1985–86 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team explained

Mode:	Basketball
Year:	1985–86
Team:	Illinois Fighting Illini
Conference:	Big Ten Conference
Short Conf:	Big Ten
Coachrank:	20
Aprank:	19
Record:	22–10
Conf Record:	11–7
Asst Coach3:	Mark Coomes
Hc Year:	11th
Ac1 Year:	7th
Ac2 Year:	3rd
Ac3 Year:	1st
Captain:	Bruce Douglas
Champion:	Illini Classic, Champion
Bowl Result:	second round

The 1985–86 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team represented the University of Illiniois.

Regular season

Junior college transfer Ken Norman highlighted the 1985-86 season as he set the school record for single-season field-goal percentage (.641).

Roster

Schedule

Player stats

Player	Games Played	Minutes Played	Field Goals	Free Throws	Rebounds	Assists	Blocks	Steals	Points
Ken Norman^[2]	32	1015	216	93	226	32	25	24	525
Anthony Welch^[3]	32	931	162	22	147	49	12	18	334
Efrem Winters^[4]	32	944	124	48	183	40	19	15	296
Bruce Douglas^[5]	32	1070	118	47	88	199	10	88	283
Tony Wysinger^[6]	28	717	115	39	41	106	2	39	269
Glynn Blackwell^[7]	32	650	94	18	63	53	0	37	206
Scott Meents^[8]	32	507	77	24	89	46	22	17	178
Lowell Hamilton^[9]	24	182	36	16	41	4	6	4	88
Curtis Taylor	18	139	15	24	20	14	1	9	54
Jens Kujawa	18	97	19	4	44	4	5	2	42
Doug Altenberger	5	68	10	0	10	3	0	3	20
Olaf Blab	13	49	7	1	8	2	6	1	15
Reggie Woodward	4	20	1	7	1	1	0	2	9
Charles Keller	12	25	1	5	1	1	0	1	54
Brian Sterrett	2	5	1	0	1	0	0	0	2
Dave Wells	1	2	0	2	0	0	1	0	2
Jim Green	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Awards and honors

Bruce Douglas
- Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year
- Fighting Illini All-Century team (2005)
Ken Norman
- Team Most Valuable Player ^[10]
- Fighting Illini All-Century team (2005)

Team players drafted into the NBA

Player	NBA Club	Round	Pick
Bruce Douglas	Sacramento Kings	3	57
Anthony Welch	Dallas Mavericks	3	62
Scott Meents	Chicago Bulls	4	74
Efrem Winters	Atlanta Hawks	4	88

^[11]

Rankings

See main article: 1985–86 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings.

Notes and References

http://www.fightingillini.com/sports/m-baskbl/records/year-1985.html University of Illinois Fighting Illini Statistics Summary for 1985-86
Web site: Season Stats pg. 121 . 2011-03-16 . 2011-07-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110708212650/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/ill/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2009-10_Guide05.pdf . dead .
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Web site: Season Stats pg. 121 . 2011-03-16 . 2011-07-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110708212650/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/ill/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2009-10_Guide05.pdf . dead .
Web site: Season Stats pg. 121 . 2011-03-16 . 2011-07-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110708212650/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/ill/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2009-10_Guide05.pdf . dead .
Web site: Season Stats pg. 121 . 2011-03-16 . 2011-07-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110708212650/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/ill/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2009-10_Guide05.pdf . dead .
Web site: Season Stats pg. 121 . 2011-03-16 . 2011-07-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110708212650/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/ill/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2009-10_Guide05.pdf . dead .
Web site: List of MVPs . 2013-01-15 . 2014-10-30 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141030004049/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/ill/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/05_mbb_guide_06.pdf . dead .
http://www.databasebasketball.com/draft/draftyear.htm?yr=1986&lg=N 1986 NBA Draft