The 1982–83 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team represented the University of Illiniois. Regular season One of Illinois’ best groups arrived on campus for the 1982-83 season. Guards Bruce Douglas and Doug Altenberger, and forwards Scott Meents and Efrem Winters joined sophomores George Montgomery and Anthony Welch to form the nucleus for a team that would win 95 games during the next four seasons. During this season, the Fighting Illini became the nation’s 25th team to cap the 1,000-win mark with a 72-70 victory over Texas A&M in the Great Alaska Shootout. Later that year, Derek Harper was selected First-Team All-Big Ten, falling one vote shy of being a unanimous pick, before leaving school early for the NBA draft. He was a first round selection of the Dallas Mavericks. Roster Source Schedule and Results Source |- !colspan=12 style="background:#DF4E38; color:white;"| Non-Conference regular season |- !colspan=9 style="background:#DF4E38; color:#FFFFFF;"|Big Ten regular season |- !colspan=9 style="text-align: center; background:#DF4E38"|NCAA Tournament |- Player stats Awards and honors Derek Harper Associated Press 2nd team All-American Fighting Illini All-Century team (2005) Team Most Valuable Player Bruce Douglas Fighting Illini All-Century team (2005) Team players drafted into the NBA Rankings References Illinois Fighting Illini Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball seasons Illinois Illinois Fight Illinois Fight