2004β05 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball | |
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Conference | Big Ten Conference |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 2 |
AP | No. 1 |
Record | 37β2 (15β1 Big Ten) |
Head coach |
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MVP | Dee Brown |
MVP | Luther Head Deron Williams |
Captains | |
Home arena | Assembly Hall |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 1 Illinois β | 15 | – | 1 | .938 | 37 | – | 2 | .949 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 15 Michigan State | 13 | – | 3 | .813 | 26 | – | 6 | .813 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 20 Wisconsin | 11 | – | 5 | .688 | 25 | – | 9 | .735 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indiana | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | 15 | – | 14 | .517 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Minnesota | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | 21 | – | 11 | .656 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ohio State | 8 | – | 8 | .500 | 20 | – | 12 | .625 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Iowa | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 21 | – | 12 | .636 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northwestern | 6 | – | 10 | .375 | 15 | – | 16 | .484 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Michigan | 4 | – | 12 | .250 | 13 | – | 18 | .419 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Purdue | 3 | – | 13 | .188 | 7 | – | 21 | .250 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Penn State | 1 | – | 15 | .063 | 7 | – | 23 | .233 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
β 2005 Big Ten tournament winner As of March 15, 2005 Rankings from AP Poll |
The 2004β05 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team marked the: 100th season of men's basketball at theββUniversity of Illinois at UrbanaβChampaign. After starting the regular season with a record of 29β0 and winning the Big Ten Conference regular season title outright at 15β1, the Illini were Big Ten tournament champions. They advanced in the NCAA tournamentββto the national championship, marking the "school's first appearance in the championship game." But lostββto North Carolina, 75β70. They ended the season at 37β2, tying the record for most victories in a season for a men's college basketball team.
In 2014, Sports Illustrated voted the 2005 Illinois team as the best ever not to win a national title.
Seasonβ»
Overviewβ»
Illinois celebrated its 100th season of varsity basketball in 2004β05. In his second season as head coach at Illinois, Bruce Weber's Illini put together the most successful season in U of I history. The Illini tied the all-time NCAA record for victories in a season with 37 wins en route to its 37β2 record (since surpassed by, 2011β12 Kentucky with a 38β2 record and 2014β15 Kentucky with a 38β1 record). Illinois made its fifth all-time NCAA Final Four appearance. And first since 1989. The Illini defeated Louisville in the national semifinal to advance to the championship game for the first time in school history. Illinois finished as the national runner-up, falling by five points to North Carolina in the title game.
Above all else, "the team was noted for its impeccable ball movement on offense." And led the nation in assists. A constant flow of passes allowed for open looks from the three-point line on every play. Led by a three-guard starting lineup, the team did not rely upon sheer size and "height like many other teams in order to dominate," but rather skill and teamwork. Illinois relied upon three-point shooting for its offensive firepower. Illinois' effective offense was largely attributable to the team chemistry that had developed amongst the starting five, "which had gone unchanged over the two previous seasons." Defensively, the team was one of the best at guarding against the three-point shot. Illinois averaged 77.0 points per game, while allowing 61.1 points per game, for an average point differential of nearly 16 points.
Statistic | Amount | National rank |
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Points scored | 3,002 | 4th |
Assists | 727 | 1st |
Rebounding | 1,338 | 9th |
Three-point field goals made | 344 | 2nd |
Three-point field goal attempts | 877 | 4th |
Points allowed (defense) | 2,382 | 8th |
In blowout home games, 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) senior Nick Smith, the tallest player in University of Illinois basketball history, would take three-point shots from the top of the key. He made 4 of 11 on the season.
