1924–25 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 1924–25 Illinois Fighting Illini File:1924-25_Fighting_Illini_men's_basketball_team.jpg 300px Big Ten Conference Big Ten 11–6 8–4 J. Craig Ruby 3rd 1st Jack Lipe John Mauer Kenney Gym The 1924–25 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team represented the University of Illinois. Regular season The 1924–25 season for Fighting Illini coach, Craig Ruby, had an identical record both overall as well as within the conference as the previous season. Both seasons finished with overall records of 11 wins and 6 losses with 8 wins and 4 losses within the conference. The 1924–25 Fighting Illini tied for third place within the conference. Huff Hall's construction was completed in 1925 and this season was the Illini's final full season in Kenney Gym.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 starting lineup included captain John Mauer, Jack Lipe and Leonard Haines at guard, T.D. Karnes and Russell Daugherity at forward, with Hollie Martin at center.Fighting Illini Basketball: A Hardwood History By News-Gazette, Sports Publishing LLC 1-58261-356-7 Roster 1924 Illinois Fighting Illini y John Mauer 1 F JR Batavia, Illinois y C Leonard Haines 2 G JR Belvidere, Illinois n Russell Daugherity 3 F SO Streator, Illinois y Hollie Martin 4 F JR Perrysville, Indiana n Jack Lipe 5 G JR Decatur, Illinois n Kenneth L. Reynolds 6 G SO Villa Grove, Illinois n George Rea 7 C SO Urbana, Illinois n William Summerland Weeks 8 F SO Detroit, Minnesota n T. Don Karnes 10 F SR Fairbury, Illinois n Cecil F. Hollopeter 11 G SR Spencerville, Indiana n Willis J. Tewksbury 12 F JR Lyons, Illinois n Donald C. Seaton 13 F SO El Paso, Illinois n William Jennings Barmore 14 F SO Villa Grove, Illinois n Chas Kassel 15 G SO Melrose Park, Illinois n Craig Ruby (University of Missouri) (3rd year) Jack Lipe (Player/Coach) https://fightingillini.com/sports/2015/7/18/mbb_alltimerosters_1925_1949.aspx?#1925 Schedule SourceUniversity of Illinois Fighting Illini Statistics Summary for 1924-25 https://web.archive.org/web/20150210105225/http://www.fightingillini.com/sports/m-baskbl/records/year-1924.html 2015-02-10 , FightingIllini.com yes |- !colspan=12 style="background:#DF4E38; color:white;"| Non-Conference regular season |- align="center" bgcolor="" 12/13/1924 yes Depauw Kenney Gym Urbana, IL 27–23 4,288 1-0 12/19/1924 yes Washington University Kenney Gym Urbana, IL 36–19 3,969 2-0 12/30/1924 yes yes 1924 Butler Bulldogs Butler Butler Gymnasium Indianapolis, IN 22–24 - 2-1 1/2/1925 yes 1924 Kentucky Wildcats Kentucky Kenney Gym Urbana, IL 36–26 4,381 3-1 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#DF4E38; color:#FFFFFF;"|Big Ten regular season 1/10/1925 yes 1924 Chicago Maroons University of Chicago Bartlett Gymnasium Chicago, IL 27–16 2,695 4-1 1-0 1/14/1925 yes 1924 Northwestern Wildcats Northwestern Patten Gymnasium Evanston, IL Rivalry 27–16 - 5-1 2-0 1/17/1925 Indiana Kenney Gym Urbana, IL Rivalry 34–24 4,722 6-1 3-0 1/24/1925 1924 Iowa Hawkeyes Iowa Kenney Gym Urbana, IL Rivalry 23–15 4,725 7-1 4-0 2/7/1925 yes yes 1924 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Notre Dame Notre Dame Fieldhouse Notre Dame, IN 18–29 - 7-2 2/12/1925 Northwestern Kenney Gym Urbana, IL Rivalry 30–20 4,710 8-2 5-0 2/14/1925 University of Chicago Kenney Gym Urbana, IL 19–15 4,712 9-2 6-0 2/21/1925 Wisconsin Kenney Gym Urbana, IL 35–25 4,714 10-2 7-0 2/23/1925 yes Indiana Men's Gymnasium Bloomington, IN Rivalry 24–30 - 10-3 7-1 2/27/1925 Iowa Iowa Armory Iowa City, IA Rivalry 25–33 - 10-4 7-2 3/2/1925 yes 1924 Purdue Boilermakers Purdue Memorial Gymnasium West Lafayette, IN 18–34 - 10-5 7-3 3/6/1925 Purdue Kenney Gym Urbana, IL 37–27 4,713 11-5 8-3 3/9/1925 yes Wisconsin University of Wisconsin Armory and Gymnasium Madison, WI 9–24 - 11-6 8-4 Central Time References Illinois Fighting Illini Category:Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball seasons Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball