1931–32 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 1931–32 Illinois Fighting Illini File:1931-32_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_men's_basketball_team.jpg 300px Big Ten Conference Big Ten 11–6 7–5 J. Craig Ruby John P. Sabo Jerome J. Jordan 10th 4th 1st Elbert Kamp Huff Hall The 1931–32 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team represented the University of Illinois. Regular season 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.Fighting Illini Basketball: A Hardwood History By News-Gazette, Sports Publishing LLC 1-58261-356-7 Roster 1931 Illinois Fighting Illini y Hudson Hellmich 4 F SO Webster Groves, Missouri n Elbert Kamp 5 F SR Mt. Carmel, Illinois n C Robert Kamp 6 G SR Mt. Carmel, Illinois n Coslon Bennett 7 F JR Marshall, Illinois n Boyd Owen 8 G JR South Bend, Indiana n Robert Y. Bartholomew 9 F SR Peoria, Illinois n Sidney Port 10 C SO Chicago, Illinois y Salway "Fibby" Fierberg 12 F SO Benton, Illinois n Vernon Moore 14 C JR Martinsville, Illinois n Norval Hodges 15 G SO Flora, Illinois n George S. Fencl 17 G SR Cicero, Illinois n Alfred J. Kamm 18 C SO Lakewood, Washington n Albert C. Kamm 19 G SO Lakewood, Washington n William Theobald 22 G JR Du Quoin, Illinois n Fred Fencl 23 F SO Cicero, Illinois n Paul Carson 24 F SO Fairbury, Illinois n John William Lehwald 26 G SO Chicago, Illinois n Thomas Myers Plunk 28 F JR Mansfield, Illinois n Craig Ruby (University of Missouri) (10th year) John Sabo (University of Illinois) (4th year) Jerome J. Jordan (University of Illinois) (1st year) https://fightingillini.com/sports/2015/7/18/mbb_alltimerosters_1925_1949.aspx?#1932 Schedule yes |- !colspan=12 style="background:#DF4E38; color:white;"| Non-Conference regular season |- align="center" bgcolor="" 12/12/1931 yes 1931 Saint Louis Billikens St. Louis University Huff Hall Champaign, IL 31–17 5,000 1–0 12/18/1931 yes yes 1931 Miami RedHawks Miami (OH) Withrow Court Oxford, Ohio 35–19 3,500 2–0 12/20/1931 yes 1931 Butler Bulldogs Butler Huff Hall Champaign, IL 17–22 5,000 2–1 1/1/1932 yes 1931 Cornell Big Red Cornell Huff Hall Champaign, IL 44–23 4,000 3–1 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#DF4E38; color:#FFFFFF;"|Big Ten regular season 1/4/1932 1931 Ohio State Buckeyes Ohio State Huff Hall Champaign, IL 28–29 6,500 3–2 0–1 1/9/1932 Purdue Huff Hall Champaign, IL 28–21 7,000 4–2 1–1 1/11/1932 yes Indiana IU Field House Bloomington, IN Rivalry 30–22 5,000 5–2 2–1 1/18/1932 yes Michigan Yost Field House Ann Arbor, MI 16–28 5,000 5–3 2–2 1/23/1932 1931 Chicago Maroons University of Chicago Huff Hall Champaign, IL 30–20 6,000 6–3 3–2 2/9/1932 yes 1931 Bradley Braves Bradley Huff Hall Champaign, IL 28–17 6,000 7–3 3–2 2/13/1932 yes Ohio State Ohio Expo Center Coliseum Columbus, OH 26–29 5,000 7–4 3–3 2/15/1932 1931 Minnesota Golden Gophers Minnesota Huff Hall Champaign, IL 23–15 6,000 8–4 4–3 2/20/1932 Michigan Huff Hall Champaign, IL 29–23 6,500 9–4 5–3 2/27/1932 yes Minnesota Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN 26–27 5,000 9–5 5–4 2/29/1932 yes Purdue Memorial Gymnasium West Lafayette, IN 19–34 – 9–6 5–5 3/5/1932 yes University of Chicago Henry Crown Field House Chicago, IL 41–20 – 10–6 6–5 3/7/1932 Indiana Huff Hall Champaign, IL Rivalry 33–32 5,000 11–6 7–5 Central Time SourceUniversity of Illinois Fighting Illini Statistics Summary for 1931–32 pg.79, FightingIllini.com References Illinois Fighting Illini Category:Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball seasons Category:1931 in sports in Illinois Category:1932 in sports in Illinois