1932–33 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team

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The 1932–33 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team represented the University of Illinois.

Record11–7 (6-6 Big Ten)
Headcoach
Assistant coachJohn P. Sabo (5th season)
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1932–33 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record11–7 (6-6 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coachJohn P. Sabo (5th season)
CaptainWilliam "Boyd" Owen
Home arenaHuff Hall
Seasons
← 1931–32
1933–34 â†’
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1932–33 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Ohio State10–2 .83317–3  .850
Northwestern10–2 .83315–4  .789
Iowa8–4 .66715–5  .750
Michigan8–4 .66710–8  .556
Illinois6–6 .50011–7  .611
Purdue6–6 .50011–7  .611
Indiana6–6 .50010–8  .556
Wisconsin4–8 .3337–13  .350
Minnesota1–11 .0835–15  .250
Chicago1–11 .0832–16  .111
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Regular season

Craig Ruby entered the 1932–33 season tied with Ralph Jones as the winningest coach in the history at the University of Illinois with 85 wins. Ruby had 9 returning lettermen from a team that had finished in fifth 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 6 wins and 6 losses. The team finished the season with an overall record of 11 wins 7 losses. The starting lineup included captain Boyd Owen and Albert Kamm at guard, Frank Froschauer and Coslon Bennett as forwards and Hudson Hellmich at center.[1]

Roster

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1932–33 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
F 4 Hudson Hellmich
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Jr Webster Groves, Missouri
G 5 William "Boyd" Owen (C)
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Sr South Bend, Indiana
G 6 Jack Beynon
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So Rockford, Illinois
F 7 Coslon Bennett
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Sr Marshall, Illinois
F 8 Frank Froschauer
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So Harvey, Illinois
F 9 Karl Rohlen
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So Chicago, Illinois
C 10 Sidney Port
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Jr Chicago, Illinois
F 12 Carl E. Soderstrom
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So Chicago, Illinois
C 14 Vernon Moore
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Sr Martinsville, Illinois
F 15 Fred Fencl
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Jr Cicero, Illinois
G 17 Paul Gibbs
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Fr Los Angeles, California
C 18 Alfred J. Kamm
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Jr Lakewood, Washington
G 19 Albert C. Kamm
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Jr Lakewood, Washington
G 22 William Theobald
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Sr Du Quoin, Illinois
F 24 Paul Carson
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Jr Fairbury, Illinois
F 25 Raymond Herman Radant
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So Wausau, Wisconsin
G 26 Elbert Gragg
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So Denver, Colorado
F 27 Roy Guttschow
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So Simi Valley, California
G 28 William Gates
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So Rockford, Illinois
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • John Sabo (University of Illinois) (5th year)

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

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Schedule

More information Date time, TV, Rank# ...
Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-Conference regular season
12/10/1932*
at Bradley W 26–21  1-0
Hewitt Gymnasium (4,000)
Peoria, IL
12/17/1932*
Wabash L 24–34  1-1
Huff Hall (3,000)
Champaign, IL
12/21/1932*
at Missouri
Braggin' Rights
L 17-22  2-1
Brewer Field House (2,000)
Columbia, MO
12/30/1932*
North Dakota W 26–24  3-1
Huff Hall (500)
Champaign, IL
1/3/1933*
Detroit W 39–28  4-1
Huff Hall (4,000)
Champaign, IL
Big Ten regular season
1/7/1933
Northwestern
Rivalry
W 27–25  5-1
(1-0)
Huff Hall (4,000)
Champaign, IL
1/9/1933
Michigan W 22–17  6-1
(2-0)
Huff Hall (6,500)
Champaign, IL
1/14/1933
at Michigan L 30–35  6-2
(2-1)
Yost Field House (4,500)
Ann Arbor, MI
1/16/1933
at Ohio State L 22–33  6-3
(2-2)
Ohio Expo Center Coliseum (6,000)
Columbus, OH
1/21/1933
at Northwestern
Rivalry
L 27–30  6-4
(2-3)
Patten Gymnasium (-)
Evanston, IL
2/7/1933*
St. Louis W 26–19  7-4
Huff Hall (2,000)
Champaign, IL
2/11/1933
Wisconsin W 38–25  8-4
(3-3)
Huff Hall (4,000)
Champaign, IL
2/13/1933
Ohio State L 29–31  8-5
(3-4)
Huff Hall (5,500)
Champaign, IL
2/18/1933
at Minnesota W 26–22  9-5
(4-4)
Williams Arena (-)
Minneapolis, MN
2/20/1933
at Wisconsin W 29–15  10-5
(5-4)
Wisconsin Field House (-)
Madison, WI
2/25/1933
Minnesota L 28–30  10-6
(5-5)
Huff Hall (-)
Champaign, IL
2/27/1933
at Iowa
Rivalry
L 27–30  10-7
(5-6)
Iowa Field House (-)
Iowa City, IA
3/4/1933
Iowa
Rivalry
W 44–16  11-7
(6-6)
Huff Hall (-)
Champaign, IL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.
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