1927–28 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team

The 1927–28 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team represented the University of Illinois.

1927–28 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record5–12 (2–10 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coachJack Lipe (4th season)
CaptainEverett Olson
Home arenaHuff Hall
Seasons
1927–28 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Indiana 10 2   .833 15 2   .882
Purdue 10 2   .833 15 2   .882
Wisconsin 9 3   .750 13 4   .765
Northwestern 9 3   .750 12 5   .706
Michigan 7 5   .583 10 7   .588
Chicago 5 7   .417 8 9   .471
Iowa 3 9   .250 6 11   .353
Ohio State 3 9   .250 5 12   .294
Illinois 2 10   .167 5 12   .294
Minnesota 2 10   .167 4 12   .250

Regular season

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The 1927-28 season produced the only losing campaign in the 14 year tenure of head coach Craig Ruby at the University of Illinois. Having only one returning senior on a team predominantly consisting of Juniors, Ruby entered his sixth season as head coach of the Fighting Illini with an overall record of 50 wins and 33 losses. This season also produced the Ruby's only losing season in the Big Ten with a conference record of 2 wins and 10 losses. The starting lineup included captain Everett Olson at center, Ernest Dorn and Earl H. Drew at forward, and future head coach Douglas R. Mills, Keston J. Deimling and Andrew R. Solyom at guard.[1]

Roster

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1927–28 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
C 3 Forrest H. Lindsay
Jr Tulsa, Oklahoma
F 4 Huber Hughes Edwards
Jr Newton, Illinois
F 5 Ernest Dorn
Jr Chicago, Illinois
G 6 Fremont G. Cann
Jr Oregon, Illinois
G 7 Douglas R. Mills
So Elgin, Illinois
C 8 Andrew R. Solyom
So Hammond, Indiana
F 9 Omar C. Lee
Sr Frankfort, Illinois
F 10 John D. How
Jr Lakeville, Indiana
G 11 Earl H. Johnson
So Batavia, Illinois
G 12 C. Donnelly Gamble
Jr Champaign, Illinois
G 14 Keston J. Deimling
Jr Stevens Point, Wisconsin
G 15 James W. Lewis
So Waukegan, Illinois
G 16 Roy Greene
Jr Renovo, Pennsylvania
G 17 Carl H. Bergeson
So Batavia, Illinois
G 18 Raymond Eugene Fisher
So Champaign, Illinois
G 19 Edwin J. Simionich
Jr Joliet, Illinois
F 20 William Lincoln Julian
Jr Grant Park, Illinois
F 21 Vance Cummins
Jr Joliet, Illinois
G 22 Everette Olson (C)
Sr Champaign, Illinois
C 23 Lee Hickox
So Evanston, Illinois
G 24 Herbert Gustave Lind
Jr Chicago, Illinois
F 25 William E. Short
So Frontenac, Kansas
F 26 Herbert K. Smock
So Moweaqua, Illinois
F 27 William Bunn
Sr Byron, Illinois
F 28 Earl Drew
Jr Champaign, Illinois
C 29 Rufus Glass
Jr Kokomo, Indiana
G R Henry Thomas Winterbauer
Jr Athens, Illinois
F R Richard Anthony Floberg
So Rockford, Illinois
G R Harry Lambert Logan
Jr Salem, Illinois
F R Darrell Ova Overpeck
So Clinton, Indiana
G R John H. Pribble
So Salem, Illinois
G R Ernest W. Schultz
Sr Geneseo, Illinois
F R Roland Sanford Wachob
Jr Cherry Tree, Pennsylvania
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Jack Lipe (University of Illinois) (4th year)

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

Roster

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-Conference regular season
12/10/1927*
Knox W 22–18  1–0
New Gymnasium (6,007)
Champaign, IL
12/17/1927*
Bradley W 41–35  2–0
New Gymnasium (6,149)
Champaign, IL
12/27/1927*
at Washington
Pavilion dedication
L 23–34  2–1
UW Pavilion[2] (7,500)
Seattle, WA
12/29/1927*
at Washington W 34–24  3–1
UW Pavilion 
Seattle, WA
12/30/1927*
at Washington L 26–32  3–2
UW Pavilion 
Seattle, WA
Big Ten regular season
1/7/1928
Purdue L 24–30  3-3
(0-1)
New Gymnasium (7,176)
Champaign, IL
1/13/1928
at Iowa
Rivalry
L 30–36  3-4
(0-2)
Iowa Field House 
Iowa City, IA
1/16/1928
at Wisconsin W 34–33  4-4
(1-2)
UW Armory and Gymnasium 
Madison, WI
1/21/1928
at Indiana
Rivalry
L 29–44  4-5
(1-3)
Men's Gymnasium 
Bloomington, IN
2/8/1928
Northwestern
Rivalry
W 32–20  5-5
(2-3)
New Gymnasium (6,675)
Champaign, IL
2/14/1928
at Purdue L 14–40  5-6
(2-4)
Memorial Gymnasium 
West Lafayette, IN
2/17/1928
at Chicago L 26–52  5-7
(2-5)
Bartlett Gymnasium 
Chicago, IL
2/24/1928
Iowa
Rivalry
L 27–41  5-8
(2-6)
New Gymnasium (5,359)
Champaign, IL
3/1/1928
at Northwestern
Rivalry
L 31–39  5-9
(2-7)
Patten Gymnasium 
Evanston, IL
3/3/1928
Chicago L 18–19  5-10
(2-8)
New Gymnasium (5,457)
Champaign, IL
3/6/1928
Indiana
Rivalry
L 23–27  5-11
(2-9)
New Gymnasium (5,737)
Champaign, IL
3/9/1928
Wisconsin L 22–32  5-12
(2-10)
New Gymnasium (5,642)
Champaign, IL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central time.

Source[3]

Awards and honors

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References

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  1. ^ Fighting Illini Basketball: A Hardwood History By News-Gazette, Sports Publishing LLC ISBN 1-58261-356-7
  2. ^ "U. of W. wins from Illinois". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. December 28, 1927. p. 13.
  3. ^ University of Illinois Fighting Illini Statistics Summary for 1927-28 Archived 2015-02-10 at the Wayback Machine, FightingIllini.com