1933–34 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team
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Conference | Big Ten Conference |
1933–34 record | 13–6 (7-5 Big Ten) |
Head coach | J. Craig Ruby |
Captain | Hudson Hellmich |
Home arena | Huff Hall |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Purdue | 10 | – | 2 | .833 | 17 | – | 3 | .850 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wisconsin | 8 | – | 4 | .667 | 14 | – | 6 | .700 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northwestern | 8 | – | 4 | .667 | 11 | – | 8 | .579 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Illinois | 7 | – | 5 | .583 | 13 | – | 6 | .684 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Iowa | 6 | – | 6 | .500 | 13 | – | 7 | .650 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indiana | 6 | – | 6 | .500 | 13 | – | 7 | .650 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Minnesota | 5 | – | 7 | .417 | 9 | – | 11 | .450 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ohio State | 4 | – | 8 | .333 | 8 | – | 12 | .400 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Michigan | 4 | – | 8 | .333 | 6 | – | 14 | .300 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chicago | 2 | – | 10 | .167 | 5 | – | 15 | .250 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rankings from AP Poll |
The 1933–34 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team represented the University of Illinois.
Regular season
Craig Ruby entered the 1933-34 season as the winningest coach in the history at the University of Illinois with 96 wins. Ruby had 10 returning lettermen from a team that had finished tied for fifth place in the Big Ten the year before. For the third season in a row, the team went through a nearly perfect non-conference season, losing only 1 game, however, the Fighting Illini showed no improvement in conference play by finishing with a record of 7 wins and 5 losses. The team finished the season with an overall record of 11 wins 7 losses. The starting lineup included captain Hudson Hellmich at center, Jack Benyon and Albert Kamm at guard, with Fred Fencl and Alfred Kamm as forwards.[1]
Team
No. | Player | Position | Class | Hometown |
4 | Hudson Hellmich (captain) | Center | Senior | Webster Groves, Missouri |
5 | Harold Benham | Forward | Sophomore | Downers Grove, Illinois |
6 | Jack Beynon | Guard | Junior | Rockford, Illinois |
7 | Lester Lindberg | Guard | Sophomore | Lockport, Illinois |
8 | Frank Froschauer | Forward | Junior | Harvey, Illinois |
9 | Karl Rohlen | Forward | Junior | Chicago, Illinois |
10 | Martin Markworth | Center | Sophomore | Cleveland, Ohio |
11 | Coke Mills | Forward | Sophomore | Galesburg, Illinois |
14 | Elbert Gragg | Guard | Junior | Denver, Colorado |
15 | Fred Fencl | Forward | Senior | Cicero, Illinois |
18 | Alfred J. Kamm | Forward | Senior | Lakewood, Washington |
19 | Albert C. Kamm | Guard | Senior | Lakewood, Washington |
20 | Roy Guttschow | Forward | Junior | Simi Valley, California |
22 | Howard Braun | Guard | Sophomore | Champaign, Illinois |
24 | Robert Wright | Forward | Sophomore | Hinsdale, Illinois |
25 | William Gates | Forward | Junior | Rockford, Illinois |
- Head Coach: Craig Ruby (12th year at Illinois)
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Score | Result | Location | Attendance |
December 12, 1933 | St. Louis | 21–22 | Loss | Champaign, IL | 4,000 |
December 16, 1933 | Illinois Wesleyan | 37–19 | Win | Champaign, IL | 4,500 |
December 22, 1933 | Washington (St. Louis) | 40–36 | Win | St. Louis, MO | 3,000 |
December 29, 1933 | Knox College | 21–18 | Win | Galesburg, IL | 3,000 |
December 30, 1933 | Augustana | 21–18 | Win | Rock Island, IL | 3,000 |
January 3, 1934 | Missouri | 36–24 | Win | Champaign, IL | 6,000 |
January 7, 1934 | Wisconsin | 20–17 | Win | Champaign, IL | 4,000 |
January 8, 1934 | Purdue | 21–36 | Loss | West Lafayette, IN | 4,500 |
January 13, 1934 | University of Chicago | 32–26 | Win | Chicago, IL | 3,600 |
January 15, 1934 | Iowa | 14–36 | Loss | Iowa City, IA | 12,000 |
January 20, 1934 | Northwestern | 34–20 | Win | Champaign, IL | 6,000 |
February 6, 1934 | Bradley | 38–26 | Win | Champaign, IL | 6,000 |
February 10, 1934 | Indiana | 28–25 | Win | Champaign, IL | 6,000 |
February 12, 1934 | University of Chicago | 42–21 | Win | Champaign, IL | 6,000 |
February 17, 1934 | Wisconsin | 22–28 | Loss | Madison, WI | 8,000 |
February 19, 1934 | Northwestern | 25–32 | Loss | Evanston, IL | 4,300 |
February 24, 1934 | Indiana | 24–36 | Loss | Bloomington, IN | 8,000 |
February 26, 1934 | Iowa | 35–31 | Win | Champaign, IL | 6,000 |
March 5, 1934 | Purdue | 27–26 | Win | Champaign | 7,000 |
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