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
Schedule
SourceUniversity of Illinois Fighting Illini Statistics Summary for 1990-91 , FightingIllini.com
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Player stats PlayerGames PlayedMinutes Played2 pt. Field Goals3 pt. Field GoalsFree ThrowsReboundsAssistsBlocksStealsPointsAndy Kaufmann319671844116915467018660Deon Thomas 309331720108203185410452Larry Smith 299891162490168144842394Rennie Clemons 31834828769996743264Andy Kpedi 3176683035197152713201Scott Pierce 31512500259618711135Tom Michael 3151531181584311017131T.J. Wheeler 1320214419282021159Brooks Taylor 2736221113542842758Tim Geers 2212355161884541Matt Schnaderbeck 2210010002Pat Kennedy 111700121001Gene Cross 1100010000Scott Spitz 112000040010
Awards and honors Deon Thomas Fighting Illini All-Century team (2005) Andy Kpedi Team Most Valuable Player
NCAA basketball tournament Postseason ban due to NCAA violations
Team players drafted into the NBA PlayerNBA ClubRoundPick
Rankings
References