1948–49 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team
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1948–49 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball | |
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Conference | Big Ten Conference |
Ranking | |
AP | #4 |
1948–49 record | 21–4 (10–2 Big Ten) |
Head coach | Harry Combes |
Assistant coach | Howie Braun |
Assistant coach | Wally Roettger |
MVP | Dike Eddleman |
Captain | Dike Eddleman |
Home arena | Huff Hall |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
#4 Illinois | 10 | – | 2 | .833 | 21 | – | 4 | .840 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
#6 Minnesota | 9 | – | 3 | .750 | 18 | – | 3 | .857 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Michigan | 7 | – | 5 | .583 | 15 | – | 6 | .714 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
#20 Ohio State | 6 | – | 6 | .500 | 14 | – | 7 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indiana | 6 | – | 6 | .500 | 14 | – | 8 | .636 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Purdue | 6 | – | 6 | .500 | 13 | – | 9 | .591 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wisconsin | 5 | – | 7 | .417 | 12 | – | 10 | .545 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Iowa | 3 | – | 9 | .250 | 10 | – | 10 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northwestern | 2 | – | 10 | .167 | 5 | – | 16 | .238 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rankings from AP Poll |
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"1948-49 Fighting Illini men's basketball team"
The 1948–49 Illinois Fighting Illini men’s basketball team represented the University of Illinois.
Contents
Regular season
The 1948-49 squad, led by Dike Eddleman, Bill Erickson, and Walter Osterkorn, was Illinois’ first 20-game winner since 1908, finishing 21-4. Illinois beat Yale, 71-67, to advance to a national semifinal showdown with Kentucky at Madison Square Garden in New York City. The Illini fell to the Wildcats, 76-47, forcing Illinois to defeat Oregon State, 57-53, in Seattle for third place.
Roster
No. | Player | Position | Height | Weight | Class | Hometown | High School |
6 | Jim Cottrell | G | 5–10 | 167 | So. | Champaign, Illinois | Champaign Central High School |
8 | Roy Gatewood | F | 6–2 | 174 | Jr. | Salem, Illinois | Salem High School |
9 | Dick Foley | G | 6–0 | 165 | Sr. | Paris, Illinois | Paris High School |
10 | Bill Boyer | C | 6–4 | 190 | So. | Beardstown, Illinois | Beardstown High School |
11 | Don Sunderlage | G | 6–0 | 180 | So. | Elgin, Illinois | Elgin High School |
12 | Richard Brogren | G | 5–11 | 175 | So. | Rockford, Illinois | Rockford East High School |
13 | Wally Osterkorn | F-C | 6–4 1/2 | 207 | Jr. | Chicago, Illinois | Amundsen High School |
14 | Burdette Thurlby | G | 6–2 | 180 | Jr. | Kirkland, Illinois | Kirkland High School |
15 | Paul Eckert | G | 6–1 | 178 | So. | Herrin, Illinois | Herrin High School |
21 | Walt Kersulis | C | 6–4 | 197 | Jr. | East St. Louis, Illinois | East St. Louis Senior High School |
22 | Van Anderson | F | 6–2 | 185 | Jr. | Sullivan, Illinois | Sullivan Community High School |
23 | Ted Beach | F | 6–1 | 165 | So. | Champaign, Illinois | Champaign High School |
24 | Benton Odum | F | 6-1/2 | 175 | Jr. | Marion, Illinois | Marion High School |
27 | Jim Marks | F | 6–2 | 177 | Sr. | Edwardsville, Illinois | Edwardsville High School |
30 | Glen Trugillo | F | 5–11 | 160 | So. | Rockford, Illinois | East High School |
31 | Bill Hoffman | G | 6–0 | 175 | So. | Chicago, Illinois | Wells High School |
33 | Bill Erickson | G | 6–1 | 184 | Jr. | Rockford, Illinois | East High School |
36 | Al Leavitt | C | 6–5 | 230 | So. | Chicago, Illinois | Sullivan High School |
40 | Dwight Eddleman (captain) | F | 6–2 | 189 | Sr. | Centralia, Illinois | Centralia High School |
48 | Fred Green | C | 6–7 | 208 | Sr. | Urbana, Illinois | Urbana High School |
- Head Coach: Harry Combes (2nd year at Illinois)[1]
Schedule
Source[2]
Date Time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (Attendance) City, State |
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12/3/1948* no, no |
#NR | vs. Butler | W 67-62 | 1-0 |
Huff Hall (-) Champaign, IL |
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12/8/1948* no, no |
#NR | @ Notre Dame | W 59–58 ot | 2-0 |
Notre Dame Fieldhouse (-) Notre Dame, IN |
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12/11/1948* no, no |
#NR | vs. DePaul | L 50–60 | 2-1 |
Chicago Stadium (17,189) Chicago, IL |
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12/13/1948* no, no |
#NR | vs. Oklahoma | W 73–68 | 3-1 |
Huff Hall (6,902) Champaign, IL |
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12/18/1948* no, no |
#NR | vs. Pennsylvania | W 80–61 | 4-1 |
Huff Hall (3,943) Champaign, IL |
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12/20/1948* no, no |
#NR | vs. DePaul | W 89–51 | 5-1 |
Huff Hall (6,013) Champaign, IL |
