1962–63 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team
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1962–63 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team
| 1962–63 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball | |||
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| Big Ten Conference champions | |||
| NCAA Men's Division I Tournament, Elite Eight | |||
| Conference | Big Ten Conference | ||
| Ranking | |||
| Coaches | #5 | ||
| AP | #8 | ||
| 1962–63 record | 20–6 (11–3 Big Ten) | ||
| Head coach | Harry Combes | ||
| Assistant coach | Howard Braun | ||
| Assistant coach | Jim Wright | ||
| Home arena | Huff Hall | ||
Seasons
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The 1962–63 Illinois Fighting Illini men’s basketball team represented the University of Illiniois.
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Regular season
Team
| No. | Player | Hometown | Class | Position |
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| 10 | Larry Bauer | Springfield, Illinois | So. | Forward |
| 11 | Bob Meadows | Collinsville, Illinois | So. | Guard |
| 12 | Tal Brody | Trenton, New Jersey | So. | Guard |
| 14 | John Love | Ottawa, Illinois | Jr. | Forward |
| 22 | John Lovelace | Carbondale, Illinois | Sr. | Guard |
| 25 | Bill Burwell | Brooklyn, New York | Sr. | Center |
| 30 | Jeff Ferguson | Benton, Illinois | Sr. | Forward |
| 31 | Tony Latham | Waukegan, Illinois | So. | Guard |
| 32 | Bill Edwards | Windsor, Illinois[disambiguation needed  ] |
Jr. | Guard |
| 33 | Bogie Redmon | Collinsville, Illinois | So. | Forward |
| 34 | Bill McKeown | Clinton, Illinois | So. | Guard |
| 35 | Skip Thoren | Rockford, Illinois | So. | Center |
| 40 | Dave Downey | Canton, Illinois | Sr. | Forward |
| 44 | Bob Starnes | Dukedom, Tennessee | Sr. | Forward |
| 53 | Bill Small | Aurora, Illinois | Sr. | Guard |
NCAA basketball tournament
- Midwest
- Illinois 70, Bowling Green 67
- Loyola, Illinois 79, Illinois 64
Awards and honors
- Dave Downey and Skip Thoren named to the Fighting Illini All-Century team in 2005.
Team players drafted into the NBA
| Round | Pick | Player | NBA Club |
| 3 | 24 | Bill Burwell | St. Louis Hawks |
| 4 | 30 | Dave Downey | San Francisco Warriors |
| 5 | 40 | Bill Small | Detroit Pistons |
See also
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