1928–29 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team

1928–29 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball

Conference	Big Ten Conference
1928–29 record	10–7 (6-6 Big Ten)
Head coach	J. Craig Ruby
Captain	Ernest Dorn
Home arena	Huff Hall

	Conf				Overall
1928–29 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Wisconsin	10	–	2	.833	15	–	2	.882
Michigan	10	–	2	.833	13	–	3	.813
Purdue	9	–	3	.750	13	–	4	.765
Northwestern	7	–	5	.583	12	–	5	.706
Illinois	6	–	6	.500	10	–	7	.588
Ohio State	6	–	6	.500	9	–	8	.529
Iowa	5	–	7	.417	9	–	8	.529
Indiana	4	–	8	.333	7	–	10	.412
Chicago	2	–	10	.167	5	–	11	.313
Minnesota	1	–	11	.083	4	–	13	.235

Rankings from AP Poll

The 1928–29 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team represented the University of Illinois.

Regular season

The 1928-29 season was head coach Craig Ruby's 7th at the University of Illinois. Having 3 returning starters from a team that had finished in a ninth place tie in the Big Ten the year before, allowed the Fighting Illini to improve to an overall record of 10 wins and 7 losses and a conference record of 6 wins 6 losses. The starting lineup included captain Ernest F. Dorn at center with Charles Harper and Earl H. Drew at the forward slot. The guards were, future head coach, Douglas R. Mills and Herbert Hill.^[1]

Team

No.	Player	Position	Height	Weight	Class	Hometown
3	Charles Harper	Forward	5'11"	164	Sophomore	Chandlerville, Illinois
4	Earl Drew	Forward	6'1"	165	Senior	Champaign, Illinois
5	Ernest Dorn (capt.)	Forward	5'10"	167	Senior	Chicago, Illinois
6	Leon Fouts	Center	6'3"	185	Junior	Omaha, Nebraska
7	Douglas R. Mills	Guard	5'10"	162	Junior	Elgin, Illinois
8	Andrew R. Solyom	Guard	6'2"	180	Junior	Hammond, Indiana
9	James Lewis	Guard	6'3"	188	Junior	Waukegan, Illinois
10	John How	Forward	6'0"	175	Senior	Lakeville, Indiana
11	Herbert Hill	Guard	5'9"	150	Sophomore	Elgin, Illinois
12	C.Donnelly Gamble	Guard	5'10"	170	Senior	Champaign, Illinois
14	Keston J. Deimling	Guard	6'1"	188	Senior	Stevens Point, Wisconsin
15	Richard Downing	Guard	5'10"	163	Sophomore	Mount Pulaski, Illinois
16	E. Horace May	Center	6'4"	185	Sophomore	Chicago, Illinois
17	Carl H. Bergeson	Guard	5'11"	160	Junior	Batavia, Illinois
18	Raymond E. Fisher	Guard	5'9"	170	Junior	Champaign, Illinois
19	Edwin J. Simionich	Guard	5'10"	173	Senior	Joliet, Illinois
20	Fred Shankman	Forward	5'7"	150	Sophomore	Chicago, Illinois
21	James Dorsey	Forward	5'7"	135	Sophomore	Wilmington, Illinois
22	Huren Derment	Forward	5'9"	148	Junior	Champaign, Illinois
23	John Tarwain	Forward	6'0"	179	Sophomore	Sesser, Illinois
24	Rufus Glass	Forward	6'2"	178	Senior	Kokomo, Indiana
25	William E. Short	Forward	6'0"	155	Sophomore	Frontenac, Kansas
26	James Groutage	Guard	6'0"	170	Junior	Genton, Illinois
27	Glenn Hummer	Guard	6'0"	160	Sophomore	Huntington, Indiana
28	John H. Pribble	Guard	6'1"	150	Junior	Salem, Massachusetts
29	Theodore Blum	Center	6'3"	185	Junior	Oak Park, Illinois
30	Walter Jolley	Guard	6'1"	175	Junior	Chicago, Illinois
31	Forrest Peters	Guard	6'0"	168	Junior	Billings, Montana
32	Edwin Lashmet	Forward	5'11"	165	Senior	Winchester, Illinois
33	Louis Cotie	Center	5'11"	165	Senior	Muskegon, Michigan
34	Roy Greene	Forward	5'9"	160	Senior	Renovo, Pennsylvania
35	Elmer Moos	Guard	6'0"	160	Sophomore	Aurora, Illinois
36	Palmer Muhl	Guard	5'11"	157	Sophomore	Oskaloosa, Iowa
37	James Snyder	Guard	5'11"	168	Sophomore	Chicago, Illinois
38	Donald Allen	Center	6'2"	185	Sophomore	Long Point, Illinois

Head Coach: Craig Ruby (7th year at Illinois)

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Schedule

Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Location	Attendance
December 10, 1928	Bradley	46–29	Win	Champaign, IL	-
December 15, 1928	Lombard	44–22	Win	Champaign, IL	5,429
December 20, 1928	North Dakota	28–27	Win	Champaign, IL	-
December 31, 1929	Washington University	38–29	Win	Champaign, IL	-
January 5, 1929	Purdue	24–33	Loss	West Lafayette, IN	-
January 8, 1929	Indiana	20–16	Win	Champaign, IL	-
January 12, 1929	Ohio State	22–27	Loss	Columbus, OH	-
January 14, 1929	Michigan	17–21	Loss	Ann Arbor, MI	-
January 19, 1929	University of Chicago	22–19	Win	Champaign, IL	-
February 4, 1929	Butler	28–33	Loss	Champaign, IL	-
February 9, 1929	University of Chicago	33–29	Win	Chicago, IL	-
February 11, 1929	Minnesota	35–32	Win	Minneapolis, MN	-
February 16, 1929	Ohio State	30–35	Loss	Champaign, IL	5,570
February 18, 1929	Michigan	27–24	Win	Champaign, IL	6,373
February 23, 1929	Indiana	22–32	Loss	Bloomington, IN	-
March 2, 1929	Purdue	23–37	Loss	Champaign, IL	7,001
March 4, 1929	Minnesota	32–27	Win	Champaign, IL	5,766

Bold Italic connotes conference game

References

↑ 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

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