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 Big Ten 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 NBA draft, going to the Charlotte Hornets. Roster Source Schedule 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 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 Illinois Fighting Illini Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball seasons Illinois 1989 in sports in Illinois Brad