1928–29 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record10–7 (6-6 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Jack Lipe
  • John Sabo
    David M. Bullock (Trainer)[1]
CaptainErnest Dorn
Home arenaHuff Hall
1928–29 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Wisconsin10–2 .83315–2  .882
Michigan10–2 .83313–3  .813
Purdue9–3 .75013–4  .765
Northwestern7–5 .58312–5  .706
Illinois6–6 .50010–7  .588
Ohio State6–6 .5009–8  .529
Iowa5–7 .4179–8  .529
Indiana4–8 .3337–10  .412
Chicago2–10 .1675–11  .313
Minnesota1–11 .0834–13  .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 seventh at the University of Illinois. With three returning starters from a team that finished in a ninth place tie in the Big Ten the year before, the Fighting Illini improved 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, Charles Harper and Earl H. Drew at forward, and future head coach Douglas R. Mills and Herbert Hill at guard.[2]

Roster

1928–29 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
F 3 Charles Harper 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)164 lb (74 kg) So Chandlerville, Illinois
F 4 Earl Drew 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)165 lb (75 kg) Sr Champaign, Illinois
F 5 Ernest Dorn (C) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)167 lb (76 kg) Sr Chicago, Illinois
C 6 Leon Fouts 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)185 lb (84 kg) Jr Omaha, Nebraska
G 7 Douglas R. Mills 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)162 lb (73 kg) Jr Elgin, Illinois
G 8 Andrew R. Solyom 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)180 lb (82 kg) Jr Hammond, Indiana
G 9 James W. Lewis 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)188 lb (85 kg) Jr Waukegan, Illinois
F 10 John D. How 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)175 lb (79 kg) Sr Lakeville, Indiana
G 11 Herbert Hill 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)150 lb (68 kg) So Elgin, Illinois
G 12 C. Donnelly Gamble 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)170 lb (77 kg) Sr Champaign, Illinois
G 14 Keston J. Deimling 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)188 lb (85 kg) Sr Stevens Point, Wisconsin
F 15 Richard Downing 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)163 lb (74 kg) So Mount Pulaski, Illinois
C 16 E. Horace May 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)185 lb (84 kg) So Chicago, Illinois
G 17 Carl H. Bergeson 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)160 lb (73 kg) Jr Batavia, Illinois
G 18 Raymond Eugene Fisher 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)170 lb (77 kg) Jr Champaign, Illinois
G 19 Edwin J. Simionich 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)173 lb (78 kg) Sr Joliet, Illinois
F 20 Fred Shankman 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)150 lb (68 kg) So Chicago, Illinois
F 21 James Dorsey 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)135 lb (61 kg) So Wilmington, Illinois
F 22 Huren Derment 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)148 lb (67 kg) Jr Champaign, Illinois
F 23 John Tarwain 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)179 lb (81 kg) So Sesser, Illinois
F 24 Rufus Glass 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)178 lb (81 kg) Sr Kokomo, Indiana
G 25 Robert Greene 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)155 lb (70 kg) So Peoria, Illinois
G 26 James Groutage 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)170 lb (77 kg) Jr Genton, Illinois
G 27 Glenn Hummer 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)160 lb (73 kg) Jr Huntington, Indiana
G 28 John H. Pribble 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)150 lb (68 kg) Jr Salem, Illinois
C 29 Theodore Blum 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)185 lb (84 kg) Jr Oak Park, Illinois
G 30 Walter Jolley 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)175 lb (79 kg) Jr Chicago, Illinois
G 31 Forrest 'Frosty' Peters 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)168 lb (76 kg) Jr Billings, Montana
F 32 Edwin Lashmet 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)165 lb (75 kg) Sr Winchester, Illinois
C 33 Louis Cotie 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)165 lb (75 kg) Sr Muskegon, Michigan
F 34 Roy Greene 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)160 lb (73 kg) Sr Renovo, Pennsylvania
G 35 Elmer Moos 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)160 lb (73 kg) So Aurora, Illinois
G 36 Palmer Muhl 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)157 lb (71 kg) So Oskaloosa, Iowa
G 37 James Snyder 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)168 lb (76 kg) So Chicago, Illinois
C 38 Donald Allen 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)185 lb (84 kg) Sr Long Point, Illinois
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Jack Lipe (University of Illinois) (5th year)
  • John Sabo (University of Illinois) (1st year)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

All-Time Illini Rosters Roster

Source[3]

Schedule

Date
time, TV		 Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-Conference regular season
12/10/1928*
no, no 		Bradley W 46–29  1-0 (0-0)
 New Gymnasium (-)
Champaign, IL
12/15/1928*
no, no 		Lombard W 44–22  2-0 (0-0)
 New Gymnasium (5,429)
Champaign, IL
12/20/1928*
no, no 		North Dakota W 28–27  3-0 (0-0)
 New Gymnasium (-)
Champaign, IL
12/31/1928*
no, no 		Washington University W 38–29  4-0 (0-0)
 New Gymnasium (-)
Champaign, IL
Big Ten regular season
1/5/1929
no, no 		Purdue L 24–33  4-1 (0-1)
 Jefferson High School (-)
West Lafayette, IN
1/8/1929
no, no 		Indiana
Rivalry		 W 20–16  5-1 (1-1)
 New Gymnasium (-)
Champaign, IL
1/12/1929
no, no 		Ohio State L 22–27  5-2 (1-2)
 Ohio Expo Center Coliseum (-)
Columbus, OH
1/14/1929
no, no 		Michigan L 17–21  5-3 (1-3)
 Yost Field House (-)
Ann Arbor, MI
1/19/1929
no, no 		University of Chicago W 22–19  6-3 (2-3)
 New Gymnasium (-)
Champaign, IL
2/4/1929*
no, no 		Butler L 28–33  6-4 (2-3)
 New Gymnasium (-)
Champaign, IL
2/9/1929
no, no 		University of Chicago W 33–29  7-4 (3-3)
 Bartlett Gymnasium (-)
West Lafayette, IN
2/11/1929
no, no 		Minnesota W 35–32  8-4 (4-3)
 University of Minnesota Armory (-)
Minneapolis, MN
2/16/1929
no, no 		Ohio State L 30–35  8-5 (4-4)
 New Gymnasium (5,570)
Champaign, IL
2/18/1929
no, no 		Michigan W 27–24  9-5 (5-4)
 New Gymnasium (6,373)
Champaign, IL
2/23/1929
no, no 		Indiana
Rivalry		 L 22–32  9-6 (5-5)
 Men's Gymnasium (-)
Bloomington, IN
3/2/1929
no, no 		Purdue L 23–37  9-7 (5-6)
 New Gymnasium (7,001)
Champaign, IL
3/4/1929
no, no 		Minnesota W 32–27  10-7 (6-6)
 New Gymnasium (5,766)
Champaign, IL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

Bold Italic connotes conference game Source[4]

Awards and honors

References

  1. ↑ National Athletic Trainer Association
  2. ↑ Fighting Illini Basketball: A Hardwood History By News-Gazette, Sports Publishing LLC ISBN 1-58261-356-7
  3. ↑ FightingIllini.com
  4. ↑ University of Illinois Fighting Illini Statistics Summary for 1928-29 Archived 2015-02-10 at the Wayback Machine, FightingIllini.com
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