1986–87 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team

The 1986–87 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team represented the University of Illinois.

1986–87 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball
Illini Classic, Champion
BYU-Hawaii Classic, Champion
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 11
APNo. 11
1986–87 record23–8 (13–5 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
MVPKen Norman
CaptainDoug Altenberger
Ken Norman
Tony Wysinger
Home arenaAssembly Hall
1986–87 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 3 Indiana153 .833  304  .882
No. 7 Purdue153 .833  255  .833
No. 6 Iowa144 .778  305  .857
No. 11 Illinois135 .722  238  .742
Michigan108 .556  2012  .625
Ohio State99 .500  2013  .606
Michigan State612 .333  1117  .393
Wisconsin414 .222  1417  .452
Minnesota216 .111  919  .321
Northwestern216 .111  721  .250
As of March 30, 1987[1]; Rankings from AP Poll

Regular season

The 1986–87 season saw the addition of an outstanding group of young players to the roster. Guards Steve Bardo, Kendall Gill and Larry Smith joined forward Nick Anderson in a highly touted recruiting class. This group produced another 20-win season (23-8) and a trip to the NCAA Tournament, where Illinois was beaten 68-67 by Austin Peay in arguably the school's most shocking upset.

This marked the first season in Big Ten Conference basketball history where two teams finished with 30 or more victories. This season also marks the NCAA's first unified 3-point line of 19 feet 9 inches after 5 years of experimentation.

Roster

1986–87 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 10 Tony Wysinger (C) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)155 lb (70 kg) SrPeoria Central High School Peoria, Illinois
G 13 Kendall Gill 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)180 lb (82 kg) FrRich Central High School Matteson, Illinois
G 21 Glynn Blackwell 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)175 lb (79 kg) JrHighland Park Community High School Highland Park, Michigan
G 22 Doug Altenberger (C) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)200 lb (91 kg) RS SrRichwoods High School Peoria, Illinois
G/F 25 Nick Anderson  6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)215 lb (98 kg) RS FrSimeon High School Chicago, Illinois
G 31 Larry Smith 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)185 lb (84 kg) FrAlton High School Alton, Illinois
F 32 Kenny Battle  6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)210 lb (95 kg) RS JrWest Aurora High School Aurora, Illinois
F 33 Ken Norman (C) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)215 lb (98 kg) SrCrane High School Chicago, Illinois
G 34 Dave Wells 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)200 lb (91 kg) SrFreeport High School Freeport, Illinois
G/F 35 Stephen Bardo 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)215 lb (98 kg) FrCarbondale Community High School Carbondale, Illinois
C 40 Olaf Blab  7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)235 lb (107 kg) RS SoCharleston High School Munich, West Germany
F 42 Jim Green 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)190 lb (86 kg) JrAcademy of Our Lady/Spalding Institute Morton, Illinois
F 43 Jeff Finke 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)200 lb (91 kg) FrCasey-Westfield High School Casey, Illinois
F 44 Phil Kunz 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)230 lb (104 kg) FrCarlyle High School Carlyle, Illinois
F 45 Lowell Hamilton 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)210 lb (95 kg) SoProvidence St. Mel High School Chicago, Illinois
F/C 50 Bryan Brickner 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)180 lb (82 kg) FrScales Mound High School Scales Mound, Illinois
C 54 Jens Kujawa 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)245 lb (111 kg) SoTaylorville 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[2] [3]

