1993–94 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team explained

Mode:	Basketball
Year:	1993–94
Team:	Illinois Fighting Illini
Conference:	Big Ten Conference
Short Conf:	Big Ten
Record:	17–11
Conf Record:	10–8
Asst Coach3:	Mark Coomes
Hc Year:	19th
Ac1 Year:	15th
Ac2 Year:	11th
Ac3 Year:	9th
Captain:	Tom Michael
Captain2:	Deon Thomas
Champion:	Illini Classic, Champion
Bowl Result:	first round

The 1993–94 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team represented the University of Illinois.

Regular season

The 1993-94 season saw Illinois again advance to the NCAA tournament and in the process, senior Deon Thomas broke a 13-year-old record and became the school’s all-time leading scorer. Thomas scored his record-breaking 1,693rd point in the championship game of the Illini/Pepsi Classic against American University and he went on to finish his career with 2,129 points. Also during this season, a young upstart freshman, Kiwane Garris, would begin his assault on the all-time scoring list. He notched 446 points as a freshman and would be the catalyst on the Illini team over the next few years.

Roster

Schedule

Player stats

Player	Games Played	2 pt. Field Goals	3 pt. Field Goals	Free Throws	Rebounds	Assists	Blocks	Steals	Points
Deon Thomas^[2]	28	206	1	133	194	43	37	23	548
Kiwane Garris^[3]	28	104	29	151	98	107	1	33	446
T.J. Wheeler^[4]	26	69	30	61	119	97	3	22	289
Shelly Clark^[5]	26	97	0	54	166	33	6	15	248
Jerry Hester^[6]	28	66	21	32	111	43	6	19	227
Richard Keene^[7]	28	33	48	14	97	113	4	30	224
Robert Bennett^[8]	28	49	0	43	103	10	6	16	141
Tom Michael^[9]	26	11	30	11	45	21	4	4	123
Chris Gandy	19	23	1	15	36	5	8	3	64
Steve Roth	16	10	0	5	25	2	4	3	25
Gene Cross	15	1	2	5	3	5	0	2	13

Awards and honors

Deon Thomas
- - - Associated Press Honorable Mention All-American Fighting Illini All-Century team (2005)
- Team Most Valuable Player ^[10]

Team players drafted into the NBA

^[11]

Rankings

See main article: 1993–94 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings.

Notes and References

http://www.fightingillini.com/sports/m-baskbl/records/year-1993.html University of Illinois Fighting Illini Statistics Summary for 1993-94
Web site: Season Stats pg. 123 . 2011-03-14 . 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. 123 . 2011-03-14 . 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. 123 . 2011-03-14 . 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. 123 . 2011-03-14 . 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. 123 . 2011-03-14 . 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. 123 . 2011-03-14 . 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. 123 . 2011-03-14 . 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. 123 . 2011-03-14 . 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=1994&lg=N 1994 NBA draft