1931–32 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team

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The 1931–32 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team represented the University of Illinois.

Record11–6 (7-5 Big Ten)
Headcoach
Assistant coaches
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1931–32 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record11–6 (7-5 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
CaptainElbert Kamp
Home arenaHuff Hall
Seasons
← 1930–31
1932–33 â†’
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1931–32 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Purdue11–1 .91717–1  .944
Minnesota9–3 .75015–3  .833
Northwestern9–3 .75013–5  .722
Michigan8–4 .66711–6  .647
Illinois7–5 .58311–6  .647
Ohio State5–7 .4179–9  .500
Indiana4–8 .3338–10  .444
Wisconsin3–9 .2508–10  .444
Iowa3–9 .2505–12  .294
Chicago1–11 .0832–15  .118
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Regular season

The 1931-32 season was head coach Craig Ruby's 10th at the University of Illinois. Ruby had 8 returning lettermen from a team that had finished in fourth 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 7 wins and 5 losses. The team finished the season with an overall record of 11 wins 6 losses. The starting lineup included captain Elbert Kamp and Boyd Owen at guard, Robert Kamp and Robert Bartholomew as forwards and Caslon Bennett at center.[1]

Roster

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1931–32 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
F 4 Hudson Hellmich
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So Webster Groves, Missouri
F 5 Elbert Kamp (C)
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Sr Mt. Carmel, Illinois
G 6 Robert Kamp
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Sr Mt. Carmel, Illinois
F 7 Coslon Bennett
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Jr Marshall, Illinois
G 8 Boyd Owen
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—
Jr South Bend, Indiana
F 9 Robert Y. Bartholomew
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Sr Peoria, Illinois
C 10 Sidney Port
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So Chicago, Illinois
F 12 Salway "Fibby" Fierberg
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So Benton, Illinois
C 14 Vernon Moore
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Jr Martinsville, Illinois
G 15 Norval Hodges
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—
So Flora, Illinois
G 17 George S. Fencl
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Sr Cicero, Illinois
C 18 Alfred J. Kamm
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So Lakewood, Washington
G 19 Albert C. Kamm
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So Lakewood, Washington
G 22 William Theobald
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Jr Du Quoin, Illinois
F 23 Fred Fencl
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So Cicero, Illinois
F 24 Paul Carson
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So Fairbury, Illinois
G 26 John William Lehwald
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So Chicago, Illinois
F 28 Thomas Myers Plunk
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Jr Mansfield, Illinois
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • John Sabo (University of Illinois) (4th year)
  • Jerome J. Jordan (University of Illinois) (1st year)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

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Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-Conference regular season
12/12/1931*
St. Louis University W 31–17  1-0
Huff Hall (5,000)
Champaign, IL
12/18/1931*
at Miami (OH) W 35–19  2-0
Withrow Court (3,500)
Oxford, Ohio
12/20/1931*
Butler L 17-22  2-1
Huff Hall (5,000)
Champaign, IL
1/1/1932*
Cornell W 44–23  3-1
Huff Hall (4,000)
Champaign, IL
Big Ten regular season
1/4/1932
Ohio State L 28–29  3-2
(0-1)
Huff Hall (6,500)
Champaign, IL
1/9/1932
Purdue W 28–21  4-2
(1-1)
Huff Hall (7,000)
Champaign, IL
1/11/1932
at Indiana
Rivalry
W 30–22  5-2
(2-1)
IU Field House (5,000)
Bloomington, IN
1/18/1932
at Michigan L 16–28  5-3
(2-2)
Yost Field House (5,000)
Ann Arbor, MI
1/23/1932
University of Chicago W 30–20  6-3
(3-2)
Huff Hall (6,000)
Champaign, IL
2/9/1932*
Bradley W 28–17  7-3
(3-2)
Huff Hall (6,000)
Champaign, IL
2/13/1932
at Ohio State L 26–29  7-4
(3-3)
Ohio Expo Center Coliseum (5,000)
Columbus, OH
2/15/1932
Minnesota W 23–15  8-4
(4-3)
Huff Hall (6,000)
Champaign, IL
2/20/1932
Michigan W 29–23  9-4
(5-3)
Huff Hall (6,500)
Champaign, IL
2/27/1932
at Minnesota L 26–27  9-5
(5-4)
Williams Arena (5,000)
Minneapolis, MN
2/29/1932
at Purdue L 19–34  9-6
(5-5)
Memorial Gymnasium (-)
West Lafayette, IN
3/5/1932
at University of Chicago W 41–20  10-6
(6-5)
Henry Crown Field House (-)
Chicago, IL
3/7/1932
Indiana
Rivalry
W 33–32  11-6
(7-5)
Huff Hall (5,000)
Champaign, IL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.
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