1930–31 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team American college basketball season
1930–31 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W
L
PCT W
L
PCT
Northwestern 11
–
1
.917
16
–
1
.941
Michigan 8
–
4
.667
13
–
4
.765
Minnesota 8
–
4
.667
13
–
4
.765
Purdue 8
–
4
.667
12
–
5
.706
Illinois 7
–
5
.583
12
–
5
.706
Indiana 5
–
7
.417
9
–
8
.529
Chicago 4
–
8
.333
8
–
9
.471
Wisconsin 4
–
8
.333
8
–
9
.471
Ohio State 3
–
9
.250
4
–
13
.235
Iowa 2
–
10
.167
5
–
12
.294
The 1930–31 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team represented the University of Illinois .
Regular season
The 1930–31 season was head coach Craig Ruby 's 9th at the University of Illinois , establishing the first time in the history of Illinois basketball that a head coach remained longer than 8 years. Ruby had 10 returning lettermen from a team that had finished in a fifth place tie in the Big Ten the year before. Even though they did not lose any non-conference games, the Fighting Illini showed no improvement in conference play by finishing with a record of 7 wins and 5 losses, however; the team improved to an overall record of 12 wins 5 losses. The starting lineup included captain Charles Harper, George Fencl and Elbert Kamp at forward, Elbridge May at center with Boyd Owen and Robert Kamp at the guard spots.[ 1]
Roster
1930–31 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Weight
Year
Hometown
F 3
Charles Harper (C)
5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 163 lb (74 kg)
Sr
Chandlerville, Illinois
G 4
Robert Kamp 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 150 lb (68 kg)
Jr
Mt. Carmel, Illinois
F 5
Elbert Kamp 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 150 lb (68 kg)
Jr
Mt. Carmel, Illinois
C 6
Elbridge Horace May 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg)
Sr
Chicago, Illinois
G 8
Boyd Owen 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 179 lb (81 kg)
So
South Bend, Indiana
G 9
Herbert R. Hill 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 145 lb (66 kg)
Sr
Elgin, Illinois
C 10
Caslon Bennett 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg)
So
Marshall, Illinois
C 11
Vernon Moore 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 156 lb (71 kg)
So
Martinsville, Illinois
F 12
Robert Y. Bartholomew 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 155 lb (70 kg)
Jr
Peoria, Illinois
C 14
William Hagerman 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 154 lb (70 kg)
So
Champaign, Illinois
G 15
William Theobald 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 155 lb (70 kg)
So
Du Quoin, Illinois
F 17
Paul Chervinko 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) 155 lb (70 kg)
So
Witt, Illinois
F 18
Norval Hodges 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 176 lb (80 kg)
So
Flora, Illinois
C 19
Harold Thornburg 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 172 lb (78 kg)
Sr
Watseka, Illinois
G 20
Charles R. Canfield 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 165 lb (75 kg)
Jr
Maywood, Illinois
G 21
George S. Fencl 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 159 lb (72 kg)
Jr
Cicero, Illinois
G 22
David Tarwain 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 157 lb (71 kg)
So
Chicago, Illinois
F 23
William Fuzak 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 160 lb (73 kg)
Sr
Urbana, Illinois
F 24
Charles Goldstein 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 160 lb (73 kg)
So
Chicago, Illinois
F 25
Marvin L. Hadam 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 150 lb (68 kg)
Sr
Chicago, Illinois
F 26
Homer Adams 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 150 lb (68 kg)
Jr
Pontiac, Illinois
G 27
John Hadley 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 160 lb (73 kg)
So
Frankfort, Indiana
G 28
Ralph W. Downing 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 150 lb (68 kg)
Jr
Mount Pulaski, Illinois
G 29
Henry Howard 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg)
So
Sheffield, Illinois
F 30
Maurice Weintraub 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) 148 lb (67 kg)
So
Chicago, Illinois
F 31
Herbert B. Scharback 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 163 lb (74 kg)
Jr
Hobart, Indiana
F 32
Thomas Plunk 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 160 lb (73 kg)
So
Mansfield, Illinois
Head coach Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain(S) Suspended(I) Ineligible(W) Walk-on Roster
Schedule
Date
Opponent
Result
Record
Site (attendance)
Non-Conference regular season
12/8/1930 *no, no
DePauw W 27–15 1-0
New Gymnasium Champaign, IL
12/13/1930 *no, no
Carleton College W 23–11 2-0
New Gymnasium (4,879)Champaign, IL
12/19/1930 *no, no
Miami W 40–17 3-0
New Gymnasium (1,500)Champaign, IL
12/22/1930 *no, no
Wabash W 28–13 4-0
New Gymnasium (2,473)Champaign, IL
1/1/1931 *no, no
at Bradley
W 28–17 5-0
Hewitt Gymnasium Peoria, IL
Big Ten regular season
1/5/1931 no, no
Wisconsin L 9–12 5-1
New Gymnasium (6,696)Champaign, IL
1/10/1931 no, no
at Purdue
L 15–30 5-2
Memorial Gymnasium West Lafayette, IN
1/12/1931 no, no
Northwestern Rivalry L 27–29 5-3
New Gymnasium (7,092)Champaign, IL
1/17/1931 no, no
Indiana Rivalry L 34–35 5-4
New Gymnasium (6,807)Champaign, IL
1/24/1931 no, no
at Wisconsin
L 20–30 5-5
Wisconsin Field House Madison, WI
2/10/1931 no, no
Purdue W 26–22 6-5
New Gymnasium (6,873)Champaign, IL
2/14/1931 no, no
at Iowa Rivalry W 26–23 7-5
Iowa Field House Iowa City, IA
2/16/1931 no, no
at Northwestern Rivalry W 35–28 8-5
Patten Gymnasium Evanston, IL
2/21/1931 no, no
University of Chicago W 45–22 9-5
New Gymnasium (6,228)Champaign, IL
2/23/1931 no, no
at Indiana Rivalry W 39-25 10-5
The IU Field House Bloomington, IN
2/28/1931 no, no
Iowa Rivalry W 31–13 11-5
New Gymnasium (6,267)Champaign, IL
3/2/1931 no, no
at University of Chicago
W 36–30 12-5
Bartlett Gymnasium Chicago, IL
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in
Central Time .
Source[ 2]
Awards and honors
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(June 2011 )
References
Venues Rivalries Culture & lore People Seasons Helms and Premo-Porretta national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics
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