1972–73 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team

1972–73 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record14–10 (8–6 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
MVPNick Weatherspoon
CaptainNick Weatherspoon
Home arenaAssembly Hall
Seasons
1972–73 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 6 Indiana 11 – 3   .786 22 – 6   .786
No. 10 Minnesota 10 – 4   .714 21 – 5   .808
Purdue 8 – 6   .571 15 – 9   .625
Illinois 8 – 6   .571 14 – 10   .583
Ohio State 8 – 6   .571 14 – 10   .583
Iowa 6 – 8   .429 13 – 11   .542
Michigan 6 – 8   .429 13 – 11   .542
Michigan State 6 – 8   .429 13 – 11   .542
Wisconsin 5 – 9   .357 11 – 13   .458
Northwestern 2 – 12   .143 5 – 19   .208
Rankings from AP Poll
"1972-73 Fighting Illini men's basketball team"

The 1972–73 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team represented the University of Illinois.

Regular season

Head coach Harv Schmidt entered his sixth season with the Fighting Illini with high expectations. The 1971-72 team returned one of the top senior athletes in the country, Nick Weatherspoon. As a sophomore, Weatherspoon scored 381 points, averaging 16.5 points per game, while collecting 246 rebounds. His junior year was even better, scoring 500 total points, averaging 20.8 points and pulling down 262 rebounds. Nothing, however, would be better than Weatherspoon's senior year. During this season he would score 600 points, averaging 25.0 points per game, while amassing 295 total rebounds. Weatherspoon remains as number 11 on the all-time leading scores list at the University of Illinois, only surpassed by players that completed four years of varsity basketball. His three year average of 20.9 points per game and 11.3 rebounds per game still remain number one for the Fighting Illini.

The 1972-73 team's starting lineup included Weatherspoon and Rick Schmidt at the forward spots, Jeff Dawson and Otho Tucker as guards and Nick Conner at center. The roster included the teams first 7 foot tall player, Bill Rucks a freshman from Waukegan High School.

Roster

1972–73 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 10 Garvin Roberson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Elkhart Central High School Elkhart, Indiana
G 11 Dave Roberts 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Proviso East High School Maywood, Illinois
F 12 Nick Weatherspoon (C) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr McKinley High School Canton, Ohio
G 14 C.J. Schroeder 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Davenport West High School Davenport, Iowa
G 20 Dennis Graff 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Gibson City High School Gibson City, Illinois
G 21 Larry Cohen 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr New Trier East High School Wilmette, Illinois
G 22 Rich Connell 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr St. Joseph-Ogden High School St. Joseph, Illinois
G 24 Jeff Dawson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Downers Grove North High School Oak Park, Illinois
G 25 Donn Deputy 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Pekin High School Pekin, Illinois
F 30 Mike Wente 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr St. Anthony High School Effingham, Illinois
F 31 Mark Bondeson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Maine East High School Des Plaines, Illinois
F 32 Rick Schmidt 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So St. Joseph-Ogden High School Royal, Illinois
G 33 Otho Tucker 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Paris High School Paris, Illinois
F 40 John McBride 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Carl Sandburg High School Orland Park, Illinois
F/C 41 Dave Smith 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Hinsdale Central High School Clarendon Hills, Illinois
F 42 Jim Rucks 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Waukegan High School Waukegan, Illinois
F 44 Jed Foster 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Fairfield High School Fairfield, Illinois
F/C 45 Nick Conner 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr East High School Columbus, Ohio
C 53 Bill Rucks 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Fr Waukegan High School Waukegan, Illinois
C 54 Jim DeDecker 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Alleman High School Moline, Illinois
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule

Source[1]

