1933–34 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team
American college basketball season
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The 1933â34 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team represented the University of Illinois.
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record13â6 (7â5 Big Ten)
Headcoach
- J. Craig Ruby (12th season)
Assistant coachLeland Stillwell (1st season)
| 1933â34 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball | |
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| Conference | Big Ten Conference |
| Record | 13â6 (7â5 Big Ten) |
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| Assistant coach | Leland Stillwell (1st season) |
| Captain | Hudson Hellmich |
| Home arena | Huff Hall |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Purdue | 10 | â | 2 | .833 | 17 | â | 3 | .850 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wisconsin | 8 | â | 4 | .667 | 14 | â | 6 | .700 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern | 8 | â | 4 | .667 | 11 | â | 8 | .579 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Illinois | 7 | â | 5 | .583 | 13 | â | 6 | .684 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa | 6 | â | 6 | .500 | 13 | â | 7 | .650 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana | 6 | â | 6 | .500 | 13 | â | 7 | .650 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Minnesota | 5 | â | 7 | .417 | 9 | â | 11 | .450 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ohio State | 4 | â | 8 | .333 | 8 | â | 12 | .400 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Michigan | 4 | â | 8 | .333 | 6 | â | 14 | .300 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chicago | 2 | â | 10 | .167 | 5 | â | 15 | .250 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Regular season
Craig Ruby entered the 1933â34 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
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Schedule
| Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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| Non-Conference regular season | |||||||||||
| 12/12/1933* |
St. Louis | L 21â22 | 0â1 |
Huff Hall (4,000) Champaign, IL | |||||||
| 12/16/1933* |
Illinois Wesleyan | W 37â19 | 1â1 |
Huff Hall (4,500) Champaign, IL | |||||||
| 12/22/1933* |
at Washington (St. Louis) | W 40â36 | 2â1 |
Francis Gymnasium (3,000) St. Louis, MO | |||||||
| 12/29/1933* |
at Knox College | W 21â18 | 3â1 |
Auxiliary Gymnasium (3,000) Galesburg, IL | |||||||
| 12/30/1933* |
at Augustana | W 21â18 | 4â1 |
Old Main Gymnasium (3,000) Rock Island, IL | |||||||
| 1/3/1934* |
Missouri Braggin' Rights |
W 36â24 | 5â1 |
Huff Hall (6,000) Champaign, IL | |||||||
| Big Ten regular season | |||||||||||
| 1/7/1934 |
Wisconsin | W 20â17 | 6â1 (1â0) |
Huff Hall (4,000) Champaign, IL | |||||||
| 1/8/1934 |
at Purdue | L 21â36 | 6â2 (1â1) |
Jefferson High School (4,500) West Lafayette, IN | |||||||
| 1/13/1934 |
at University of Chicago | W 32â26 | 7â2 (2â1) |
Henry Crown Field House (3,600) Chicago, IL | |||||||
| 1/15/1934 |
at Iowa Rivalry |
L 14â36 | 7â3 (2â2) |
Iowa Field House (12,000) Iowa City, IA | |||||||
| 1/20/1934 |
Northwestern Rivalry |
W 34â20 | 8â3 (3â2) |
Huff Hall (6,000) Champaign, IL | |||||||
| 2/6/1934* |
Bradley | W 38â26 | 9â3 |
Huff Hall (6,000) Champaign, IL | |||||||
| 2/10/1934 |
Indiana Rivalry |
W 28â25 | 10â3 (4â2) |
Huff Hall (6,000) Champaign, IL | |||||||
| 2/12/1934 |
University of Chicago | W 42â21 | 11â3 (5â2) |
Huff Hall (6,000) Champaign, IL | |||||||
| 2/17/1934 |
at Wisconsin | L 22â28 | 11â4 (5â3) |
Wisconsin Field House (8,000) Madison, WI | |||||||
| 2/19/1934 |
at Northwestern Rivalry |
L 25â32 | 11â5 (5â4) |
Patten Gymnasium (4,300) Evanston, IL | |||||||
| 2/24/1934 |
at Indiana Rivalry |
L 24â36 | 11â6 (5â5) |
IU Fieldhouse (8,000) Bloomington, IN | |||||||
| 2/26/1934 |
Iowa Rivalry |
W 35â31 | 12â6 (6â5) |
Huff Hall (6,000) Champaign, IL | |||||||
| 3/5/1934 |
Purdue | W 27â26 | 13â6 (7â5) |
Huff Hall (7,000) Champaign, IL | |||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. | |||||||||||
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