Schedule

Source[4]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-Conference regular season
11/28/1986*
no, no
No. 14 vs. New Mexico State
BYU-Hawaii Classic
W 67-65  1-0
BYU-Hawaii Campus (450)
Laie, HI
11/29/1986*
no, no
No. 14 vs. Duke
BYU-Hawaii Classic
W 69-62  2-0
BYU-Hawaii Campus (1,887)
Laie, HI
12/4/1986*
no, no
No. 9 vs. Chicago State W 92-78  3-0
Assembly Hall (13,986)
Champaign, Illinois
12/6/1986*
no, no
No. 9 @ #12 Pittsburgh W 99-97  4-0
Civic Arena (6,689)
Pittsburgh
12/8/1986*
no, no
No. 9 vs. Eastern Illinois W 85-51  5-0
Assembly Hall (13,578)
Champaign
12/12/1986*
no, no
No. 6 vs. Baylor
Illini Classic
W 92-68  6-0
Assembly Hall (13,922)
Champaign
12/13/1986*
no, no
No. 6 vs. Princeton
Illini Classic
W 81-55  7-0
Assembly Hall (14,543)
Champaign, Illinois
12/20/1986*
no, no
No. 5 @ #4 North Carolina L 77-90  7-1
Dean Smith Center (21,444)
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
12/23/1986*
no, no
No. 9 vs. Missouri
Braggin' Rights
W 92-74  8-1
St. Louis Arena (16,500)
St. Louis, Missouri
12/27/1986*
no, no
No. 9 vs. Loyola (Chicago) L 82-83  8-2
Alumni Gym (9,017)
Chicago
Big Ten regular season
1/3/1987
no, no
No. 16 vs. Michigan W 95-84  9-2 (1-0)
Assembly Hall (16,468)
Champaign, Illinois
1/5/1987
no, no
No. 16 vs. Michigan State W 79-72  10-2 (2-0)
Assembly Hall (13,672)
Champaign, Illinois
1/8/1987
no, no
No. 12 @ Wisconsin W 68-66  11-2 (3-0)
Wisconsin Field House (8,054)
Madison, Wisconsin
1/10/1987
no, no
No. 12 @ Northwestern W 76-69  12-2 (4-0)
Welsh-Ryan Arena (8,117)
Evanston, Illinois
1/14/1987
no, no
No. 8 vs. #2 Iowa
Rivalry
L 88-91 ot 12-3 (4-1)
Assembly Hall (16,666)
Champaign, Illinois
1/17/1987
no, no
No. 8 vs. Minnesota W 80-58  13-3 (5-1)
Assembly Hall (13,814)
Champaign, Illinois
1/22/1987
no, no
No. 9 @ #5 Purdue L 86-87 ot 13-4 (5-2)
Mackey Arena (14,123)
West Lafayette, Indiana
1/24/1987*
no, no
No. 9 vs. Arizona W 82-63  14-4
Assembly Hall (15,884)
Champaign, Illinois
1/28/1987
no, no
No. 12 @ #4 Indiana
Rivalry
L 66-69  14-5 (5-3)
Assembly Hall (17,249)
Bloomington, Indiana
1/31/1987*
no, no
No. 12 vs. Colorado W 69-65  15-5
Assembly Hall (14,596)
Champaign, Illinois
2/2/1987
no, no
No. 12 @ Ohio State W 93-70  16-5 (6-3)
St. John Arena (14,075)
Columbus, Ohio
2/5/1987
no, no
No. 14 vs. Northwestern W 72-43  17-5 (7-3)
Assembly Hall (14,095)
Champaign, Illinois
2/7/1987
no, no
No. 14 vs. Wisconsin W 99-74  18-5 (8-3)
Assembly Hall (16,682)
Champaign, Illinois
2/12/1987
no, no
No. 11 @ Minnesota W 79-67  19-5 (9-3)
Williams Arena (11,183)
Minneapolis
2/14/1987
no, no
No. 11 @ #4 Iowa
Rivalry
L 61-66  19-6 (9-4)
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (15,500)
Iowa City, IA
2/23/1987
no, no
No. 14 vs. #6 Purdue L 75-76 ot 19-7 (9-5)
Assembly Hall (16,667)
Champaign, Illinois
2/25/1987
no, no
No. 14 vs. Ohio State W 93-70  20-7 (10-5)
Assembly Hall (14,075)
Champaign, Illinois
3/1/1987
no, no
No. 14 vs. #3 Indiana
Rivalry
W 69-67  21-7 (11-5)
Assembly Hall (16,793)
Champaign, Illinois
3/4/1987
no, no
No. 12 @ Michigan W 89-75  22-7 (12-5)
Crisler Arena (13,145)
Ann Arbor, Michigan
3/7/1987
no, no
No. 12 @ Michigan State W 77-64  23-7 (13-5)
Jenison Fieldhouse (10,004)
East Lansing, Michigan
NCAA Tournament[5]
3/12/1987*
no, no
No. 11 vs. Austin Peay
First Round
L 67-68  23-8
BJCC (-)
Birmingham, AL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

Rankings

Player stats

Player Games Played Minutes Played 2 pt. Field Goals 3 pt. Field Goals Free Throws Rebounds Assists Blocks Steals Points
Ken Norman[6]3111122551128303684837641
Doug Altenberger[7]3099663765513891641409
Tony Wysinger[8]30948100285456192240338
Lowell Hamilton[9]31729149036121283124334
Glynn Blackwell[10]3167911466110664431307
Jens Kujawa[11]3149953035109221414141
Stephen Bardo[12]316304113492851523119
Kendall Gill[13]31345400344227839114
Larry Smith201081201413162638
Phil Kunz231611301030311436
Olaf Blab81520250204
Jeff Finke62510251014
Jim Green121610130103
Bryan Brickner2300011000
Dave Wells4500010000

Awards and honors

Team players drafted into the NBA

Player NBA Club Round Pick
Ken NormanLos Angeles Clippers119
Doug AltenbergerChicago Bulls6125

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Rankings

References

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