1932–33 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team

1932–33 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball

Conference	Big Ten Conference
1932–33 record	11–7 (6-6 Big Ten)
Head coach	J. Craig Ruby
Captain	William "Boyd" Owen
Home arena	Huff Hall

	Conf				Overall
1932–33 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Ohio State	10	–	2	.833	17	–	3	.850
Northwestern	10	–	2	.833	15	–	4	.789
Iowa	8	–	4	.667	15	–	5	.750
Michigan	8	–	4	.667	10	–	8	.556
Illinois	6	–	6	.500	11	–	7	.611
Purdue	6	–	6	.500	11	–	7	.611
Indiana	6	–	6	.500	10	–	8	.556
Wisconsin	4	–	8	.333	7	–	13	.350
Minnesota	1	–	11	.083	5	–	15	.250
Chicago	1	–	11	.083	2	–	16	.111

Rankings from AP Poll

The 1932–33 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team represented the University of Illinois.

Regular season

Craig Ruby entered the 1932-33 season tied with Ralph Jones as the winningest coach in the history at the University of Illinois with 85 wins. Ruby had 9 returning lettermen from a team that had finished in fifth place in the Big Ten the year before. The team went through a nearly perfect non-conference season, losing only 1 game, however, the Fighting Illini showed no improvement in conference play by finishing with a record of 6 wins and 6 losses. The team finished the season with an overall record of 11 wins 7 losses. The starting lineup included captain Boyd Owen and Albert Kamm at guard, Frank Froschauer and Coslon Bennett as forwards and Hudson Hellmich at center.^[1]

Team

No.	Player	Position	Class	Hometown
4	Hudson Hellmich	Center	Junior	Webster Groves, Missouri
5	Boyd Owen (captain)	Guard	Senior	South Bend, Indiana
6	Jack Beynon	Guard	Sophomore	Rockford, Illinois
7	Coslon Bennett	Forward	Senior	Marshall, Illinois
8	Frank Froschauer	Forward	Sophomore	Harvey, Illinois
9	Karl Rohlen	Forward	Sophomore	Chicago, Illinois
10	Sidney Port	Center	Junior	Chicago, Illinois
12	Carl E. Soderstrom	Forward	Sophomore	Chicago, Illinois
14	Vernon Moore	Center	Senior	Martinsville, Illinois
15	Fred Fencl	Forward	Junior	Cicero, Illinois
17	Paul Gibbs	Guard	Freshman	Los Angeles, California
18	Alfred J. Kamm	Forward	Junior	Lakewood, Washington
19	Albert C. Kamm	Guard	Junior	Lakewood, Washington
22	William Theobald	Guard	Senior	Duquoin, Illinois
24	Paul Carson	Forward	Junior	Fairbury, Illinois
25	R. H. Radant	Forward	Sophomore
26	Elbert Gragg	Guard	Sophomore	Denver, Colorado
27	Roy Guttschow	Forward	Sophomore	Simi Valley, California
28	William Gates	Guard	Sophomore	Rockford, Illinois
29	J. J. Hallet	Center	Sophomore
30	N. D. Hodges	Forward	Sophomore
31	C. Muls	Forward	Sophomore

Head Coach: Craig Ruby (11th year at Illinois)

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Schedule

Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Location	Attendance
December 10, 1932	Bradley	26–21	Win	Peoria, IL	4,000
December 17, 1932	Wabash	24–34	Loss	Champaign, IL	3,000
December 21, 1932	Missouri	36–24	Win	Columbia, MO	2,000
December 30, 1932	North Dakota	26–24	Win	Champaign, IL	500
January 3, 1933	Detroit	39–28	Win	Champaign, IL	4,000
January 7, 1933	Northwestern	27–25	Win	Champaign, IL	4,000
January 9, 1933	Michigan	22–17	Win	Champaign, IL	6,500
January 14, 1933	Michigan	30–35	Loss	Ann Arbor, MI	4,500
January 16, 1933	Ohio State	22–33	Loss	Columbus, OH	6,000
January 21, 1933	Northwestern	27–30	Loss	Evanston, IL	-
February 7, 1933	St. Louis	26–19	Win	Champaign, IL	2,000
February 11, 1933	Wisconsin	38–25	Win	Champaign, IL	4,000
February 13, 1933	Ohio State	29–31	Loss	Champaign, IL	5,500
February 18, 1933	Minnesota	26–22	Win	Minneapolis, MN	-
February 20, 1933	Wisconsin	29–15	Win	Madison, WI	-
February 25, 1933	Minnesota	28–30	Loss	Champaign, IL	-
February 27, 1933	Iowa	27–30	Loss	Iowa City, IA	-
March 4, 1933	Iowa	44–16	Win	Champaign, 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

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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