1926–27 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team

1926–27 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball
Conference Big Ten Conference
1926–27 record 10–7 (7–5 Big Ten)
Head coach J. Craig Ruby
Captain Russell Daugherity
Home arena Huff Hall
1926–27 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Michigan 10 2   .833     14 3   .824
Indiana 9 3   .750     13 4   .765
Purdue 9 3   .750     12 5   .706
Illinois 7 5   .583     10 7   .588
Wisconsin 7 5   .583     10 7   .588
Iowa 7 5   .583     9 8   .529
Ohio State 6 6   .500     11 6   .647
Chicago 3 9   .250     6 11   .353
Minnesota 1 11   .083     3 13   .188
Northwestern 1 11   .083     3 14   .176
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1926–27 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team represented the University of Illinois.

Regular season

Craig Ruby entered his 5th season as head coach of the Fighting Illini. This team maintained only 5 returning letterman from a team that placed in a tie for fifth place in the Big Ten a year earlier. Slightly improved, the team finished with an overall record of 10 wins and 7 losses. In the conference they finshised with 7 wins and 5 losses. The starting lineup included captain Russell Daugherity at forward, Ernest Dorn and Robert Greene rotating at the other forward slot. The guards were Robert McKay and K.L. Reynolds with F.H. Lindsay at center.[1]

Team

No. Player Position Class Hometown
1 Russell Daugherity (captain) Forward Senior Streator, Illinois
2 Ernest Dorn Forward Sophomore Chicago, Illinois
3 Forrest H. Lindsay Center Sophomore Tulsa, Oklahoma
4 George Rea Forward Sophomore Urbana, Illinois
5 C. Donnelly Gamble Guard Sophomore Champaign, Illinois
6 Kenneth L. Reynolds Guard Senior Villa Grove, Illinois
6 John D. How Forward Junior Lakeville, Indiana
7 James R. Stewart Guard Junior Oak Park, Illinois
8 Rufus Glass Center Sophomore Kokomo, Indiana
9 John Tarwain Forward Sophomore Sesser, Illinois
10 William Bunn Forward Junior Byron, Illinois
11 H.G. Lind Guard Sophomore Chicago, Illinois
12 Robert McKay Guard Senior Champaign, Illinois
14 S.L. Reeder Guard Sophomore Tuscola, Illinois
14 Omar C. Lee Forward Junior Frankfort, Illinois
15 W.L. Julian Forward Sophomore Grant Park, Illinois
16 Theodore J. Wachowski Guard Sophomore Chicago, Illinois
17 Earl Drew Guard Sophomore Champaign, Illinois
18 Werner Daib Forward Junior Chicago, Illinois
19 Robert Greene Forward Sophomore Renovo, Pennsylvania
20 C.E. Westmark Guard Sophomore Chicago, Illinois
21 Vance Cummins Forward Sophomore Joliet, Illinois
22 Everette Olson Forward Junior Champaign, Illinois
F.H. Beinhauer Reserve Junior Des Moines, Iowa
L.L. Hawkins Reserve Sophomore Champaign, Illinois
R. Klaus Reserve Sophomore Eureka, Illinois
H.L. Logan Reserve Sophomore Salem, Illinois
R. Wachob Reserve Sophomore Indiana, Pennsylvania
H.T. Winterbauer Reserve Sophomore Athens, Illinois

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Schedule

DateOpponent Score Result LocationAttendance
December 11, 1926Bradley37–24WinChampaign, IL6,336
December 17, 1926Coe College22–28LossChampaign, IL5,994
December 20, 1926Drake34–26WinChampaign, IL5,635
December 30, 1926North Dakota36–28WinChampaign, IL1,336
January 3, 1927Minnesota27–13WinMinneapolis, MN-
January 8, 1927Northwestern27–23WinEvanston, IL-
January 15, 1927Ohio State28–29LossColumbus, OH-
January 17, 1927Michigan24–25LossAnn Arbor, MI-
January 22, 1927Iowa40–33WinChampaign, IL6,578
February 2, 1927Butler30–32LossChampaign, IL4,823
February 5, 1927Minnesota36–27WinChampaign, IL4,947
February 7, 1927Ohio State43–30WinChampaign, IL6,569
February 12, 1927Iowa24–26LossIowa City, IA-
February 16, 1927Northwestern46–32WinChampaign, IL5,978
February 25, 1927Michigan26–30LossChampaign, IL6,697
February 28, 1927Wisconsin32–28WinChampaign, IL6,697
March 5, 1927Wisconsin13–39LossMadison, WI-

Bold Italic connotes conference game

References

  1. Fighting Illini Basketball: A Hardwood History By News-Gazette, Sports Publishing LLC ISBN 1-58261-356-7
  2. All-Time Illini Rosters