Regular seasonβ»
The Illini started the season by setting school record with 29 straight wins, the third best start in Big Ten history and tying the 12th best start in NCAA annals. Illinois won its second-ever game over a No. 1-ranked opponent, crushing Wake Forest 91β73 at the Assembly Hall on December 1. After the win, the Illini took over the number 1 overall spot in the national polls and held it for the remainder of the regular season, a run of 15 straight weeks. On January 25, 2005, Illinois defeated Wisconsin 75β65 at the Kohl Center, snapping the Badgers' nation-leading 38-game home court winning streak. In the process, Illinois handed the Badgers their first home court loss since a defeat to, coincidentally, Wake Forest, on December 4, 2002, and also assumed the nation's longest home court winning streak themselves.
Illinois was ranked No. 1 in the final Associated Press poll of 2005, another first for the program. The Illini then went on to win to its second straight outright Big Ten Championship with a 15β1 record, as Weber became the first coach in 100 years of Big Ten basketball to win consecutive outright league championships in his first two seasons.
Post-Seasonβ»
The Illini won the Big Ten tournament, becoming just the second team to win both an outright Big Ten regular season title and the Big Ten tournament in the same season. In the NCAA tournament, the overall number 1 seeded Illini won their first three games by double digits.
In an Elite Eight matchup, Illinois fell behind early to the University of Arizona due to poor shooting behind the three-point line and sensational play by Arizona's leaders Salim Stoudamire and Channing Frye. The game featured a 15-point comeback from the Illini, triggered by several steals and Deron Williams' clutch three-point shooting, including several NBA range threes, in the last 3 minutes and 30 seconds of the game.
The Illini then defeated The University of Louisville 72β57, the team's largest margin of victory in the tournament, to move on to the 2005 National Championship Game against North Carolina.
In the national championship game, Illinois was defeated by North Carolina 70β75. North Carolina relied upon stellar post play from Sean May, who managed to get James Augustine and Jack Ingram into foul trouble, while Illinois struggled offensively with what had succeeded the rest of the season, converting only 12 of a championship game record 40 three-point field goal attempts. James Augustine played 9 minutes due to foul trouble, forcing Jack Ingram to play a huge role in the second half comeback the Illini made. For almost the entire season, Illinois was ranked #1 and North Carolina was ranked #2, respectively, in all polls, and both teams were the favorites to meet in the national championship game. The North Carolina squad would go on to field six players in the NBA draft.
Accoladesβ»
Bruce Weber was named National Coach of the Year by nine organizations. Dee Brown, "The One Man Fast Break", was named The Sporting News National Player of the Year and swept the conference honors as well, being named both Big Ten Player of the Year and Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year. The Illini had three players earn consensus All-America honors in the same season for the first time ever. In addition to Brown earning consensus first-team All-America honors, Deron Williams and Luther Head were named consensus second-team All-Americans. Following the season, both Williams and Head were chosen in the first round of the NBA draft, with Head being drafted No. 24 overall by the Houston Rockets while Williams became the highest Illinois player ever drafted when he was chosen No. 3 overall by the Utah Jazz.
Teamβ»
Rosterβ»
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Depth chartβ»
Pos. | Starting 5 | Bench 1 | Bench 2 | Bench 3 | |
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F/C | James Augustine | Nick Smith | Shaun Pruitt | ||
F | Roger Powell, Jr. | Jack Ingram | Warren Carter | Fred Nkemdi | |
SG | Dee Brown | Rich McBride | |||
SG | Luther Head | ||||
PG | Deron Williams |
Injuriesβ»
Freshman Brian Randle took a medical redshirt after punching wall in frustration and breaking his hand during preseason practice.
Recordsβ»
Type of record | Record |
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Overall | 37β2 |
Regular season | 29β1 |
Conference | 15β1 |
Non-conference | 14β0 |
Home | 15β0 |
Road | 9β1 |
Neutral | 5β0 |
Neutral (including tournaments) | 13β1 |
Blowouts (10+ points) | 31β0 |
Scheduleβ»
Date time, TV |
Rank | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Exhibition | |||||||||||
Fri, Nov 5* 7:00 pm |
No. 5 | Southern Illinois-Edwardsville | W 78β58 | Assembly Hall (16,618) Champaign, IL | |||||||
Sun, Nov 14* 3:00 pm |
No. 5 | Lewis | W 92β61 | Assembly Hall (16,618) Champaign, IL | |||||||
Non-Conference regular season | |||||||||||
Fri, Nov 19* 7:05 pm |
No. 6 | Delaware State | W 87β67 | 1β0 |
Assembly Hall (16,618) Champaign, IL | ||||||
Sun, Nov 21* 1:00 pm |
No. 6 | Florida A&M | W 91β60 | 2β0 |
Assembly Hall (15,518) Champaign, IL | ||||||
Wed, Nov 24* 7:05 pm, ESPN Plus |
No. 5 | Oakland | W 85β54 | 3β0 |
Assembly Hall (13,932) Champaign, IL | ||||||
Sat, Nov 27* 1:00 pm, WBBM |
No. 5 | vs. No. 24 Gonzaga | W 89β72 | 4β0 |
Conseco Fieldhouse (14,183) Indianapolis, IN | ||||||
Wed, Dec 1* 6:05 pm, ESPN |
No. 5 | No. 1 Wake Forest ACC-Big Ten Challenge |
W 91β73 | 5β0 |
Assembly Hall (16,618) Champaign, IL | ||||||
Sat, Dec 4* 1:00 pm, ESPN |
No. 5 | at Arkansas | W 72β60 | 6β0 |
Alltel Arena (13,140) North Little Rock, AR | ||||||
Mon, Dec 6* 7:05 pm, ESPN Plus |
No. 1 | Chicago State | W 78β59 | 7β0 |
Assembly Hall (16,618) Champaign, IL | ||||||
Thu, Dec 9* 7:30 pm, ESPN Plus |
No. 1 | at Georgetown | W 74β59 | 8β0 |
MCI Center (12,401) Washington, DC | ||||||
Sat, Dec 11* 1:00 pm, ESPN |
No. 1 | vs. Oregon | W 83β66 | 9β0 |
United Center (21,224) Chicago, IL | ||||||
Sun, Dec 19* 4:00 pm |
No. 1 | Valparaiso | W 93β56 | 10β0 |
Assembly Hall (16,618) Champaign, IL | ||||||
Wed, Dec 22* 7:05 pm, ESPN2 |
No. 1 | vs. Missouri Braggin' Rights |
W 70β64 | 11β0 |
Savvis Center (22,153) St. Louis, MO | ||||||
Mon, Dec 27* 7:05 pm |
No. 1 | Longwood | W 105β79 | 12β0 |
Assembly Hall (16,618) Champaign, IL | ||||||
Thu, Dec 30* 4:00 pm, FSN |
No. 1 | vs. Northwestern State Las Vegas Holiday Classic |
W 69β51 | 13β0 |
Valley High (2,500) Las Vegas, NV | ||||||
Fri, Dec 31* 5:00 pm, FSN |
No. 1 | vs. No. 22 Cincinnati Las Vegas Holiday Classic |
W 67β45 | 14β0 |
Valley High (2,500) Las Vegas, NV | ||||||
Big Ten regular season | |||||||||||
Wed, Jan 5 8:05 pm, ESPN Plus |
No. 1 | Ohio State | W 84β65 | 15β0 (1β0) |
Assembly Hall (16,618) Champaign, IL | ||||||
Sat, Jan 8 4:00 pm, CBS |
No. 1 | at Purdue | W 68β59 | 16β0 (2β0) |
Mackey Arena (14,123) West Lafayette, IN | ||||||
Wed, Jan 12 8:00 pm, ESPN Plus |
No. 1 | Penn State | W 90β64 | 17β0 (3β0) |
Assembly Hall (16,618) Champaign, IL | ||||||
Sat, Jan 15 3:30 pm, ESPN Plus |
No. 1 | at Northwestern Rivalry |
W 78β66 | 18β0 (4β0) |
Welsh-Ryan Arena (8,117) Evanston, IL | ||||||
Thu, Jan 20 6:00 pm, ESPN |
No. 1 | No. 23 Iowa Rivalry |
