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1965–66 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team

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1965–66Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball

Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	12–12 (8–6 Big Ten)
Head coach	Harry Combes (19th season)
Assistant coaches	Howie Braun (29th season) Jim Wright (8th season)
MVP	Donnie Freeman
Captain	Donnie Freeman
Home arena	Assembly Hall
Seasons ← 1964–65 1966–67 →

1965–66 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 9 Michigan	11	–	3	.786	18	–	8	.692
Michigan State	10	–	4	.714	15	–	7	.682
Iowa	8	–	6	.571	17	–	7	.708
Illinois	8	–	6	.571	12	–	12	.500
Minnesota	7	–	7	.500	14	–	10	.583
Northwestern	7	–	7	.500	12	–	12	.500
Wisconsin	6	–	8	.429	11	–	13	.458
Ohio State	5	–	9	.357	11	–	13	.458
Indiana	4	–	10	.286	8	–	16	.333
Purdue	4	–	10	.286	8	–	16	.333

Rankings fromAP Poll

The1965–66 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team represented the University of Illinois.

Regular season

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Harry Combes entered his 19th season as the head coach of theFighting Illini. The program was heading in a positive direction with six up-and-coming sophomores joining a varsity team that already included five juniors and five seniors. This balance was demonstrated within the starting lineup which included a rotation of two sophomores, two juniors and two seniors. The starters included,Don Freeman andRich Jones as forwards,Preston Pearson andBob Brown as guards, andRon Dunlap at center.

It was during this season that Freeman would mark his place in Illini history by setting a record for most points in a season (668), while averaging 27.8 points per game. When he finished at Illinois, he had totaled 1449 points and averaged 20.1 points and 10.3 rebounds per game over his three varsity seasons. This offensive output led to Freeman being named a 1st-team All-American by theHelms Foundation, a 2nd-team All-American byConverse and Basketball News, and honorable mention withUPI,

Roster

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1965–66 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	10	John Prescott	6ft 6in(1.98 m)	185lb(84 kg)	So	Lake Forest High School	Lake Forest, Illinois
G	11	Benny Louis	6ft 2in(1.88 m)	170lb(77 kg)	So	Pinckneyville Community High School	Pinckneyville, Illinois
G	12	Greg Wright	6ft 1in(1.85 m)	195lb(88 kg)	So	Homewood-Flossmoor High School	Glenwood, Illinois
G/F	14	Jerry Mettille	6ft 4in(1.93 m)	180lb(82 kg)	Jr	Morris Community High School	Morris, Illinois
G	15	Donnie Freeman (C)	6ft 3in(1.91 m)	180lb(82 kg)	Sr	Madison High School	Madison, Illinois
F	20	Rich Crusius	6ft 6in(1.98 m)	175lb(79 kg)	So	Bloomington High School	Bloomington, Illinois
F	21	Bob Johansen	6ft 5in(1.96 m)	190lb(86 kg)	Jr	Geneva High School	Geneva, Illinois
G	24	Jim Dawson	6ft 0in(1.83 m)	170lb(77 kg)	Jr	York High School	Elmhurst, Illinois
G	25	Preston Pearson	6ft 1in(1.85 m)	190lb(86 kg)	Jr	Freeport High School	Freeport, Illinois
F	30	Deon Flessner	6ft 4in(1.93 m)	200lb(91 kg)	Jr	Fithian High School	Fithian, Illinois
G	22	Jim Vopicka	6ft 1in(1.85 m)	175lb(79 kg)	Jr	Morton West High School	Brookfield, Illinois
F/C	33	Rich Jones	6ft 7in(2.01 m)	200lb(91 kg)	So	Lester High School	Memphis, Tennessee
C	35	Ron Dunlap	6ft 8in(2.03 m)	215lb(98 kg)	So	Farragut Academy	Chicago, Illinois
G/F	40	Bob Brown	6ft 2in(1.88 m)	190lb(86 kg)	Sr	P. S. Dupont High School	Wilmington, DE
F	43	Larry Hinton	6ft 2in(1.88 m)	190lb(86 kg)	Sr	Shelbyville High School	Shelbyville, Illinois
F	44	Mike Graville	6ft 0in(1.83 m)	185lb(84 kg)	Sr	Madison High School	Madison, Illinois
F	54	Dan Lee	6ft 2in(1.88 m)	185lb(84 kg)	Sr	Attica High School	Attica, Indiana

Head coach

Harry Combes (University of Illinois) (19th year)

Assistant coach(es)

Howie Braun (University of Illinois) (29th year)
Jim Wright (University of Illinois) (8th year)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W)Walk-on

Injured
Currentredshirt

Roster

Schedule

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Source^[1]

