1937–38 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team

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The 1937–38 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team represented the University of Illinois.

Record9–9 (4-8 Big Ten)
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1937–38 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record9–9 (4-8 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
CaptainLou Boudreau
Home arenaHuff Hall
Seasons
← 1936–37
1938–39 â†’
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1937–38 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Purdue10–2 .83318–2  .900
Minnesota9–3 .75016–4  .800
Ohio State7–5 .58312–8  .600
Northwestern7–5 .58310–10  .500
Michigan6–6 .50012–8  .600
Iowa6–6 .50011–9  .550
Wisconsin5–7 .41710–10  .500
Illinois4–8 .3339–9  .500
Indiana4–8 .33310–10  .500
Chicago2–10 .1676–12  .333
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Regular season

The 1937-38 season for second year head coach Doug Mills took a major step backward after finishing in a first place tie a year earlier. Mills' Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team dropped to a tie for eighth place in the Big Ten during his sophomore season. This team featured future major league baseball hall of fame shortstop and manager, Lou Boudreau. Even though they returned 6 letterman, the Illini finished the season with a conference record of 4 wins and 8 losses (the worst of Mills' career at Illinois). The team finished the season with an overall record of 9 wins 9 losses. Along with team captain Boudreau, the Illini also featured a starting lineup of Lewis Dehner at the center position, Joe Frank and William Hapac at forward and George Wardley, Tom Nisbit and Colin Handlon at guard.[1]

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1937–38 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
G 3 Colin Handlon
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So Connersville, Indiana
F 6 Harry Lasater Jr.
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So Fairfield, Illinois
C 8 Lewis Dehner
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Jr Lincoln, Illinois
G 10 Carlos Davies
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So Streator, Illinois
F 11 Charles Phillips
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So Ridgway, Illinois
G 15 George Wardley
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Jr Gary, Indiana
F 17 Joe Frank
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So Urbana, Illinois
G 18 Tom Nisbet
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Jr Chicago, Illinois
F 19 William Hapac
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So Cicero, Illinois
F 21 Lou Boudreau (C)
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Jr Harvey, Illinois
F 22 William Bennis
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Sr Freeport, Illinois
G 28 Jack Hodges
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Jr Rock Island, Illinois
G 27 Orval Spurlin
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So Kinmundy, Illinois
F 33 Thomas Bouzeos
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So Chicago, Illinois
F 55 Carter Cooley
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Jr Chicago, Illinois
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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
12/7/1937*
Carroll W 48–25  1–0
Huff Hall (6,500)
Champaign, IL
12/11/1937*
at Augustana W 43–27  2–0
Old Main Gymnasium (5,000)
Rock Island, IL
12/15/1937*
Washington (St. Louis) W 40–36  3–0
Huff Hall (6,800)
Champaign, IL
12/18/1937*
at St. John's W 60–45  4–0
Madison Square Garden (17,000)
New York, NY
12/20/1937*
at Temple L 38–51  4–1
Municipal Auditorium (4,000)
Philadelphia, PA
12/28/1937*
Notre Dame W 33–32  5–1
Huff Hall (8,500)
Champaign, IL
Big Ten regular season
1/4/1938
at Indiana
Rivalry
L 46–51  5–2
(0–1)
IU Fieldhouse (6,000)
Bloomington, IN
1/8/1938
at Michigan L 37–45  5–3
(0–2)
Yost Field House (-)
Ann Arbor, MI
1/10/1938
Purdue W 51–43  6–3
(1–2)
Huff Hall (7,100)
Champaign, IL
1/15/1938
University of Chicago W 50–34  7–3
(2–2)
Huff Hall (7,100)
Champaign, IL
1/17/1938
Minnesota L 29–41  7–4
(2–3)
Huff Hall (7,100)
Champaign, IL
1/22/1938
at Ohio State L 26–46  7–5
(2–4)
Ohio Expo Center Coliseum (7,500)
Columbus, OH
2/7/1938
at Purdue L 13–23  7–6
(2–5)
Lambert Fieldhouse (5,000)
West Lafayette, IN
2/12/1938
at Minnesota L 23–28  7–7
(2–6)
Williams Arena (6,800)
Minneapolis, MN
2/19/1938
Ohio State W 42–34  8–7
(3–6)
Huff Hall (7,000)
Champaign, IL
2/21/1938
at University of Chicago L 39–43  8–8
(3–7)
Henry Crown Field House (5,000)
Chicago, IL
2/28/1938
Michigan W 36–32  9–8
(4–7)
Huff Hall (7,000)
Champaign, IL
3/4/1938
Indiana
Rivalry
L 35–45  9–9
(4–8)
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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