1934–35 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team

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The 1934–35 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team represented the University of Illinois.

ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record15–5 (9-3 Big Ten)
Headcoach
CaptainFrank Froschauer
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1934–35 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record15–5 (9-3 Big Ten)
Head coach
CaptainFrank Froschauer
Home arenaHuff Hall
Seasons
← 1933–34
1935–36 â†’
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1934–35 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Purdue9–3 .75017–3  .850
Illinois9–3 .75015–5  .750
Wisconsin9–3 .75015–5  .750
Indiana8–4 .66714–6  .700
Ohio State8–4 .66713–6  .684
Iowa6–6 .50010–9  .526
Minnesota5–7 .41711–9  .550
Northwestern3–9 .25010–10  .500
Michigan2–10 .1678–12  .400
Chicago1–11 .0832–18  .100
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Regular season

The 1934-35 season brought the fourth conference title at the University of Illinois as well as the second title in Craig Ruby's tenure. Ruby had previously won a title in his second season, 1923-24. A new star on the playing floor emerged during the 1934-35 season with the addition of Harry Combes to the roster. Combes, a three-year letterwinner, starred for the Illini from 1935–37 and later returned to his alma mater as head coach of the Illini in 1948. Combes helped lead Illinois to both its Big Ten titles in the 1930s. Along with future head coach Combes the Illini only returned 6 lettermen from a team that had finished in fourth place in the Big Ten the year before. Even though the Fighting Illini lost twice to Indiana, they improved in conference play by finishing with a record of 9 wins and 3 losses. The team finished the season with an overall record of 15 wins 5 losses with one of the losses coming as the result of playing two games on December 10, 1934. The starting lineup included captain Frank Froschauer and Roy Guttschow at forward, Harry Combes, Jack Benyon and Wilbur Henry at guard, with Lewis Dehner at the center position.[1]

Roster

"1934-35 Fighting Illini men's basketball team"
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1934–35 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
G 3 Jack Beynon
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 Sr Rockford, Illinois
F 4 Roy Guttschow
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 Sr Bloomington, Illinois
G 5 Grant Mickelson
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 So
G 6 Wilbur Henry
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 So North Hollywood, California
C 7 Lewis Dehner
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 So Lincoln, Illinois
F 8 Frank Froschauer (C)
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 Sr Harvey, Illinois
C 10 Harold Swanson
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 So Chicago Heights, Illinois
F 11 Coke Mills
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 Jr Galesburg, Illinois
G 12 Harry Combes
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 So Champaign, Illinois
G 13 Lester Lindberg
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 Jr Lockport, Illinois
C 14 Robert Riegel
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 So Tolono, Illinois
F 15 Byron Blout
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 So Salinas, California
G 16 Howard Braun
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 Jr Champaign, Illinois
F 18 Harold Benham
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 Jr Downers Grove, Illinois
G 19 Paul W. Gibbs
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 Jr Los Angeles, California
G 24 James Vopicka
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 So Berwyn, Illinois
F 29 Martin Markworth
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 Jr Cleveland, Ohio
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
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
12/10/1934*
 DePaul L 26–29  0-1
 Huff Hall (6,000)
Champaign, IL
12/10/1934*
 Bradley W 55–25  1-1
 Huff Hall (6,000)
Champaign, IL
12/14/1934*
 Wabash College W 30–27  2-1
 Huff Hall (6,000)
Champaign, IL
12/21/1934*
 at Washington (St. Louis) W 35–18  3-1
 Francis Gymnasium (3,000)
St. Louis, MO
12/22/1934*
 at St. Louis W 33–22  4-1
 Kiel Auditorium (4,000)
St. Louis, MO
12/29/1934*
 at Butler L 24–39  4-2
 Hinkle Fieldhouse (5,000)
Indianapolis, IN
1/1/1935*
 at Wabash College W 35–28  5-2
 Chadwick Court (-)
Crawfordsville, IN
Big Ten regular season
1/5/1935
 Indiana
Rivalry		 L 21–36  5-3
(0-1)		 Huff Hall (5,000)
Champaign, IL
1/7/1935
 Purdue W 37–36  6-3
(1-1)		 Huff Hall (8,000)
Champaign, IL
1/12/1935
 at Ohio State W 44–23  7-3
(2-1)		 Ohio Expo Center Coliseum (5,500)
Columbus, OH
1/14/1935
 at Indiana
Rivalry		 L 29–42  7-4
(2-2)		 IU Fieldhouse (5,000)
Bloomington, IN
1/19/1935
 Michigan W 34–22  8-4
(3-2)		 Huff Hall (7,000)
Champaign, IL
2/5/1935*
 Notre Dame W 27–26  9-4
 Huff Hall (6,000)
Champaign, IL
2/9/1935
 at University of Chicago W 43–36  10-4
(4-2)		 Henry Crown Field House (2,500)
Chicago, IL
2/16/1935
 at Purdue L 27–35  10-5
(4-3)		 Jefferson High School (5,000)
West Lafayette, IN
2/18/1935
 Ohio State W 43–36  11-5
(5-3)		 Huff Hall (6,000)
Champaign, IL
2/23/1935
 at Minnesota W 38–34  12-5
(6-3)		 Williams Arena (7,500)
Minneapolis, MN
2/25/1935
 University of Chicago W 39–29  13-5
(7-3)		 Huff Hall (6,000)
Champaign, IL
3/2/1935
 Minnesota W 38–34  14-5
(8-3)		 Huff Hall (6,000)
Champaign, IL
1/19/1935
 at Michigan W 36–22  15-5
(9-3)		 Yost Field House (-)
Ann Arbor, MI
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.
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