1923–24 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team

The 1923–24 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team represented the University of Illinois.

1923–24 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball
Big Ten Conference Champions
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
1923–24 record11–6 (8–4 Big Ten)
Head coach
CaptainGlenn Potter
Home arenaKenney Gym
1923–24 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Wisconsin84 .667  115  .688
Chicago84 .667  116  .647
Illinois84 .667  116  .647
Ohio State75 .583  125  .706
Purdue75 .583  125  .706
Indiana75 .583  116  .647
Michigan66 .500  107  .588
Minnesota57 .417  98  .529
Iowa48 .333  710  .412
Northwestern012 .000  016  .000
Rankings from AP Poll

Regular season

Second year Fighting Illini coach, Craig Ruby, took advantage of 12 returning players from a team that finished tied for fourth in the Big Ten a season earlier. The 1923–24 campaign would be the first of two conference titles during Ruby's tenure as the Fighting Illini's head coach. Though the final conference record of eight wins and four losses was not impressive, the Illini were still able to tie Wisconsin and Chicago in the race to be the best in the Big Ten.[2] The overall record for this team would be 11 wins and 6 losses. The starting lineup included captain G.E. Potter, T.D. Karnes, and John Mauer at forward, Leland Stillwell at center, and Jack Lipe, and R.H. Popken as guards.[3]

Roster

1923–24 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
F 1 Glenn E. Potter (C)
Sr Orange, California
C 2 Leland "Slim" Stillwell
Sr Olney, Illinois
F 3 Roland H. Popken
Sr Oak Park, Illinois
F 4 Wally Roettger
Sr St. Louis, Missouri
G 5 Jack Lipe
So Decatur, Illinois
F 6 Lawrence Moore Plummer
So Wheaton, Illinois
F 7 James Richard Broderick
So East St. Louis, Illinois
F 8 Herbert Roy Helsing
So Chicago, Illinois
G 9 Leonard Haines
So Belvidere, Illinois
G 10 Earl Tanner Britton
So Elgin, Illinois
F 11 John Mauer
So Batavia, Illinois
F 12 Curtis R. Parker
Jr Fort Wayne, Indiana
F 13 Russell Daugherity
Fr Streator, Illinois
F 14 William Green
So Urbana, Illinois
F 15 Hollie Martin
So Perrysville, Indiana
G 16 Cecil F. Hollopeter
Jr Spencerville, Indiana
C 17 Richard Clifford Valentine
Jr Rockford, Illinois
G 18 John Wilbur "Hank" Hansen
Sr Brookston, Indiana
G 19 Eugene Melvin Pattison
So Wilmette, Illinois
F 20 Harry Jackson Roth
So Mattoon, Illinois
F 23 Don Karnes
Jr Fairbury, Illinois
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

All-Time Illini Rosters Roster

Source[4]

Schedule

Source[5]

Date
time, TV
Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-Conference regular season
12/12/1923*
no, no
vs Depauw L 28–29  0-1 (0-0)
Kenney Gym (3,592)
Urbana, IL
12/15/1923*
no, no
vs Washington University L 15–17  0-2 (0-0)
Kenney Gym (3,692)
Urbana, IL
12/21/1923*
no, no
vs Iowa State W 16–12  1-2 (0-0)
Kenney Gym (3,131)
Urbana, IL
1/2/1924*
no, no
vs Notre Dame W 29–21  2-2 (0-0)
Kenney Gym (1,887)
Urbana, IL
Big Ten regular season
1/5/1924
no, no
@ Minnesota L 20–36  2-3 (0-1)
University of Minnesota Armory (-)
Minneapolis, MN
1/12/1924
no, no
@ Ohio State W 27–24  3-3 (1-1)
Ohio Expo Center Coliseum (-)
Columbus, OH
1/14/1924
no, no
@ Michigan L 23–24  3-4 (1-2)
Yost Field House (-)
Ann Arbor, MI
1/17/1924
no, no
vs Northwestern W 38–18  4-4 (2-2)
Kenney Gym (4,124)
Urbana, IL
2/5/1924*
no, no
vs Butler W 28–27  5-4 (2-2)
Kenney Gym (3,455)
Urbana, IL
2/11/1924
no, no
vs Ohio State L 22–25  5-5 (2-3)
Kenney Gym (4,145)
Urbana, IL
2/16/1924
no, no
@ Wisconsin L 12–13  5-6 (2-4)
University of Wisconsin Armory and Gymnasium (-)
Madison, WI
2/23/1924
no, no
@ Iowa
Rivalry
W 26–14  6-6 (3-4)
Iowa Armory (-)
Iowa City, IA
2/25/1924
no, no
vs Wisconsin W 31–20  7-6 (4-4)
Kenney Gym (4,393)
Urbana, IL
2/29/1924
no, no
vs Iowa
Rivalry
W 38–19  8-6 (5-4)
Kenney Gym (4,209)
Urbana, IL
3/4/1924
no, no
@ Northwestern W 36–35  9-6 (6-4)
Patten Gymnasium (-)
Evanston, IL
3/8/1924
no, no
vs Michigan W 23–20  10-6 (7-4)
Kenney Gym (4,556)
Urbana, IL
3/10/1924
no, no
vs Minnesota W 31–19  11-6 (8-4)
Kenney Gym (4,664)
Urbana, IL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

Bold Italic connotes conference game

References

  1. National Athletic Trainer Association
  2. A Century of Orange and Blue: Celebrating 100 Years of Fighting Illini Basketball By Loren Tate, Jared Gelfond pg.18 ISBN 1-58261-793-7
  3. Fighting Illini Basketball: A Hardwood History By News-Gazette, Sports Publishing LLC ISBN 1-58261-356-7
  4. FightingIllini.com
  5. University of Illinois Fighting Illini Statistics Summary for 1923-24 Archived 2015-02-10 at the Wayback Machine, FightingIllini.com
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