ILLINOIS LIBR AT URBANA-CH Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2011 with funding from University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign http://www.archive.org/details/illinoisbasket198990univ I» ~» f /^~•r* \ II a I' !N * 'I BASKETBALL 1989-90 I ' - ----- "-^ ; - - r- 1 t^i, m « T .^ - ' i; . -..,.;........ : . .-.;.. .^-?".,^:./ .; r J w^i.(Q^'S'A.-.' Stephen Bardo P.J. Bowman Kendall Gill 1989-90 Illinois Basketball Rosters Alphabetical Numerical No. Player Ht. Wt. Yr. Pos Hometown/HS No. Player 35 Stephen Bardo * * * 6'6" 197 Sr. G/F Carbondale. IL (Carbondale) 3 Tim Geers 10 P.J. Bowman * 5'10" 174 Sr. G Champaign, IL (Parkland CC) 4 Brooks Taylor 3 Tim Geers 6'5" 194 Fr. G Chicago. IL (De La Salle) 10 P.J. Bowman* Ken Gibson 6 '2" 193 Fr. G Bloomington, IL (Bloomington) 12 Travis Smith 13 Kendall Gill*** 6'5" 195 Sr. G Matteson, IL (Rich Central) 13 Kendall Gill*** 21 Rodney Jones 67" 210 Jr. C/F Philadelphia. PA (New Mexico JC) 20 Ken Gibson 34 Andy Kaufmann 6'6" 219 So G/F Jacksonville, IL (Jacksonville) 21 Rodney Jones 50 Andy Kpedi 67" 216 Jr C St. Anne. IL (Kankakee CC) 24 Ervin Small** 30 Marcus Liberty* 6 '8" 208 Jr. F Chicago, IL (King) 25 Deon Thomas 32 Tom Michael 6 '8" 187 Fr. F Carlyle, IL (Carlyle) 30 Marcus Liberty* 42 Brian O'Connell 6'4" 194 Sr. G/F Schaumburg, IL (Parkland CC) 32 Tom Michael 24 Ervin Small** 67" 222 Sr. F Chicago, IL (Simeon) 34 Andy Kaufmann 12 Travis Smith 6'1" 175 Sr. G Ridgway, IL (Ridgway) 35 Stephen Bardo*** 4 Brooks Taylor 6'4" 172 Fr. G Chicago. IL (De La Salle) 42 Brian O'Connell 25 Deon Thomas 6'8" 200 Fr, F Chicago, IL (Simeon) 50 Andy Kpedi •Denotes number <->f Varsitv Is won 1 1 LIBRARY U. OF i. URBANA-CHAMPAISN 1989-90 Illinois Basketball Media Guide 1989-90 Schedule Contents 2 University of Illinois 69 1988-89 in Review 4 Presidi in Stanley O. 70 Last Year in the Big Ten Monday, November 20 [kenberry 71 1988-89 Illinois Statistics ATHLETES IN ACTION 4 Chancellor Morion Weir 72 Game by Came (exh.) 5 Board of Trustees (Points-Rebounds) Saturday, November 25 6 Campus Life 72 Illinois Honors VENEZUELA NATIONAL TEAM 8 The Assembly Hall 73 Team Totals (exh.) 10 Division of Intercollegiate G; by-( lame Tuesday. November 28 Athletics 73 Individual I lonors at Mississippi 11 John Mackovic, Director 74 Illinois' Road to the Saturday, December 2 of Athletics Final Four— A Look Back CHICAGO STATE 12 Athletic Facilities 77 Illinois Basketball . A Rich Tuesday, December 5 13 Head Coach Lou Henson Tradition at Florida 18 Illinois Basketball 78 Chiel lllimwck Friday-Saturday, December 8-9 Coaching Stall 79 Illinois Basketball ILLINI CLASSIC 20 Support Staff Yeat -By-Year (w/Indiana State, Mississippi and Metro State) w 21 Meet the 1989-90 Fighting 80 Illinois Coaching Records 80 Illinois Most Valuable Saturday, December 16 Illini TEMPLE 22 1989-90 Prospectus Players Wednesday. December 24 Player Profiles 80 Illinois Captains 20 M.ssouri (at St. Louis) 25 Stephen Bardo 81 Illinois All-Americas lllinnis 26 P.J. Bowman 81 Academic Saturday, December 23 WISCONSIN-GREEN BAY 2 7 Kendall Gill All-Americas 28 Rodney Jones 82 Illinois All-Bit; Tn Friday-Saturday, December 29-30 29 Andy Kaufmann 83 All-Time Big Ten at Old Style Classic (w/Grambling, Ball State and 30 Marcus Liberty Standings Memphis State) 31 Ervin Small 84 Year-By-Year Individual Leaders Thursday, January 4 32 Tim Geers WISCONSIN 32 Ken Gibson 86 All-TimeTop 15 Illinois 33 Andy Kpedi Scorers Saturday, January 6 at Minnesota 33 Tom' Michael 86 Ail-Time Top 15 Illinois 34 Brooks Taylor Rebounders Saturday, January 13 34 Deon Thomas 87 Illinois in Post-Season at Northwestern 35 Brian O'Connell Action Monday, January 15 35 Travis Smith 88 Illinois Team Statistics MICHIGAN 90 Illinois Records vs. 37 The Opponents Thursday, January 18 Opponents MICHIGAN STATE 38 Ball State 92 Scores in the Modern Era Saturday. January 39 Chicago State 20 99 Illinois Varsity Records at Purdue 40 Florida 102 Assembly Hall Records 41 Grambllng Thursday, January 25 105 Former Illinois Players at Wisconsin 42 Indiana in the Pros 44 ILLINI CLASSIC Saturday, January 27 106 Illinois Basketball 45 Indiana State OHIO STATE Letterwinners 46 Iowa Monday, January 29 108 Upholding the Illinois 48 Memphis State at Iowa Tradition 49 Metro State Sunday, February 4 50 Michigan 109 Covering Illinois Basketball INDIANA 52 Michigan State HO Press Information Thursday, February 8 54 Minnesota 112 In-Season Illinois MINNESOTA Basketball 56 Mississippi Updates Sunday, February 1 57 Missouri 113 1990 NCAA Division I at Michigan 58 Northwestern Men's Basketball Wednesday, February 14 60 Ohio State Championship Bracket NORTHWESTERN 62 Purdue 114 1989-90 Big Ten Saturday. February 17 64 OLD STYLE CLASSIC Composite Schedule at Michigan State 116 Division of Intercollegiate 65 Temple Wednesday, February 2 66 Wisconsin Athletics Directory PURDUE 68 Wisconsin-Green Bav Monday, February 26 at Ohio State Sunday, March 4 IOWA Saturday or Sunday. March 10 or 11 at Indiana 1989-90 Illinois Basketball