The 1982–83 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team represented the University of Illiniois.
Regular season One of Illinois’ best groups arrived on campus for the 1982-83 season. Guards Bruce Douglas and Doug Altenberger, and forwards Scott Meents and Efrem Winters joined sophomores George Montgomery and Anthony Welch to form the nucleus for a team that would win 95 games during the next four seasons. During this season, the Fighting Illini became the nation’s 25th team to cap the 1,000-win mark with a 72-70 victory over Texas A&M in the Great Alaska Shootout. Later that year, Derek Harper was selected First-Team All-Big Ten, falling one vote shy of being a unanimous pick, before leaving school early for the NBA draft. He was a first round selection of the Dallas Mavericks.
Roster
Schedule and results
SourceUniversity of Illinois Fighting Illini Statistics Summary for 1982-83 , 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"|NCAA Tournament 1983 NCAA Tournament
Player stats Player Games played Minutes played 2 pt. Field Goals 3 pt. Field Goals Free throws Rebounds Assists Blocks Steals PointsDerek Harper 32118218513831121181872792Efrem Winters 31977159067213203114385Anthony Welch 321085158061201441517377Bruce Douglas 32101611716487189578301George Montgomery 326437204014622715184Bryan Leonard 304955102010422910122Doug Altenberger3142829135402301596Scott Meents2923734013352714681Jay Daniels182502801529112971Kevin Bontemps27138801420270130Reggie Woodward1429513540216Don Klusendorf132120560009Dee Maras122420091014
Awards and honors Derek Harper Associated Press 2nd team All-American Fighting Illini All-Century team (2005) Team Most Valuable Player Bruce Douglas Fighting Illini All-Century team (2005)
Team players drafted into the NBA Player NBA club Round Pick Derek HarperDallas Mavericks1 11
Rankings
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