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12/21/1948* no, no |
#NR | vs. Cornell | W 71–47 | 6-1 |
Huff Hall (3,042) Champaign, IL |
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12/29/1948* no, no |
#NR | vs. Colgate | W 77–54 | 7-1 |
Huff Hall (4,541) Champaign, IL |
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12/30/1948* no, no |
#NR | vs. Colgate | W 85–55 | 8-1 |
Huff Hall (3,880) Champaign, IL |
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1/3/1949 no, no |
#NR | vs. Wisconsin | W 62–50 | 9-1 (1-0) |
Huff Hall (-) Champaign, IL |
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1/8/1949 no, no |
#NR | @ Indiana | W 44–42 2ot | 10-1 (2-0) |
Men's Gymnasium (10,000) Bloomington, IN |
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1/10/1949 no, no |
#NR | @ Ohio State | W 64–63 | 11-1 (3-0) |
Ohio Expo Center Coliseum (6,958) Columbus, OH |
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1/15/1949* no, no |
#NR | vs. Creighton | W 96–30 | 12-1 |
Huff Hall (6,958) Champaign, IL |
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1/29/1949 no, no |
#7 | vs. Minnesota (#4) | W 45–44 | 13-1 (4-0) |
Huff Hall (6,905) Champaign, IL |
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1/31/1949 no, no |
#6 | @ Purdue | L 53–55 | 13-2 (4-1) |
Lambert Fieldhouse (10,000) West Lafayette, IN |
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2/5/1949 no, no |
#4 | @ Wisconsin | W 61–54 | 14-2 (5-1) |
Wisconsin Field House (13,500) Madison, WI |
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2/7/1949 no, no |
#4 | vs. Northwestern | W 85–66 | 15-2 (6-1) |
Huff Hall (12,088) Champaign, IL |
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2/12/1949 no, no |
#4 | vs. Ohio State (#18) | W 64–49 | 16-2 (7-1) |
Huff Hall (6,905) Champaign, IL |
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2/21/1949 no, no |
#4 | vs. Iowa | W 80–49 | 17-2 (8-1) |
Huff Hall (-) Champaign, IL |
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2/26/1949 no, no |
#4 | vs. Northwestern | W 81–64 | 18-2 (9-1) |
Chicago Stadium (17,905) Chicago, IL |
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2/28/1949 no, no |
#4 | vs. Indiana | W 91–28 | 19-2 (10-1) |
Huff Hall (-) Champaign, IL |
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3/7/1949 no, no |
#4 | @ Michigan | L 53–70 | 19-3 (10-2) |
Yost Ice Arena (-) Ann Arbor, MI |
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3/21/1949* no, no |
#4 | vs. Yale NCAA Tournament[3] |
W 71–67 | 20-3 |
Madison Square Garden (18,051) New York, NY |
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3/22/1949* no, no |
#4 | vs. Kentucky (#1) NCAA Tournament Final Four |
L 47–76 | 20-4 |
Madison Square Garden (15,126) New York, NY |
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3/26/1949* no, no |
#4 | vs. Oregon State NCAA Tournament 3rd Place Game |
W 57–53 | 21-4 |
Hec Edmundson Pavilion (-) Seattle, WA |
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*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. |
NCAA basketball tournament
- Eastern
- Illinois 71, Yale 67
- Final Four
- Kentucky 76, Illinois 47
- Third Place Game
- Illinois 57, Oregon State 53
Player stats
Player | Games Played | Field Goals | Free Throws | Points |
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Dwight Eddleman | 25 | 130 | 69 | 329 |
Wally Osterkorn | 25 | 90 | 81 | 261 |
Bill Erickson | 25 | 91 | 79 | 261 |
Fred Green | 25 | 65 | 24 | 154 |
Don Sunderlage | 25 | 57 | 39 | 153 |
Jim Marks | 20 | 53 | 27 | 133 |
Walt Kersulis | 20 | 43 | 23 | 109 |
Burdette Thurlby | 17 | 36 | 21 | 93 |
Van Anderson | 23 | 32 | 8 | 72 |
Dick Foley | 24 | 24 | 11 | 59 |
Ted Beach | 14 | 13 | 8 | 34 |
Roy Gatewood | 9 | 9 | 4 | 22 |
Richard Brogren | 6 | 4 | 3 | 11 |
Glen Trugillo | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
Benton Odum | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
Jim Cottrell | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Bill Boyer | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Awards and honors
- Dwight Eddleman
- Converse 1st team All-American (1949)
- Associated Press 2nd team All-American (1949)
- United Press International 2nd team All-American (1949)
- Chicago Tribune Silver Basketball award (1949)
- Big Ten Player of the Year (1949)
- Fighting Illini All-Century team (2005)
- Team Most Valuable Player [6]
- Bill Erickson
- Consensus 2nd team All-American (1949)
- Helms 1st team All-American (1949)
- Collier's Weekly 1st team All-American (1949)
- National Association of Basketball Coaches 1st team All-American (1949)
- United Press International 3rd team All-American (1949)
- Sporting News 3rd team All-American (1949)
- Converse Honorable Mention All-American (1949)
Team players drafted into the NBA
Round | Pick | Player | NBA Club |
3 | N/A | Dike Eddleman | Chicago Stags |
Rankings
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