W 73β68 | 19β0 (5β0) |
Assembly Hall (16,618) Champaign, IL | ||||||
Tue, Jan 25 8:00 pm, ESPN |
No. 1 | at No. 18 Wisconsin | W 75β65 | 20β0 (6β0) |
Kohl Center (17,142) Madison, WI | ||||||
Sat, Jan 29 1:30 pm, ESPN Plus |
No. 1 | Minnesota | W 89β66 | 21β0 (7β0) |
Assembly Hall (16,694) Champaign, IL | ||||||
Tue, Feb 1 7:05 pm, ESPN |
No. 1 | at No. 12 Michigan State | W 81β68 | 22β0 (8β0) |
Breslin Center (14,759) East Lansing, MI | ||||||
Sun, Feb 6 12:00 pm, CBS |
No. 1 | Indiana Rivalry |
W 60β47 | 23β0 (9β0) |
Assembly Hall (16,618) Champaign, IL | ||||||
Tue, Feb 8 7:05 pm, ESPN |
No. 1 | at Michigan | W 57β51 | 24β0 (10β0) |
Crisler Arena (13,751) Ann Arbor, MI | ||||||
Sat, Feb 12 12:00 pm, CBS |
No. 1 | No. 20 Wisconsin | W 70β59 | 25β0 (11β0) |
Assembly Hall (16,865) Champaign, IL | ||||||
Wed, Feb 16 8:05 pm, ESPN Plus |
No. 1 | at Penn State | W 83β63 | 26β0 (12β0) |
Bryce Jordan Center (10,966) University Park, PA | ||||||
Sat, Feb 19 11:05 am, ESPN |
No. 1 | at Iowa Rivalry |
W 75β65 | 27β0 (13β0) |
Carver-Hawkeye Arena (15,500) Iowa City, IA | ||||||
Wed, Feb 23 7:05 pm, ESPN Plus |
No. 1 | Northwestern Rivalry |
W 84β48 | 28β0 (14β0) |
Assembly Hall (16,618) Champaign, IL | ||||||
Thu, Mar 3 8:00 pm, ESPN2 |
No. 1 | Purdue | W 84β50 | 29β0 (15β0) |
Assembly Hall (16,618) Champaign, IL | ||||||
Sun, Mar 6 12:00 pm, CBS |
No. 1 | at Ohio State | L 64β65 | 29β1 (15β1) |
Value City Arena (19,200) Columbus, OH | ||||||
Big Ten tournament | |||||||||||
Fri, Mar 11 11:00 am, ESPN |
(1) No. 1 | vs. (8) Northwestern Quarterfinals |
W 68β51 | 30β1 |
United Center (22,413) Chicago, IL | ||||||
Sat, Mar 12 11:00 am, CBS |
(1) No. 1 | vs. (5) Minnesota Semifinals |
W 64β56 | 31β1 |
United Center (23,697) Chicago, IL | ||||||
Sun, Mar 13 12:00 pm, CBS |
(1) No. 1 | vs. (3) No. 23 Wisconsin Championship Game |
W 54β43 | 32β1 |
United Center (22,157) Chicago, IL | ||||||
NCAA tournament | |||||||||||
Thu, Mar 17* 9:40 pm, CBS |
(1 C) No. 1 | vs. (16 C) Fairleigh Dickinson First Round |
W 67β55 | 33β1 |
RCA Dome (26,804) Indianapolis, IN | ||||||
Sat, Mar 19* 5:40 pm, CBS |
(1 C) No. 1 | vs. (9 C) Nevada Second Round |
W 71β59 | 34β1 |
RCA Dome (40,331) Indianapolis, IN | ||||||
Thu, Mar 24* 6:27 pm, CBS |
(1 C) No. 1 | vs. (12 C) Milwaukee Sweet Sixteen |
W 77β63 | 35β1 |
Allstate Arena (16,957) Rosemont, IL | ||||||
Sat, Mar 26* 5:40 pm, CBS |
(1 C) No. 1 | vs. (3 C) No. 9 Arizona Elite Eight |
W 90β89 | 36β1 |
Allstate Arena (16,957) Rosemont, IL | ||||||
Sat, Apr 2* 5:07 pm, CBS |
(1 C) No. 1 | vs. (4 A) No. 4 Louisville Final Four |
W 72β57 | 37β1 |
Edward Jones Dome (47,754) St. Louis, MO | ||||||
Mon, Apr 4* 8:21 pm, CBS |
(1 C) No. 1 | vs. (1 S) No. 3 North Carolina National Championship |
L 70β75 | 37β2 |
Edward Jones Dome (47,262) St. Louis, MO | ||||||
*Non-conference game. Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
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Rankingsβ»
Season Statisticsβ»
