1932–33 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team

The 1932–33 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team represented the University of Illinois.

1932–33 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record11–7 (6-6 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coachJohn P. Sabo (5th season)
CaptainWilliam "Boyd" Owen
Home arenaHuff Hall
Seasons
1932–33 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Ohio State 10 2   .833 17 3   .850
Northwestern 10 2   .833 15 4   .789
Iowa 8 4   .667 15 5   .750
Michigan 8 4   .667 10 8   .556
Illinois 6 6   .500 11 7   .611
Purdue 6 6   .500 11 7   .611
Indiana 6 6   .500 10 8   .556
Wisconsin 4 8   .333 7 13   .350
Minnesota 1 11   .083 5 15   .250
Chicago 1 11   .083 2 16   .111

Regular season

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Craig Ruby entered the 1932–33 season tied with Ralph Jones as the winningest coach in the history at the University of Illinois with 85 wins. Ruby had 9 returning lettermen from a team that had finished in fifth place in the Big Ten the year before. The team went through a nearly perfect non-conference season, losing only 1 game, however, the Fighting Illini showed no improvement in conference play by finishing with a record of 6 wins and 6 losses. The team finished the season with an overall record of 11 wins 7 losses. The starting lineup included captain Boyd Owen and Albert Kamm at guard, Frank Froschauer and Coslon Bennett as forwards and Hudson Hellmich at center.[1]

Roster

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1932–33 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
F 4 Hudson Hellmich
Jr Webster Groves, Missouri
G 5 William "Boyd" Owen (C)
Sr South Bend, Indiana
G 6 Jack Beynon
So Rockford, Illinois
F 7 Coslon Bennett
Sr Marshall, Illinois
F 8 Frank Froschauer
So Harvey, Illinois
F 9 Karl Rohlen
So Chicago, Illinois
C 10 Sidney Port
Jr Chicago, Illinois
F 12 Carl E. Soderstrom
So Chicago, Illinois
C 14 Vernon Moore
Sr Martinsville, Illinois
F 15 Fred Fencl
Jr Cicero, Illinois
G 17 Paul Gibbs
Fr Los Angeles, California
C 18 Alfred J. Kamm
Jr Lakewood, Washington
G 19 Albert C. Kamm
Jr Lakewood, Washington
G 22 William Theobald
Sr Du Quoin, Illinois
F 24 Paul Carson
Jr Fairbury, Illinois
F 25 Raymond Herman Radant
So Wausau, Wisconsin
G 26 Elbert Gragg
So Denver, Colorado
F 27 Roy Guttschow
So Simi Valley, California
G 28 William Gates
So Rockford, Illinois
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • John Sabo (University of Illinois) (5th 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
12/10/1932*
no, no
at Bradley W 26–21  1-0
Hewitt Gymnasium (4,000)
Peoria, IL
12/17/1932*
no, no
Wabash L 24–34  1-1
Huff Hall (3,000)
Champaign, IL
12/21/1932*
no, no
at Missouri
Braggin' Rights
L 17-22  2-1
Brewer Field House (2,000)
Columbia, MO
12/30/1932*
no, no
North Dakota W 26–24  3-1
Huff Hall (500)
Champaign, IL
1/3/1933*
no, no
Detroit W 39–28  4-1
Huff Hall (4,000)
Champaign, IL
Big Ten regular season
1/7/1933
no, no
Northwestern
Rivalry
W 27–25  5-1
(1-0)
Huff Hall (4,000)
Champaign, IL
1/9/1933
no, no
Michigan W 22–17  6-1
(2-0)
Huff Hall (6,500)
Champaign, IL
1/14/1933
no, no
at Michigan L 30–35  6-2
(2-1)
Yost Field House (4,500)
Ann Arbor, MI
1/16/1933
no, no
at Ohio State L 22–33  6-3
(2-2)
Ohio Expo Center Coliseum (6,000)
Columbus, OH
1/21/1933
no, no
at Northwestern
Rivalry
L 27–30  6-4
(2-3)
Patten Gymnasium (-)
Evanston, IL
2/7/1933*
no, no
St. Louis W 26–19  7-4
Huff Hall (2,000)
Champaign, IL
2/11/1933
no, no
Wisconsin W 38–25  8-4
(3-3)
Huff Hall (4,000)
Champaign, IL
2/13/1933
no, no
Ohio State L 29–31  8-5
(3-4)
Huff Hall (5,500)
Champaign, IL
2/18/1933
no, no
at Minnesota W 26–22  9-5
(4-4)
Williams Arena (-)
Minneapolis, MN
2/20/1933
no, no
at Wisconsin W 29–15  10-5
(5-4)
Wisconsin Field House (-)
Madison, WI
2/25/1933
no, no
Minnesota L 28–30  10-6
(5-5)
Huff Hall (-)
Champaign, IL
2/27/1933
no, no
at Iowa
Rivalry
L 27–30  10-7
(5-6)
Iowa Field House (-)
Iowa City, IA
3/4/1933
no, no
Iowa
Rivalry
W 44–16  11-7
(6-6)
Huff Hall (-)
Champaign, IL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

Source[2]

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. ^ University of Illinois Fighting Illini Statistics Summary for 1932-33 pg.79, FightingIllini.com