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-Conference regular season
12/1/1965*	Butler	W 88-74	1-0	Assembly Hall (9,167) Champaign, IL
12/3/1965*	at BYU	L 98-109	1-1	Marriott Center (11,488) Provo, Utah
12/4/1965*	at No. 1 UCLA	L 79-97	1-2	Pauley Pavilion (12,365) Los Angeles, CA
12/8/1965*	Kentucky	L 68-86	1-3	Assembly Hall (7,966) Champaign, IL
12/11/1965*	West Virginia	W 96-86	2-3	Assembly Hall (6,251) Champaign, IL
12/14/1965	at Wisconsin	W 90-70	3-3 (1-0)	Wisconsin Field House (8,206) Madison, WI
12/18/1965*	vs. Princeton	L 81-84	3-4	Chicago Stadium (6,038) Chicago, IL
12/27/1965*	vs. Georgetown ECAC Holiday Festival	W 96-94	4-4	Madison Square Garden (8,757) New York, NY
12/28/1965*	vs. No. 10 Providence ECAC Holiday Festival	L 79-81	4-5	Madison Square Garden (12,239) New York, NY
12/30/1965*	vs. Army ECAC Holiday Festival	L 69-78	4-6	Madison Square Garden (18,499) New York, NY
Big Ten regular season
1/8/1966	at Indiana Rivalry	W 98-84	5-6 (2-0)	New Fieldhouse (7,502) Bloomington, IN
1/11/1966	Wisconsin	W 80-64	6-6 (3-0)	Assembly Hall (6,127) Champaign, IL
1/15/1966	at Purdue	L 87-93	6-7 (3-1)	Mackey Arena (8,936) West Lafayette, IN
1/28/1966*	vs. Notre Dame	W 120-92	7-7	Chicago Stadium (18,183) Chicago, IL
2/1/1966	at No. 4 Michigan	W 99-93	8-7 (4-1)	Crisler Arena (9,544) Ann Arbor, MI
2/5/1966	Ohio State	W 78-77	9-7 (5-1)	Assembly Hall (9,838) Champaign, IL
2/7/1966	Northwestern Rivalry	L 77-80	9-8 (5-2)	Assembly Hall (7,695) Champaign, IL
2/12/1966	Indiana Rivalry	L 77-81	9-9 (5-3)	Assembly Hall (8,175) Champaign, IL
2/19/1966	Minnesota	W 100-89	10-9 (6-3)	Assembly Hall (8,643) Champaign, IL
2/22/1966	at Michigan State	L 66-68	10-10 (6-4)	Jenison Fieldhouse (10,484) East Lansing, MI
2/26/1966	at Minnesota	L 92-94	10-11 (6-5)	Williams Arena (7,340) Minneapolis, MN
2/28/1966	Purdue	W 98-81	11-11 (7-5)	Assembly Hall (6,207) Champaign, IL
3/5/1966	Iowa Rivalry	W 106-90	12-11 (8-5)	Assembly Hall (9,592) Champaign, IL
3/7/1966	at Northwestern Rivalry	L 76-84	12-12 (8-6)	McGaw Memorial Hall (4,800) Evanston, IL
*Non-conference game.^#Rankings fromAP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are inCentral Time.

Player stats

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Player	Games Played	Field Goals	Free Throws	Rebounds	Points
Don Freeman^[2]	24	258	152	285	668
Rich Jones^[3]	24	206	96	265	508
Jim Dawson^[4]	24	163	42	100	368
Deon Flessner^[5]	24	48	38	127	134
Bob Brown^[6]	15	44	24	42	112
Preston Pearson^[7]	22	38	30	68	106
Ron Dunlap^[8]	23	28	32	109	88
Bob Johansen^[9]	20	27	11	37	65
Larry Hinton^[10]	20	12	7	13	31
Benny Louis^[11]	15	4	4	12	12
Jerry Mettile^[12]	6	2	2	2	6
Mike Graville	1	0	0	0	0

Awards and honors

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Don Freeman
- Team Most Valuable Player^[13]
- 1st team All-American (Helms)
- 2nd team All-American (Converse)
- 2nd team All-American (Basketball News)
- Honorable Mention All-American (UPI)
Rich Jones
- Honorable Mention All-American (Converse)

Team players drafted into the NBA

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Player	NBA Club	Round	Pick
Don Freeman	Philadelphia 76ers	3	9

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Rankings

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Main article:1965–66 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

References

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^University of Illinois Fighting Illini Statistics Summary for 1965-66 Archived 2014-01-15 at theWayback Machine, FightingIllini.com
^Season Stats Archived 2014-01-15 at theWayback Machine
^Season Stats Archived 2014-01-15 at theWayback Machine
^Season Stats Archived 2014-01-15 at theWayback Machine
^Season Stats Archived 2014-01-15 at theWayback Machine
^Season Stats Archived 2014-01-15 at theWayback Machine
^Season Stats Archived 2014-01-15 at theWayback Machine
^Season Stats Archived 2014-01-15 at theWayback Machine
^Season Stats Archived 2014-01-15 at theWayback Machine
^Season Stats Archived 2014-01-15 at theWayback Machine
^Season Stats Archived 2014-01-15 at theWayback Machine
^Season Stats Archived 2014-01-15 at theWayback Machine
^"List of MVPs"(PDF). Archived fromthe original(PDF) on October 30, 2014. RetrievedJanuary 24, 2014.
^1966 NBA Draft

v t e Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball
Venues	Kenney Gym (1906–1925) Huff Hall (1926–1963) State Farm Center (1963–present) Prairie Capital Convention Center (2015)
Rivalries	Indiana Iowa Missouri Northwestern
Culture & lore	Whiz Kids Flyin' Illini Orange Krush Fighting Illini Sports Network Oskee Wow-Wow Illinois Loyalty Chief Illiniwek 1960s slush fund scandal
People	Head coaches NBA draftees Statistical leaders
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Helms and Premo-Porretta national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

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