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
Captain	Charles Carney
Home arena	Kenney Gym

	Conf				Overall
1921–22 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Purdue	8	–	1	.889	15	–	3	.833
Michigan	8	–	4	.667	15	–	4	.789
Wisconsin	8	–	4	.667	14	–	5	.737
Illinois	7	–	5	.583	14	–	5	.737
Iowa	5	–	6	.455	11	–	7	.611
Chicago	5	–	7	.417	15	–	15	.500
Ohio State	5	–	7	.417	8	–	10	.444
Minnesota	4	–	7	.364	5	–	8	.385
Indiana	3	–	7	.300	10	–	10	.500
Northwestern	3	–	9	.250	7	–	11	.389

Rankings from AP Poll

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

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

"1921-22 Fighting Illini men's basketball team"

No.	Player	Position	Class	Hometown
1	Chuck Carney (capt.)	Forward	Senior	Evanston, Illinois
2	Walter Collins	Guard	Senior
3	John Sabo	Guard	Senior	Toledo, Ohio
4	Wally Roettger	Center	Sophomore	St. Louis, Missouri
5	Leland "Slim" Stillwell	Center	Senior
6	Otto H. Vogel	Guard	Junior	Iowa City, Iowa
7	Roland H. Popken	Forward	Sophomore	Oak Park, Illinois
8	C.F. Gipson	Forward	Sophomore
9	Glenn E. Potter	Forward	Sophomore	Ft. Pierce, Florida
10	Hubert Tabor	Guard	Senior	Belleville, Illinois
11	C.M. White	Forward	Junior
12	H.C. Neville	Forward	Junior
13	J.W. Hansen	Guard	Junior
14	C.R. Danielson	Forward	Junior
15	L. Elden	Guard	Sophomore
16	Lawrence Walquist	Forward	Senior	Chicago, Illinois

Head Coach: Frank Winters (2nd year at Illinois)

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Schedule

Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Location	Attendance
December 16, 1921	Illinois Wesleyan	35–19	Win	Urbana, IL	2,835
December 17, 1921	Knox College	32–24	Win	Urbana, IL	2,508
December 30, 1921	Millikin University	33–20	Win	Urbana, IL	800
January 2, 1922	Notre Dame	49–38	Win	Urbana, IL	1,000
January 3, 1922	Notre Dame	40–27	Win	Urbana, IL	3,118
January 7, 1922	Butler	30–28	Win	Urbana, IL	4,107
January 14, 1922	Ohio State	48–36	Win	Columbus, OH	-
January 16, 1922	Michigan	20–17	Win	Urbana, IL	4,285
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	4,294
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	4,289
February 20, 1922	Ohio State	41–22	Win	Urbana, IL	4,289
February 25, 1922	Michigan	16–42	Loss	Ann Arbor, MI	-
February 27, 1922	Wisconsin	37–35	Win	Urbana, IL	4,293
March 3, 1922	University of Chicago	25–26	Loss	Urbana, IL	4,294
March 7, 1922	Purdue	31–39	Loss	West Lafayette, IN	-

Bold Italic connotes conference game

Player stats

Player	Games Played	Field Goals	Free Throws	Points
Charles Carney^[4]	19	79	100	258
Leland Stillwell^[5]	19	54	0	108
Roland Popken^[6]	19	20	11	51
Glenn Potter^[7]	13	20	0	40
John Sabo^[8]	19	19	0	38
Lawrence Walquist^[9]	8	16	0	32
Walter Roettger^[10]	9	14	0	28
Hubert Tabor^[11]	12	14	0	28
Walter Collins^[12]	18	5	0	10

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.

Otto Vogel received the Big Ten Medal of Honor for his proficiency in athletics and scholastic work following the 1922 season.

References

↑ A Century of Orange and Blue: Celebrating 100 Years of Fighting Illini Basketball By Loren Tate, Jared Gelfond pg.18 ISBN 1-58261-793-7
↑ Fighting Illini Basketball: A Hardwood History By News-Gazette, Sports Publishing LLC ISBN 1-58261-356-7
↑ All-Time Illini Rosters
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