1984–85 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 2 Michigan 16 – 2   .889 26 – 4   .867
No. 12 Illinois 12 – 6   .667 26 – 9   .743
Purdue 11 – 7   .611 20 – 9   .690
Ohio State 11 – 7   .611 20 – 10   .667
Iowa 10 – 8   .556 21 – 11   .656
Michigan State 10 – 8   .556 19 – 10   .655
Indiana 7 – 11   .389 19 – 14   .576
Minnesota 6 – 12   .333 13 – 15   .464
Wisconsin 5 – 13   .278 14 – 14   .500
Northwestern 2 – 16   .111 6 – 22   .214
Rankings from AP Poll


The 1984–85 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team represented the University of Illiniois.

Regular season

The Illini started out the 1984-85 season ranked No. 1 nationally by Basketball Times in its preseason poll. Illinois made a return trip to the NCAA tournament where the Illini advanced to the Sweet 16.

Roster

1984–85 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 4 Scott Haftner 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Fr Noblesville High School Noblesville, Indiana
G 10 Tony Wysinger 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 155 lb (70 kg) So Peoria Central High School Peoria, Illinois
F 11 Tom Schafer 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Jacobs High School Algonquin, Illinois
G 21 Glynn Blackwell 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Highland Park Community High School Highland Park, Michigan
G 22 Doug Altenberger 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Richwoods High School Peoria, Illinois
F 23 George Montgomery (C) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Sr Corliss High School Chicago, Illinois
F 24 Efrem Winters 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr King High School Chicago, Illinois
G 25 Bruce Douglas 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Quincy Senior High School Quincy, Illinois
F/C 30 Scott Meents 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr Herscher High School Kankakee, Illinois
F 33 Ken Norman 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Crane High School Chicago, Illinois
F 34 Dee Maras 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sr Antioch Community High School Antioch, Illinois
G 35 Reggie Woodward 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr King High School Chicago, Illinois
C 40 Olaf Blab Current redshirt 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Fr Charleston High School Munich, West Germany
F 44 Anthony Welch 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Jr Creston High School Grand Rapids, Michigan
C 40 Jens Kujawa Current redshirt 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Fr Taylorville High School Braunschweig, West Germany
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule

Source[1]

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-Conference regular season
11/18/1984*
no, no 		No. 2 vs. No. 5 Oklahoma
Basketball Hall of Fame Tip-Off Classic 		W 81-64  1-0
 Hall of Fame (7,530)
Springfield, MA
11/23/1984*
no, no 		No. 2 vs. Idaho State
Great Alaska Shootout 		W 66-44  2-0
 Sullivan Arena (2,863)
Anchorage, AK
11/24/1984*
no, no 		No. 2 vs. Alabama-Birmingham
Great Alaska Shootout 		L 52-59  2-1
 Sullivan Arena (4,500)
Anchorage, AK
11/25/1984*
no, no 		No. 2 vs. Oregon
Great Alaska Shootout 		W 75-72 3ot 3-1
 Sullivan Arena (4,500)
Anchorage, AK
11/28/1984*
no, no 		No. 7 Chicago State W 81-63  4-1
 Assembly Hall (14,543)
Champaign, IL
12/1/1984*
no, no 		No. 7 No. 10 Oklahoma W 73-70  5-1
 Assembly Hall (16,671)
Champaign, IL
12/4/1984*
no, no 		No. 7 Cal State-Chico W 92-47  6-1
 Assembly Hall (14,046)
Champaign, IL
12/6/1984*
no, no 		No. 7 vs. Missouri
Braggin' Rights 		W 65-50  7-1
 St. Louis Arena (12,946)
St. Louis, MO
12/7/1984*
no, no 		No. 7 Columbia
Illini Classic 		W 72-48  8-1
 Assembly Hall (14,989)
Champaign, IL
12/8/1984*
no, no 		No. 7 New Mexico State
Illini Classic 		W 93-55  9-1
 Assembly Hall (15,789)
Champaign, IL
12/16/1984*
no, no 		No. 6 South Carolina State W 83-47  10-1
 Assembly Hall (14,026)
Champaign, IL
12/18/1984*
no, no 		No. 4 vs. Cincinnati W 87-65  11-1
 Rosemont Horizon (5,910)
Rosemont, IL
12/22/1984*
no, no 		No. 4 vs. Loyola (Chicago) L 62-63  11-2
 Rosemont Horizon (15,882)
Rosemont, IL
Big Ten regular season
1/3/1985
no, no 		No. 6 at Minnesota L 58-60  11-3
(0-1) 		Williams Arena (14,532)
Minneapolis, MN
1/5/1985
no, no 		No. 6 at Iowa
Rivalry 		L 60-64  11-4
(0-2) 		Carver–Hawkeye Arena (15,450)
Iowa City, IA
1/10/1985
no, no 		No. 15 Michigan W 64-58 ot 12-4
(1-2) 		Assembly Hall (13,801)
Champaign, IL
1/12/1985
no, no 		No. 15 No. 17 Michigan State W 75-63  13-4
(2-2) 		Assembly Hall (16,545)
Champaign, IL
1/17/1985
no, no 		No. 11 at Wisconsin W 78-67  14-4
(3-2) 		Wisconsin Field House (9,448)
Madison, WI
1/19/1985
no, no 		No. 11 at Northwestern
Rivalry 		W 55-43  15-4
(4-2) 		Welsh-Ryan Arena (8,117)
Evanston, IL
1/23/1985
no, no 		No. 6 Ohio State W 84-66  16-4
(5-2) 		Assembly Hall (15,906)
Champaign, IL
1/27/1985
no, no 		No. 6 No. 13 Indiana
Rivalry 		W 52-41  17-4
(6-2) 		Assembly Hall (16,764)
Champaign, IL
1/30/1985
no, no 		No. 5 at Purdue L 34-54  17-5
(6-3) 		Mackey Arena (14,123)
West Lafayette, IN
2/3/1985*
no, no 		No. 5 at Houston W 77-76  18-5
 Hofheinz Pavilion (7,000)
Houston, TX
2/7/1985
no, no 		No. 9 at Michigan State L 56-64  18-6
(6-4) 		Jenison Fieldhouse (9,691)
East Lansing, MI
2/9/1985
no, no 		No. 9 at No. 8 Michigan L 45-57  18-7
(6-5) 		Crisler Arena (13,609)
Ann Arbor, MI
2/14/1985
no, no 		No. 17 Northwestern
Rivalry 		W 64-42  19-7
(7-5) 		Assembly Hall (15,841)
Champaign, IL
2/16/1985
no, no 		No. 17 Wisconsin W 68-49  20-7
(8-5) 		Assembly Hall (16,618)
Champaign, IL
2/21/1985
no, no 		No. 16 at Indiana
Rivalry 		W 66-50  21-7
(9-5) 		Assembly Hall (16,823)
Bloomington, IN
2/23/1985
no, no 		No. 16 at Ohio State L 64-72  21-8
(9-6) 		St. John Arena (13,681)
Columbus, OH
3/2/1985
no, no 		No. 18 Purdue W 86-43  22-8
(10-6) 		Assembly Hall (16,648)
Champaign, IL
3/7/1985
no, no 		No. 14 Iowa
Rivalry 		W 59-53 ot 23-8
(11-6) 		Assembly Hall (16,742)
Champaign, IL
3/9/1985
no, no 		No. 14 Minnesota W 82-56  24-8
(12-6) 		Assembly Hall (16,617)
Champaign, IL
NCAA Tournament
3/15/1985*
no, no 		(3 E) No. 12 vs. (14 E) Northeastern
First round 		W 76-57  25-8
 Omni Coliseum (14,311)
Atlanta, GA
3/17/1985*
no, no 		(3 E) No. 12 vs. (6 E) No. 19 Georgia
Second Round 		W 74-58  26-8
 Omni Coliseum (16,723)
Atlanta, GA
3/21/1985*
no, no 		(3 E) No. 12 vs. (2 E) No. 6 Georgia Tech
Regional semifinals 		L 53-61  26-9
 Providence Civic Center (11,913)
Providence, RI
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

