819354527285
Steve Bardo [8]299447128551781371437281
Rodney Jones[9]295428804012691817216
Ervin Small[10]295777414915112523200
P.J. Bowman[11]295711623213573216122
Andy Kpedi192011702054211454
Brooks Taylor2415412013252451037
Ken Gibson2054748810234
Tim Geers20104110111991533
Travis Smith19110000002

Awards and honors

NCAA basketball tournament

  • Midwest
    • Dayton 88, Illinois 86

[13]

Team players drafted into the NBA

Player NBA Club Round Pick
Kendall GillCharlotte Hornets15
Stephen BardoAtlanta Hawks241
Marcus LibertyDenver Nuggets242

[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 1989-90 Archived 2014-02-03 at the Wayback Machine, FightingIllini.com
  4. ↑ 1990 NCAA Tournament
  5. ↑ Season Stats Archived 2007-10-30 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ↑ Season Stats Archived 2007-11-11 at the Wayback Machine
  7. ↑ "pg. 122 Season Stats" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 8, 2011. Retrieved March 17, 2011.
  8. ↑ Season Stats Archived 2007-11-30 at the Wayback Machine
  9. ↑ "pg. 122 Season Stats" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 8, 2011. Retrieved March 17, 2011.
  10. ↑ "pg. 122 Season Stats" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 8, 2011. Retrieved March 17, 2011.
  11. ↑ "pg. 122 Season Stats" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 8, 2011. Retrieved March 17, 2011.
  12. ↑ "List of MVPs" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on October 30, 2014. Retrieved January 15, 2013.
  13. ↑ 1990 NCAA Tournament
  14. ↑ 1990 NBA draft Archived 2010-03-17 at the Wayback Machine
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