1993-94 University of Illinois Basketball Rosters Alphabetical Numerical No. Player Ht. Wt. Yr. Pos. Hometown/HS or JC No. Player 6" 6' 30 Robert Bennett** 208 Jr. F Chicago, Ill./Julian 22 Kiwane Garris 6'9" 35 Shelly Clark 262 Jr. C-F Chicago, lll./S. Shore/Indian Hills CC 24 Richard Keene 6'3" 42 Gene Cross* 182 Sr. G Olympia Fields, Ill/Rich Central 25 Deon Thomas 6'9" 45 Chris Gandy 208 Er.+ F Kankakee, lll./Bradley-Bourbonnais £U Robert Bennett 6'2" 22 Kiwane Garris 176 Fr. G Chicago, Ill./Westinghouse 31 Brett Robisch 6" 6' 40 Jerry Hester 187 Fr. F Peoria, lll./Manual 32 Tom Michael 6" 24 Richard Keene* 6' 197 So. G Collinsville, Ill./Collinsville 35 Shelly Clark 6'8" 32 Tom Michael*** 219 Sr.+ F Hoffman, Ill./Carlyle 40 Jerry Hester 6' 10" 31 Brett Robisch 205 Fr. F Springfield, Ill./Calvary 42 Gene Cross 6' 10" 52 Steve Roth** 254 Jr. C Belleville, Ill/East 44 TJ. Wheeler 6'9" 25 Deon Thomas*** 238 Sr.+ C-F Chicago, Ill./Simeon 45 Chris Gandy 6'4" 44 T.J. Wheeler** 200 Sr. G Buckner, Ill./Christopher 52 Steve Roth * Year listed is for athletic eligibility -indicates number ol varsity letters earned + -indicates redshirt Pronunciations: #22 Kiwane (Kih-WAHN) Garris; #24 Richard Keene (KEEN); #31 Brett Robisch (RO-bish); #52 Steve Roth (RAHTH) The 1993-94 University of Illinois mens basketball team (front row, left to right): Video Coordinator Andrew Haring, Kiwane Garris, Jerry Hester, Richard Keene, Robert Bennett, Gene Cross, T.J. Wheeler, (second row) Head Coach Lou Henson, Assistant Coach Jimmy Collins, Steve Roth, Chris Gandy, Deon Thomas, Brett Robisch, Shelly Clark, Tom Michael, Assistant Coach Dick Nagy, Assistant Coach Mark Coomes. 1*^ . I u£> TABLE OF CONTENTS \<\ Division of Intercollegiate Athletics 2 Illinois Quick Facts 2 m& THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS The University of Illinois 4 CENTRAL CIRCULATION BOOKSTACKS < Illinois' Commitment to Success 8 The person charging this material is re- Board of Trustees 9 sponsible for its renewal or its return to President Stanley O. Ikenberry 10 the library from which it was borrowed rn Chancellor Michael T. Aiken 10 on or before the Latest Date stamped below. You may be charged a minimum DIVISION OF fee of $75.00 for each lost book. ATHLETICS INTERCOLLEGIATE Theff, mutilation, and underlining of books are reasons DIA History 12 for disciplinary action and may result in dismissal from the University. Athletic Advisory Board 13 TO RENEW CALL TELEPHONE CENTER, 333-8400 Assembly Hall 14 UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS LIBRARY AT URBANA-CHAMPAIGN Director of Athletics Ron Guenther 15 Head Coach Lou Henson 16 Coaches 21 Assistant FEB DIA Staff .22 1 5 1999 Chief Illiniwek MEET THE FIGHTING ILUNI 1993-94 Prospectus 30 Illinois Basketball by the Number 34 Robert Bennett 36 Chris Gandy 38 Richard Keene 40 Tom Michael 42 Deon Thomas 44 T.J.Wheeler ...46 Shelly Clark/Kiwane Garris 49 Jerry Hester/Brett Robisch 50 Gene Cross/Steve Roth 51 THE OPPONENTS American 54 Chicago State 55 Illinois-Chicago 56 Indiana 57 Iowa 58 When renewing by phone, write new due date below Jackson State 59 previous due date. L162 LaSalle 60 311VCT DiiSKClUrtll Wllllicia i\jj noji Marquette 61 Big Ten Medal of Honor Winners 1 65 Michigan 62 Wooden Award Nominees Michigan State 63 Kenny Battle Award Winners Minnesota 64 MVPs Missouri 65 Captains Morehead State 66 Illini in the Pros Northwestern 67 All-Time Letterwinners Ohio State 68 Penn State 69 COVERING FIGHTING ILLINI Purdue 70 BASKETBALL Tennessee-Martin 71 Media Information 174 z Texas 72 Radio Affiliates 178 Wisconsin 73 SID Staff 179 Illini Classic 74 1994 NCAA Tournament Bracket 180 All-time Series Scores vs. Opponents 76 Big Ten Composite Schedule 181 o The Big Ten Conference 82 Radio/TV Roster 184 Fighting Illini Basketball <A Division of Intercollegiate Athletics Directory GENERAL STAFF (all area codes 217 except as noted) 181- S. Neil Street, Suite 201, Champaign, IL 61820 Ron Guenther, Director of Athletics 333-3630 Dana Brenner. Associate Director 333-3630 Karol Kahrs, Associate Director 333-0171 Tom Porter, Associate Director 244-0016 Rick Allen, Assistant Director of Athletics/Compliance 333-3630 Tern Cole, Assistant Director of Athletics/Academics 333-2240 John O'Donnell, Director of Facilities 333-2303 Ken Zimmerman, Director of Development, Fighting Illini Scholarship Fund 333-6595 Steve Greene, Director of Development, Fighting mini Scholarship Fund . (708) 916-2400 Quick Facts on The Mike Hatfield, Ticket Manager 333-3470 University of Illinois Tim Tracy, Business Manager 333-3630 Al Martindale. Head Trainer 333-6718 Rod Cardinal, Basketball Trainer 333-6718 Founded: 1867 Dr. Robert Gurtler. Team Physician Opened: March 2, 1868 Dr. Stephen Soboroff, Team Physician Location: Urbana-Champaign Leo Ward, Strength & Conditioning