1929–30 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team

1929–30 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball

Conference	Big Ten Conference
1929–30 record	8–8 (7-5 Big Ten)
Head coach	J. Craig Ruby
Captain	Doug Mills
Home arena	Huff Hall

	Conf				Overall
1929–30 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Purdue	10	–	0	1.000	13	–	2	.867
Wisconsin	8	–	2	.800	15	–	2	.882
Illinois	7	–	5	.583	8	–	8	.500
Indiana	7	–	5	.583	8	–	9	.471
Michigan	6	–	4	.600	9	–	5	.643
Northwestern	6	–	6	.500	8	–	8	.500
Minnesota	3	–	9	.250	8	–	9	.471
Chicago	2	–	10	.167	5	–	12	.294
Ohio State	1	–	9	.100	4	–	11	.267
Iowa	0	–	0	–	4	–	13	.235

Rankings from AP Poll

The 1929–30 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team represented the University of Illinois.

Regular season

The 1929-30 season was head coach Craig Ruby's 8th at the University of Illinois. Ruby had 3 returning lettermen from a team that had finished in a fifth place tie in the Big Ten the year before. Unfortunately, the Fighting Illini showed no improvement in overall play by finishing with a record of 8 wins and 8 losses, however; the team improved to a conference record of 7 wins 5 losses. The starting lineup included captain and future Illini head coach Douglas R. Mills, George Fencl and Robert Kamp at guard, Elbridge May at center with Charles Harper and Elbert Kamp at the forward spots.^[1]

Team

No.	Player	Position	Height	Weight	Class	Hometown
3	Charles Harper	Forward	5'11"	158	Junior	Chandlerville, Illinois
4	Robert Kamp	Guard	5'10"	160	Sophomore	Mt. Carmel, Illinois
5	Elbert Kamp	Forward	5'11"	150	Sophomore	Mt. Carmel, Illinois
6	Elbridge Horace May	Center	6'4"	185	Junior	Chicago, Illinois
7	Douglas R. Mills (captain)	Guard	5'10"	162	Senior	Elgin, Illinois
8	Ed J. Kawal	Center	6'0"	183	Sophomore	Cicero, Illinois
9	Herbert R. Hill	Guard	5'8"	145	Junior	Elgin, Illinois
10	Donald C. Munch	Guard	5'9"	156	Sophomore	Joliet, Illinois
11	Buford R. Harper	Guard	6'0"	170	Senior	Chandlerville, Illinois
12	Robert Y. Bartholomew	Forward	5'11"	155	Sophomore	Peoria, Illinois
14	W. J. Bowron	Guard	6'0"	160	Sophomore	Batavia, Illinois
15	W. J. Doolen	Forward	5'11"	170	Senior	Kinmundy, Illinois
16	R. H. Downing	Forward	5'11"	165	Junior	Mount Pulaski, Illinois
17	Fred L. Wham	Guard	6'1"	180	Junior	Centralia, Illinois
18	John Tarwain	Guard	6'2"	190	Senior	Sesser, Illinois
19	John C. Evans	Guard	5'10"	170	Sophomore	Dayton, Ohio
20	Ralph W. Downing	Guard	5'11"	158	Sophomore	Mount Pulaski, Illinois
21	George S. Fencl	Guard	5'8"	158	Sophomore	Cicero, Illinois
22	R. C. Van Ness	Forward	5'11"	137	Sophomore	Fort Wayne, Indiana
23	Fred Shankman	Forward	5'8"	158	Junior	Chicago, Illinois
24	G. Hummer	Guard	6'0"	170	Junior	Peoria, Illinois
25	D. H. Salisbury	Forward	5'11"	160	Sophomore	Aurora, Illinois
26	Roy L. Greene	Forward	6'0"	160	Junior	Peoria, Illinois
27	Marvin L. Hadam	Guard	5'9"	160	Junior	Peoria, Illinois
28	W. H. Morgan	Guard	5'10"	150	Sophomore	Kinmundy, Illinois
29	E. L. Martin	Guard	6'0"	185	Junior	East Lynn, Illinois
30	H. C. Troch	Forward	5'10"	160	Junior	Chicago, Illinois
31	James R. Dorsey	Forward	5'7"	135	Junior	Wilmington, Illinois
32	Theodore J. Blum	Forward	6'3"	185	Senior	Oak Park, Illinois
33	Charles R. Canfield	Forward	6'1"	172	Sophomore	Kalamazoo, Michigan
34	W. Brydges	Forward	5'10"	145	Sophomore	Chicago, Illinois
35	R. J. Lund	Guard	6'0"	167	Sophomore	Keasbey, New Jersey
36	Elmer A. Moos	Guard	6'0"	175	Junior	Aurora, Illinois
37	Henry J. Steinman	Center	5'10"	183	Sophomore	Melvin, Illinois

Head Coach: Craig Ruby (8th year at Illinois)

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Schedule

Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Location	Attendance
December 14, 1929	Bradley	22–30	Loss	Champaign, IL	5,532
December 19, 1929	Washington University	30–19	Win	Champaign, IL	4,901
December 23, 1929	DePauw	30–19	Win	Champaign, IL	-
January 2, 1930	Butler	18–28	Loss	Indianapolis, IN	-
January 6, 1930	Ohio State	19–15	Win	Champaign, IL	5,926
January 13, 1930	Michigan	24–18	Win	Ann Arbor, MI	-
January 18, 1930	Wisconsin	9–14	Loss	Madison, WI	-
February 5, 1930	University of Chicago	28–25	Win	Champaign, IL	6,924
February 15, 1930	Minnesota	21–26	Loss	Minneapolis, MN	-
February 10, 1930	Northwestern	30–24	Win	Evanston, IL	-
February 15, 1930	Minnesota	26–22	Win	Champaign, IL	5,739
February 17, 1930	Ohio State	22–27	Loss	Columbus, OH	-
February 22, 1930	Northwestern	32–34	Loss	Champaign, IL	6,591
February 24, 1930	Wisconsin	17–23	Loss	Champaign, IL	6,905
March 1, 1930	Michigan	30–17	Win	Champaign, IL	6,900
March 5, 1930	University of Chicago	22–35	Loss	Chicago, IL	-

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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