1991–92 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team
American college basketball season
The 1991–92 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team represented the University of Illinois.
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
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Weight
Year
Previous school
Hometown
F
3
Tim Geers
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
Jr
De La Salle High School
Chicago, Illinois
G
4
Brooks Taylor
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
Jr
De La Salle High School
Chicago, Illinois
G
10
Will Tuttle
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
Fr
Lincoln-Way Central High School
Mokena, Illinois
G
11
Rennie Clemons
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
So
Calvary Academy
Springfield, Illinois
G
13
Doug Clarida
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
Sr
Marion High School
Marion, Illinois
G
14
Matt Williams
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
Fr
Libertyville High School
Libertyville, Illinois
F
21
Scott Pierce
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
So
Trinity High School
Euless, Texas
F
23
Mike Duis
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
RS Jr
Crescent-Iroquois High School
Crescent City, Illinois
F/C
25
Deon Thomas (C)
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
222 lb (101 kg)
RS So
Simeon High School
Chicago, Illinois
F
30
Robert Bennett
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
Fr
Julian High School
Chicago, Illinois
F
32
Tom Michael (C)
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
RS So
Carlyle High School
Hoffman, Illinois
F
33
Marc Davidson
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
Fr
Aurora Christian High School
Minooka, Illinois
F
34
Andy Kaufmann (I)
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
225 lb (102 kg)
RS Sr
Jacksonville High School
Jacksonville, Illinois
G
42
Gene Cross
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
So
Rich Central High School
Olympia Fields, Illinois
G
44
T.J. Wheeler
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
So
Christopher High School
Buckner, Illinois
F
50
Matt Schnaderbeck
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
Sr
Maine West High School
Des Plaines, Illinois
C
52
Steve Roth
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
240 lb (109 kg)
Fr
East 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
Penn State
L 50-65
0-1
Assembly Hall (12,183)Champaign, IL
11/30/1991 *no, no
Louisiana-Monroe
W 95-79
1-1
Assembly Hall (11,856)Champaign, IL
12/3/1991 *no, no
Tennessee State
W 78-56
2-1
Assembly Hall (11,274)Champaign, IL
12/6/1991 *no, no
Hawaii Illini Classic
W 69-63
3-1
Assembly Hall (11,524)Champaign, IL
12/7/1991 *no, no
Washington Illini Classic
W 76-55
4-1
Assembly Hall (11,939)Champaign, IL
12/10/1991 *no, no
at Temple
L 56-92
4-2
McGonigle Hall (3,623)Philadelphia, PA
12/21/1991 *no, no
Maryland Baltimore County
W 84-71
5-2
Assembly Hall (11,576)Champaign, IL
12/23/1991 *no, no
vs. No. 16 Missouri Braggin' Rights
L 44-61
5-3
St. Louis Arena (18,034)St. Louis, MO
12/30/1991 *no, no
Illinois-Chicago
W 84-75 ot
6-3
Assembly Hall (11,200)Champaign, IL
1/4/1992 *no, no
No. 5 Connecticut
L 66-70
6-4
Assembly Hall (12,376)Champaign, IL
Big Ten regular season
1/8/1992 no, no
Purdue
W 74-72 ot
7-4 (1-0)
Assembly Hall (12,674)Champaign, IL
1/11/1992 no, no
at No. 9 Michigan State
L 75-77
7-5 (1-1)