Coordinator 244-5989 Enrollment: Mike Ceddia, Graduate Assistant Strength Coach 333-6705 34,000 Andy Dixon. Equipment Manager 333-2063 President: Stanley 0. Ikenberry Jesse Ratliff, Basketball Equipment 333-1926 Chancellor: Michael T. Aiken Phil Janaro, Recruiting Coordinator 333-1402 Conference: Big Ten Lynn Cialoni, Academic Counselor 333-9530 Barb Ward, Food Administrator/Varsity Room 333-0117 Arena: Assembly Hall (16,321) Nickname: Fighting Illini BASKETBALL STAFF (217) 333-3400 School Song: "Illinois Loyalty" 125 Assembly Hall, 1800 S. First Street, Champaign, IL 61820 Colors: Orange & Blue Lou Henson, Head Coach Dick Nagy, Assistant Coach Jimmy Collins, Assistant Coach DIVISION OF Mark Coomes, Assistant Coach INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS Andrew Haring, Graduate Administrative Assistant TICKET OFFICE Dorothy Damewood, Secretary Sue Winter, Secretary (217)333-3470 100 Assembly Hall, 1800 S. First Street, SPORTS INFORMATION STAFF (217) 333-1390 Champaign, IL 61820 FAX (217) 333-5540 Mike Hatfield, Ticket Manager Negratti, Assistant Ticket Manager PRESS ROW (217) 333-1 227 Jim 1817 S. Neil Street, Suite 201, Champaign. IL 61820 Mike Pearson, Director of Sports Information (home) 344-5355 CREDITS Dick Barnes, Sports Information Assistant (home) 384-81 13 Kent Brown, Sports Information Assistant (home) 384-6486 Executive Editor: Mike Pearson Dave Johnson, Sports Information Assistant (home) 352-2477 Editors: Dick Barnes and Julie Dalpiaz Julie Dalpiaz, Publications Coordinator Cover Art: Doug Burnett Louann Wilcock. Graphic Designer Interior Design: Robyn Loughran Janice Revell, Secretary Editorial Assistance: Kent Brown, Marty Kaufmann, Intern Tricia HooChung, Tony Hooker, Nancy Lisa Nelson, Graduate Assistant Herpstreith, John Rottschalk, Steve Weidner. Phil Dlatt, Eric Schmidt Photography: Mark Jones, Chris Helton Composition: Precision Graphics Printing: Kowa Graphics © 1993 by the University of Illinois Division of Intercollegiate Athletics. All rights reserved. Fighting Illini Basketball The University of Illinois THE UNIVERSITY 10 PRESIDENT OF ILLINOIS STANLEY O. IKENBERRY 8 ILLINOIS' COMMITMENT 10 CHANCELLOR TO SUCCESS MICHAEL T. AIKEN BOARD OF TRUSTEES — . THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS Every day across the state, people are in touch with the University of Illinois. In the public schools, students and teachers are sharing science information on the College of Education's computerized Science Network; professional engineers are studying advanced techniques through satellite and videotaped instruction offered by the College of Engineering; police officers and fire fighters are putting into practice the skills they learned at the University's Police Training and Fire Service institutes; and legislators and business The Beckman Institute is a center for the study of organization and system informa- executives are consulting University tion processing. experts on issues ranging from consumer safety to capital expansion. other discoveries, such as when the Did you know . Too often we limit our under- theory of superconductivity and the standing of the University to "four discovery of transistors led to years in college." Acquiring knowl- magnetic resonance imaging . Nearly 26,000 undergraduate students are enrolled in 10 edge is a lifelong process, and much technologies pioneered by University undergraduate divisions at the U of the teaching and learning takes professors and now used widely for of I? place off campus. Through the medical diagnoses and an array of . "Money Magazine" in its 1993 Cooperative Extension Service, for other practical applications. More survey of colleges, ranked the example, the University manages often the research contributes pieces University of Illinois 1 1th in its list programs in agriculture, urban and to a larger puzzle. One answer opens of the Top 100 schools providing rural revitalization, youth develop- the door to new questions, and less the best education for the ment, and more—taking knowledge dramatic discoveries accrue over a money? into homes and work places through- period of time. A five-year compre- . Nine Illinois graduates have out the state and serving an estimated hensive study in the 1980s, for won Nobel Prizes for the United 700,000 citizens annually. Through example, collected an enormous States and 16 have won Pulitzer the Office of Continuing Education amount of detailed data from Soviet Prizes? and Public Service, the University emigres about the Soviet Union; the . The Krannert Center for the offers regular academic courses off information is expected to yield Performing Arts hosts more than campus and via correspondence, and results well into the 1990s. As 300 peformances each year? professional development example, the countless small maintains another . About