1995–96 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball
Illini Classic, Champion
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record18–13 (7–11 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
MVPKiwane Garris
CaptainRichard Keene
Kiwane Garris
Jerry Hester
Home arenaAssembly Hall
1995–96 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Indiana[lower-alpha 1]13–5 .72220–11  .645
No. 18 Penn State12–6 .66721–7  .750
No. 21 Iowa[lower-alpha 2]12–6 .66724–8  .750
Minnesota[lower-alpha 3]11–7 .61120–10  .667
Wisconsin[lower-alpha 4]9–9 .50018–14  .563
Michigan State9–9 .50016–16  .500
Illinois7–11 .38918–13  .581
No. 4 Purdue[lower-alpha 5]6–12 .3337–23  .233
Ohio State[lower-alpha 6]5–13 .27812–15  .444
Northwestern[lower-alpha 7]4–14 .2229–18  .333
Michigan[lower-alpha 8]1–8 .1111–10  .091
Rankings from AP Poll
Records above are after NCAA sanctions against Minnesota, Purdue, and Michigan as noted:[1]
  1. ↑ Indiana adjusted from 12–6, 19–12
  2. ↑ Iowa adjusted from 11–7, 23–9
  3. ↑ Minnesota adjusted from 10–8, 19–13 (vacated 2 games)
  4. ↑ Wisconsin adjusted from 8–10, 17–15
  5. ↑ Purdue adjusted from 15–3, 26–6 (forfeit 18 wins, vacated 2 games)
  6. ↑ Ohio State adjusted from 3–15, 10–17
  7. ↑ Northwestern adjusted from 2–16, 7–20
  8. ↑ Michigan adjusted from 10–8/21–11 (vacated 21 games)
"1995-96 Fighting Illini men's basketball team"

The 1995–96 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team represented the University of Illinois.

Regular season

After advancing to the NCAA Tournament in 1994-95, Illinois extended its run on postseason play with a berth in the 1996 NIT. The Illini started the 1995-96 season 11-1 before losing Kiwane Garris to injury. Without its leader, the Illini dropped its first five Big Ten games. Garris returned, but was never 100 percent and junior forward Jerry Hester missed games with a severely sprained ankle. The Illini finished the 1996 season 18-13 overall, 7-11 in the Big Ten. But more importantly the 1996 season marked the end of the most successful era in Illinois basketball when Lou Henson announced his retirement before the end of the season. In his 21 years at Illinois, Henson notched 423 victories and guided the Illini to 11 NCAA Tournament appearances. The Okay, Oklahoma native coached Illinois to 11, 20-win seasons and finished his career as the third winningest coach in Big Ten history with 214 league victories.

Roster

1995–96 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 10 Jeff Lindenmeyer 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)220 lb (100 kg) FrArcola High School Arcola, Illinois
G 21 Matt Heldman 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)165 lb (75 kg) SoLibertyville High School Libertyville, Illinois
G 22 Kiwane Garris (C) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)185 lb (84 kg) JrWestinghouse High School Chicago, Illinois
G 24 Richard Keene (C) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)205 lb (93 kg) SrCollinsville High School Collinsville, Illinois
G 25 Bryant Notree 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)205 lb (93 kg) SoSimeon High School Chicago, Illinois
C 31 Brett Robisch 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)240 lb (109 kg) RS SoCalvary Academy Springfield, Illinois
F 32 Jarrod Gee 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)240 lb (109 kg) SoSt. Martin de Porres High School Chicago, Illinois
G 33 Kevin Turner 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)160 lb (73 kg) SoSimeon High School Chicago, Illinois
F 34 Brian Johnson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)195 lb (88 kg) RS SoMaine West High School Des Plaines, Illinois
F 40 Jerry Hester (C) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)210 lb (95 kg) JrManual High School Peoria, Illinois
F 42 Herb Caldwell 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)220 lb (100 kg) JrJacksonville High School Jacksonville, Illinois
F 44 Ryan Blackwell 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)205 lb (93 kg) FrPittsford Sutherland High School Pittsford, New York
F 45 Chris Gandy 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)205 lb (93 kg) RS JrBradley-Bourbonnais High School Kankakee, Illinois
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

All-Time Illini Rosters Roster

Source[2]

Schedule

Source[3]

Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-Conference regular season
11/25/1995*
no, no		 vs. Texas-San Antonio W 83-80  1-0
 Assembly Hall (12,382)
Champaign, IL
11/28/1995*
no, no		 vs. Eastern Illinois W 89-57  2-0
 Assembly Hall (13,521)
Champaign, IL
12/2/1995*
no, no		 @ #12 Duke W 75-65  3-0
 Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
Durham, NC
12/4/1995*
no, no		 No. 21 vs. Kansas State W 82-56  4-0
 Assembly Hall (13,814)
Champaign, IL
12/8/1995*
no, no		 No. 21 vs. Southeast Missouri State
Illini Classic		 W 89-70  5-0
 Assembly Hall (14,611)
Champaign, IL
12/9/1995*
no, no		 No. 21 vs. Ball State
Illini Classic		 W 97-53  6-0
 Assembly Hall (14,920)
Champaign, IL
12/16/1995*
no, no		 No. 16 vs. Illinois-Chicago W 81-73  7-0
 Assembly Hall (15,902)
Champaign, IL
12/20/1995*
no, no		 No. 14 vs. #15 Missouri
Braggin' Rights		 W 96-85 ot 8-0
 Scottrade Center (21,901)
St. Louis, MO
12/23/1995*
no, no		 No. 14 vs. California W 83-69  9-0
 United Center (15,046)
Chicago, IL
12/27/1995*
no, no		 No. 12 vs. #13 Syracuse
Rainbow Classic		 L 64-75  9-1
 Stan Sheriff Center (8,757)
Honolulu, HI
12/29/1995*
no, no		 No. 12 @ Hawaii
Rainbow Classic		 W 82-81 ot 10-1
 Stan Sheriff Center (7,827)
Honolulu, HI
12/30/1995*
no, no		 No. 12 vs. North Carolina State
Rainbow Classic		 W 85-76  11-1
 Assembly Hall (7,787)
Champaign, IL
Big Ten regular season
1/3/1996
no, no		 No. 13 @ Minnesota L 64-69  11-2 (0-1)
 Williams Arena (14,221)
Minneapolis, MN
1/6/1996
no, no		 No. 13 vs. Michigan State L 58-68  11-3 (0-2)
 Assembly Hall (16,413)
Champaign, IL
2/26/1995
no, no		 No. 21 @ #23 Michigan L 68-83  11-4 (0-3)
 Crisler Arena (13,562)
Ann Arbor, MI
1/13/1996
no, no		 No. 21 vs. Indiana
Rivalry		 L 71-85  11-5 (0-4)
 Assembly Hall (16,450)
Champaign, IL
1/18/1996
no, no		 @ #16 Iowa
Rivalry		 L 79-82  11-6 (0-5)
 Carver–Hawkeye Arena (15,500)
Iowa City, IA
1/20/1996
no, no		 @ #17 Purdue W 71-67  12-6 (1-5)
 Mackey Arena (14,123)
West Lafayette, IN
1/24/1996
no, no		 vs. Ohio State W 77-46  13-6 (2-5)
 Assembly Hall (14,862)
Champaign, IL
1/27/1996
no, no		 @ Northwestern W 74-62  14-6 (3-5)
 Welsh-Ryan Arena (8,117)
Evanston, IL
2/3/1996
no, no		 vs. Wisconsin L 56-57  14-7 (3-6)
 Assembly Hall (16,450)
Champaign, IL
2/8/1996
no, no		 @ #10 Penn State L 58-61  14-8 (3-7)
 Bryce Jordan Center (14,754)
University Park, PA
2/14/1996
no, no		 vs. Northwestern W 93-62  15-8 (4-7)
 Assembly Hall (13,560)
Champaign, IL
2/17/1996
no, no		 @ Ohio State W 76-67  16-8 (5-7)
 St. John Arena (12,718)
Columbus, OH
2/20/1996
no, no		 vs. #7 Purdue L 71-74  16-9 (5-8)
 Assembly Hall (15,628)
Champaign, IL
2/24/1996
no, no		 vs. #18 Iowa
Rivalry		 W 91-86  17-9 (6-8)
 Assembly Hall (16,450)
Champaign, IL
2/28/1996
no, no		 @ Indiana
Rivalry		 L 64-76  17-10 (6-9)
 Assembly Hall (17,139)
Bloomington, IN
3/3/1996
no, no		 vs. Michigan W 73-62  18-10 (7-9)
 Assembly Hall (16,450)
Champaign, IL
3/6/1996
no, no		 @ Michigan State L 67-77  18-11 (7-10)
 Breslin Student Events Center (13,187)
East Lansing, MI
3/9/1996
no, no		 vs. Minnesota L 66-67 ot 18-12 (7-11)
 Assembly Hall (16,206)
Champaign, IL
National Invitation Tournament[4]
3/13/1996*
no, no		 vs. Alabama
First Round		 L 69-72  18-13
 Assembly Hall (8,398)
Champaign, IL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

Player stats

Player Games Played 2 pt. Field Goals 3 pt. Field Goals Free Throws Rebounds Assists Blocks Steals Points
Kiwane Garris[5]2580381128698042386
Bryant Notree[6]31105176619030532327
Richard Keene[7]31386934116162840317
Jerry Hester[8]2874384611135916308
Jarrod Gee[9]31115035190163317265
Chris Gandy[10]3172433126141614189
Matt Heldman[11]312330332943111175
Kevin Turner[12]314025154954317170
Ryan Blackwell3033634862369118
Brett Robisch1414332261240
Brian Johnson20130323171329
Herb Caldwell14307911113
Jeff Lindenmeyer1240080018

Awards and honors

Team players drafted into the NBA

Player NBA Club Round Pick

[14]

Rankings

References

  1. ↑ "Division I Records" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. p. 56. Retrieved March 16, 2021.
  2. ↑ FightingIllini.com
  3. ↑ University of Illinois Fighting Illini Statistics Summary for 1995-96 Archived 2014-02-22 at the Wayback Machine, FightingIllini.com
  4. ↑ 1996 National Invitation Tournament
  5. ↑ "Season Stats pg. 124" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 8, 2011. Retrieved March 14, 2011.
  6. ↑ "Season Stats pg. 124" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 8, 2011. Retrieved March 14, 2011.
  7. ↑ "Season Stats pg. 124" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 8, 2011. Retrieved March 14, 2011.
  8. ↑ "Season Stats pg. 124" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 8, 2011. Retrieved March 14, 2011.
  9. ↑ "Season Stats pg. 124" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 8, 2011. Retrieved March 14, 2011.
  10. ↑ "Season Stats pg. 124" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 8, 2011. Retrieved March 14, 2011.
  11. ↑ "Season Stats pg. 124" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 8, 2011. Retrieved March 14, 2011.
  12. ↑ "Season Stats pg. 124" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 8, 2011. Retrieved March 14, 2011.
  13. ↑ "List of MVPs" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on October 30, 2014. Retrieved January 15, 2013.
  14. ↑ 1996 NBA Draft Archived 2011-05-20 at the Wayback Machine
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