1933–34 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team American college basketball season
"1933–34 Fighting Illini men's basketball team"
The 1933–34 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team represented the University of Illinois .
Regular season
Craig Ruby entered the 1933–34 season as the winningest coach in the history at the University of Illinois with 96 wins. Ruby had 10 returning lettermen from a team that had finished tied for fifth place in the Big Ten the year before. For the third season in a row, 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 7 wins and 5 losses. The team finished the season with an overall record of 11 wins 7 losses. The starting lineup included captain Hudson Hellmich at center, Jack Benyon and Albert Kamm at guard, with Fred Fencl and Alfred Kamm as forwards.[ 1]
Roster
1933–34 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Weight
Year
Hometown
F
4
Hudson Hellmich (C)
—
—
Sr
Webster Groves, Missouri
F
5
Harold Benham
—
—
So
Downers Grove, Illinois
G
6
Jack Beynon
—
—
Jr
Rockford, Illinois
G
7
Lester Lindberg
—
—
So
Lockport, Illinois
F
8
Frank Froschauer
—
—
Jr
Harvey, Illinois
F
9
Karl Rohlen
—
—
Jr
Chicago, Illinois
C
10
Martin Markworth
—
—
So
Cleveland, Ohio
F
11
Coke Mills
—
—
So
Galesburg, Illinois
G
14
Elbert Gragg
—
—
Jr
Denver, Colorado
F
15
Fred Fencl
—
—
Sr
Cicero, Illinois
C
18
Alfred J. Kamm
—
—
Sr
Lakewood, Washington
G
19
Albert C. Kamm
—
—
Sr
Lakewood, Washington
F
20
Roy Guttschow
—
—
Jr
Simi Valley, California
G
22
Howard Braun
—
—
So
Champaign, Illinois
F
24
Robert Wright
—
—
So
Hinsdale, Illinois
F
25
William Gates
—
—
So
Rockford, Illinois
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Leland Stillwell (University of Illinois) (1st year)
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
Roster
Schedule
Date time, TV
Opponent
Result
Record
Site (attendance) city, state
Non-Conference regular season
12/12/1933 *no, no
St. Louis
L 21–22
0–1
Huff Hall (4,000)Champaign, IL
12/16/1933 *no, no
Illinois Wesleyan
W 37–19
1–1
Huff Hall (4,500)Champaign, IL
12/22/1933 *no, no
at Washington (St. Louis )
W 40–36
2–1
Francis Gymnasium (3,000)St. Louis, MO
12/29/1933 *no, no
at Knox College
W 21–18
3–1
Auxiliary Gymnasium (3,000)Galesburg, IL
12/30/1933 *no, no
at Augustana
W 21–18
4–1
Old Main Gymnasium (3,000)Rock Island, IL
1/3/1934 *no, no
Missouri Braggin' Rights
W 36–24
5–1
Huff Hall (6,000)Champaign, IL
Big Ten regular season
1/7/1934 no, no
Wisconsin
W 20–17
6–1 (1–0)
Huff Hall (4,000)Champaign, IL
1/8/1934 no, no
at Purdue
L 21–36
6–2 (1–1)
Jefferson High School (4,500)West Lafayette, IN
1/13/1934 no, no
at University of Chicago
W 32–26
7–2 (2–1)
Henry Crown Field House (3,600)Chicago, IL
1/15/1934 no, no
at Iowa Rivalry
L 14–36
7–3 (2–2)
Iowa Field House (12,000)Iowa City, IA
1/20/1934 no, no
Northwestern Rivalry
W 34–20
8–3 (3–2)
Huff Hall (6,000)Champaign, IL
2/6/1934 *no, no
Bradley
W 38–26
9–3
Huff Hall (6,000)Champaign, IL
2/10/1934 no, no
Indiana Rivalry
W 28–25
10–3 (4–2)
Huff Hall (6,000)Champaign, IL
2/12/1934 no, no
University of Chicago
W 42–21
11–3 (5–2)
Huff Hall (6,000)Champaign, IL
2/17/1934 no, no
at Wisconsin
L 22–28
11–4 (5–3)
Wisconsin Field House (8,000)Madison, WI
2/19/1934 no, no
at Northwestern Rivalry
L 25–32
11–5 (5–4)
Patten Gymnasium (4,300)Evanston, IL
2/24/1934 no, no
at Indiana Rivalry
L 24–36
11–6 (5–5)
IU Fieldhouse (8,000)Bloomington, IN
2/26/1934 no, no
Iowa Rivalry
W 35–31
12–6 (6–5)
Huff Hall (6,000)Champaign, IL
3/5/1934 no, no
Purdue
W 27–26
13–6 (7–5)
Huff Hall (7,000)Champaign, 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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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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