Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball
Season-by-season records

Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball

Section Title: Season-by-season records
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Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason

Elwood Brown (1905–1906)

1905–06	Elwood Brown	6–8	3–6	4th

Frank L. Pinckney (1906–1907)

1906–07	Frank L. Pinckney	1–10	0–8	5th

Fletcher Lane (1907–1908)

1907–08	Fletcher Lane	20–6	6–5	3rd

Herb Juul (1908–1910)

1908–09	Herb Juul	7–6	5–6	4th

1909–10	Herb Juul	5–4	5–4	4th

Herb Juul:	12–10	10–10

Thomas E. Thompson (1910–1912)

1910–11	T.E. Thompson	6–6	6–5	4th

1911–12	T.E. Thompson	8–8	4–8	5th

T.E. Thompson:	14–14	10–13

Ralph Jones (1912–1920)

1912–13	Ralph Jones	10–6	7–6	5th

1913–14	Ralph Jones	9–4	7–3	3rd

1914–15	Ralph Jones	16–0	12–0	1st(T)	Helms and Premo-Porretta National Champions

1915–16	Ralph Jones	13–3	9–3	2nd(T)

1916–17	Ralph Jones	13–3	10–2	1st(T)

1917–18	Ralph Jones	9–6	6–6	4th(T)

1918–19	Ralph Jones	6–8	5–7	5th

1919–20	Ralph Jones	9–4	8–4	3rd

Ralph Jones:	85–34	64–31

Frank Winters (1920–1922)

1920–21	Frank Winters	11–7	7–5	4th(T)

1921–22	Frank Winters	14–5	7–5	4th(T)

Frank Winters:	25–12	14–10

J. Craig Ruby (1922–1936)

1922–23	J. Craig Ruby	9–6	7–5	4th(T)

1923–24	J. Craig Ruby	11–6	8–4	1st(T)

1924–25	J. Craig Ruby	11–6	8–4	3rd(T)

1925–26	J. Craig Ruby	9–8	6–6	5th(T)

1926–27	J. Craig Ruby	10–7	7–5	4th(T)

1927–28	J. Craig Ruby	5–12	2–10	9th(T)

1928–29	J. Craig Ruby	10–7	6–6	5th(T)

1929–30	J. Craig Ruby	8–8	7–5	4th(T)

1930–31	J. Craig Ruby	12–5	7–5	5th

1931–32	J. Craig Ruby	11–6	7–5	5th

1932–33	J. Craig Ruby	11–7	6–6	5th(T)

1933–34	J. Craig Ruby	13–6	7–5	4th

1934–35	J. Craig Ruby	15–5	9–3	1st(T)

1935–36	J. Craig Ruby	13–6	7–5	3rd(T)

J. Craig Ruby:	148–95	94–74

Douglas Mills (1936–1947)

1936–37	Douglas Mills	14–4	10–2	1st(T)

1937–38	Douglas Mills	9–9	4–8	8th(T)

1938–39	Douglas Mills	14–5	8–4	3rd

1939–40	Douglas Mills	14–6	7–5	4th(T)

1940–41	Douglas Mills	13–7	7–5	3rd(T)

1941–42	Douglas Mills	18–5	13–2	1st	NCAA Elite Eight

1942–43	Douglas Mills	17–1	12–0	1st

1943–44	Douglas Mills	11–9	5–7	6th

1944–45	Douglas Mills	13–7	7–5	3rd

1945–46	Douglas Mills	14–7	7–5	5th(T)

1946–47	Douglas Mills	14–6	8–4	2nd(T)

Douglas Mills:	151–66	88–47

Harry Combes (1947–1967)

1947–48	Harry Combes	15–5	7–5	3rd(T)

1948–49	Harry Combes	21–4	10–2	1st	NCAA 3rd Place

1949–50	Harry Combes	14–8	7–5	3rd(T)

1950–51	Harry Combes	22–5	13–1	1st	NCAA 3rd Place

1951–52	Harry Combes	22–4	12–2	1st	NCAA 3rd Place

1952–53	Harry Combes	18–4	14–4	2nd

1953–54	Harry Combes	17–5	10–4	3rd(T)

1954–55	Harry Combes	17–5	10–4	2nd(T)

1955–56	Harry Combes	18–4	11–3	2nd

1956–57	Harry Combes	14–8	7–7	7th

1957–58	Harry Combes	11–11	5–9	8th(T)

1958–59	Harry Combes	12–10	7–7	5th(T)

1959–60	Harry Combes	16–7	8–6	3rd(T)

1960–61	Harry Combes	9–15	5–9	7th

1961–62	Harry Combes	15–8	7–7	4th(T)

1962–63	Harry Combes	20–6	11–3	1st(T)	NCAA Elite Eight

1963–64	Harry Combes	13–11	6–8	6th(T)

1964–65	Harry Combes	18–6	10–4	3rd

1965–66	Harry Combes	12–12	8–6	3rd(T)

1966–67	Harry Combes	12–12	6–8	7th(T)

Harry Combes:	316–150	174–104

Harv Schmidt (1967–1974)

1967–68	Harv Schmidt	11–13	6–8	7th(T)

