1933–34 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 1933–34 Illinois Fighting Illini File:1933–34_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_men's_basketball_team.jpg 300px Big Ten Conference Big Ten 13–6 7–5 J. Craig Ruby Leland Stillwell 12th 1st Hudson Hellmich Huff Hall thumb|"1933–34 Fighting Illini men's basketball team" The 1933–34 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team represented the University of Illinois. Regular season Craig Ruby entered the 1933–34 season as the winningest coach in the history at the University of Illinois with 96 wins. Ruby had 10 returning lettermen from a team that had finished tied for fifth place in the Big Ten the year before. For the third season in a row, 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 7 losses. The starting lineup included captain Hudson Hellmich at center, Jack Benyon and Albert Kamm at guard, with Fred Fencl and Alfred Kamm as forwards.Fighting Illini Basketball: A Hardwood History By News-Gazette, Sports Publishing LLC 1-58261-356-7 Roster 1933 Illinois Fighting Illini y Hudson Hellmich 4 F SR Webster Groves, Missouri n C Harold Benham 5 F SO Downers Grove, Illinois n Jack Beynon 6 G JR Rockford, Illinois n Lester Lindberg 7 G SO Lockport, Illinois y Frank Froschauer 8 F JR Harvey, Illinois n Karl Rohlen 9 F JR Chicago, Illinois n Martin Markworth 10 C SO Cleveland, Ohio n Coke Mills 11 F SO Galesburg, Illinois n Elbert Gragg 14 G JR Denver, Colorado n Fred Fencl 15 F SR Cicero, Illinois n Alfred J. Kamm 18 C SR Lakewood, Washington n Albert C. Kamm 19 G SR Lakewood, Washington n Roy Guttschow 20 F JR Simi Valley, California n Howard Braun 22 G SO Champaign, Illinois y Robert Wright 24 F SO Hinsdale, Illinois n William Gates 25 F SO Rockford, Illinois n Craig Ruby (University of Missouri) (12th year) Leland Stillwell (University of Illinois) (1st year) https://fightingillini.com/sports/2015/7/18/mbb_alltimerosters_1925_1949.aspx?#1934 Schedule yes |- !colspan=12 style="background:#DF4E38; color:white;"| Non-Conference regular season |- align="center" bgcolor="" 12/12/1933 yes 1933 Saint Louis Billikens St. Louis Huff Hall Champaign, IL 21–22 4,000 0–1 12/16/1933 yes 1933 Illinois Wesleyan University Illinois Wesleyan Huff Hall Champaign, IL 37–19 4,500 1–1 12/22/1933 yes yes 1933 Washington University Bears Washington (St. Louis) Francis Gymnasium St. Louis, MO 40–36 3,000 2–1 12/29/1933 yes yes 1933 Knox College (Illinois) Knox College Auxiliary Gymnasium Galesburg, IL 21–18 3,000 3–1 12/30/1933 yes yes 1933 Augustana College (Illinois) Augustana Old Main Gymnasium Rock Island, IL 21–18 3,000 4–1 1/3/1934 yes 1933 Missouri Tigers Missouri Huff Hall Champaign, IL Braggin' Rights 36–24 6,000 5–1 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#DF4E38; color:#FFFFFF;"|Big Ten regular season 1/7/1934 Wisconsin Huff Hall Champaign, IL 20–17 4,000 6–1 1–0 1/8/1934 yes 1933 Purdue Boilermakers Purdue Jefferson High School West Lafayette, IN 21–36 4,500 6–2 1–1 1/13/1934 yes 1933 Chicago Maroons University of Chicago Henry Crown Field House Chicago, IL 32–26 3,600 7–2 2–1 1/15/1934 yes 1933 Iowa Hawkeyes Iowa Iowa Field House Iowa City, IA Rivalry 14–36 12,000 7–3 2–2 1/20/1934 1933 Northwestern Wildcats Northwestern Huff Hall Champaign, IL Rivalry 34–20 6,000 8–3 3–2 2/6/1934 yes 1933 Bradley Braves Bradley Huff Hall Champaign, IL 38–26 6,000 9–3 2/10/1934 Indiana Huff Hall Champaign, IL Rivalry 28–25 6,000 10–3 4–2 2/12/1934 University of Chicago Huff Hall Champaign, IL 42–21 6,000 11–3 5–2 2/17/1934 yes Wisconsin Wisconsin Field House Madison, WI 22–28 8,000 11–4 5–3 2/19/1934 yes Northwestern Patten Gymnasium Evanston, IL Rivalry 25–32 4,300 11–5 5–4 2/24/1934 yes Indiana IU Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN Rivalry 24–36 8,000 11–6 5–5 2/26/1934 Iowa Huff Hall Champaign, IL Rivalry 35–31 6,000 12–6 6–5 3/5/1934 Purdue Huff Hall Champaign, IL 27–26 7,000 13–6 7–5 Central Time SourceUniversity of Illinois Fighting Illini Statistics Summary for 1933–34 pg.79, FightingIllini.com References Illinois Fighting Illini Category:Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball seasons Category:1934 in sports in Illinois Category:1935 in sports in Illinois