1928–29 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team
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| 1928–29 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball | |
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| Conference | Big Ten Conference |
| 1928–29 record | 10–7 (6-6 Big Ten) |
| Head coach | J. Craig Ruby |
| Captain | Ernest Dorn |
| Home arena | Huff Hall |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wisconsin | 10 | – | 2 | .833 | 15 | – | 2 | .882 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Michigan | 10 | – | 2 | .833 | 13 | – | 3 | .813 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Purdue | 9 | – | 3 | .750 | 13 | – | 4 | .765 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern | 7 | – | 5 | .583 | 12 | – | 5 | .706 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Illinois | 6 | – | 6 | .500 | 10 | – | 7 | .588 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ohio State | 6 | – | 6 | .500 | 9 | – | 8 | .529 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa | 5 | – | 7 | .417 | 9 | – | 8 | .529 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana | 4 | – | 8 | .333 | 7 | – | 10 | .412 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chicago | 2 | – | 10 | .167 | 5 | – | 11 | .313 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Minnesota | 1 | – | 11 | .083 | 4 | – | 13 | .235 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rankings from AP Poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 1928–29 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team represented the University of Illinois.
Regular season
The 1928-29 season was head coach Craig Ruby's 7th at the University of Illinois. Having 3 returning starters from a team that had finished in a ninth place tie in the Big Ten the year before, allowed the Fighting Illini to improve to an overall record of 10 wins and 7 losses and a conference record of 6 wins 6 losses. The starting lineup included captain Ernest F. Dorn at center with Charles Harper and Earl H. Drew at the forward slot. The guards were, future head coach, Douglas R. Mills and Herbert Hill.[1]
Team
| No. | Player | Position | Height | Weight | Class | Hometown |
| 3 | Charles Harper | Forward | 5'11" | 164 | Sophomore | Chandlerville, Illinois |
| 4 | Earl Drew | Forward | 6'1" | 165 | Senior | Champaign, Illinois |
| 5 | Ernest Dorn (capt.) | Forward | 5'10" | 167 | Senior | Chicago, Illinois |
| 6 | Leon Fouts | Center | 6'3" | 185 | Junior | Omaha, Nebraska |
| 7 | Douglas R. Mills | Guard | 5'10" | 162 | Junior | Elgin, Illinois |
| 8 | Andrew R. Solyom | Guard | 6'2" | 180 | Junior | Hammond, Indiana |
| 9 | James Lewis | Guard | 6'3" | 188 | Junior | Waukegan, Illinois |
| 10 | John How | Forward | 6'0" | 175 | Senior | Lakeville, Indiana |
| 11 | Herbert Hill | Guard | 5'9" | 150 | Sophomore | Elgin, Illinois |
| 12 | C.Donnelly Gamble | Guard | 5'10" | 170 | Senior | Champaign, Illinois |
| 14 | Keston J. Deimling | Guard | 6'1" | 188 | Senior | Stevens Point, Wisconsin |
| 15 | Richard Downing | Guard | 5'10" | 163 | Sophomore | Mount Pulaski, Illinois |
| 16 | E. Horace May | Center | 6'4" | 185 | Sophomore | Chicago, Illinois |
| 17 | Carl H. Bergeson | Guard | 5'11" | 160 | Junior | Batavia, Illinois |
| 18 | Raymond E. Fisher | Guard | 5'9" | 170 | Junior | Champaign, Illinois |
| 19 | Edwin J. Simionich | Guard | 5'10" | 173 | Senior | Joliet, Illinois |
| 20 | Fred Shankman | Forward | 5'7" | 150 | Sophomore | Chicago, Illinois |
| 21 | James Dorsey | Forward | 5'7" | 135 | Sophomore | Wilmington, Illinois |
| 22 | Huren Derment | Forward | 5'9" | 148 | Junior | Champaign, Illinois |
| 23 | John Tarwain | Forward | 6'0" | 179 | Sophomore | Sesser, Illinois |
| 24 | Rufus Glass | Forward | 6'2" | 178 | Senior | Kokomo, Indiana |
| 25 | William E. Short | Forward | 6'0" | 155 | Sophomore | Frontenac, Kansas |
| 26 | James Groutage | Guard | 6'0" | 170 | Junior | Genton, Illinois |
| 27 | Glenn Hummer | Guard | 6'0" | 160 | Sophomore | Huntington, Indiana |
| 28 | John H. Pribble | Guard | 6'1" | 150 | Junior | Salem, Massachusetts |
| 29 | Theodore Blum | Center | 6'3" | 185 | Junior | Oak Park, Illinois |
| 30 | Walter Jolley | Guard | 6'1" | 175 | Junior | Chicago, Illinois |
| 31 | Forrest Peters | Guard | 6'0" | 168 | Junior | Billings, Montana |
| 32 | Edwin Lashmet | Forward | 5'11" | 165 | Senior | Winchester, Illinois |
| 33 | Louis Cotie | Center | 5'11" | 165 | Senior | Muskegon, Michigan |
| 34 | Roy Greene | Forward | 5'9" | 160 | Senior | Renovo, Pennsylvania |
| 35 | Elmer Moos | Guard | 6'0" | 160 | Sophomore | Aurora, Illinois |
| 36 | Palmer Muhl | Guard | 5'11" | 157 | Sophomore | Oskaloosa, Iowa |
| 37 | James Snyder | Guard | 5'11" | 168 | Sophomore | Chicago, Illinois |
| 38 | Donald Allen | Center | 6'2" | 185 | Sophomore | Long Point, Illinois |
- Head Coach: Craig Ruby (7th year at Illinois)
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Score | Result | Location | Attendance |
| December 10, 1928 | Bradley | 46–29 | Win | Champaign, IL | - |
| December 15, 1928 | Lombard | 44–22 | Win | Champaign, IL | 5,429 |
| December 20, 1928 | North Dakota | 28–27 | Win | Champaign, IL | - |
| December 31, 1929 | Washington University | 38–29 | Win | Champaign, IL | - |
| January 5, 1929 | Purdue | 24–33 | Loss | West Lafayette, IN | - |
| January 8, 1929 | Indiana | 20–16 | Win | Champaign, IL | - |
| January 12, 1929 | Ohio State | 22–27 | Loss | Columbus, OH | - |
| January 14, 1929 | Michigan | 17–21 | Loss | Ann Arbor, MI | - |
| January 19, 1929 | University of Chicago | 22–19 | Win | Champaign, IL | - |
| February 4, 1929 | Butler | 28–33 | Loss | Champaign, IL | - |
| February 9, 1929 | University of Chicago | 33–29 | Win | Chicago, IL | - |
| February 11, 1929 | Minnesota | 35–32 | Win | Minneapolis, MN | - |
| February 16, 1929 | Ohio State | 30–35 | Loss | Champaign, IL | 5,570 |
| February 18, 1929 | Michigan | 27–24 | Win | Champaign, IL | 6,373 |
| February 23, 1929 | Indiana | 22–32 | Loss | Bloomington, IN | - |
| March 2, 1929 | Purdue | 23–37 | Loss | Champaign, IL | 7,001 |
| March 4, 1929 | Minnesota | 32–27 | Win | Champaign, IL | 5,766 |
Bold Italic connotes conference game
Awards and honors
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References
- ↑ Fighting Illini Basketball: A Hardwood History By News-Gazette, Sports Publishing LLC ISBN 1-58261-356-7
- ↑ All-Time Illini Rosters
