1979–80 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team

The 1979–80 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team represented the University of Illinois.

Regular season For the 1979-80 season, head coach Lou Henson returned everyone from a team that finished with 19 wins. The team gave the head coach his first of 11, 20-win seasons at Illinois. That year, Illinois made its first postseason appearance since 1963, finishing third in the NIT. During the course of the season, the Illini would defeat eventual NCAA Tournament Champion, Louisville

Roster

Schedule

SourceUniversity of Illinois Fighting Illini Statistics Summary for 1979-80 , FightingIllini.com

!colspan=12 style="background:#DF4E38; color:white;"| Non-Conference regular season

!colspan=9 style="background:#DF4E38; color:#FFFFFF;"|Big Ten regular season

!colspan=9 style="text-align: center; background:#DF4E38"|National Invitation Tournament

Player stats Player Games played Minutes played Field goals Free throws Rebounds Assists Blocks Steals PointsEddie Johnson3512152667831071713610Mark Smith351026187161214951135535Reno Gray358581315747109239319James Griffin 3567611936154253918274Perry Range3580990638564236243Derek Holcomb 316367236164444615180Neil Bresnahan 355996727121641114161Rob Judson 3159559324447015150Kevin Bontempts 303631526286711656Levi Cobb 2514020736142947Quinn Richardson 16101879170423Kevin Westervelt 183464810116

Awards and honors Eddie Johnson Fighting Illini All-Century team (2005) Team Most Valuable Player

Team players drafted into the NBA Player NBA club Round Pick Neil BresnahanGolden State Warriors6 117

Rankings

References