# 1984–85 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team

The 1984–85 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team represented the University of Illiniois.

## Regular season

The Illini started out the 1984-85 season ranked No. 1 nationally by Basketball Times in its preseason poll. Illinois made a return trip to the NCAA tournament where the Illini advanced to the Sweet 16.

### Roster
## Schedule

Source
| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-Conference regular season ||||||
| 11/18/1984* no, no | No. 2 | vs. No. 5 Oklahoma Basketball Hall of Fame Tip-Off Classic | W 81-64 | 1-0 | Hall of Fame (7,530) Springfield, MA |
| 11/23/1984* no, no | No. 2 | vs. Idaho State Great Alaska Shootout | W 66-44 | 2-0 | Sullivan Arena (2,863) Anchorage, AK |
| 11/24/1984* no, no | No. 2 | vs. Alabama-Birmingham Great Alaska Shootout | L 52-59 | 2-1 | Sullivan Arena (4,500) Anchorage, AK |
| 11/25/1984* no, no | No. 2 | vs. Oregon Great Alaska Shootout | W 75-72 $^{3ot}$ | 3-1 | Sullivan Arena (4,500) Anchorage, AK |
| 11/28/1984* no, no | No. 7 | Chicago State | W 81-63 | 4-1 | Assembly Hall (14,543) Champaign, IL |
| 12/1/1984* no, no | No. 7 | No. 10 Oklahoma | W 73-70 | 5-1 | Assembly Hall (16,671) Champaign, IL |
| 12/4/1984* no, no | No. 7 | Cal State-Chico | W 92-47 | 6-1 | Assembly Hall (14,046) Champaign, IL |
| 12/6/1984* no, no | No. 7 | vs. Missouri Braggin' Rights | W 65-50 | 7-1 | St. Louis Arena (12,946) St. Louis, MO |
| 12/7/1984* no, no | No. 7 | Columbia Illini Classic | W 72-48 | 8-1 | Assembly Hall (14,989) Champaign, IL |
| 12/8/1984* no, no | No. 7 | New Mexico State Illini Classic | W 93-55 | 9-1 | Assembly Hall (15,789) Champaign, IL |
| 12/16/1984* no, no | No. 6 | South Carolina State | W 83-47 | 10-1 | Assembly Hall (14,026) Champaign, IL |
| 12/18/1984* no, no | No. 4 | vs. Cincinnati | W 87-65 | 11-1 | Rosemont Horizon (5,910) Rosemont, IL |
| 12/22/1984* no, no | No. 4 | vs. Loyola (Chicago) | L 62-63 | 11-2 | Rosemont Horizon (15,882) Rosemont, IL |
| Big Ten regular season ||||||
| 1/3/1985 no, no | No. 6 | at Minnesota | L 58-60 | 11-3 (0-1) | Williams Arena (14,532) Minneapolis, MN |
| 1/5/1985 no, no | No. 6 | at Iowa Rivalry | L 60-64 | 11-4 (0-2) | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (15,450) Iowa City, IA |
| 1/10/1985 no, no | No. 15 | Michigan | W 64-58 $^{ot}$ | 12-4 (1-2) | Assembly Hall (13,801) Champaign, IL |
| 1/12/1985 no, no | No. 15 | No. 17 Michigan State | W 75-63 | 13-4 (2-2) | Assembly Hall (16,545) Champaign, IL |
| 1/17/1985 no, no | No. 11 | at Wisconsin | W 78-67 | 14-4 (3-2) | Wisconsin Field House (9,448) Madison, WI |
| 1/19/1985 no, no | No. 11 | at Northwestern Rivalry | W 55-43 | 15-4 (4-2) | Welsh-Ryan Arena (8,117) Evanston, IL |
| 1/23/1985 no, no | No. 6 | Ohio State | W 84-66 | 16-4 (5-2) | Assembly Hall (15,906) Champaign, IL |
| 1/27/1985 no, no | No. 6 | No. 13 Indiana Rivalry | W 52-41 | 17-4 (6-2) | Assembly Hall (16,764) Champaign, IL |
| 1/30/1985 no, no | No. 5 | at Purdue | L 34-54 | 17-5 (6-3) | Mackey Arena (14,123) West Lafayette, IN |
| 2/3/1985* no, no | No. 5 | at Houston | W 77-76 | 18-5 | Hofheinz Pavilion (7,000) Houston, TX |
| 2/7/1985 no, no | No. 9 | at Michigan State | L 56-64 | 18-6 (6-4) | Jenison Fieldhouse (9,691) East Lansing, MI |
| 2/9/1985 no, no | No. 9 | at No. 8 Michigan | L 45-57 | 18-7 (6-5) | Crisler Arena (13,609) Ann Arbor, MI |
| 2/14/1985 no, no | No. 17 | Northwestern Rivalry | W 64-42 | 19-7 (7-5) | Assembly Hall (15,841) Champaign, IL |
| 2/16/1985 no, no | No. 17 | Wisconsin | W 68-49 | 20-7 (8-5) | Assembly Hall (16,618) Champaign, IL |
| 2/21/1985 no, no | No. 16 | at Indiana Rivalry | W 66-50 | 21-7 (9-5) | Assembly Hall (16,823) Bloomington, IN |
| 2/23/1985 no, no | No. 16 | at Ohio State | L 64-72 | 21-8 (9-6) | St. John Arena (13,681) Columbus, OH |
| 3/2/1985 no, no | No. 18 | Purdue | W 86-43 | 22-8 (10-6) | Assembly Hall (16,648) Champaign, IL |
| 3/7/1985 no, no | No. 14 | Iowa Rivalry | W 59-53 $^{ot}$ | 23-8 (11-6) | Assembly Hall (16,742) Champaign, IL |
| 3/9/1985 no, no | No. 14 | Minnesota | W 82-56 | 24-8 (12-6) | Assembly Hall (16,617) Champaign, IL |
| NCAA Tournament ||||||
| 3/15/1985* no, no | (3 E) No. 12 | vs. (14 E) Northeastern First round | W 76-57 | 25-8 | Omni Coliseum (14,311) Atlanta, GA |
| 3/17/1985* no, no | (3 E) No. 12 | vs. (6 E) No. 19 Georgia Second Round | W 74-58 | 26-8 | Omni Coliseum (16,723) Atlanta, GA |
| 3/21/1985* no, no | (3 E) No. 12 | vs. (2 E) No. 6 Georgia Tech Regional semifinals | L 53-61 | 26-9 | Providence Civic Center (11,913) Providence, RI |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. ||||||

