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The Top Ranked Illinois Fighting Illini Basketball Players of All-Time
Notes: The players on this list are the greatest pro players that finished their college career at this school.
What players did in college is not factored into this list.
For a list of players based on college stats please go this page: Best Illinois Fighting Illini College Players.
| Rnk | Athlete | POS | Rookie Yr | Overall Rank |
| 1 | Deron Williams | PG | 2006 | 94 |
| 2 | Andy Phillip | SG | 1948 | 99 |
| 3 | Red Kerr | C | 1955 | 130 |
| 4 | Don Ohl | PG | 1961 | 229 |
| 5 | Derek Harper | PG | 1984 | 369 |
| 6 | Donnie Freeman | SG | 1968 | 440 |
| 7 | Eddie A. Johnson | SF | 1982 | 443 |
| 8 | Dike Eddleman | SF | 1950 | 478 |
| 9 | Kendall Gill | SG | 1991 | 523 |
| 10 | Nick Anderson | SF | 1990 | 536 |
| 11 | Ken Norman | SF | 1988 | 654 |
| 12 | Stan Patrick | SF | 1950 | 743 |
| 13 | Wally Osterkorn | PF | 1952 | 900 |
| 14 | Don Sunderlage | SG | 1954 | 1117 |
| 15 | Gene Vance | SG | 1948 | 1157 |
| 16 | Walt Kirk | SG | 1949 | 1191 |
| 17 | Jack Burmaster | SG | 1950 | 1217 |
| 18 | Jack Smiley | SF | 1949 | 1239 |
| 19 | Nick Weatherspoon | SF | 1974 | 1252 |
| 20 | William Hapac | SG | 1941 | 1289 |
| 21 | Roger Taylor | SG | 1963 | 1631 |
| 22 | Irv Bemoras | SF | 1954 | 1671 |
| 23 | Govoner Vaughn | SF | 1962 | 2132 |
| 24 | Tommy Nisbet | PG | 1938 | 2148 |
| 25 | Skip Thoren | C | 1968 | 2163 |
| 26 | John Wessels | C | 1962 | 2894 |
| 27 | Walter Kersulis | SF | 1951 | 2896 |
| 28 | James Augustine | PF | 2007 | 3065 |
| 29 | Meyers Leonard | C | 2013 | 3198 |
| 30 | Brian Cook | PF | 2004 | 3230 |
| 31 | Lou Boudreau | SG | 1939 | 3336 |
| 32 | George Bon Salle | PF | 1962 | 3362 |
| 33 | Ayo Dosunmu | SG | 2022 | 3398 |
| 34 | Luther Head | SG | 2006 | 3513 |
| 35 | Robert Archibald | PF | 2003 | 3983 |
| 36 | Ken Menke | SG | 1947 | 4061 |
| 37 | Marcus Liberty | SF | 1991 | 4385 |
| 38 | Tal Brody | PG | 1965 | 4522 |
| 39 | Mike Price | SG | 1971 | 4694 |
| 40 | Kenny Battle | SG | 1990 | 4842 |
| 41 | Al Johnson | PF | 1943 | 4960 |
| 42 | Brandon Paul | SG | 2014 | 5022 |
| 43 | Kiwane Garris | SG | 1998 | 5056 |
| 44 | Stephen Bardo | SG | 1991 | 5080 |
| 45 | John Drish | SF | 1942 | 5146 |
| 46 | Bill Erickson | SG | 1951 | 5157 |
| 47 | Gene Cross | SG | 1995 | 5624 |
| 48 | Andres Feliz | SG | 2021 | 5757 |
| 49 | Louis Dehner | PF | 1939 | 5898 |
| 50 | Dee Brown (1984) | PG | 2007 | 6026 |
| 51 | Frank Williams | SG | 2003 | 6158 |
| 52 | Dave Scholz | PF | 1970 | 6674 |
| 53 | Harold Swanson | SG | 1940 | 6707 |
| 54 | Johnny How | SF | 1933 | 6851 |
| 55 | Scott Meents | PF | 1987 | 6933 |
| 56 | Shelly Clark | PF | 1996 | 6983 |
| 57 | Brian Randle | SF | 2009 | 7094 |
| 58 | Deon Thomas | PF | 1995 | 7636 |
| 59 | George Montgomery | PF | 1986 | 7931 |
| 60 | Swede Olson | SF | 1929 | 8366 |
| 61 | Jarrod Gee | PF | 1999 | 8460 |
| 62 | Roger Powell | SF | 2006 | 8695 |
| 63 | Bill Burwell | C | 1964 | 8957 |
| 64 | Red Hollopeter | PF | 1928 | 9287 |
| 65 | Jimmy Dawson | PG | 1968 | 9512 |
| 66 | Nnanna Egwu | C | 2016 | 9676 |
| 67 | Mark Smith | SF | 1984 | 9872 |
| 68 | Damir Krupalija | SF | 2003 | 9935 |
| 69 | John Gebbie | PF | 1936 | 10010 |
| 70 | Jens Kujawa | C | 1989 | 10168 |
| 71 | Bruce Douglas | SG | 1987 | 10373 |
| 72 | Malcolm Hill | SG | 2018 | 10640 |
| 73 | Stan Fronczak | SG | 1949 | 10659 |
| 74 | Laurie Walquist | SG | 1922 | 10730 |
| 75 | Ron Dunlap | C | 1969 | 11037 |
| 76 | Alfonso Plummer | SG | 2023 | 11082 |
| 77 | Terrence Shannon Jr. | SG | 2025 | 11728 |
| 78 | Robert Bennett | SF | 1996 | 12308 |
| 79 | Trent Meacham | PG | 2010 | 12482 |
| 80 | Jerry Hester | SF | 1999 | 13049 |
| 81 | Cory Bradford | PG | 2003 | 13150 |
| 82 | Warren Carter | PF | 2008 | 13236 |
| 83 | Richard Adams | PF | 1986 | 13269 |
| 84 | Craig Tucker | PG | 1983 | 13716 |
| 85 | Cleotis Brown | SF | 2001 | 13868 |
| 86 | Demetri McCamey | PG | 2012 | 14070 |
| 87 | Sergio McClain | SG | 2002 | 15304 |
| 88 | Giorgi Bezhanishvili | PF | 2022 | 16511 |
| 89 | Victor Chukwumbede | PF | 2001 | 17359 |
| 90 | Mike E. Davis | PF | 2012 | 17437 |
| 91 | Simeon Rice | PF | 1997 | 17902 |
| 92 | Mike Tisdale | C | 2012 | 18265 |
| 93 | Rayvonte Rice | SG | 2016 | 18374 |
| 94 | Quincy Guerrier | SF | 2025 | 18852 |
| 95 | Glynn Blackwell | SG | 1989 | 19717 |
| 96 | Marcus Domask | SG | 2025 | 19861 |
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