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Men's Basketball - Year-By-Year Records

Year-By-Year Records
Year Overall Big Ten Big Ten Finish Postseason Coach
1906  6-8 3-6 4th Elwood Brown
1907  1-10 0-8 5th F.L. Pinckney
1908  20-6 6-5 3rd Fletcher Lane
1909  7-6 5-6 4th Herb V. Juul
1910  5-4 5-4 4th Herb V. Juul
1911  6-6 6-5 4th T.E. Thompson
1912  8-8 4-8 5th T.E. Thompson
1913  10-6 7-6 5th Ralph R. Jones
1914  9-4 7-3 3rd Ralph R. Jones
1915  16-0 12-0 FIRST Ralph R. Jones
1916  13-3 9-3 2nd (t) Ralph R. Jones
1917  13-3 10-2 FIRST (t) Ralph R. Jones
1918  9-6 6-6 4th (t) Ralph R. Jones
1919  6-8 5-7 5th Ralph R. Jones
1920  9-4 8-4 3rd Ralph R. Jones
1921  11-7 7-5 4th (t) Frank J. Winters
1922  14-5  7-5 4th (t) Frank J. Winters
1923  9-6 7-5 4th (t) J. Craig Ruby
1924  11-6 8-4 FIRST (t) J. Craig Ruby
1925  11-6 8-4 3rd (t) J. Craig Ruby
1926  9-8 6-6 5th (t) J. Craig Ruby
1927  10-7 7-5 4th (t) J. Craig Ruby
1928  5-12 2-10 9th (t) J. Craig Ruby
1929  10-7 6-6 5th (t) J. Craig Ruby
1930  8-8 7-5 4th (t) J. Craig Ruby
1931  12-5 7-5 5th J. Craig Ruby
1932  11-6 7-5 5th J. Craig Ruby
1933  11-7 6-6 5th (t) J. Craig Ruby
1934  13-6  7-5 4th J. Craig Ruby
1935  15-5 9-3 FIRST (t) J. Craig Ruby
1936  13-6 7-5 3rd (t) J. Craig Ruby
1937  14-4 10-2 FIRST (t) Douglas R. Mills
1938  9-9 4-8 8th (t) Douglas R. Mills
1939  14-5 8-4 3rd Douglas R. Mills
1940  14-6 7-5 4th (t) Douglas R. Mills
1941  13-7 7-5 3rd (t) Douglas R. Mills
1942  18-5 13-2 FIRST NCAA Elite Eight Douglas R. Mills
1943  17-1 12-0 FIRST Did Not Participate & Douglas R. Mills
1944  11-9 5-7 6th Douglas R. Mills
1945  13-7  7-5 3rd Douglas R. Mills
1946  14-7 7-5 5th (t) Douglas R. Mills
1947  14-6 8-4 2nd (t) Douglas R. Mills
1948  15-5 7-5 3rd (t) Harry Combes
1949  21-4 10-2 FIRST NCAA Third Place Harry Combes
1950  14-8 7-5 3rd (t) Harry Combes
1951  22-5 13-1 FIRST NCAA Third Place Harry Combes
1952  22-4 12-2 FIRST NCAA Third Place Harry Combes
1953  18-4 14-4 2nd Harry Combes
1954  17-5 10-4 3rd (t) Harry Combes
1955  17-5 10-4 2nd (t) Harry Combes
1956  18-4 11-3 2nd Harry Combes
1957  14-8 7-7 7th Harry Combes
1958  11-11 5-9 8th (t) Harry Combes
1959  12-10 7-7 5th (t) Harry Combes
1960  16-7 8-6 3rd (t) Harry Combes
1961  9-15 5-9 7th Harry Combes
1962  15-8 7-7 4th (t) Harry Combes
1963  20-6 11-3 FIRST (t) NCAA Elite Eight Harry Combes
1964  13-11 6-8 6th (t) Harry Combes
1965  18-6 10-4 3rd Harry Combes
1966  12-12 8-6 3rd (t) Harry Combes
1967  12-12 6-8 7th (t) Harry Combes
1968  11-13 6-8 7th (t) Harv Schmidt
1969  19-5 9-5 2nd (t) Harv Schmidt
1970  15-9 8-6 3rd (t) Harv Schmidt
1971  11-12 5-9 5th (t) Harv Schmidt
1972  14-10 5-9 8th (t) Harv Schmidt
1973  14-10 8-6 3rd (t) Harv Schmidt
1974  5-18 2-12 10th Harv Schmidt
1975  8-18 4-14 9th (t) Gene Bartow
1976  14-13 7-11 7th (t) Lou Henson
1977  16-14 8-10 6th Lou Henson
