| Illinois Fighting Illini men's gymnastics | |
| Founded: | 1898 |
| University: | University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign |
| Conference: | Big Ten |
| Location: | Champaign, Illinois |
| Coach: | Daniel Ribeiro |
| Tenure: | 2nd |
| Arena: | Huff Hall |
| Capacity: | 3,800 |
| Knownas: | Fighting Illini |
| National Champion: | 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1950, 1955, 1956, 1958, 1989, 2012 |
| Ncaa Tourneys: | 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1981, 1984, 1988, 1989, 1993, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022[1] |
| Conference Champion: | 1935, 1939, 1941, 1942, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1981, 1983, 1988, 1989, 2004, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2018 |
The Illinois Fighting Illini men's gymnastics team represents the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign and competes in the Big Ten Conference. The Fighting Illini have been invited to 47 NCAA tournaments and have won 10 team NCAA championships, which is second most all-time only to Penn State Nittany Lions' 12 team titles. Additionally, the Fighting Illini have won an all-time record 53 individual NCAA titles.[2]
The Illini hold their competitions at George Huff Hall on the Champaign side of campus, and the team trains and holds practices at the Kenney Gym on the Urbana side of campus.[3]
| Hartley Price | 1930–1948* | 150–41* | 62–31* | 4 | 4 | |
| Charlie Pond | 1949–1973 | 319–152–1 | 116–59 | 11 | 4 | |
| Yoshi Hayasaki | 1974–1993 1996–2009 | 762–444–2 | 132–80 | 6 | 1 | |
| Don Osborne | 1994–1996 | 47–58 | 7–9 | |||
| 2010–2022 | 87–23–1 | 29–11–1 | 3 | 1 | ||
| 2022–present | 10-4 | 2-2 | ||||
| Totals | 1,365–728–4 | 378–239–1 | 24 | 10 | ||
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Illinois has had gymnasts win a record 53 NCAA individual championships.[2]
The Nissen-Emery Award is annually awarded to the best overall male senior collegiate gymnast in the United States. The award recipient must not only excel athletically as a gymnast, but also must display outstanding sportsmanship and scholarship throughout his college career.[4] The award was created in 1966 and is men's gymnastics' equivalent to college football's Heisman Trophy.
Nissen Emery Finalists