1920–21 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team
The 1920–21 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team represented the University of Illinois.
Regular season
The 1920–21 season began a new era for the Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team. New head coach Frank Winters was coming to the University of Illinois after 5 very successful years as head coach of Rockford Central High School in Rockford, Illinois. During his tenure in Rockford, he guided his Rabs teams to three round of 16 finishes, one quarterfinals finish and one team finished their season as state champions. Unfortunately, Winters inherited a team whose best player, Chuck Carney, had just severely injured his knee in the last football game. Nonetheless, the team went on to an overall record of 11–7.[1] The Big Ten record for the Illini, at the conclusion of the 1920–21 season would be seven wins five losses and a tie for fourth place. The starting lineup included All-American Chuck Carney, Lawrence Walquist, and Norton Hellstrom at forward, Henry Reitsch at center, and Charles Vail, John Sabo and Walter Collins as guards.[2]
Team
No. |
Player |
Position |
1 |
Chuck Carney (capt.) |
Forward |
2 |
Walter Collins |
Guard |
3 |
John Sabo |
Guard |
4 |
Henry Reitsch |
Center |
5 |
Leland "Slim" Stillwell |
Center |
6 |
O.H. Vogel |
Guard |
7 |
R.H. Popken |
Forward |
8 |
Norton Hellstrom |
Forward |
9 |
G.E. Potter |
Forward |
10 |
Hubert Tabor |
Guard |
11 |
C.M. White |
Forward |
12 |
H.C. Neville |
Forward |
13 |
J.W. Hansen |
Guard |
14 |
C.R. Danielson |
Forward |
15 |
Charles Vail (capt.) |
Guard |
16 |
Lawrence Walquist |
Forward |
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Schedule
Date |
Opponent |
Score |
Result |
Location |
December 8, 1920 |
Millikin University |
24–29 |
Loss |
Urbana, IL |
December 20, 1920 |
Illinois Normal |
32–21 |
Win |
Normal, IL |
January 1, 1921 |
Nebraska |
25–30 |
Loss |
Urbana, IL |
January 3, 1921 |
Nebraska |
26–24 |
Win |
Urbana, IL |
January 10, 1921 |
Illinois Normal |
42–17 |
Win |
Urbana, IL |
January 14, 1921 |
Millikin University |
26–20 |
Win |
Decatur, IL |
January 18, 1921 |
University of Chicago |
33–29 |
Win |
Urbana, IL |
January 22, 1921 |
Wisconsin |
18–23 |
Loss |
Madison, WI |
January 24, 1921 |
Minnesota |
23–22 |
Win |
Minneapolis, MN |
February 5, 1921 |
Purdue |
39–26 |
Win |
West Lafayette, IN |
February 7, 1921 |
Ohio State |
46–11 |
Win |
Urbana, IL |
February 12, 1921 |
Minnesota |
24–20 |
Win |
Urbana, IL |
February 19, 1921 |
Wisconsin |
17–9 |
Win |
Urbana, IL |
February 22, 1921 |
Purdue |
19–29 |
Loss |
Urbana, IL |
February 26, 1921 |
Michigan |
18–24 |
Loss |
Ann Arbor, MI |
February 28, 1921 |
Ohio State |
35–32 |
Win |
Columbus, OH |
March 5, 1921 |
University of Chicago |
26–29 |
Loss |
Chicago, IL |
March 7, 1921 |
Michigan |
26–28 |
Loss |
Urbana, IL |
Awards and honors
Chuck Carney was elected to the "Illini Men's Basketball All-Century Team" in 2004. Carney was also selected as the Helms Foundation College Basketball Player of the Year for his play during the 1921–22 season.
References
- ^ A Century of Orange and Blue: Celebrating 100 Years of Fighting Illini Basketball By Loren Tate, Jared Gelfond pg.18 ISBN 1582617937
- ^ Fighting Illini Basketball: A Hardwood History By News-Gazette, Sports Publishing LLC ISBN 1582613567
- ^ All-Time Illini Rosters
External links
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Championships |
Helm's Foundation (National): 1915
Big Ten (Regular season): 1915, 1917, 1924, 1935, 1937, 1942, 1943, 1949, 1951, 1952, 1963, 1984, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005
Big Ten (Tournament): 2003, 2005
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