| Illinois Fighting Illini men's gymnastics | |
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| Founded | 1898 |
| University | University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign |
| Head coach | Daniel Ribeiro (2nd season) |
| Conference | Big Ten |
| Location | Champaign, Illinois |
| Home arena | Huff Hall (Capacity: 3,800) |
| Nickname | Fighting Illini |
| Colors | Orange and blue[1] |
| National championships | |
| 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1950, 1955, 1956, 1958, 1989, 2012 | |
| NCAA Tournament appearances | |
| 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1981, 1984, 1988, 1989, 1993, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022[2] | |
| Conference championships | |
| 1935, 1939, 1941, 1942, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1981, 1983, 1988, 1989, 2004, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2018 | |
TheIllinois Fighting Illini men's gymnastics team represents theUniversity of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign and competes in theBig Ten Conference. The Fighting Illini have been invited to 47 NCAA tournaments and have won 10 teamNCAA championships, which is second most all-time only toPenn State Nittany Lions' 12 team titles. Additionally, the Fighting Illini have won an all-time record 53 individual NCAA titles.[3]
The Illini hold their competitions atGeorge Huff Hall on theChampaign side of campus, and the team trains and holds practices at theKenney Gym on theUrbana side of campus.[4]
| Coach | Years | Record | Conference record | Conference titles | NCAA titles |
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| Hartley Price | 1930–1948* | 150–41* | 62–31* | 4 | 4 |
| Charlie Pond | 1949–1973 | 319–152–1 | 116–59 | 11 | 4 |
| Yoshi Hayasaki | 1974–1993 1996–2009 | 762–444–2 | 132–80 | 6 | 1 |
| Don Osborne | 1994–1996 | 47–58 | 7–9 | ||
| Justin Spring | 2010–2022 | 87–23–1 | 29–11–1 | 3 | 1 |
| Daniel Ribeiro | 2022–present | 10-4 | 2-2 | ||
| Totals | 1,365–728–4 | 378–239–1 | 24 | 10 | |
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Illinois has had gymnasts win a record 53 NCAA individual championships.[3]
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TheNissen-Emery Award is annually awarded to the best overall male senior collegiate gymnast in theUnited States. The award recipient must not only excel athletically as a gymnast, but also must display outstanding sportsmanship and scholarship throughout his college career.[5] The award was created in 1966 and is men's gymnastics' equivalent tocollege football'sHeisman Trophy.
Nissen Emery Finalists[5]
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