1928–29 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team

1928–29 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record10–7 (6-6 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Jack Lipe (5th season)
  • John Sabo (1st season)
CaptainErnest Dorn
Home arenaHuff Hall
Seasons
1928–29 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Wisconsin 10 – 2   .833 15 – 2   .882
Michigan 10 – 2   .833 13 – 3   .813
Purdue 9 – 3   .750 13 – 4   .765
Northwestern 7 – 5   .583 12 – 5   .706
Illinois 6 – 6   .500 10 – 7   .588
Ohio State 6 – 6   .500 9 – 8   .529
Iowa 5 – 7   .417 9 – 8   .529
Indiana 4 – 8   .333 7 – 10   .412
Chicago 2 – 10   .167 5 – 11   .313
Minnesota 1 – 11   .083 4 – 13   .235

The 1928–29 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team represented the University of Illinois.

Regular season

The 1928-29 season was head coach Craig Ruby's seventh at the University of Illinois. With three returning starters from a team that finished in a ninth place tie in the Big Ten the year before, the Fighting Illini improved to an overall record of 10 wins and 7 losses and a conference record of 6 wins 6 losses. The starting lineup included captain Ernest F. Dorn at center, Charles Harper and Earl H. Drew at forward, and future head coach Douglas R. Mills and Herbert Hill at guard.[1]

Roster

1928–29 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
F 3 Charles Harper 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 164 lb (74 kg) So Chandlerville, Illinois
F 4 Earl Drew 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Sr Champaign, Illinois
F 5 Ernest Dorn (C) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 167 lb (76 kg) Sr Chicago, Illinois
C 6 Leon Fouts 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Omaha, Nebraska
G 7 Douglas R. Mills 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 162 lb (73 kg) Jr Elgin, Illinois
G 8 Andrew R. Solyom 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Hammond, Indiana
G 9 James W. Lewis 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 188 lb (85 kg) Jr Waukegan, Illinois
F 10 John D. How 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr Lakeville, Indiana
G 11 Herbert Hill 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 150 lb (68 kg) So Elgin, Illinois
G 12 C. Donnelly Gamble 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Sr Champaign, Illinois
G 14 Keston J. Deimling 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 188 lb (85 kg) Sr Stevens Point, Wisconsin
F 15 Richard Downing 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 163 lb (74 kg) So Mount Pulaski, Illinois
C 16 E. Horace May 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Chicago, Illinois
G 17 Carl H. Bergeson 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Jr Batavia, Illinois
G 18 Raymond Eugene Fisher 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Champaign, Illinois
G 19 Edwin J. Simionich 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 173 lb (78 kg) Sr Joliet, Illinois
F 20 Fred Shankman 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) 150 lb (68 kg) So Chicago, Illinois
F 21 James Dorsey 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) 135 lb (61 kg) So Wilmington, Illinois
F 22 Huren Derment 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 148 lb (67 kg) Jr Champaign, Illinois
F 23 John Tarwain 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 179 lb (81 kg) So Sesser, Illinois
F 24 Rufus Glass 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 178 lb (81 kg) Sr Kokomo, Indiana
G 25 Robert Greene 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 155 lb (70 kg) So Peoria, Illinois
G 26 James Groutage 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Genton, Illinois
G 27 Glenn Hummer 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Jr Huntington, Indiana
G 28 John H. Pribble 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 150 lb (68 kg) Jr Salem, Illinois
C 29 Theodore Blum 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Oak Park, Illinois
G 30 Walter Jolley 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Chicago, Illinois
G 31 Forrest 'Frosty' Peters 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 168 lb (76 kg) Jr Billings, Montana
F 32 Edwin Lashmet 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Sr Winchester, Illinois
C 33 Louis Cotie 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Sr Muskegon, Michigan
F 34 Roy Greene 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Sr Renovo, Pennsylvania
G 35 Elmer Moos 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 160 lb (73 kg) So Aurora, Illinois
G 36 Palmer Muhl 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 157 lb (71 kg) So Oskaloosa, Iowa
G 37 James Snyder 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 168 lb (76 kg) So Chicago, Illinois
C 38 Donald Allen 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Long Point, Illinois
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Jack Lipe (University of Illinois) (5th year)
  • John Sabo (University of Illinois) (1st year)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule

Date
time, TV 		Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-Conference regular season
12/10/1928*
no, no 		Bradley W 46–29  1-0
 New Gymnasium (-)
Champaign, IL
12/15/1928*
no, no 		Lombard W 44–22  2-0
 New Gymnasium (5,429)
Champaign, IL
12/20/1928*
no, no 		North Dakota W 28–27  3-0
 New Gymnasium (-)
Champaign, IL
12/31/1928*
no, no 		Washington University W 38–29  4-0
 New Gymnasium (-)
Champaign, IL
Big Ten regular season
1/5/1929
no, no 		at Purdue L 24–33  4-1
(0-1) 		Jefferson High School (-)
West Lafayette, IN
1/8/1929
no, no 		Indiana
Rivalry 		W 20–16  5-1
(1-1) 		New Gymnasium (-)
Champaign, IL
1/12/1929
no, no 		at Ohio State L 22–27  5-2
(1-2) 		Ohio Expo Center Coliseum (-)
Columbus, OH
1/14/1929
no, no 		at Michigan L 17–21  5-3
(1-3) 		Yost Field House (-)
Ann Arbor, MI
1/19/1929
no, no 		University of Chicago W 22–19  6-3
(2-3) 		New Gymnasium (-)
Champaign, IL
2/4/1929*
no, no 		Butler L 28–33  6-4
 New Gymnasium (-)
Champaign, IL
2/9/1929
no, no 		at University of Chicago W 33–29  7-4
(3-3) 		Bartlett Gymnasium (-)
Chicago, IL
2/11/1929
no, no 		at Minnesota W 35–32  8-4
(4-3) 		University of Minnesota Armory (-)
Minneapolis, MN
2/16/1929
no, no 		Ohio State L 30–35  8-5
(4-4) 		New Gymnasium (5,570)
Champaign, IL
2/18/1929
no, no 		Michigan W 27–24  9-5
(5-4) 		New Gymnasium (6,373)
Champaign, IL
2/23/1929
no, no 		at Indiana
Rivalry 		L 22–32  9-6
(5-5) 		Men's Gymnasium (-)
Bloomington, IN
3/2/1929
no, no 		Purdue L 23–37  9-7
(5-6) 		New Gymnasium (7,001)
Champaign, IL
3/4/1929
no, no 		Minnesota W 32–27  10-7
(6-6) 		New Gymnasium (5,766)
Champaign, IL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

Source[2]

Awards and honors

References

  1. ^ Fighting Illini Basketball: A Hardwood History By News-Gazette, Sports Publishing LLC ISBN 1-58261-356-7
  2. ^ University of Illinois Fighting Illini Statistics Summary for 1928-29 Archived 2015-02-10 at the Wayback Machine, FightingIllini.com