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1923–24 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team

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The 1923–24 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team season represented the University of Illinois.

Record11–6 (8–4 Big Ten)
Headcoach
CaptainGlenn Potter
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1923–24 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record11–6 (8–4 Big Ten)
Head coach
CaptainGlenn Potter
Home arenaKenney Gym
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1923–24 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Wisconsin84 .667115  .688
Chicago84 .667116  .647
Illinois84 .667116  .647
Ohio State75 .583125  .706
Purdue75 .583125  .706
Indiana75 .583116  .647
Michigan66 .500107  .588
Minnesota57 .41798  .529
Iowa48 .333710  .412
Northwestern012 .000016  .000
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Regular season

Second year Fighting Illini coach, Craig Ruby, took advantage of 12 returning players from a team that finished tied for fourth in the Big Ten a season earlier. The 1923–24 campaign was the first of two conference titles during Ruby's tenure as the Fighting Illini's head coach. The final conference record of eight wins and four losses tied the Illini with Wisconsin and Chicago in the race to be the best in the Big Ten.[1] The overall record for this team was 11 wins and 6 losses. The starting lineup included captain G.E. Potter, T.D. Karnes and John Mauer at forward, Leland Stillwell at center, and Jack Lipe and R.H. Popken as guards.[2]

Roster

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1923–24 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
F 1 Glenn E. Potter (C)
Sr Orange, California
C 2 Leland "Slim" Stillwell
Sr Olney, Illinois
F 3 Roland H. Popken
Sr Oak Park, Illinois
F 4 Wally Roettger
Sr St. Louis, Missouri
G 5 Jack Lipe
So Decatur, Illinois
F 6 Lawrence Moore Plummer
So Wheaton, Illinois
F 7 James Richard Broderick
So East St. Louis, Illinois
F 8 Herbert Roy Helsing
So Chicago, Illinois
G 9 Leonard Haines
So Belvidere, Illinois
G 10 Earl Tanner Britton
So Elgin, Illinois
F 11 John Mauer
So Batavia, Illinois
F 12 Curtis R. Parker
Jr Fort Wayne, Indiana
F 13 Russell Daugherity
Fr Streator, Illinois
F 14 William Green
So Urbana, Illinois
F 15 Hollie Martin
So Perrysville, Indiana
G 16 Cecil F. Hollopeter
Jr Spencerville, Indiana
C 17 Richard Clifford Valentine
Jr Rockford, Illinois
G 18 John Wilbur "Hank" Hansen
Sr Brookston, Indiana
G 19 Eugene Melvin Pattison
So Wilmette, Illinois
F 20 Harry Jackson Roth
So Mattoon, Illinois
F 23 Don Karnes
Jr Fairbury, Illinois
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Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

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Schedule

Source[3]

More information Date time, TV, Rank# ...
Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-Conference regular season
12/12/1923*
Depauw L 28–29  0-1
Kenney Gym (3,592)
Urbana, IL
12/15/1923*
Washington University L 15–17  0-2
Kenney Gym (3,692)
Urbana, IL
12/21/1923*
Iowa State W 16–12  1-2
Kenney Gym (3,131)
Urbana, IL
1/2/1924*
Notre Dame W 29–21  2-2
Kenney Gym (1,887)
Urbana, IL
Big Ten regular season
1/5/1924
at Minnesota L 20–36  2-3
(0-1)
University of Minnesota Armory (-)
Minneapolis, MN
1/12/1924
at Ohio State W 27–24  3-3
(1-1)
Ohio Expo Center Coliseum (-)
Columbus, OH
1/14/1924
at Michigan L 23–24  3-4
(1-2)
Yost Field House (-)
Ann Arbor, MI
1/17/1924
Northwestern
Rivalry
W 38–18  4-4
(2-2)
Kenney Gym (4,124)
Urbana, IL
2/5/1924*
Butler W 28–27  5-4
Kenney Gym (3,455)
Urbana, IL
2/11/1924
Ohio State L 22–25  5-5
(2-3)
Kenney Gym (4,145)
Urbana, IL
2/16/1924
at Wisconsin L 12–13  5-6
(2-4)
University of Wisconsin Armory and Gymnasium (-)
Madison, WI
2/23/1924
at Iowa
Rivalry
W 26–14  6-6
(3-4)
Iowa Armory (-)
Iowa City, IA
2/25/1924
Wisconsin W 31–20  7-6
(4-4)
Kenney Gym (4,393)
Urbana, IL
2/29/1924
Iowa
Rivalry
W 38–19  8-6
(5-4)
Kenney Gym (4,209)
Urbana, IL
3/4/1924
at Northwestern
Rivalry
W 36–35  9-6
(6-4)
Patten Gymnasium (-)
Evanston, IL
3/8/1924
Michigan W 23–20  10-6
(7-4)
Kenney Gym (4,556)
Urbana, IL
3/10/1924
Minnesota W 31–19  11-6
(8-4)
Kenney Gym (4,664)
Urbana, IL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.
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