1968–69	Harv Schmidt	19–5	9–5	2nd(T)

1969–70	Harv Schmidt	15–9	8–6	3rd(T)

1970–71	Harv Schmidt	11–12	5–9	5th(T)

1971–72	Harv Schmidt	14–10	5–9	8th(T)

1972–73	Harv Schmidt	14–10	8–6	3rd(T)

1973–74	Harv Schmidt	5–18	2–12	10th

Harv Schmidt:	89–77	43–55

Gene Bartow (1974–1975)

1974–75	Gene Bartow	8–18	4–14	9th(T)

Lou Henson (1975–1996)

1975–76	Lou Henson	14–13	7–11	7th(T)

1976–77	Lou Henson	16–14	8–10	6th

1977–78	Lou Henson	13–14	7–11	7th

1978–79	Lou Henson	19–11	7–11	7th

1979–80	Lou Henson	22–13	8–10	6th(T)	NIT 3rd Place

1980–81	Lou Henson	21–8	12–6	3rd	NCAA Sweet Sixteen

1981–82	Lou Henson	18–11	10–8	6th	NIT 2nd Round

1982–83	Lou Henson	21–11	11–7	2nd(T)	NCAA 1st Round

1983–84	Lou Henson	26–5	15–3	1st(T)	NCAA Elite Eight

1984–85	Lou Henson	26–9	12–6	2nd	NCAA Sweet 16

1985–86	Lou Henson	22–10	11–7	4th(T)	NCAA 2nd Round

1986–87	Lou Henson	23–8	13–5	4th	NCAA 1st Round

1987–88	Lou Henson	23–10	12–6	3rd(T)	NCAA 2nd Round

1988–89	Lou Henson	31–5	14–4	2nd	NCAA Final Four

1989–90	Lou Henson	21–8	11–7	4th(T)	NCAA 1st Round

1990–91	Lou Henson	21–10	11–7	3rd(T)

1991–92	Lou Henson	13–15	7–11	8th

1992–93	Lou Henson	19–13	11–7	3rd(T)	NCAA 2nd Round

1993–94	Lou Henson	17–11	10–8	4th(T)	NCAA 1st Round

1994–95	Lou Henson	19–12	10–8	5th(T)	NCAA 1st Round

1995–96	Lou Henson	18–13	7–11	9th	NIT 1st Round

Lou Henson:	423–224	214–164

Lon Kruger (1996–2000)

1996–97	Lon Kruger	22–10	11–7	4th(T)	NCAA 2nd Round

1997–98	Lon Kruger	23–10	13–3	1st(T)	NCAA 2nd Round

1998–99	Lon Kruger	14–18	3–13	11th

1999–00	Lon Kruger	22–10	11–5	4th	NCAA 2nd Round

Lon Kruger:	81–48	38–28

Bill Self (2000–2003)

2000–01	Bill Self	27–8	13–3	1st(T)	NCAA Elite Eight

2001–02	Bill Self	26–9	11–5	1st(T)	NCAA Sweet Sixteen

2002–03	Bill Self	25–7	11–5	2nd	NCAA 2nd Round

Bill Self:	78–24	35–13

Bruce Weber (2003–2012)

2003–04	Bruce Weber	26–7	13–3	1st	NCAA Sweet Sixteen

2004–05	Bruce Weber	37–2	15–1	1st	NCAA Runner-Up

2005–06	Bruce Weber	26–7	11–5	2nd(T)	NCAA Round of 32

2006–07	Bruce Weber	23–12	9–7	4th(T)	NCAA Round of 64

2007–08	Bruce Weber	16–19	5–13	9th(T)

2008–09	Bruce Weber	24–10	11–7	2nd(T)	NCAA Round of 64

2009–10	Bruce Weber	21–15	10–8	5th	NIT Quarterfinals

2010–11	Bruce Weber	20–14	9–9	4th	NCAA Round of 32

2011–12	Bruce Weber	17–15	6–12	9th

Bruce Weber:	210–101	89–65

John Groce (2012–2017)

2012–13	John Groce	23–13	8–10	7th (T)	NCAA Round of 32

2013–14	John Groce	20–15	7–11	8th (T)	NIT 2nd round

2014–15	John Groce	19–14	9–9	7th (T)	NIT 1st round

2015–16	John Groce	15–19	5–13	12th

2016–17	John Groce	18–14	8–10	9th

John Groce:	95–75	37–53

Jamall Walker (2017–2017)

2016–17	Jamall Walker (Interim)	2–1	–	–	NIT 3rd round

Jamall Walker:	2–1	-

Brad Underwood (2017–present)

2017–18	Brad Underwood	14–18	4–14	11th (T)

Brad Underwood:	14–18	4–14

Total:	1776-993

National champion Postseason invitational champion Conference regular season champion Conference regular season and conference tournament champion Division regular season champion Division regular season and conference tournament champion Conference tournament champion

Sentence(s)

In the 2006–07 under Bruce Weber, they finished with a record of 23–12 (9–7) and finished tied for fourth in the Big Ten.

final_sentence: In the 2006–07 under Bruce Weber, they finished with a record of 23–12 (9–7) and finished tied for fourth in the Big Ten.