1975–76 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team

The 1975–76 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team represented the University of Illinois.

Regular season

During the 1975-76 season, Illinois finished seventh in the Big Ten going went 14-13 overall. Lou Henson took over the team as head coach, replacing Gene Bartow after Bartow left Illinois to replace John Wooden at UCLA.

Roster

Schedule

SourceUniversity of Illinois Fighting Illini Statistics Summary for 1975-76 , FightingIllini.com

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

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

Player stats Player Games played Field goals Free throws Rebounds Assists PointsRich Adams 271816715841429Audi Matthews271294614450304Mike Washington271054014278250Nate Williams 18102396344243Otho Tucker26836813584234Ken Ferdinand 2672178311161Rick Leighty 2750107053110Larry Lubin 262216194660Tom Gearhardt 22158341238Dennis Graff 154164624Tim Bushell 822326

Awards and honors Nate Williams Team Most Valuable Player

Team players drafted into the NBA Player NBA club Round PickNate WilliamsChicago Bulls569Otho TuckerBoston Celtics10169

Rankings

References