| Mode: | Basketball |
| Year: | 1982–83 |
| Team: | Illinois Fighting Illini |
| Conference: | Big Ten Conference |
| Short Conf: | Big Ten |
| Record: | 21–11 |
| Conf Record: | 11–7 |
| Asst Coach3: | Bob Hull |
| Hc Year: | 8th |
| Ac1 Year: | 9th |
| Ac2 Year: | 4th |
| Ac3 Year: | 3rd |
| Captain: | Kevin Bontemps |
| Captain2: | Derek Harper |
| Champion: | Illini Classic, Champion |
| Bowl Result: | First Round |
The 1982–83 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team represented the University of Illiniois.
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. Laterthat 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.
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| Player | Games Played | Minutes Played | 2 pt. Field Goals | 3 pt. Field Goals | Free Throws | Rebounds | Assists | Blocks | Steals | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derek Harper[3] | 32 | 1182 | 185 | 13 | 83 | 112 | 118 | 18 | 72 | 792 |
| Efrem Winters[4] | 31 | 977 | 159 | 0 | 67 | 213 | 20 | 31 | 14 | 385 |
| Anthony Welch[5] | 32 | 1085 | 158 | 0 | 61 | 201 | 44 | 15 | 17 | 377 |
| Bruce Douglas[6] | 32 | 1016 | 117 | 1 | 64 | 87 | 189 | 5 | 78 | 301 |
| George Montgomery[7] | 32 | 643 | 72 | 0 | 40 | 146 | 22 | 7 | 15 | 184 |
| Bryan Leonard[8] | 30 | 495 | 51 | 0 | 20 | 104 | 22 | 9 | 10 | 122 |
| Doug Altenberger | 31 | 428 | 29 | 1 | 35 | 40 | 23 | 0 | 15 | 96 |
| Scott Meents | 29 | 237 | 34 | 0 | 13 | 35 | 27 | 14 | 6 | 81 |
| Jay Daniels | 18 | 250 | 28 | 0 | 15 | 29 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 71 |
| Kevin Bontemps | 27 | 138 | 8 | 0 | 14 | 20 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 30 |
| Reggie Woodward | 14 | 29 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 16 |
| Don Klusendorf | 13 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Dee Maras | 12 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
See main article: 1982–83 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings.