1921–22 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 1921–22 Illinois Fighting Illini 1921-22_Fighting_Illini_men's_basketball_team.jpg 300px Big Ten Conference Big Ten 14–5 7–5 Frank Winters 2nd Charles Carney Kenney Gym The 1921–22 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team represented the University of Illinois. Regular season The 1921–22 season was the second and final one for head coach Frank Winters at the University of Illinois. For Winters and the Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team, the season was highlighted by the play of All-American Chuck Carney. Carney was selected as an All-American and named the Helms Foundation College Basketball Player of the Year at the completion of the season. The Illini's only losses were at the hands of Big Ten Conference opponents, ultimately placing them in a tie for fourth place.A Century of Orange and Blue: Celebrating 100 Years of Fighting Illini Basketball By Loren Tate, Jared Gelfond pg.18 1-58261-793-7 The overall record for this team was 14 wins and 5 losses. The Big Ten record for the season was 7 wins 5 losses. The starting lineup included Carney, R.H. Popken and G.E. Potter at forward, W.H. Roettger at center, and Laurie Walquist and John Sabo as guards.Fighting Illini Basketball: A Hardwood History By News-Gazette, Sports Publishing LLC 1-58261-356-7 Roster 1921 Illinois Fighting Illini y Chuck Carney 1 F SR Evanston, Illinois y C Walter Samuel Collins 2 G SR Rockford, Illinois n John Sabo 3 G SR Toledo, Ohio n Wally Roettger 4 C SO St. Louis, Missouri y Leland "Slim" Stillwell 5 C SO Olney, Illinois n Otto Vogel 6 G JR Iowa City, Iowa y Roland H. Popken 7 F SO Oak Park, Illinois n Charles Franklin Gipson 8 F SO Amboy, Illinois n Glenn E. Potter 9 F SO Orange, California n Hubert Tabor 10 G SR Sullivan, Illinois n Charles Milton White 11 F JR Chicago, Illinois n Harry Clay Neville 12 F JR Pinckneyville, Illinois n John Wilbur Hansen 13 G JR Brookston, Indiana n Cecil Reynolds Danielson 14 F JR Rockford, Illinois n L. Elden 15 G SO Buffalo, New York n Lawrence Walquist 16 G SR Chicago, Illinois y Frank Winters (Springfield (MA)) (2nd year) https://fightingillini.com/sports/2015/7/18/mbb_alltimerosters_1906_1924.aspx#1922 Schedule SourceUniversity of Illinois Fighting Illini Statistics Summary for 1920-21 https://web.archive.org/web/20131217224015/http://www.fightingillini.com/sports/m-baskbl/records/year-1920.html 2013-12-17 , FightingIllini.com yes |- !colspan=12 style="background:#DF4E38; color:white;"| Non-Conference regular season |- align="center" bgcolor="" 12/16/1921 yes Illinois Wesleyan Kenney Gym Urbana, IL 35–19 2,835 1-0 12/17/1921 yes Knox College Kenney Gym Urbana, IL 32–24 2,508 2-0 12/30/1921 yes Millikin University Kenney Gym Urbana, IL 33–20 800 3-0 1/2/1922 yes 1921 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Notre Dame Kenney Gym Urbana, IL 49–38 1,000 4-0 1/3/1922 yes Notre Dame Kenney Gym Urbana, IL 40–27 3,118 5-0 1/7/1922 yes 1921 Butler Bulldogs Butler Kenney Gym Urbana, IL 26–20 4,107 6-0 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#DF4E38; color:#FFFFFF;"|Big Ten regular season 1/14/1922 yes 1921 Ohio State Buckeyes Ohio State Ohio Expo Center Coliseum Columbus, OH 48–36 - 7-0 1-0 1/16/1922 Michigan Kenney Gym Urbana, IL 20–17 4,285 8-0 2-0 1/19/1922 yes yes Millikin University Millikin Gymnasium Decatur, IL 34–33 - 9-0 2/4/1922 yes 1921 Chicago Maroons University of Chicago Bartlett Gymnasium Chicago, IL 16–22 - 9-1 2-1 2/7/1922 Purdue Kenney Gym Urbana, IL 29–28 4,294 10-1 3-1 2/10/1922 yes Wisconsin University of Wisconsin Armory and Gymnasium Madison, WI 23–25 - 10-2 3-2 2/11/1922 yes 1921 Minnesota Golden Gophers Minnesota University of Minnesota Armory Minneapolis, MN 29–28 - 11-2 4-2 2/18/1922 Minnesota Kenney Gym Urbana, IL 28–18 4,289 12-2 5-2 2/20/1922 Ohio State Kenney Gym Urbana, IL 41–22 4,289 13-2 6-2 2/25/1922 yes Michigan Waterman Gymnasium Ann Arbor, MI 16–42 - 13-3 6-3 2/27/1922 Wisconsin Kenney Gym Urbana, IL 37–35 4,293 14-3 7-3 3/3/1922 University of Chicago Kenney Gym Urbana, IL 25–26 4,294 14-4 7-4 3/7/1922 yes Purdue Memorial Gymnasium West Lafayette, IN 31–39 - 14-5 7-5 Central Time Player stats Player Games played Field goals Free throws PointsCharles Carneyhttp://www.fightingillini.com/sports/m-baskbl/records/year-1921.html Archived copy 2013-12-17 https://web.archive.org/web/20131217224507/http://www.fightingillini.com/sports/m-baskbl/records/year-1921.html 2013-12-17 dead 1979100258Leland Stillwell 19540108Roland Popken 19201151Glenn Potter 1320040John Sabo 1919038Laurie Walquist 816032Walter Roettger 914028Hubert Tabor 1214028Walter Collins 185010 Awards and honors Chuck Carney was elected to the "Illini Men's Basketball All-Century Team" in 2004. Carney was also selected as the Helms Foundation College Basketball Player of the Year for his play during the 1921–22 season. Otto Vogel received the Big Ten Medal of Honor for his proficiency in athletics and scholastic work following the 1922 season. References 2 Illinois Fighting Illini Category:Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball seasons Illinois Fighting Illini men's b Illinois Fighting Illini men's b