1936–37 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team

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The 1936–37 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team represented the University of Illinois.

ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record14–4 (10-2 Big Ten)
Headcoach
Assistant coachWally Roettger (2nd season)
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1936–37 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record14–4 (10-2 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coachWally Roettger (2nd season)
CaptainRobert Riegel
Home arenaHuff Hall
Seasons
← 1935–36
1937–38 â†’
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1936–37 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Illinois10–2 .83314–4  .778
Minnesota10–2 .83314–6  .700
Michigan9–3 .75016–4  .800
Purdue8–4 .66715–5  .750
Ohio State7–5 .58313–7  .650
Indiana6–6 .50013–7  .650
Northwestern4–8 .33311–9  .550
Iowa3–9 .25011–9  .550
Wisconsin3–9 .2508–12  .400
Chicago0–12 .0004–16  .200
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Regular season

New head coach Doug Mills took over the Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team for the 1936–37 season replacing Craig Ruby. Mills was a player for the Illini from 1927 to 1930 and served as the assistant coach for the 1935–36 season. Mills' service toward the University of Illinois would continue until 1947 as head coach and until 1966 as athletic director. Along with future head coach Harry Combes, the Illini returned 7 lettermen from a team that had finished in a third place tie in the Big Ten the year before. Even though they lost 2 home games during conference play, the Illini finished the season in a tie for the conference championship with a record of 10 wins and 2 losses. The team finished the season with an overall record of 14 wins 4 losses. Along with Combes, the Illini also featured future major league baseball hall of fame shortstop and manager, Lou Boudreau. The starting lineup included captain Robert Riegel at the center position, Boudreau and Combes at forward and Wilbur Henry, James Vopicka and Tom Nisbet at guard.[1] Following that season, the men's gymnasium got a new name, George Huff Gymnasium, after former Illinois athletic director George Huff, who died on October 1, 1936. During the championship season, Boudreau led the team in scoring with 8.7 points per game.

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"1936–37 Fighting Illini men's basketball team"
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1936–37 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
F 3 Loren Grabb
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 So Decatur, Illinois
C 4 Robert Riegel (C)
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 Sr Tolono, Illinois
F 5 Carter Cooley
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 So Chicago, Illinois
G 6 Wilbur Henry
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 Sr North Hollywood, California
G 7 James Vopicka
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 Sr Berwyn, Illinois
F 8 Harry Lasater Jr.
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 Fr Fairfield, Illinois
F 10 Harold Swanson
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 Sr Chicago Heights, Illinois
F 11 Byron Blout
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 Sr Salinas, California
G 15 George Wardley
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 So Gary, Indiana
F 16 Charles Farrington
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 Jr Urbana, Illinois
G 17 Harry Combes
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 Sr Champaign, Illinois
G 18 Tom Nisbet
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 So Chicago, Illinois
F 20 Frank Schack
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 So Decatur, Illinois
F 21 Lou Boudreau
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 So Harvey, Illinois
G 28 Edward Yeaton
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 Jr Elkhorn, Wisconsin
F 29 Albert Billings
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 So Elgin, Illinois
G 30 Robert Castelo
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 So Champaign, Illinois
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
12/8/1936*
 Carroll W 51–34  1–0
 Huff Hall (6,500)
Champaign, IL
12/12/1936*
 Depauw W 44–24  2–0
 Huff Hall (6,000)
Champaign, IL
12/19/1936*
 Notre Dame W 44–29  3–0
 Huff Hall (7,000)
Champaign, IL
12/23/1936*
 at DePaul L 25–31  3–1
 DePaul Auditorium (6,000)
Chicago, IL
12/30/1936*
 at Bradley W 43–33  4–1
 Hewitt Gymnasium (3,800)
Peoria, IL
Big Ten regular season
1/4/1937
 Northwestern
Rivalry		 L 38–47  4–2
(0–1)		 Huff Hall (7,328)
Champaign, IL
1/9/1937
 at Wisconsin W 31–28  5–2
(1–1)		 Wisconsin Field House (6,700)
Madison, WI
1/11/1937
 Indiana
Rivalry		 W 40–31  6–2
(2–1)		 Huff Hall (7,000)
Champaign, IL
1/16/1937
 Iowa
Rivalry		 W 42–28  7–2
(3–1)		 Huff Hall (6,810)
Champaign, IL
1/18/1937
 at Purdue W 38–37  8–2
(4–1)		 Jefferson High School (5,600)
West Lafayette, IN
1/23/1937
 University of Chicago W 28–23  9–2
(5–1)		 Huff Hall (6,000)
Champaign, IL
2/6/1937*
 at Notre Dame L 33–41  9–3
 Notre Dame Fieldhouse (–)
Notre Dame, IN
2/13/1937
 at University of Chicago W 34–26  10–3
(6–1)		 Henry Crown Field House (3,000)
Chicago, IL
2/15/1937
 Purdue L 34–61  10–4
(6–2)		 Huff Hall (7,600)
Champaign, IL
2/20/1937
 at Indiana
Rivalry		 W 42–25  11–4
(7–2)		 IU Fieldhouse (5,000)
Bloomington, IN
2/22/1937
 Wisconsin W 48–31  12–4
(8–2)		 Huff Hall (9,000)
Champaign, IL
2/27/1937
 at Iowa
Rivalry		 W 40–29  13–4
(9–2)		 Iowa Field House (9,000)
Iowa City, IA
3/6/1937
 at Northwestern
Rivalry		 W 32–26  14–4
(10–2)		 Patten Gymnasium (6,000)
Evanston, IL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
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