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1931–32 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team

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1931–32 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record11–6 (7-5 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
CaptainElbert Kamp
Home arenaHuff Hall
Seasons
1931–32 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Purdue 11 1   .917 17 1   .944
Minnesota 9 3   .750 15 3   .833
Northwestern 9 3   .750 13 5   .722
Michigan 8 4   .667 11 6   .647
Illinois 7 5   .583 11 6   .647
Ohio State 5 7   .417 9 9   .500
Indiana 4 8   .333 8 10   .444
Wisconsin 3 9   .250 8 10   .444
Iowa 3 9   .250 5 12   .294
Chicago 1 11   .083 2 15   .118

The 1931–32 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team represented the University of Illinois.

Regular season

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The 1931-32 season was head coach Craig Ruby's 10th at the University of Illinois. Ruby had 8 returning lettermen from a team that had finished in fourth 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 7 wins and 5 losses. The team finished the season with an overall record of 11 wins 6 losses. The starting lineup included captain Elbert Kamp and Boyd Owen at guard, Robert Kamp and Robert Bartholomew as forwards and Caslon Bennett at center.[1]

Roster

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1931–32 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
F 4 Hudson Hellmich
So Webster Groves, Missouri
F 5 Elbert Kamp (C)
Sr Mt. Carmel, Illinois
G 6 Robert Kamp
Sr Mt. Carmel, Illinois
F 7 Coslon Bennett
Jr Marshall, Illinois
G 8 Boyd Owen
Jr South Bend, Indiana
F 9 Robert Y. Bartholomew
Sr Peoria, Illinois
C 10 Sidney Port
So Chicago, Illinois
F 12 Salway "Fibby" Fierberg
So Benton, Illinois
C 14 Vernon Moore
Jr Martinsville, Illinois
G 15 Norval Hodges
So Flora, Illinois
G 17 George S. Fencl
Sr Cicero, Illinois
C 18 Alfred J. Kamm
So Lakewood, Washington
G 19 Albert C. Kamm
So Lakewood, Washington
G 22 William Theobald
Jr Du Quoin, Illinois
F 23 Fred Fencl
So Cicero, Illinois
F 24 Paul Carson
So Fairbury, Illinois
G 26 John William Lehwald
So Chicago, Illinois
F 28 Thomas Myers Plunk
Jr Mansfield, Illinois
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • John Sabo (University of Illinois) (4th year)
  • Jerome J. Jordan (University of Illinois) (1st 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
12/12/1931*
no, no
St. Louis University W 31–17  1-0
Huff Hall (5,000)
Champaign, IL
12/18/1931*
no, no
at Miami (OH) W 35–19  2-0
Withrow Court (3,500)
Oxford, Ohio
12/20/1931*
no, no
Butler L 17-22  2-1
Huff Hall (5,000)
Champaign, IL
1/1/1932*
no, no
Cornell W 44–23  3-1
Huff Hall (4,000)
Champaign, IL
Big Ten regular season
1/4/1932
no, no
Ohio State L 28–29  3-2
(0-1)
Huff Hall (6,500)
Champaign, IL
1/9/1932
no, no
Purdue W 28–21  4-2
(1-1)
Huff Hall (7,000)
Champaign, IL
1/11/1932
no, no
at Indiana
Rivalry
W 30–22  5-2
(2-1)
IU Field House (5,000)
Bloomington, IN
1/18/1932
no, no
at Michigan L 16–28  5-3
(2-2)
Yost Field House (5,000)
Ann Arbor, MI
1/23/1932
no, no
University of Chicago W 30–20  6-3
(3-2)
Huff Hall (6,000)
Champaign, IL
2/9/1932*
no, no
Bradley W 28–17  7-3
(3-2)
Huff Hall (6,000)
Champaign, IL
2/13/1932
no, no
at Ohio State L 26–29  7-4
(3-3)
Ohio Expo Center Coliseum (5,000)
Columbus, OH
2/15/1932
no, no
Minnesota W 23–15  8-4
(4-3)
Huff Hall (6,000)
Champaign, IL
2/20/1932
no, no
Michigan W 29–23  9-4
(5-3)
Huff Hall (6,500)
Champaign, IL
2/27/1932
no, no
at Minnesota L 26–27  9-5
(5-4)
Williams Arena (5,000)
Minneapolis, MN
2/29/1932
no, no
at Purdue L 19–34  9-6
(5-5)
Memorial Gymnasium (-)
West Lafayette, IN
3/5/1932
no, no
at University of Chicago W 41–20  10-6
(6-5)
Henry Crown Field House (-)
Chicago, IL
3/7/1932
no, no
Indiana
Rivalry
W 33–32  11-6
(7-5)
Huff Hall (5,000)
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 1931-32 pg.79, FightingIllini.com