1928–29 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 1928–29 Illinois Fighting Illini File:1928–29_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_men's_basketball_team.jpg 300px Big Ten Conference Big Ten 10–7 6–6 J. Craig Ruby Jack Lipe John Sabo 7th 5th 1st Ernest Dorn Huff Hall The 1928–29 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team represented the University of Illinois. Regular season The 1928–29 season was head coach Craig Ruby's seventh at the University of Illinois. With three returning starters from a team that finished in a ninth place tie in the Big Ten the year before, the Fighting Illini improved to an overall record of 10 wins and 7 losses and a conference record of 6 wins 6 losses. The starting lineup included captain Ernest F. Dorn at center, Charles Harper and Earl H. Drew at forward, and future head coach Douglas R. Mills and Herbert Hill at guard.Fighting Illini Basketball: A Hardwood History By News-Gazette, Sports Publishing LLC 1-58261-356-7 Roster 1928 Illinois Fighting Illini y Charles Harper 3 F 5 11 164 SO Chandlerville, Illinois n Earl Drew 4 F 6 1 165 SR Champaign, Illinois n Ernest Dorn 5 F 5 10 167 SR Chicago, Illinois n C Leon Fouts 6 C 6 3 185 JR Omaha, Nebraska n Douglas R. Mills 7 G 5 10 162 JR Elgin, Illinois y Andrew R. Solyom 8 G 6 2 180 JR Hammond, Indiana n James W. Lewis 9 G 6 3 188 JR Waukegan, Illinois n John D. How 10 F 6 0 175 SR Lakeville, Indiana n Herbert Hill 11 G 5 9 150 SO Elgin, Illinois n C. Donnelly Gamble 12 G 5 10 170 SR Champaign, Illinois n Keston J. Deimling 14 G 6 1 188 SR Stevens Point, Wisconsin n Richard Downing 15 F 5 10 163 SO Mount Pulaski, Illinois n E. Horace May 16 C 6 4 185 SO Chicago, Illinois n Carl H. Bergeson 17 G 5 11 160 JR Batavia, Illinois n Raymond Eugene Fisher 18 G 5 9 170 JR Champaign, Illinois n Edwin J. Simionich 19 G 5 10 173 SR Joliet, Illinois n Fred Shankman 20 F 5 7 150 SO Chicago, Illinois n James Dorsey 21 F 5 7 135 SO Wilmington, Illinois n Huren Derment 22 F 5 9 148 JR Champaign, Illinois n John Tarwain 23 F 6 0 179 SO Sesser, Illinois n Rufus Glass 24 F 6 2 178 SR Kokomo, Indiana n Robert Greene 25 G 6 0 155 SO Peoria, Illinois n James Groutage 26 G 6 0 170 JR Genton, Illinois n Glenn Hummer 27 G 6 0 160 JR Huntington, Indiana n John H. Pribble 28 G 6 1 150 JR Salem, Illinois n Theodore Blum 29 C 6 3 185 JR Oak Park, Illinois n Walter Jolley 30 G 6 1 175 JR Chicago, Illinois n Forrest 'Frosty' Peters 31 G 6 0 168 JR Billings, Montana y Frosty Peters Edwin Lashmet 32 F 5 11 165 SR Winchester, Illinois n Louis Cotie 33 C 5 11 165 SR Muskegon, Michigan n Roy Greene 34 F 5 9 160 SR Renovo, Pennsylvania n Elmer Moos 35 G 6 0 160 SO Aurora, Illinois n Palmer Muhl 36 G 5 11 157 SO Oskaloosa, Iowa n James Snyder 37 G 5 11 168 SO Chicago, Illinois n Donald Allen 38 C 6 2 185 SR Long Point, Illinois n Craig Ruby (University of Missouri) (7th year) Jack Lipe (University of Illinois) (5th year) John Sabo (University of Illinois) (1st year) https://fightingillini.com/sports/2015/7/18/mbb_alltimerosters_1925_1949.aspx?#1929 Schedule yes |- !colspan=12 style="background:#DF4E38; color:white;"| Non-Conference regular season |- align="center" bgcolor="" 12/10/1928 yes 1928 Bradley Braves Bradley New Gymnasium Champaign, IL 46–29 – 1–0 12/15/1928 yes Lombard New Gymnasium Champaign, IL 44–22 5,429 2–0 12/20/1928 yes 1928 University of North Dakota North Dakota New Gymnasium Champaign, IL 28–27 – 3–0 12/31/1928 yes 1928 Washington University Bears Washington University New Gymnasium Champaign, IL 38–29 – 4–0 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#DF4E38; color:#FFFFFF;"|Big Ten regular season 1/5/1929 yes 1928 Purdue Boilermakers Purdue Jefferson High School West Lafayette, IN 24–33 – 4–1 0–1 1/8/1929 Indiana New Gymnasium Champaign, IL Rivalry 20–16 – 5–1 1–1 1/12/1929 yes 1928 Ohio State Buckeyes Ohio State Ohio Expo Center Coliseum Columbus, OH 22–27 – 5–2 1–2 1/14/1929 yes Michigan Yost Field House Ann Arbor, MI 17–21 – 5–3 1–3 1/19/1929 1928 Chicago Maroons University of Chicago New Gymnasium Champaign, IL 22–19 – 6–3 2–3 2/4/1929 yes 1928 Butler Bulldogs Butler New Gymnasium Champaign, IL 28–33 – 6–4 2/9/1929 yes University of Chicago Bartlett Gymnasium Chicago, IL 33–29 – 7–4 3–3 2/11/1929 yes 1928 Minnesota Golden Gophers Minnesota University of Minnesota Armory Minneapolis, MN 35–32 – 8–4 4–3 2/16/1929 Ohio State New Gymnasium Champaign, IL 30–35 5,570 8–5 4–4 2/18/1929 Michigan New Gymnasium Champaign, IL 27–24 6,373 9–5 5–4 2/23/1929 yes Indiana Men's Gymnasium Bloomington, IN Rivalry 22–32 – 9–6 5–5 3/2/1929 Purdue New Gymnasium Champaign, IL 23–37 7,001 9–7 5–6 3/4/1929 Minnesota New Gymnasium Champaign, IL 32–27 5,766 10–7 6–6 Central Time SourceUniversity of Illinois Fighting Illini Statistics Summary for 1928–29 https://web.archive.org/web/20150210105236/http://www.fightingillini.com/sports/m-baskbl/records/year-1928.html 2015-02-10 , FightingIllini.com References Illinois Fighting Illini Category:Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball seasons Illinois Fighting Illini Illinois Fighting Illini