1990–91 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball
Illini Classic, Champion
Banned from any postseason tournament
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record21–10 (11–7 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
MVPAndy Kpedi
CaptainAndy Kpedi
Larry Smith
Home arenaAssembly Hall
1990–91 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 5 Ohio State15–3 .83327–4  .871
No. 3 Indiana15–3 .83329–5  .853
Illinois11–7 .61121–10  .677
Michigan State11–7 .61119–11  .633
Iowa9–9 .50021–11  .656
Purdue9–9 .50017–12  .586
Wisconsin8–10 .44415–15  .500
Michigan7–11 .38914–15  .483
Minnesota5–13 .27812–16  .429
Northwestern0–18 .0005–23  .179
Rankings from AP Poll
"1990-91 Fighting Illini men's basketball team"

The 1990–91 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team represented the University of Illinois.

Regular season

Entering the 1990–91 season, Illinois, faced with the loss of Kendall Gill, Steve Bardo and Marcus Liberty, who declared himself eligible for the NBA draft after his junior season, was picked to finish as low as ninth in the Big Ten by some publications. But, junior forward Andy Kaufmann burst onto the scene scoring 660 points, the second largest single-season total in Illinois history. He and the Illini proved the preseason expectations wrong by going 21-10 and finishing third in the Big Ten.

Roster

1990–91 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) SoDe La Salle High School Chicago, Illinois
G 4 Brooks Taylor 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)170 lb (77 kg) SoDe La Salle High School Chicago, Illinois
G 10 Rennie Clemons 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)175 lb (79 kg) FrCalvary Academy Springfield, Illinois
G 12 Pat Kennedy
—
—
 Sr
G 23 Larry Smith (C) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)190 lb (86 kg) RS SrAlton High School Alton, Illinois
F 24 Scott Pierce 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)195 lb (88 kg) FrTrinity High School Euless, Texas
F 25 Deon Thomas 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)200 lb (91 kg) RS FrSimeon High School Chicago, Illinois
F 32 Tom Michael 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) JrJacksonville High School Jacksonville, Illinois
F 40 Matt Schnaderbeck 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)190 lb (86 kg) JrMaine West High School Des Plaines, Illinois
G 41 Scott Spitz
—
—
 Sr
G 42 Gene Cross 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)185 lb (84 kg) FrRich Central High School Olympia Fields, Illinois
G 44 T.J. Wheeler 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)195 lb (88 kg) FrChristopher High School Buckner, Illinois
C 50 Andy Kpedi (C) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)215 lb (98 kg) SrKankakee 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
11/23/1990*
no, no		 No. NR @ American-Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico Classic		 W 103-84  1-0
 Mario Morales Coliseum (400)
Guaynabo, Puerto Rico
11/24/1990*
no, no		 No. NR vs. Nebraska
Puerto Rico Classic		 L 73-100  1-1
 Mario Morales Coliseum (400)
Guaynabo, Puerto Rico
11/25/1990*
no, no		 No. NR vs. Old Dominion
Puerto Rico Classic		 W 80-62  2-1
 Mario Morales Coliseum (400)
Guaynabo, Puerto Rico
11/29/1990*
no, no		 No. NR vs. Illinois-Chicago L 60-71  2-2
 Assembly Hall (11,117)
Champaign, IL
12/1/1990*
no, no		 No. NR vs. Eastern Illinois W 106-87  3-2
 Assembly Hall (12,643)
Champaign, IL
12/3/1990*
no, no		 No. NR vs. Wisconsin-Milwaukee W 120-116 2ot 4-2
 Assembly Hall (11,835)
Champaign, IL
12/5/1990*
no, no		 No. NR @ Penn State L 68-78  4-3
 Rec Hall (7,347)
University Park, PA
12/7/1990*
no, no		 No. NR vs. Oregon State
Illini Classic		 W 112-78  5-3
 Assembly Hall (12,631)
Champaign, IL
12/8/1990*
no, no		 No. NR vs. Georgia Southern
Illini Classic		 W 85-67  6-3
 Assembly Hall (12,098)
Champaign, IL
12/15/1990*
no, no		 No. NR vs. Arkansas-Little Rock
Illini Classic		 W 83-72  7-3
 Assembly Hall (12,213)
Champaign, IL
12/19/1990*
no, no		 No. NR vs. Missouri
Braggin' Rights		 W 84-81  8-3
 St. Louis Arena (17,253)
St. Louis, MO
12/22/1990*
no, no		 No. NR vs. #10 Louisiana State W 102-96  9-3
 Assembly Hall (14,824)
Champaign, IL
12/29/1990*
no, no		 No. NR @ Memphis State W 84-75  10-3
 Pyramid Arena (11,200)
Memphis, TN
Big Ten regular season
1/2/1991
no, no		 No. NR @ #5 Indiana
Rivalry		 L 74-109  10-4 (0-1)
 Assembly Hall (17,283)
Bloomington, IN
1/5/1991
no, no		 No. NR vs. Purdue W 63-61  11-4 (1-1)
 Assembly Hall (15,721)
Champaign, IL
1/10/1991
no, no		 No. NR vs. Minnesota W 67-66  12-4 (2-1)
 Assembly Hall (12,435)
Champaign, IL
1/17/1991
no, no		 No. NR vs. Michigan State L 68-71  12-5 (2-2)
 Assembly Hall (13,487)
Champaign, IL
1/19/1991
no, no		 No. NR @ #4 Ohio State L 55-89  12-6 (2-3)
 St. John Arena (13,276)
Columbus, OH
1/26/1991
no, no		 No. NR @ Michigan W 72-67  13-6 (3-3)
 Crisler Arena (11,707)
Ann Arbor, MI
1/28/1991
no, no		 No. NR vs. Iowa
Rivalry		 W 53-50  14-6 (4-3)
 Assembly Hall (14,846)
Champaign, IL
2/2/1991
no, no		 No. NR vs. Wisconsin W 70-62  15-6 (5-3)
 Assembly Hall (16,295)
Champaign, IL
2/4/1991
no, no		 No. NR vs. Northwestern W 73-59  16-6 (6-3)
 Assembly Hall (12,068)
Champaign, IL
2/6/1991
no, no		 No. NR @ Purdue W 59-56  17-6 (7-3)
 Mackey Arena (14,123)
West Lafayette, IN
2/10/1991
no, no		 No. NR @ Minnesota W 94-74  18-6 (8-3)
 Williams Arena (16,305)
Minneapolis, MN
2/16/1991
no, no		 No. NR @ Michigan State L 58-62  18-7 (8-4)
 Breslin Student Events Center (15,138)
East Lansing, MI
2/20/1991
no, no		 No. NR vs. #2 Ohio State L 64-73  18-8 (8-5)
 Assembly Hall (13,885)
Champaign, IL
2/23/1991
no, no		 No. NR @ Iowa
Rivalry		 W 79-74  19-8 (9-5)
 Carver–Hawkeye Arena (15,500)
Iowa City, IA
2/28/1991
no, no		 No. NR vs. Michigan W 68-65  20-8 (10-5)
 Assembly Hall (14,584)
Champaign, IL
3/2/1991
no, no		 No. NR @ Northwestern W 91-81  21-8 (11-5)
 Welsh-Ryan Arena (8,117)
Evanston, IL
3/6/1991
no, no		 No. NR @ Wisconsin L 77-85  21-9 (11-6)
 Wisconsin Field House (11,189)
Madison, WI
3/10/1991
no, no		 No. NR vs. #3 Indiana
Rivalry		 L 58-70  21-10 (11-7)
 Assembly Hall (16,321)
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 2 pt. Field Goals 3 pt. Field Goals Free Throws Rebounds Assists Blocks Steals Points
Andy Kaufmann[4]319671844116915467018660
Deon Thomas [5]309331720108203185410452
Larry Smith[6]299891162490168144842394
Rennie Clemons[7]31834828769996743264
Andy Kpedi[8]3176683035197152713201
Scott Pierce[9]31512500259618711135
Tom Michael[10]3151531181584311017131
T.J. Wheeler1320214419282021159
Brooks Taylor2736221113542842758
Tim Geers2212355161884541
Matt Schnaderbeck2210010002
Pat Kennedy111700121001
Gene Cross1100010000
Scott Spitz112000040010

Awards and honors

NCAA basketball tournament

  • Ineligible due to NCAA violations

Team players drafted into the NBA

Player NBA Club Round Pick

[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 1990-91 Archived 2014-02-03 at the Wayback Machine, FightingIllini.com
  4. ↑ "Season Stats pg. 115" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 8, 2011. Retrieved March 11, 2011.
  5. ↑ "Season Stats pg. 115" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 8, 2011. Retrieved March 11, 2011.
  6. ↑ "Season Stats pg. 122" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 8, 2011. Retrieved March 11, 2011.
  7. ↑ "Season Stats pg. 115" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 8, 2011. Retrieved March 11, 2011.
  8. ↑ "Season Stats pg. 122" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 8, 2011. Retrieved March 11, 2011.
  9. ↑ "Season Stats pg. 122" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 8, 2011. Retrieved March 11, 2011.
  10. ↑ "Season Stats pg. 122" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 8, 2011. Retrieved March 11, 2011.
  11. ↑ "List of MVPs" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on October 30, 2014. Retrieved January 15, 2013.
  12. ↑ 1991 NBA Draft Archived 2011-01-01 at the Wayback Machine
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