## Player stats

| Player | Games Played | Minutes Played | Field Goals | Free Throws | Rebounds | Assists | Blocks | Steals | Points |
| Anthony Welch | 35 | 1092 | 182 | 51 | 189 | 51 | 9 | 26 | 415 |
| Doug Altenberger | 35 | 1113 | 162 | 70 | 126 | 67 | 14 | 38 | 394 |
| Efrem Winters | 35 | 1071 | 137 | 76 | 252 | 49 | 32 | 33 | 350 |
| Bruce Douglas | 35 | 1174 | 118 | 42 | 107 | 200 | 6 | 85 | 278 |
| George Montgomery | 23 | 587 | 86 | 64 | 168 | 39 | 6 | 21 | 236 |
| Ken Norman | 29 | 354 | 86 | 55 | 107 | 26 | 16 | 9 | 227 |
| Scott Meents | 35 | 652 | 84 | 25 | 111 | 87 | 24 | 16 | 193 |
| Tony Wysinger | 35 | 410 | 48 | 38 | 32 | 64 | 1 | 16 | 134 |
| Tom Schafer | 15 | 227 | 31 | 18 | 46 | 17 | 2 | 5 | 80 |
| Scott Haffner | 29 | 201 | 20 | 9 | 16 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 49 |
| Reggie Woodward | 12 | 34 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 29 |
| Glynn Blackwell | 10 | 65 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 25 |

## Awards and honors

* Bruce Douglas
** Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year
** Fighting Illini All-Century team (2005)
* Ken Norman
** Fighting Illini All-Century team (2005)
* Doug Altenberger
** Team Most Valuable Player

## Team players drafted into the NBA

| Player | NBA Club | Round | Pick |
| George Montgomery | Portland Trail Blazers | 2 | 39 |