1935–36 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record13–6 (7–5 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
CaptainHoward Braun
Home arenaHuff Hall
1935–36 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Indiana111 .917182  .900
Purdue111 .917164  .800
Michigan75 .583155  .750
Illinois75 .583136  .684
Northwestern75 .583136  .684
Ohio State57 .417128  .600
Iowa57 .417910  .474
Wisconsin48 .333119  .550
Minnesota39 .250717  .292
Chicago012 .000614  .300
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1935–36 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team represented the University of Illinois.

Regular season

The 1935–36 season would turn out to be Craig Ruby's 14th and final year of coaching at the University of Illinois. It would also turn out to be Ruby's final head coaching job anywhere as he would leave to pursue a career with Hallmark Greeting Cards. Ruby's tenure at Illinois ranks 3rd behind Lou Henson (21 years) and Harry Combes (20 years). His 148 wins also ranks 5th behind Henson (423) Combes (316) and Bruce Weber (210) and Doug Mills (151). Along with future head coach Harry Combes, the Illini returned 10 lettermen from a team that had finished in first place in the Big Ten the year before. Unfortunately for the Illini, they lost 3 conference games at home and finished with a record of 7 wins and 5 losses. The team finished the season with an overall record of 13 wins 6 losses. The starting lineup included captain Howard Braun and Wilbur Henry at guard, Harry Combes, Harold Benham and James Vopicka at forward, with Robert Riegel at the center position.[2]

Roster

1935–36 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
F 3 Duane Cullinan
Jr Pekin, Illinois
C 4 Robert Riegel
Jr Tolono, Illinois
G 5 Howard Braun (C)
Sr Champaign, Illinois
G 6 Wilbur Henry
Jr North Hollywood, California
G 7 James Vopicka
Jr Berwyn, Illinois
F 8 Harold Benham
Sr Downers Grove, Illinois
G 9 Lowell Spurgeon
So Rockford, Illinois
F 10 Harold Swanson
Jr Chicago Heights, Illinois
F 11 Byron Blout
Jr Salinas, California
C 12 Martin Markworth
Sr Cleveland, Ohio
G 13 Lester Lindberg
Sr Lockport, Illinois
G 14 Russell Layer
So Richmond Heights, Missouri
G 15 Paul W. Gibbs
Sr Los Angeles, California
G 17 Harry Combes
Jr Champaign, Illinois
G 18 Stanley Bergbom
So Barrington, Illinois
F 19 William Bennis
So Freeport, Illinois
F 20 William Gates
Sr Rockford, Illinois
G 25 Harry Van Hook
So Mt. Pulaski, Illinois
G 28 Edward Yeaton
So Elkhorn, Wisconsin
F 29 Howard Gasaway
So Liberal, Kansas
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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
12/7/1935*
no, no
St. Louis W 35–27  1–0 (0–0)
Huff Hall (4,960)
Champaign, IL
12/11/1935*
no, no
Wabash W 40–22  2–0 (0–0)
Huff Hall (4,804)
Champaign, IL
12/17/1935*
no, no
DePauw W 47–14  3–0 (0–0)
Huff Hall (5,000)
Champaign, IL
12/20/1935*
no, no
DePaul W 26–24  4–0 (0–0)
Chicago Stadium (6,000)
Chicago, IL
12/28/1935*
no, no
Knox College W 48–31  5–0 (0–0)
Auxiliary Gymnasium (1,500)
Galesburg, IL
12/30/1935*
no, no
California W 42–17  6–0 (0–0)
Huff Hall (3,000)
Champaign, IL
Big Ten regular season
1/4/1936
no, no
Iowa
Rivalry
L 26–27  6–1 (0–1)
Iowa Field House (–)
Iowa City, IA
1/6/1936
no, no
Minnesota W 42–19  7–1 (1–1)
Williams Arena (–)
Minneapolis, MN
1/11/1936
no, no
Wisconsin W 29–27  8–1 (2–1)
Wisconsin Field House (7,500)
Madison, WI
1/13/1936
no, no
Ohio State L 13–18  8–2 (2–2)
Huff Hall (5,500)
Champaign, IL
1/18/1936
no, no
Northwestern L 28–40  8–3 (2–3)
Huff Hall (4,500)
Champaign, IL
2/5/1936*
no, no
Notre Dame L 23–33  8–4 (2–3)
Notre Dame Fieldhouse (–)
Notre Dame, IN
2/10/1936
no, no
Iowa
Rivalry
W 36–14  9–4 (3–3)
Huff Hall (4,000)
Champaign, IL
2/15/1936
no, no
Wisconsin W 36–20  10–4 (4–3)
Huff Hall (4,500)
Champaign, IL
2/17/1936
no, no
Northwestern W 39–38  11–4 (5–3)
Patten Gymnasium (–)
Evanston, IL
2/22/1936
no, no
Minnesota W 35–33  12–4 (6–3)
Huff Hall (4,500)
Champaign, IL
2/24/1936
no, no
Michigan L 37–42  12–5 (6–4)
Huff Hall (5,500)
Champaign, IL
2/29/1936
no, no
Ohio State W 30–20  13–5 (7–4)
Ohio Expo Center Coliseum (5,500)
Columbus, OH
3/2/1936
no, no
Michigan L 22–35  13–6 (7–5)
Yost Field House (–)
Ann Arbor, MI
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

Bold Italic connotes conference game Source[4]

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 1935–36 pg.79, FightingIllini.com
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