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274:100 Legends of the IHSA Boys Basketball Tournament
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307:Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball
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894:University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
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329:. Mills died in 1993.
190:Administrative career (
890:www.fightingillini.com
464:State Quarterfinalist
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495:Statistics overview
374:Head coaching record
214:Head coaching record
40:Biographical details
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450:District Champions
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1316:# (1991–1992)
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1438:Evert Nelson
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1346:Josh Whitman
1322:Ron Guenther
1298:Ron Guenther
1290:Neale Stoner
1250:Leslie Bryan
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1067:Harv Schmidt
1059:Harry Combes
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987:Elwood Brown
928:. Retrieved
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902:. Retrieved
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800:88–47 (.652)
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350:Pete Elliott
342:Harry Combes
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1506:1983 deaths
1501:1907 births
1332:(2011–2015)
1330:Mike Thomas
1324:(1992–2011)
1314:Robert Todd
1308:(1988–1991)
1292:(1980–1988)
1276:(1972–1979)
1260:(1967–1972)
1244:(1941–1966)
1236:(1936–1941)
1228:(1901–1936)
1226:George Huff
1220:(1898–1901)
1212:(1895–1898)
1204:(1894–1895)
1196:(1892–1894)
1117:(2012–2017)
1109:(2003–2012)
1107:Bruce Weber
1101:(2000–2003)
1093:(1996–2000)
1085:(1975–1996)
1077:(1974–1975)
1075:Gene Bartow
1069:(1967–1974)
1061:(1947–1967)
1053:(1936–1947)
1045:(1922–1936)
1037:(1920–1922)
1029:(1912–1920)
1027:Ralph Jones
1021:(1910–1912)
1013:(1908–1910)
1005:(1907–1908)
997:(1906–1907)
989:(1905–1906)
904:October 17,
533:(1936–1947)
515:Postseason
509:Conference
395:Postseason
379:High school
250:As player:
155:(assistant)
128:Quarterback
124:Position(s)
1495:Categories
1465:Head coach
1418:Lou Gordon
1413:Russ Crane
1258:Gene Vance
1115:John Groce
1091:Lon Kruger
1083:Lou Henson
872:References
239:As coach:
160:Basketball
130:(football)
105:Basketball
71:1993-08-12
51:1907-04-09
1282:Ray Eliot
1099:Bill Self
1011:Herb Juul
793:Illinois:
512:Standing
346:Ray Eliot
319:Whiz Kids
200:1941–1966
175:1936–1947
165:1931–1935
149:1936–1941
110:1927–1930
95:1927–1929
1458:Jud Timm
1348:(2016– )
1300:# (1988)
1284:# (1979)
1268:# (1972)
1133:(2017– )
1125:# (2017)
775:Illinois
752:Illinois
729:Illinois
706:Illinois
683:Illinois
660:Illinois
637:Illinois
614:Illinois
591:Illinois
568:Illinois
545:Illinois
506:Overall
458:1934-35
444:1933-34
431:1932-33
418:1931-32
405:1930-31
299:Illinois
255:National
204:Illinois
179:Illinois
153:Illinois
144:Football
114:Illinois
99:Illinois
90:Football
770:1946–47
747:1945–46
724:1944–45
701:1943–44
678:1942–43
655:1941–42
632:1940–41
609:1939–40
586:1938–39
563:1937–38
540:1936–37
500:Season
490:College
475:1930-35
392:Record
389:Season
386:School
244:Big Ten
219:Overall
808:Total:
461:12-10
408:12-10
340:coach
315:U of I
276:(2007)
268:Awards
80:, U.S.
60:, U.S.
785:T–2nd
762:T–5th
647:T–3rd
624:T–4th
578:T–8th
555:T–1st
503:Team
480:68-36
447:18-4
434:10-9
421:16-3
932:2023
906:2022
779:13–7
756:14–7
733:13–7
710:11–9
690:12–0
687:17–1
667:13–2
664:18–5
641:13–7
618:14–6
595:14–5
552:10–2
549:14–4
348:and
259:1927
65:Died
45:Born
782:8–4
759:7–5
739:3rd
736:7–5
716:6th
713:5–7
693:1st
670:1st
644:7–5
621:7–5
601:3rd
598:8–4
575:4–8
572:9–9
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364:.
242:3
192:AD
137:HC
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1380:t
1373:v
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