1932–33 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record11–7 (6-6 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coachJohn P. Sabo
David M. Bullock (Trainer)[1]
CaptainWilliam "Boyd" Owen
Home arenaHuff Hall
1932–33 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Ohio State102 .833173  .850
Northwestern102 .833154  .789
Iowa84 .667155  .750
Michigan84 .667108  .556
Illinois66 .500117  .611
Purdue66 .500117  .611
Indiana66 .500108  .556
Wisconsin48 .333713  .350
Minnesota111 .083515  .250
Chicago111 .083216  .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.[2]

Roster

1932–33 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
F 4 Hudson Hellmich
Jr Webster Groves, Missouri
G 5 William "Boyd" Owen (C)
Sr South Bend, Indiana
G 6 Jack Beynon
So Rockford, Illinois
F 7 Coslon Bennett
Sr Marshall, Illinois
F 8 Frank Froschauer
So Harvey, Illinois
F 9 Karl Rohlen
So Chicago, Illinois
C 10 Sidney Port
Jr Chicago, Illinois
F 12 Carl E. Soderstrom
So Chicago, Illinois
C 14 Vernon Moore
Sr Martinsville, Illinois
F 15 Fred Fencl
Jr Cicero, Illinois
G 17 Paul Gibbs
Fr Los Angeles, California
C 18 Alfred J. Kamm
Jr Lakewood, Washington
G 19 Albert C. Kamm
Jr Lakewood, Washington
G 22 William Theobald
Sr Du Quoin, Illinois
F 24 Paul Carson
Jr Fairbury, Illinois
F 25 Raymond Herman Radant
So Wausau, Wisconsin
G 26 Elbert Gragg
So Denver, Colorado
F 27 Roy Guttschow
So Simi Valley, California
G 28 William Gates
So Rockford, Illinois
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • John Sabo (University of Illinois) (5th 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
12/10/1932*
no, no
Bradley W 26–21  1-0 (0-0)
Hewitt Gymnasium (4,000)
Peoria, IL
12/17/1932*
no, no
Wabash L 24–34  1-1 (0-0)
Huff Hall (3,000)
Champaign, IL
12/21/1932*
no, no
Missouri
Braggin' Rights
L 17-22  2-1 (0-0)
Brewer Field House (2,000)
Columbia, MO
12/30/1932*
no, no
North Dakota W 26–24  3-1 (0-0)
Huff Hall (500)
Champaign, IL
1/3/1933*
no, no
Detroit W 39–28  4-1 (0-0)
Huff Hall (4,000)
Champaign, IL
Big Ten regular season
1/7/1933
no, no
Northwestern W 27–25  5-1 (1-0)
Huff Hall (4,000)
Champaign, IL
1/9/1933
no, no
Michigan W 22–17  6-1 (2-0)
Huff Hall (6,500)
Champaign, IL
1/14/1933
no, no
Michigan L 30–35  6-2 (2-1)
Yost Field House (4,500)
Ann Arbor, MI
1/16/1933
no, no
Ohio State L 22–33  6-3 (2-2)
Ohio Expo Center Coliseum (6,000)
Columbus, OH
1/21/1933
no, no
Northwestern L 27–30  6-4 (2-3)
Patten Gymnasium (-)
Evanston, IL
2/7/1933*
no, no
St. Louis W 26–19  7-4 (2-3)
Huff Hall (2,000)
Champaign, IL
2/11/1933
no, no
Wisconsin W 38–25  8-4 (3-3)
Huff Hall (4,000)
Champaign, IL
2/13/1933
no, no
Ohio State L 29–31  8-5 (3-4)
Huff Hall (5,500)
Champaign, IL
2/18/1933
no, no
Minnesota W 26–22  9-5 (4-4)
Williams Arena (-)
Minneapolis, MN
2/20/1933
no, no
Wisconsin W 29–15  10-5 (5-4)
Wisconsin Field House (-)
Madison, WI
2/25/1933
no, no
Minnesota L 28–30  10-6 (5-5)
Huff Hall (-)
Champaign, IL
2/27/1933
no, no
Iowa
Rivalry
L 27–30  10-7 (5-6)
Iowa Field House (-)
Iowa City, IA
3/4/1933
no, no
Iowa
Rivalry
W 44–16  11-7 (6-6)
Huff Hall (-)
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 1932-33 pg.79, FightingIllini.com
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