The 1989–90 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team represented the University of Illinois.

Regular season

Coming off the Final Four season a year earlier, Illinois went 21–8 overall, 11–7 in the

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in 1990. Kendall Gill, a senior, became the first player since Ken Norman in 1987 to average 20 points per game. Gill was named a First-Team All-American by UPI. Gill led the Big Ten in scoring and was a finalist for the John Wooden Player of the Year Award. He was the fifth overall pick in the

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, going to the

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Roster

Schedule

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Player stats

Awards and honors

* Kendall Gill ** Consensus 2nd team All-American ** United Press International 1st team All-American ** Associated Press 3rd team All-American ** National Association of Basketball Coaches 3rd team All-American **Team Most Valuable Player ** Fighting Illini All-Century team (2005) * Deon Thomas ** Fighting Illini All-Century team (2005)

NCAA basketball tournament

*Midwest ** Dayton 88, Illinois 86

Team players drafted into the NBA

Rankings

References

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