Player stats

Player Games Played Minutes Played Field Goals Free Throws Rebounds Assists Blocks Steals Points
Anthony Welch[2] 35 1092 182 51 189 51 9 26 415
Doug Altenberger[3] 35 1113 162 70 126 67 14 38 394
Efrem Winters[4] 35 1071 137 76 252 49 32 33 350
Bruce Douglas[5] 35 1174 118 42 107 200 6 85 278
George Montgomery[6] 23 587 86 64 168 39 6 21 236
Ken Norman[7] 29 354 86 55 107 26 16 9 227
Scott Meents[8] 35 652 84 25 111 87 24 16 193
Tony Wysinger[9] 35 410 48 38 32 64 1 16 134
Tom Schafer 15 227 31 18 46 17 2 5 80
Scott Haffner 29 201 20 9 16 17 2 2 49
Reggie Woodward 12 34 12 5 3 3 0 4 29
Glynn Blackwell 10 65 8 9 11 10 1 7 25

Awards and honors

Team players drafted into the NBA

Player NBA Club Round Pick
George Montgomery Portland Trail Blazers 2 39

[11]

Rankings

Main article: 1984–85 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

References

  1. ^ University of Illinois Fighting Illini Statistics Summary for 1984-85 Archived 2014-02-03 at the Wayback Machine, FightingIllini.com
  2. ^ "Season Stats pg. 121" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 8, 2011. Retrieved March 15, 2011.
  3. ^ "Season Stats pg. 121" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 8, 2011. Retrieved March 15, 2011.
  4. ^ "Season Stats pg. 121" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 8, 2011. Retrieved March 15, 2011.
  5. ^ "Season Stats pg. 121" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 8, 2011. Retrieved March 15, 2011.
  6. ^ "Season Stats pg. 121" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 8, 2011. Retrieved March 15, 2011.
  7. ^ "Season Stats pg. 121" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 8, 2011. Retrieved March 15, 2011.
  8. ^ "Season Stats pg. 121" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 8, 2011. Retrieved March 15, 2011.
  9. ^ "Season Stats pg. 121" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 8, 2011. Retrieved March 15, 2011.
  10. ^ "List of MVPs" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on October 30, 2014. Retrieved January 15, 2013.
  11. ^ 1985 NBA Draft Archived 2011-05-20 at the Wayback Machine
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