The 1993–94 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team represented the University of Illinois.

Regular season

The 1993-94 season saw Illinois again advance to the NCAA tournament and in the process, senior Deon Thomas broke a 13-year-old record and became the school’s all-time leading scorer. Thomas scored his record-breaking 1,693rd point in the championship game of the Illini/Pepsi Classic against

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and he went on to finish his career with 2,129 points. Also during this season, a young upstart freshman,

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, would begin his assault on the all-time scoring list. He notched 446 points as a freshman and would be the catalyst on the Illini team over the next few years.

Roster

Source

Schedule

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Player stats

Awards and honors

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** Associated Press Honorable Mention All-American ** Fighting Illini All-Century team (2005) **Team Most Valuable Player

Team players drafted into the NBA

1994 NBA draft

Rankings

References

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