1921–22 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team

1921–22 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball
Conference Big Ten Conference
1921–22 record 14–5 (7–5 Big Ten)
Head coach Frank Winters
Home arena Kenney Gym
Seasons
« 1920–21 1922–23 »

The 1921–22 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team represented the University of Illinois.

Contents

Regular season

The 1921–22 season was the second and final one for head coach Frank Winters at the University of Illinois. For Winters and the Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team, the season would be highlighted by the play of All-American Chuck Carney. Carney was not only selected as an All-American, he would also be named the Helms Foundation College Basketball Player of the Year at the completion of the season. Unfortunately for Winters, though, the rest of the team was made up of a group of players who were not as highly thought of, creating a less than perfect season. The Illini's only losses would be at the hands of Big Ten Conference opponents, ultimately placing them in a tie for fourth place.[1] The overall record for this team would be 14 wins and 5 losses. The Big Ten record for the season would be 7 wins 5 losses. The starting lineup included Carney, R.H. Popken, and G.E. Potter at forward, W.H. Roettger at center, and Lawrence Walquist, and John Sabo as guards.[2]

Team

No. Player Position
1 Chuck Carney (capt.) Forward
2 Walter Collins Guard
3 John Sabo Guard
4 Wally Roettger Center
5 Leland "Slim" Stillwell Center
6 O.H. Vogel Guard
7 R.H. Popken Forward
8 C.F. Gipson 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 L. Elden Guard
16 Lawrence Walquist Forward

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Schedule

Date Opponent Score Result Location
December 16, 1921 Illinois Wesleyan 35–19 Win Urbana, IL
December 17, 1921 Knox College 32–24 Win Urbana, IL
December 30, 1921 Millikin University 33–20 Win Urbana, IL
January 2, 1922 Notre Dame 49–38 Win Urbana, IL
January 3, 1922 Notre Dame 40–27 Win Urbana, IL
January 7, 1922 Butler 30–28 Win Urbana, IL
January 14, 1922 Ohio State 48–36 Win Columbus, OH
January 16, 1922 Michigan 20–17 Win Urbana, IL
January 19, 1922 Millikin University 34–33 Win Decatur, IL
February 4, 1922 University of Chicago 16–22 Loss Chicago, IL
February 7, 1922 Purdue 19–29 Loss Urbana, IL
February 10, 1922 Wisconsin 23–25 Loss Madison, WI
February 11, 1922 Minnesota 29–28 Win Minneapolis, MN
February 18, 1922 Minnesota 28–18 Win Urbana, IL
February 20, 1922 Ohio State 41–22 Win Urbana, IL
February 25, 1922 Michigan 16–42 Loss Ann Arbor, MI
February 27, 1922 Wisconsin 37–35 Win Urbana, IL
March 3, 1922 University of Chicago 25–26 Loss Urbana, IL
March 7, 1922 Purdue 31–39 Loss West Lafayette, IN

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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