The 1983–84 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team represented the University of Illiniois.

Regular season

The 1983–84 season brought Illinois its 12th

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championship in a season where Illinois had four overtime games including an epic four-overtime 75–66 victory over

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. The next game was a two-overtime win at

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’s 400th victory as a college head coach. The Illini recorded a 26-5 mark and were 15-3 in Big Ten play, tying

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for the league title. This season also marked Illinois’ first back-to-back 20 win seasons since 1951–52. The Illini would go on to record a total of nine consecutive 20-win seasons from 1982–83 to 1990–91. Illinois advanced to the NCAA Regional Finals before dropping a heart-breaking 54–51 loss to

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on its home court, causing the

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to put a rule in place not allowing a school to play in a tournament game on its home court. Rumors also were floated that the outcome was predetermined, with home team time clock operations being implicated in part.

Roster

Schedule

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Player stats

Awards and honors

* Bruce Douglas ** United Press International 3rd team All-American ** Big Ten Player of the Year **Team Co-Most Valuable Player ** Fighting Illini All-Century team (2005) * Quinn Richardson **Team Co-Most Valuable Player

Team players drafted into the NBA

*No one from the Fighting Illini was selected in the

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Rankings

References

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