Date
time, TV 		Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-Conference regular season
12/2/1972*
no, no 		DePauw W 100-68  1 - 0
 Assembly Hall (8,755)
Champaign, IL
12/4/1972*
no, no 		Valparaiso W 80-62  2 - 0
 Assembly Hall (8,326)
Champaign, IL
12/9/1973*
no, no 		at Detroit L 77-79 ot 2 - 1
 Calihan Hall (2,651)
Detroit, MI
12/13/1972*
no, no 		Iowa State W 74-60  3 - 1
 Assembly Hall (8,501)
Champaign, IL
12/19/1972*
no, no 		Furman W 86-81  4 - 1
 Assembly Hall (9,418)
Champaign, IL
12/22/1972*
no, no 		at Southern California L 72-75  4 - 2
 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena (3,472)
Los Angeles, CA
12/29/1972*
no, no 		vs. Temple
Sugar Bowl Classic 		W 82-77  5 - 2
 Municipal Auditorium (6,975)
New Orleans, LA
12/30/1972*
no, no 		vs. No. 1 UCLA
Sugar Bowl Classic 		L 64-71  5 - 3
 Municipal Auditorium (7,123)
New Orleans, LA
Big Ten regular season
1/6/1973
no, no 		at Purdue L 80-91  5 - 4
(0 - 1) 		Mackey Arena (11,684)
West Lafayette, IN
1/8/1973
no, no 		Wisconsin W 76-74  6 - 4
(1 - 1) 		Assembly Hall (8,607)
Champaign, IL
1/13/1973
no, no 		Iowa
Rivalry 		W 80-78  7 - 4
(2 - 1) 		Assembly Hall (9,916)
Champaign, IL
1/25/1973*
no, no 		Notre Dame W 87-84  8 - 4
 Chicago Stadium (15,817)
Chicago, IL
1/27/1973*
no, no 		South Carolina L 76-86  8 - 5
 Assembly Hall (6,000)
Champaign, IL
2/3/1973
no, no 		Michigan W 76-75  9 - 5
(3 - 1) 		Assembly Hall (11,117)
Champaign, IL
2/5/1973
no, no 		at Northwestern
Rivalry 		W 84-77  10 - 5
(4 - 1) 		McGaw Memorial Hall (4,726)
Evanston, IL
2/10/1973
no, no 		at Wisconsin L 88-99  10 - 6
(4 - 2) 		Wisconsin Field House (8,231)
Madison, WI
2/12/1973
no, no 		at No. 4 Indiana
Rivalry 		L 67-87  10 - 7
(4 - 3) 		Assembly Hall (14,156)
Bloomington, IN
2/17/1973
no, no 		Ohio State W 79-68  11 - 7
(5 - 3) 		Assembly Hall (11,892)
Champaign, IL
2/19/1973
no, no 		No. 4 Minnesota L 52-72  11 - 8
(5 - 4) 		Assembly Hall (11,367)
Champaign, IL
2/24/1973
no, no 		Michigan State L 82-90  12 - 8
(6 - 4) 		Assembly Hall (10,677)
Champaign, IL
2/26/1973
no, no 		at Michigan W 96-89  13 - 8
(7 - 4) 		Crisler Center (8,235)
Ann Arbor, MI
3/3/1973
no, no 		at Ohio State L 64-65  13 - 9
(7 - 5) 		St. John Arena (13,489)
Columbus, OH
3/5/1973
no, no 		Northwestern
Rivalry 		W 77-76  14 - 9
(7 - 5) 		Assembly Hall (10,857)
Champaign, IL
3/10/1973
no, no 		at Iowa
Rivalry 		L 76-93  14 - 10
(8 - 6) 		Iowa Field House (12,353)
Iowa City, IA
*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 Points
Nick Weatherspoon[2] 24 880 247 106 295 600
Jeff Dawson[3] 24 930 182 83 68 447
Nick Conner[4] 24 845 136 43 221 315
Otho Tucker[5] 24 822 92 53 79 237
Jed Foster[6] 24 487 38 37 99 113
Rick Schmidt[7] 23 471 39 10 90 88
C.J. Schroeder[8] 20 163 9 14 28 32
Dave Roberts[9] 15 8 94 9 7 25
Don Deputy 7 27 4 4 3 12
Bill Rucks 5 31 5 1 10 11
Larry Cohen 3 12 3 0 1 6
Garvin Roberts 8 38 1 2 4 4
Jim Rucks 3 31 1 2 1 4

Awards and honors

Team players drafted into the NBA

Player NBA Club Round Pick
Nick Weatherspoon Capitol Bullets 1 13
Jeff Dawson Golden State Warriors 8 11
Nick Conner Buffalo Braves 10 2

[11]

Rankings

Main article: 1972–73 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

References

  1. ^ University of Illinois Fighting Illini Statistics Summary for 1972-73 Archived 2013-12-16 at the Wayback Machine, FightingIllini.com
  2. ^ "Season Stats pg. 118" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 8, 2011. Retrieved December 13, 2013.
  3. ^ "Season Stats pg. 118" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 8, 2011. Retrieved December 13, 2013.
  4. ^ "Season Stats pg. 118" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 8, 2011. Retrieved December 13, 2013.
  5. ^ "Season Stats pg. 118" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 8, 2011. Retrieved December 13, 2013.
  6. ^ "Season Stats pg. 118" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 8, 2011. Retrieved December 13, 2013.
  7. ^ "Season Stats pg. 118" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 8, 2011. Retrieved December 13, 2013.
  8. ^ "Season Stats pg. 118" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 8, 2011. Retrieved December 13, 2013.
  9. ^ "Season Stats pg. 118" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 8, 2011. Retrieved December 13, 2013.
  10. ^ "List of MVPs" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on October 30, 2014. Retrieved December 13, 2013.
  11. ^ 1973 NBA Draft Archived 2014-06-30 at the Wayback Machine

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