1978 13-14 7-11 7th Lou Henson
1979 19-11 7-11 7th Lou Henson
1980 22-13 8-10 6th (t) NIT 3rd Place Lou Henson
1981 21-8 12-6 3rd NCAA Sweet 16 Lou Henson
1982 18-11 10-8 6th NIT Second Round Lou Henson
1983 21-11 11-7 2nd (t) NCAA First Round Lou Henson
1984 26-5 15-3 FIRST (t) NCAA Elite Eight Lou Henson
1985 26-9 12-6 2nd NCAA Sweet 16 Lou Henson
1986 22-10 11-7 4th (t) NCAA Round of 32 Lou Henson
1987 23-8 13-5 4th NCAA First Round Lou Henson
1988 23-10 12-6 3rd (t) NCAA Round of 32 Lou Henson
1989 31-5 14-4 2nd NCAA Final Four Lou Henson
1990 21-8 11-7 4th (t) NCAA First Round Lou Henson
1991 21-10 11-7 3rd (t) Lou Henson
1992 13-15 7-11 8th Lou Henson
1993 19-13 11-7 3rd (t) NCAA Round of 32 Lou Henson
1994 17-11 10-8 4th (t) NCAA First Round Lou Henson
1995 19-12 10-8 5th (t) NCAA First Round Lou Henson
1996 18-13 7-11 9th NIT First Round Lou Henson
1997 22-10 11-7 4th (t) NCAA Round of 32 Lon Kruger
1998 23-10 13-3 FIRST (t) NCAA Round of 32 Lon Kruger
1999 14-18 3-13 11th Lon Kruger
2000 22-10 11-5 4th NCAA Round of 32 Lon Kruger
2001 27-8 13-3 FIRST (t) NCAA Elite Eight Bill Self
2002 26-9 11-5 FIRST (t) NCAA Sweet 16 Bill Self
2003 25-7 11-5 2nd NCAA Round of 32 Bill Self
2004 26-7 13-3 FIRST NCAA Sweet 16 Bruce Weber
2005 37-2 15-1 FIRST NCAA Runner-Up Bruce Weber
2006 26-7 11-5 2nd (t) NCAA Round of 32 Bruce Weber
2007 23-12 9-7 4th (t) NCAA First Round Bruce Weber
2008 16-19 5-13 9th (t) Bruce Weber
2009 24-10 11-7 2nd (t) NCAA First Round Bruce Weber
2010 21-15 10-8 5th NIT Quarterfinal Bruce Weber
2011 20-14 9-9 4th (t) NCAA Round of 32 Bruce Weber
2012 17-15 6-12 9th (t) Bruce Weber
2013 23-13 8-10 7th (t) NCAA Round of 32 John Groce
2014 20-15 7-11 8th (t) NIT Second Round John Groce
2015 19-14 9-9 7th (t) NIT First Round John Groce
2016 15-19 5-13 12th John Groce
2017 20-15 * 8-10 9th  NIT Quarterfinal John Groce/Jamall Walker
2018 14-18 4-14 11th (t) Brad Underwood
2019 12-21 7-13 10th (t) Brad Underwood
2020 # 21-10 13-7 4th Canceled % Brad Underwood
2021 24-7 16-4 2nd ^ NCAA Round of 32 Brad Underwood
2022 23-10 15-5 FIRST (t) NCAA Round of 32 Brad Underwood
Total 1,858-1,039 (.641) 978-743 (.568) 18 Big Ten Titles 32 NCAA Tournaments

& -- Illinois elected not to participate in the 1943 NCAA Tournament after three starters were drafted and entered military service following the final regular-season game

* -- UI went 18-14 under Groce, and 2-1 in the NIT under Walker (interim coach)

# -- Season ended on March 12, 2020 due to COVID-19 pandemic, forcing cancellation of Big Ten and NCAA Tournaments

% -- UI would have participated in the NCAA Tournament, but it was canceled due to COVID-19

^ -- UI led the Big Ten in wins while playing a full conference schedule, but because of an unequal number of games played, finished as runner-up by a winning percentage differential of .024