1991–92 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team

The 1991–92 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team represented the University of Illinois.

1991–92 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
1991–92 record13–15 (7–11 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
MVPDeon Thomas
CaptainTom Michael
Deon Thomas
Home arenaAssembly Hall
1991–92 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 3 Ohio State15–3 .833  26–6  .813
No. 5 Indiana14–4 .778  27–7  .794
No. 15 Michigan11–7 .611  24–9  .727
No.  14 Michigan State11–7 .611  22–8  .733
Iowa10–8 .556  19–11  .633
Purdue8–10 .444  18–15  .545
Minnesota8–10 .444  16–16  .500
Illinois7–11 .389  13–15  .464
Wisconsin4–14 .222  13–18  .419
Northwestern2–16 .111  9–19  .321
Rankings from AP Poll
"1991-92 Fighting Illini men's basketball team"

Regular season

Illinois’ consecutive 20-win season streak was snapped in 1992 when the Illini posted its first losing record in 14 years, going 13-15. Despite their losing record, the Illini outscored their opponents by over 100 points during the season (1,954 - 1,843). To emphasize how close the Illini were to a successful season, of the eleven Big Ten conference games that they lost, eight were by nine points or less, of which four games were lost by three points or fewer. Based on the allegations of recruiting violations from Iowa assistant coach Bruce Pearl, the most satisfying win during the conference season took place on February 23, 1992, when the Illini would defeat the Hawkeyes in an overtime thriller at Assembly Hall.

Roster
1991–92 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
F 3 Tim Geers 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)200 lb (91 kg) JrDe La Salle High School Chicago, Illinois
G 4 Brooks Taylor 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)185 lb (84 kg) JrDe La Salle High School Chicago, Illinois
G 10 Will Tuttle 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)175 lb (79 kg) FrLincoln-Way Central High School Mokena, Illinois
G 11 Rennie Clemons 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)185 lb (84 kg) SoCalvary Academy Springfield, Illinois
G 13 Doug Clarida 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)175 lb (79 kg) SrMarion High School Marion, Illinois
G 14 Matt Williams 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)175 lb (79 kg) FrLibertyville High School Libertyville, Illinois
F 21 Scott Pierce 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)200 lb (91 kg) SoTrinity High School Euless, Texas
F 23 Mike Duis 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)210 lb (95 kg) RS JrCrescent-Iroquois High School Crescent City, Illinois
F/C 25 Deon Thomas (C) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)222 lb (101 kg) RS SoSimeon High School Chicago, Illinois
F 30 Robert Bennett 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)195 lb (88 kg) FrJulian High School Chicago, Illinois
F 32 Tom Michael (C) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)215 lb (98 kg) RS SoCarlyle High School Hoffman, Illinois
F 33 Marc Davidson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)215 lb (98 kg) FrAurora Christian High School Minooka, Illinois
F 34 Andy Kaufmann (I)  6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)225 lb (102 kg) RS SrJacksonville High School Jacksonville, Illinois
G 42 Gene Cross 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)185 lb (84 kg) SoRich Central High School Olympia Fields, Illinois
G 44 T.J. Wheeler 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)190 lb (86 kg) SoChristopher High School Buckner, Illinois
F 50 Matt Schnaderbeck 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)190 lb (86 kg) SrMaine West High School Des Plaines, Illinois
C 52 Steve Roth 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)240 lb (109 kg) FrEast High School Belleville, Illinois
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

All-Time Illini Roster

Source[1] [2]

Schedule

Source[3]

Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-Conference regular season
11/25/1991*
no, no		 No. NR vs. Penn State L 50-65  0-1
 Assembly Hall (12,183)
Champaign, IL
11/30/1991*
no, no		 No. NR vs. Louisiana-Monroe W 95-79  1-1
 Assembly Hall (11,856)
Champaign, IL
12/3/1991*
no, no		 No. NR vs. Tennessee State W 78-56  2-1
 Assembly Hall (11,274)
Champaign, IL
12/6/1991*
no, no		 No. NR vs. Hawaii
Illini Classic		 W 69-63  3-1
 Assembly Hall (11,524)
Champaign, IL
12/7/1991*
no, no		 No. NR vs. Washington
Illini Classic		 W 76-55  4-1
 Assembly Hall (11,939)
Champaign, IL
12/10/1991*
no, no		 No. NR @ Temple L 56-92  4-2
 McGonigle Hall (3,623)
Philadelphia, PA
12/21/1991*
no, no		 No. NR vs. Maryland Baltimore County W 84-71  5-2
 Assembly Hall (11,576)
Champaign, IL
12/23/1991*
no, no		 No. NR vs. #16 Missouri
Braggin' Rights		 L 44-61  5-3
 St. Louis Arena (18,034)
St. Louis, MO
12/30/1991*
no, no		 No. NR vs. Illinois-Chicago W 84-75 ot 6-3
 Assembly Hall (11,200)
Champaign, IL
1/4/1992*
no, no		 No. NR vs. #5 Connecticut L 66-70  6-4
 Assembly Hall (12,376)
Champaign, IL
Big Ten regular season
1/8/1992
no, no		 No. NR vs. Purdue W 74-72 ot 7-4 (1-0)
 Assembly Hall (12,674)
Champaign, IL
1/11/1992
no, no		 No. NR @ #9 Michigan State L 75-77  7-5 (1-1)
 Breslin Student Events Center (15,138)
East Lansing, MI
1/15/1992
no, no		 No. NR @ Iowa
Rivalry		 L 69-74  7-6 (1-2)
 Carver–Hawkeye Arena (15,500)
Iowa City, IA
1/18/1992
no, no		 No. NR vs. #15 Michigan L 61-68  7-7 (1-3)
 Assembly Hall (15,985)
Champaign, IL
1/22/1992
no, no		 No. NR vs. Wisconsin W 74-67  8-7 (2-3)
 Assembly Hall (11,758)
Champaign, IL
1/25/1992
no, no		 No. NR @ Minnesota L 53-54  8-8 (2-4)
 Williams Arena (16,126)
Minneapolis, MN
1/30/1992
no, no		 No. NR vs. #10 Ohio State L 72-74  8-9 (2-5)
 Assembly Hall (12,558)
Champaign, IL
2/1/1992
no, no		 No. NR @ Northwestern L 43-46  8-10 (2-6)
 Welsh-Ryan Arena (8,117)
Evanston, IL
2/4/1992
no, no		 No. NR vs. #6 Indiana
Rivalry		 L 65-76  8-11 (2-7)
 Assembly Hall (15,590)
Champaign, IL
2/11/1992
no, no		 No. NR @ Purdue W 76-71 ot 9-11 (3-7)
 Mackey Arena (14,123)
West Lafayette, IN
2/15/1992
no, no		 No. NR vs. Minnesota W 74-58  10-11 (4-7)
 Assembly Hall (14,322)
Champaign, IL
2/20/1992
no, no		 No. NR @ Wisconsin L 78-92  10-12 (4-8)
 Wisconsin Field House (9,403)
Madison, WI
2/23/1992
no, no		 No. NR vs. Iowa
Rivalry		 W 77-72 ot 11-12 (5-8)
 Assembly Hall (16,281)
Champaign, IL
2/26/1992
no, no		 No. NR vs. Northwestern W 92-65  12-12 (6-8)
 Assembly Hall (12,012)
Champaign, IL
3/1/1992
no, no		 No. NR @ #2 Indiana
Rivalry		 L 70-76  12-13 (6-9)
 Assembly Hall (14,224)
Bloomington, IN
3/7/1992
no, no		 No. NR vs. #13 Michigan State W 80-71  13-13 (7-9)
 Assembly Hall (14,087)
Champaign, IL
3/11/1992
no, no		 No. NR @ #5 Ohio State L 70-82  13-14 (7-10)
 St. John Arena (13,276)
Columbus, OH
3/14/1992
no, no		 No. NR @ #14 Michigan L 59-68  13-15 (7-11)
 Crisler Arena (13,605)
Ann Arbor, MI
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

Player stats
Player Games Played Minutes Played 2 pt. Field Goals 3 pt. Field Goals Free Throws Rebounds Assists Blocks Steals Points
Deon Thomas[4]289461990144193204425542
Tom Michael[5]2886541754313039108350
Rennie Clemons[6]28930931193106137742312
T.J. Wheeler[7]2778055298111172318278
Scott Pierce[8]2851854152972699163
Robert Bennett[9]2850455217105141212133
Brooks Taylor[10]2769425933121901331109
Marc Davidson2621816183291443
Will Tuttle22123302015105726
Steve Roth163530391219
Doug Clarida132101332006
Tim Geers61901340116
Matt Williams6620020004
Mike Duis152101011103
Gene Cross1100000000
Matt Schnaderbeck6600000000

Awards and honors

Rankings
Main article: 1991–92 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

References
  1. Men's Basketball Roster
  2. All-Time Illini Rosters Archived 2010-04-22 at the Wayback Machine
  3. University of Illinois Fighting Illini Statistics Summary for 1991-92 Archived 2014-02-03 at the Wayback Machine, FightingIllini.com
  4. Season Stats pg. 123
  5. Season Stats pg. 123
  6. Season Stats pg. 123
  7. Season Stats pg. 123
  8. Season Stats pg. 123
  9. Season Stats pg. 123
  10. Season Stats pg. 123
  11. List of MVPs
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