1945–46 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team

1945–46 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record14–7 (7–5 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
MVPBob Doster
CaptainWalton Kirk
Home arenaHuff Hall
1945–46 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Ohio State 10 2   .833 16 5   .762
Indiana 9 3   .750 18 3   .857
Iowa 8 4   .667 14 4   .778
Northwestern 8 4   .667 15 5   .750
Illinois 7 5   .583 14 7   .667
Minnesota 7 5   .583 14 7   .667
Michigan 6 6   .500 12 7   .632
Purdue 4 8   .333 10 11   .476
Wisconsin 1 11   .083 4 17   .190
Chicago 0 12   .000 6 14   .300

The 1945–46 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team represented the University of Illinois.