Breslin Student Events Center (15,138)East Lansing, MI
1/15/1992 no, no
at Iowa Rivalry
L 69-74
7-6 (1-2)
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (15,500)Iowa City, IA
1/18/1992 no, no
No. 15 Michigan
L 61-68
7-7 (1-3)
Assembly Hall (15,985)Champaign, IL
1/22/1992 no, no
Wisconsin
W 74-67
8-7 (2-3)
Assembly Hall (11,758)Champaign, IL
1/25/1992 no, no
at Minnesota
L 53-54
8-8 (2-4)
Williams Arena (16,126)Minneapolis, MN
1/30/1992 no, no
No. 10 Ohio State
L 72-74
8-9 (2-5)
Assembly Hall (12,558)Champaign, IL
2/1/1992 no, no
at Northwestern Rivalry
L 43-46
8-10 (2-6)
Welsh-Ryan Arena (8,117)Evanston, IL
2/4/1992 no, no
No. 6 Indiana Rivalry
L 65-76
8-11 (2-7)
Assembly Hall (15,590)Champaign, IL
2/11/1992 no, no
at Purdue
W 76-71 ot
9-11 (3-7)
Mackey Arena (14,123)West Lafayette, IN
2/15/1992 no, no
Minnesota
W 74-58
10-11 (4-7)
Assembly Hall (14,322)Champaign, IL
2/20/1992 no, no
at Wisconsin
L 78-92
10-12 (4-8)
Wisconsin Field House (9,403)Madison, WI
2/23/1992 no, no
Iowa Rivalry
W 77-72 ot
11-12 (5-8)
Assembly Hall (16,281)Champaign, IL
2/26/1992 no, no
Northwestern Rivalry
W 92-65
12-12 (6-8)
Assembly Hall (12,012)Champaign, IL
3/1/1992 no, no
at No. 2 Indiana Rivalry
L 70-76
12-13 (6-9)
Assembly Hall (14,224)Bloomington, IN
3/7/1992 no, no
No. 13 Michigan State
W 80-71
13-13 (7-9)
Assembly Hall (14,087)Champaign, IL
3/11/1992 no, no
at No. 5 Ohio State
L 70-82
13-14 (7-10)
St. John Arena (13,276)Columbus, OH
3/14/1992 no, no
at No. 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]
28
946
199
0
144
193
20
44
25
542
Tom Michael[5]
28
865
41
75
43
130
39
10
8
350
Rennie Clemons[6]
28
930
93
11
93
106
137
7
42
312
T.J. Wheeler[7]
27
780
55
29
81
111
72
3
18
278
Scott Pierce[8]
28
518
54
1
52
97
26
9
9
163
Robert Bennett[9]
28
504
55
2
17
105
14
12
12
133
Brooks Taylor[10]
27
694
25
9
33
121
90
13
31
109
Marc Davidson
26
218
16
1
8
32
9
1
4
43
Will Tuttle
22
123
3
0
20
15
10
5
7
26
Steve Roth
16
35
3
0
3
9
1
2
1
9
Doug Clarida
13
21
0
1
3
3
2
0
0
6
Tim Geers
6
19
0
1
3
4
0
1
1
6
Matt Williams
6
6
2
0
0
2
0
0
0
4
Mike Duis
15
21
0
1
0
1
1
1
0
3
Gene Cross
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Matt Schnaderbeck
6
6
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Awards and honors
Rankings
References
^ Men's Basketball Roster
^ All-Time Illini Rosters Archived 2010-04-22 at the Wayback Machine
^ University of Illinois Fighting Illini Statistics Summary for 1991-92 Archived 2014-02-03 at the Wayback Machine , FightingIllini.com
^ "Season Stats pg. 123" (PDF) . Archived from the original (PDF) on July 8, 2011. Retrieved March 11, 2011 .
^ "Season Stats pg. 123" (PDF) . Archived from the original (PDF) on July 8, 2011. Retrieved March 11, 2011 .
^ "Season Stats pg. 123" (PDF) . Archived from the original (PDF) on July 8, 2011. Retrieved March 11, 2011 .
^ "Season Stats pg. 123" (PDF) . Archived from the original (PDF) on July 8, 2011. Retrieved March 11, 2011 .
^ "Season Stats pg. 123" (PDF) . Archived from the original (PDF) on July 8, 2011. Retrieved March 11, 2011 .
^ "Season Stats pg. 123" (PDF) . Archived from the original (PDF) on July 8, 2011. Retrieved March 11, 2011 .
^ "Season Stats pg. 123" (PDF) . Archived from the original (PDF) on July 8, 2011. Retrieved March 11, 2011 .
^ "List of MVPs" (PDF) . Archived from the original (PDF) on October 30, 2014. Retrieved January 15, 2013 .
Venues Rivalries Culture & lore People Seasons Helms and Premo-Porretta national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics