1981–82 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team

1981–82 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball
National Invitation Tournament, Second Round
Conference	Big Ten Conference
1981–82 record	18–11 (10–8 Big Ten)
Head coach	Lou Henson
Assistant coach	Tony Yates
Assistant coach	Dick Nagy
Assistant coach	Bob Hull
MVP	James Griffin
MVP	Perry Range
Captain	James Griffin Perry Range Craig Tucker
Home arena	Assembly Hall
Seasons ← 1980–81 1982–83 →

1981–82 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
#7 Minnesota	14	–	4		.778			23	–	6		.793
#16 Iowa	12	–	6		.667			21	–	8		.724
Ohio State	12	–	6		.667			21	–	10		.677
Indiana	12	–	6		.667			19	–	10		.655
Purdue	11	–	7		.611			18	–	14		.563
Illinois	10	–	8		.556			18	–	11		.621
Michigan State	6	–	12		.333			11	–	17		.393
Michigan	6	–	12		.333			7	–	20		.259
Northwestern	4	–	14		.222			8	–	19		.296
Wisconsin	3	–	15		.167			6	–	21		.222
Rankings from AP Poll)

The 1981–82 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team represented the University of Illinois.

The 1982 season brought Illinois another post-season appearance, in the NIT, and an 18-11 record. Derek Harper led the Big Ten in assists and steals.

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