1930–31 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team

The 1930–31 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team represented the University of Illinois.

1930–31 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
1930–31 record12–5 (7-5 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
CaptainCharles Harper
Home arenaHuff Hall
1930–31 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Northwestern11–1 .917  16–1  .941
Michigan8–4 .667  13–4  .765
Minnesota8–4 .667  13–4  .765
Purdue8–4 .667  12–5  .706
Illinois7–5 .583  12–5  .706
Indiana5–7 .417  9–8  .529
Chicago4–8 .333  8–9  .471
Wisconsin4–8 .333  8–9  .471
Ohio State3–9 .250  4–13  .235
Iowa2–10 .167  5–12  .294
Rankings from AP Poll

Regular season

The 1930–31 season was head coach Craig Ruby's 9th at the University of Illinois, establishing the first time in the history of Illinois basketball that a head coach remained longer than 8 years. Ruby had 10 returning lettermen from a team that had finished in a fifth place tie in the Big Ten the year before. Even though they did not lose any non-conference games, the Fighting Illini showed no improvement in conference play by finishing with a record of 7 wins and 5 losses, however; the team improved to an overall record of 12 wins 5 losses. The starting lineup included captain Charles Harper, George Fencl and Elbert Kamp at forward, Elbridge May at center with Boyd Owen and Robert Kamp at the guard spots.[2]

Roster
1930–31 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
F 3 Charles Harper (C) 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)163 lb (74 kg) Sr Chandlerville, Illinois
G 4 Robert Kamp 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)150 lb (68 kg) Jr Mt. Carmel, Illinois
F 5 Elbert Kamp 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)150 lb (68 kg) Jr Mt. Carmel, Illinois
C 6 Elbridge Horace May 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)180 lb (82 kg) Sr Chicago, Illinois
G 8 Boyd Owen 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)179 lb (81 kg) So South Bend, Indiana
G 9 Herbert R. Hill 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)145 lb (66 kg) Sr Elgin, Illinois
C 10 Caslon Bennett 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)185 lb (84 kg) So Marshall, Illinois
C 11 Vernon Moore 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)156 lb (71 kg) So Martinsville, Illinois
F 12 Robert Y. Bartholomew 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)155 lb (70 kg) Jr Peoria, Illinois
C 14 William Hagerman 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)154 lb (70 kg) So Champaign, Illinois
G 15 William Theobald 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)155 lb (70 kg) So Du Quoin, Illinois
F 17 Paul Chervinko 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)155 lb (70 kg) So Witt, Illinois
F 18 Norval Hodges 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)176 lb (80 kg) So Flora, Illinois
C 19 Harold Thornburg 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)172 lb (78 kg) Sr Watseka, Illinois
G 20 Charles R. Canfield 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)165 lb (75 kg) Jr Maywood, Illinois
G 21 George S. Fencl 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)159 lb (72 kg) Jr Cicero, Illinois
G 22 David Tarwain 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)157 lb (71 kg) So Chicago, Illinois
F 23 William Fuzak 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)160 lb (73 kg) Sr Urbana, Illinois
F 24 Charles Goldstein 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)160 lb (73 kg) So Chicago, Illinois
F 25 Marvin L. Hadam 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)150 lb (68 kg) Sr Chicago, Illinois
F 26 Homer Adams 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)150 lb (68 kg) Jr Pontiac, Illinois
G 27 John Hadley 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)160 lb (73 kg) So Frankfort, Indiana
G 28 Ralph W. Downing 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)150 lb (68 kg) Jr Mount Pulaski, Illinois
G 29 Henry Howard 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)170 lb (77 kg) So Sheffield, Illinois
F 30 Maurice Weintraub 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)148 lb (67 kg) So Chicago, Illinois
F 31 Herbert B. Scharback 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)163 lb (74 kg) Jr Hobart, Indiana
F 32 Thomas Plunk 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)160 lb (73 kg) So Mansfield, Illinois
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

All-Time Illini Rosters Roster

Source[3]

Schedule
Date
time, TV		 Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-Conference regular season
12/8/1930*
no, no		 DePauw W 27–15  1-0 (0-0)
 New Gymnasium (3,625)
Champaign, IL
12/13/1930*
no, no		 Carleton College W 23–11  2-0 (0-0)
 New Gymnasium (4,879)
Champaign, IL
12/19/1930*
no, no		 Miami W 40–17  3-0 (0-0)
 New Gymnasium (1,500)
Champaign, IL
12/22/1930*
no, no		 Wabash W 28–13  4-0 (0-0)
 New Gymnasium (2,473)
Champaign, IL
1/1/1931*
no, no		 Bradley W 28–17  5-0 (0-0)
 Hewitt Gymnasium (-)
Peoria, IL
Big Ten regular season
1/5/1931
no, no		 Wisconsin L 9–12  5-1 (0-1)
 New Gymnasium (6,696)
Champaign, IL
1/10/1931
no, no		 Purdue L 15–30  5-2 (0-2)
 Memorial Gymnasium (-)
West Lafayette, IN
1/12/1931
no, no		 Northwestern L 27–29  5-3 (0-3)
 New Gymnasium (7,092)
Champaign, IL
1/17/1931
no, no		 Indiana
Rivalry		 L 34–35  5-4 (0-4)
 New Gymnasium (6,807)
Champaign, IL
1/24/1931
no, no		 Wisconsin L 20–30  5-5 (0-5)
 Wisconsin Field House (-)
Madison, WI
2/10/1931
no, no		 Purdue W 26–22  6-5 (1-5)
 New Gymnasium (6,873)
Champaign, IL
2/14/1931
no, no		 Iowa
Rivalry		 W 26–23  7-5 (2-5)
 Iowa Field House (-)
Iowa City, IA
2/16/1931
no, no		 Northwestern W 35–28  8-5 (3-5)
 Patten Gymnasium (5,000)
Evanston, IL
2/21/1931
no, no		 University of Chicago W 45–22  9-5 (4-5)
 New Gymnasium (6,228)
Champaign, IL
2/23/1931
no, no		 Indiana
Rivalry		 W 39-25  10-5 (5-5)
 The IU Field House (4,200)
Bloomington, IN
2/28/1931
no, no		 Iowa
Rivalry		 W 31–13  11-5 (6-5)
 New Gymnasium (6,267)
Champaign, IL
3/2/1931
no, no		 University of Chicago W 36–30  12-5 (7-5)
 Bartlett Gymnasium (1,900)
Chicago, IL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

Bold Italic connotes conference game Source[4]

References
  1. National Athletic Trainer Association
  2. Fighting Illini Basketball: A Hardwood History By News-Gazette, Sports Publishing LLC ISBN 1-58261-356-7
  3. FightingIllini.com
  4. University of Illinois Fighting Illini Statistics Summary for 1930-31 pg.76, FightingIllini.com
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