1920–21 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team

1920–21 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball
Conference Big Ten Conference
1920–21 record 11–7 (7–5 Big Ten)
Head coach Frank Winters
Home arena Kenney Gym
Seasons
« 1919–20 1921–22 »

The 1920–21 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team represented the University of Illinois.

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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

  1. ^ A Century of Orange and Blue: Celebrating 100 Years of Fighting Illini Basketball By Loren Tate, Jared Gelfond pg.18 ISBN 1582617937
  2. ^ Fighting Illini Basketball: A Hardwood History By News-Gazette, Sports Publishing LLC ISBN 1582613567
  3. ^ All-Time Illini Rosters

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