1924–25 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team

1924–25 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball

Conference	Big Ten Conference
1924–25 record	11–6 (8–4 Big Ten)
Head coach	J. Craig Ruby
Captain	John Mauer
Home arena	Kenney Gym

	Conf				Overall
1924–25 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Ohio State	11	–	1	.917	14	–	2	.875
Indiana	8	–	4	.667	12	–	5	.706
Illinois	8	–	4	.667	11	–	6	.647
Purdue	7	–	4	.636	9	–	5	.643
Michigan	6	–	5	.545	8	–	6	.571
Minnesota	6	–	6	.500	9	–	7	.563
Iowa	5	–	7	.417	6	–	10	.375
Northwestern	4	–	8	.333	6	–	11	.353
Wisconsin	3	–	9	.250	6	–	11	.353
Chicago	1	–	11	.083	3	–	14	.176

Rankings from AP Poll

The 1924–25 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team represented the University of Illinois.

Regular season

The 1924–25 season for Fighting Illini coach, Craig Ruby, had an identical record both overall as well as within the conference as the previous season. Both seasons finished with overall records of 11 wins and 6 losses with 8 wins and 4 losses within the conference. The 1924–25 Fighting Illini, however, would place in a tie for third place within the conference. This campaign would produce a crossroad for the Fighting Illini's program. Huff Hall's construction would be completed in 1925 and this season would be the Illini's final full season in Kenney Gym.^[1] The starting lineup included captain John Mauer, Jack Lipe and Leonard Haines at guard, T.D. Karnes and Russell Daugherity at forward, with Hollie Martin at center.^[2]

Team

No.	Player	Position	Class	Hometown
1	John Mauer (captain)	Forward	Junior	Batavia, Illinois
2	Leonard Haines	Guard	Junior	Belvidere, Illinois
3	Russell Daugherity	Forward	Junior	Streator, Illinois
4	Hollie Martin	Center	Junior	Perrysville, Indiana
5	Jack Lipe	Guard	Senior	Decatur, Illinois
6	Kenneth L. Reynolds	Guard	Sophomore	Villa Grove, Illinois
8	George Rea	Forward	Sophomore	Urbana, Illinois
9	W.S. Weeks	Forward	Sophomore
10	T. Don Karnes	Forward	Senior	Fairbury, Illinois
11	Cecil F. Hollopeter	Guard	Junior	Spencerville, Indiana
12	Willis J. Tewksbury	Forward	Junior
13	D.C. Seaton	Forward	Sophomore
14	Barmore	Forward
15	Chas Kassel	Guard	Sophomore	Melrose Park, Illinois

Head Coach: Craig Ruby (3rd year at Illinois)

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Schedule

Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Location	Attendance
December 13, 1924	Depauw	27–23	Win	Urbana, IL	4,288
December 19, 1924	Washington University	36–19	Win	Urbana, IL	3,969
December 30, 1924	Butler	22–24	Loss	Indianapolis, IN	-
January 5, 1925	Kentucky	36–26	Win	Urbana, IL	4,381
January 10, 1925	University of Chicago	27–16	Win	Chicago, IL	2,695
January 14, 1925	Northwestern	27–16	Win	Evanston, IL	-
January 17, 1925	Indiana	34–24	Win	Urbana, IL	4,722
January 24, 1925	Iowa	23–15	Win	Urbana, IL	4,725
February 7, 1925	Notre Dame	18–29	Loss	Notre Dame, IN	-
February 12, 1925	Northwestern	30–20	Win	Urbana, IL	4,710
February 14, 1925	University of Chicago	19–15	Win	Urbana, IL	4,712
February 21, 1925	Wisconsin	35–25	Win	Urbana, IL	4,714
February 23, 1925	Indiana	24–30	Loss	Bloomington, IN	-
February 27, 1925	Iowa	25–33	Loss	Iowa City, IA	-
March 2, 1925	Purdue	18–34	Loss	West Lafayette, IN	-
March 6, 1925	Purdue	37–27	Win	Urbana, IL	4,713
March 9, 1925	Wisconsin	9–24	Loss	Madison, WI	-

Bold Italic connotes conference game

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

Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball

Venues	Kenney Gym (1906–1925) Huff Hall (1926–1963) State Farm Center (1963–present)

Rivalries	Missouri

Culture & lore	Whiz Kids Flyin' Illini Orange Krush Fighting Illini Sports Network Oskee Wow-Wow Illinois Loyalty Chief Illiniwek

People	Head coaches NBA draftees Consensus All-Americans

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Helms and NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics