1938–39 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team

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The 1938–39 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team represented the University of Illinois.

Record14–5 (8-4 Big Ten)
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1938–39 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record14–5 (8-4 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
CaptainTom Nisbet
Home arenaHuff Hall
Seasons
← 1937–38
1939–40 â†’
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1938–39 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Ohio State10–2 .83316–7  .696
Indiana9–3 .75017–3  .850
Illinois8–4 .66714–5  .737
Minnesota7–5 .58314–6  .700
Purdue6–6 .50012–7  .632
Northwestern5–7 .4177–13  .350
Michigan4–8 .33311–9  .550
Wisconsin4–8 .33310–10  .500
Chicago4–8 .3339–11  .450
Iowa3–9 .2508–11  .421
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Regular season

The 1938-39 season was year number three for head coach Doug Mills. Overall the team regrouped from a miserable eighth-place finish in the Big Ten a year earlier by winning 9 of their 10 home games only losing to conference rival Indiana. Unfortunately for the Fighting Illini they finished with a 5-5 record on the road to finish in third place overall in conference action. Mills' Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team featured only 5 returning letterman. Along with team captain Tom Nisbit, the Illini also featured a starting lineup of Lewis Dehner at the center position, John Drish, Joe Frank and William Hapac at forward and George Wardley, and Colin Handlon at guard.[1]

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1938–39 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
G 3 Colin Handlon
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Jr Connersville, Indiana
G 4 Henry Sachs
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Fr Chicago, Illinois
C 6 Robert O'Neill
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So Pitman, New Jersey
C 8 Lewis Dehner
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Sr Lincoln, Illinois
F 9 Edsel Hart
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So Kensington, Kansas
G 10 James Phillips
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So Oak Park, Illinois
G 11 Darold Staley
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So Decatur, Illinois
G 12 Robert Richmond
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So Johnston City, Illinois
G 15 George Wardley
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Sr Gary, Indiana
F 17 Joe Frank
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Jr Urbana, Illinois
G 18 Tom Nisbet (C)
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Sr Chicago, Illinois
F 19 William Hapac
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Jr Cicero, Illinois
G 20 Harold Shapiro
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So Chicago, Illinois
F 21 John Drish
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So Evanston, Illinois
F 26 Ivan Johnson
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So Thebes, Illinois
F 27 Howard Cronk
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So Anderson, Indiana
F 28 Norman Cusick
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So Chicago Heights, 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
12/10/1938*
Washington (St. Louis) W 49–31  1–0
Huff Hall (5,000)
Champaign, IL
12/17/1938*
North Dakota W 61–33  2–0
Huff Hall (4,000)
Champaign, IL
12/21/1938*
Connecticut State W 49–33  3–0
Huff Hall (4,763)
Champaign, IL
12/27/1938*
at Manhattan W 60–41  4–0
Madison Square Garden (17,000)
New York, NY
12/29/1938*
at Villanova W 28–22  5–0
Municipal Auditorium (9,000)
Philadelphia, PA
1/3/1939*
Cornell W 35-34  6–0
Huff Hall (8,500)
Champaign, IL
Big Ten regular season
1/7/1939
Michigan W 30–20  7–0
(1–0)
Huff Hall (6,553)
Champaign, IL
1/9/1939
Indiana
Rivalry
L 28–29  7–1
(1–1)
Huff Hall (6,706)
Champaign, IL
1/14/1939
at University of Chicago W 43–33  8–1
(2–1)
Henry Crown Field House (3,500)
Chicago, IL
1/16/1939
Ohio State W 45–31  9–1
(3–1)
Huff Hall (6,846)
Champaign, IL
1/21/1939
at Wisconsin W 37-34  10–1
(4–1)
Wisconsin Field House (11,200)
Madison, WI
1/23/1939
at Minnesota L 33–35  10–2
(4–2)
Williams Arena (16,500)
Minneapolis, MN
2/3/1939*
at Notre Dame L 24–38  10–3
Notre Dame Fieldhouse (5,500)
Notre Dame, IN
2/6/1939
Iowa
Rivalry
W 34–26  11–3
(5–2)
Huff Hall (6,000)
Champaign, IL
2/11/1939
at Purdue L 30–34  11–4
(5–3)
Lambert Fieldhouse (5,000)
West Lafayette, IN
2/13/1939
at Michigan W 35–28  12–4
(6–3)
Yost Field House (4,000)
Ann Arbor, MI
2/20/1939
Purdue W 35–28  13–4
(7–3)
Huff Hall (6,900)
Champaign, IL
2/25/1939
at Northwestern
Rivalry
L 34–36  13–5
(7–4)
Patten Gymnasium (5,000)
Evanston, IL
2/27/1939
University of Chicago W 49–26  14–5
(8–4)
Huff Hall (6,500)
Champaign, IL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.
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