Legend | |||||
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GP | Games played | GS | Games started | Avg | Average per game |
FG | Field-goals made | FGA | Field-goal attempts | Off | Offensive rebounds |
Def | Defensive rebounds | A | Assists | TO | Turnovers |
Blk | Blocks | Stl | Steals | High | Team high |
Minutes | Scoring | Total FGs | 3-point FGs | Free-Throws | Rebounds | ||||||||||||||||||
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Player | GP | GS | Tot | Avg | Pts | Avg | FG | FGA | Pct | 3FG | 3FA | Pct | FT | FTA | Pct | Off | Def | Tot | Avg | A | TO | Blk | Stl |
Head, Luther | 39 | 39 | 1297 | 33.3 | 622 | 15.9 | 214 | 462 | .463 | 116 | 283 | .410 | 78 | 99 | .788 | 24 | 131 | 155 | 4.0 | 150 | 69 | 9 | 67 |
Brown, Dee | 39 | 39 | 1272 | 32.6 | 518 | 13.3 | 179 | 359 | .499 | 99 | 228 | .434 | 61 | 79 | .772 | 21 | 83 | 104 | 2.7 | 177 | 73 | 3 | 70 |
Williams, Deron | 39 | 39 | 1315 | 33.7 | 489 | 12.5 | 178 | 411 | .433 | 68 | 187 | .364 | 65 | 96 | .677 | 14 | 128 | 142 | 3.6 | 264 | 109 | 8 | 38 |
Powell, Roger | 39 | 39 | 979 | 25.1 | 467 | 12.0 | 175 | 319 | .549 | 20 | 52 | .385 | 97 | 133 | .729 | 103 | 119 | 222 | 5.7 | 16 | 42 | 9 | 25 |
Augustine, James | 39 | 39 | 1037 | 26.6 | 392 | 10.1 | 141 | 227 | .621 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 110 | 147 | .748 | 100 | 195 | 295 | 7.6 | 43 | 46 | 46 | 36 |
Ingram, Jack | 39 | 0 | 589 | 15.1 | 174 | 4.5 | 71 | 150 | .473 | 9 | 23 | .391 | 23 | 29 | .793 | 51 | 56 | 107 | 2.7 | 17 | 15 | 20 | 26 |
Smith, Nick | 38 | 0 | 413 | 10.9 | 127 | 3.3 | 54 | 133 | .406 | 4 | 11 | .364 | 15 | 23 | .652 | 20 | 58 | 78 | 2.1 | 24 | 21 | 18 | 11 |
McBride, Rich | 38 | 0 | 546 | 14.4 | 98 | 2.6 | 32 | 99 | .323 | 27 | 87 | .310 | 7 | 7 | 1.000 | 16 | 35 | 51 | 1.3 | 29 | 19 | 2 | 15 |
Carter, Warren | 33 | 0 | 261 | 7.9 | 74 | 2.2 | 32 | 62 | .516 | 1 | 6 | .167 | 9 | 19 | .474 | 19 | 39 | 58 | 1.8 | 5 | 14 | 6 | 9 |
Pruitt, Shaun | 21 | 0 | 97 | 4.6 | 29 | 1.4 | 10 | 26 | .385 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 9 | 18 | .500 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 0.9 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 3 |
Nkemdi, Fred | 18 | 0 | 44 | 2.4 | 12 | 0.7 | 6 | 10 | .600 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0.3 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
Team | 43 | 58 | 101 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
Total | 39 | 7850 | 3002 | 77.0 | 1092 | 2258 | .484 | 344 | 877 | .392 | 474 | 651 | .728 | 425 | 913 | 1338 | 34.3 | 727 | 428 | 123 | 300 | ||
Opponents | 39 | 7850 | 2382 | 61.1 | 869 | 2094 | .415 | 233 | 651 | .358 | 411 | 618 | .665 | 407 | 815 | 1222 | 31.3 | 482 | 580 | 99 | 196 |
Awards and honorsβ»
- James Augustine
- Dee Brown
- Consensus All-American 1st team
- United States Basketball Writers Association 1st team All-American
- Sporting News National Player of the Year
- Big Ten Player of the Year
- Chicago Tribune Silver Basketball
- Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year
- Associated Press 2nd team All-American
- National Basketball Coaches Association 2nd team All-American
- Team Co-Most Valuable Player
- Luther Head
- Consensus All-American 2nd team
- Associated Press 2nd team All-American
- United States Basketball Writers Association 1st team All-American
- National Basketball Coaches Association 2nd team All-American
- NCAA Final Four All-Tournament Team
- Team Co-Most Valuable Player
- Deron Williams
- Consensus All-American 2nd team
- National Basketball Coaches Association 2nd team All-American
- Sporting News 2nd team All-American
- Associated Press 3rd team All-American
- NCAA Final Four All-Tournament Team
- NCAA Tournament Regional Most Outstanding Player
- Team Co-Most Valuable Player
- Bruce Weber
Team players drafted into the NBAβ»
Year | Player | NBA Club | Round | Pick |
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2005 | Deron Williams | Utah Jazz | 1 | 3 |
2005 | Luther Head | Houston Rockets | 1 | 24 |
2006 | James Augustine | Orlando Magic | 2 | 41 |
2006 | Dee Brown | Utah Jazz | 2 | 46 |
Referencesβ»
- ^ "2005 Final AP Men's Basketball Poll". College Poll Archive. March 15, 2005.
- ^ Pucin, Diane (April 4, 2005). "Being Tense About Past Isn't Part of Game Plan; One Team Will Make History". Los Angeles Times. p. D1, D10. Retrieved May 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
Maybe it's pedigree that makes the Tar Heels the favorites. North Carolina is: making its eighth appearance in the national title game, a place Illinois has never been.
- ^ "Stuck on 37: Illinois misses out on history". Des Moines Register. April 6, 2005. Retrieved May 13, 2022.
Illinois will have to settle on a tie for most victories in a season after losing monday night's title game: 37: Duke ('89, '99); Illinois ('05); UNLV ('87)
- ^ "Randle throws a KO punch". chicagotribune.com. November 11, 2004. Retrieved November 1, 2014.
- ^ 2004-05 Illinois Season Statistics Archived 2009-03-24 at the Wayback Machine, FightingIllini.com
- ^ "List of MVPs" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on October 30, 2014. Retrieved January 15, 2013.
- ^ "List of MVPs" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on October 30, 2014. Retrieved January 15, 2013.
- ^ "List of MVPs" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on October 30, 2014. Retrieved January 15, 2013.
- ^ 2005 NBA draft Archived 2010-03-18 at the Wayback Machine
External linksβ»
- 2004β05 Big Ten Conference men's basketball season
- Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball seasons
- 2005 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament participants
- NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament Final Four seasons
- Big Ten men's basketball tournament championship seasons
- 2004 in sports in Illinois
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