University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign Since its founding in 1867, tions. In recent years, a signifi- interdisciplinary study, the the University of Illinois at cant amount of this support has institute brings together investi- Urbana-Champaign has earned been directed toward the crea- gators from several disciplines a reputation as an institution of tion and development of major for the study of human and international stature. Its distin- centers for advanced research artificial intelligence. guished faculty, outstanding and study, including more than The University's research resources, breadth of academic $100 million for the National mission shares prominence with programs and research disci- Center for Supereomputing Ap- a fundamental commitment to plines, and large and diverse plications and the Center for undergraduate education. Nearly student body constitute an Supereomputing Research and 27,000 undergraduate students educational community ideally Development. Together, these are enrolled in 10 undergraduate suited for scholarship and two centers have established the divisions, together offering more research. University as a recognized world than 4.000 courses in more than Known internationally for its leader in the fields of supereom- 150 fields of study. The divisions achievements in research and puting architecture, design, and include the College of Agricul- graduate study, the University applications. In 1989. the ture, College of Applied Life enrolls some 9,000 graduate and University inaugurated the Studies. College of Commerce professional students in more Arnold O. and Mabel M. Beck- and Business Administration. than 100 disciplines, and at- man Institute for Advanced College of Communications. tracts more than $184 million a Science and Technology. The College of Education, College of year in private, state, and federal most visible example of the Engineering, College of Fine and grants and contract appropria- University's commitment to Applied Arts. College of Liberal The English Building, located on the UI Quadrangle The Ul Auditorium, viewed from the mini Union 2 Illinois Basketball 1989-90 Arts and Sciences, Institute of Aviation, and School of Social Work. About 30 percent of the cam- pus's graduates choose to continue their education in graduate or professional schools. Typically, 90 percent ofgradu ates who apply to law school are accepted: 78 percent are ac- cepted to medical school. Academic resources on the campus are among the finest in the world. The University ol Illinois Library at Urbana Champaign is the third largest academic collection in the nation, housing more than 1 1 million items in the main library and 38 departmental libraries. Only Harvard and Yale have larger collections. The Library's computerized cataloging system was the first in the world to serve as the primary access to a large academic library. Users can access the Library's collec- tions from more than 200 computer terminals placed throughout the campus. Krannert Center for the Performing Arts The University supports a long curriculum software packages in major center for the arts, the tradition in computer-aided A undergraduate classrooms education. PLATO (TM). the campus attracts dozens of across the internationally largest computer-based instruc- campus. nationally and the University's most renowned artists year to its tional system in the world, was Among each significant resources is its widely acclaimed Krannert developed at the University of talented and highly respected Center for the Performing Arts. Illinois nearly 30 years ago. Today, more than 65.000 users faculty. More than 80 faculty Designed by alumnus Max belong to the Abramovitz. architect of worldwide take advantage of members American an New 22.000 instructional material Academy of Arts and Sciences, York City's Lincoln Center, the the National Academy of Sci- facility has four indoor theaters files at 2.200 terminals each or the National day. NovaNET. the University's ences, Academy and an outdoor amphitheater. of Engineering. Nine scientists Together, host than newest full-service computer they more have received the network, delivers computer- National Medal 275 performances each year, of Science and 42 have received including those by major aided instruction via satellite. sym- Presidential Investiga- orchestras, classical In recent years, the University the Young phony and while has entered into cooperative tors Award on the faculty. modern ballet companies, and agreements with such corpora- Professor Emeritus John individual artists such as Lu- the Pavarotti. tions as IBM. AT&T. Apple, and Bardeen won Nobel Prize in ciano Jean-Pierre twice Zenith, placing 8.000 computer physics —the only person Rampal, and Issac Stern. ever to do so. University also supports terminals in classrooms, resi- The Another prime indicator of the three major museums: the dence halls, and campus librar- University's excellence is the Krannert Art second ies for use in classroom instruc- Museum, success of its alumni.