1929–30 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 1929–30 Illinois Fighting Illini File:1929–30_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_men's_basketball_team.jpg 300px Big Ten Conference Big Ten 8–8 7–5 J. Craig Ruby John P. Sabo Carl Voyles 8th 2nd 1st Doug Mills Huff Hall The 1929–30 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team represented the University of Illinois. Regular season The 1929–30 season was head coach Craig Ruby's 8th at the University of Illinois. Ruby had 3 returning lettermen from a team that had finished in a fifth place tie in the Big Ten the year before. The Fighting Illini showed no improvement in overall play, finishing with a record of 8 wins and 8 losses, though it improved to a conference record of 7 wins and 5 losses. The starting lineup included captain and future Illini head coach Douglas R. Mills, George Fencl and Robert Kamp at guard, Elbridge May at center with Charles Harper and Elbert Kamp at the forward spots.Fighting Illini Basketball: A Hardwood History By News-Gazette, Sports Publishing LLC 1-58261-356-7 Roster 1929 Illinois Fighting Illini y Charles Harper 3 F 5 11 158 JR Chandlerville, Illinois n Robert Kamp 4 G 5 10 160 SO Mt. Carmel, Illinois n Elbert Kamp 5 F 5 11 150 SO Mt. Carmel, Illinois n Elbridge Horace May 6 C 6 4 185 JR Chicago, Illinois n Douglas R. Mills 7 G 5 10 162 SR Elgin, Illinois y C Ed J. Kawal 8 C 6 0 183 SO Cicero, Illinois n Herbert Hill 9 G 5 8 145 JR Elgin, Illinois n Donald C. Munch 10 G 5 9 156 SO Joliet, Illinois n Buford R. Harper 11 G 6 0 170 SR Chandlerville, Illinois n Robert Y. Bartholomew 12 C 5 11 155 SO Peoria, Illinois n William J. Bowron 14 G 6 0 160 So Batavia, Illinois n Walter J. Doolen 15 F 5 11 170 SR Kinmundy, Illinois n Richard Hardin Downing 16 F 5 11 165 JR Mount Pulaski, Illinois n Fred L. Wham 17 G 6 1 180 JR Centralia, Illinois n John Tarwain 18 F 6 2 190 SR Sesser, Illinois n John C. Evans 19 G 5 10 170 SO Dayton, Ohio y Ralph W. Downing 20 G 5 11 158 SO Mount Pulaski, Illinois n George S. Fencl 21 G 5 8 158 SO Cicero, Illinois n Robert C. Van Ness 22 F 5 11 137 SO Fort Wayne, Indiana n Fred Shankman 23 F 5 8 158 JR Chicago, Illinois n Glen Hummer 24 G 6 0 170 JR Peoria, Illinois n Douglas Henry Salisbury 25 F 5 11 160 SO Aurora, Illinois n Robert L. Greene 26 F 6 0 160 JR Peoria, Illinois n Marvin L. Hadam 27 G 5 9 160 JR Peoria, Illinois n Wesley H. Morgan 28 G 5 10 150 SO Kinmundy, Illinois n Ernest Landrey Martin 29 G 6 0 185 JR East Lynn, Illinois n Herman Charles Troch 30 G 5 10 160 JR Chicago, Illinois n James R. Dorsey 31 F 5 7 135 JR Wilmington, Illinois n Theodore J. Blum 32 F 6 3 185 SR Oak Park, Illinois n Charles R. Canfield 33 F 6 1 172 SO Kalamazoo, Michigan n William T. Brydges 34 F 5 10 145 SO Chicago, Illinois n Rolland James Lunds 35 G 6 0 167 SO Keasbey, New Jersey n Elmer Moos 36 G 6 0 175 JR Aurora, Illinois n Henry J. Steinman 37 C 5 10 183 SO Melvin, Illinois n Craig Ruby (University of Missouri) (8th year) John Sabo (University of Illinois) (2nd year) Carl Voyles (Oklahoma A&M) (1st year) https://fightingillini.com/sports/2015/7/18/mbb_alltimerosters_1925_1949.aspx?#1930 Schedule yes |- !colspan=12 style="background:#DF4E38; color:white;"| Non-Conference regular season |- align="center" bgcolor="" 12/14/1929 yes 1929 Bradley Braves Bradley New Gymnasium Champaign, IL 22–30 5,532 0–1 12/19/1929 yes 1929 Washington University Bears Washington University New Gymnasium Champaign, IL 30–19 4,901 1–1 12/23/1929 yes 1929 DePauw Tigers DePauw New Gymnasium Champaign, IL 30–19 – 2–1 1/2/1930 yes yes 1929 Butler Bulldogs Butler Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN 18–28 – 2–2 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#DF4E38; color:#FFFFFF;"|Big Ten regular season 1/6/1930 1929 Ohio State Buckeyes Ohio State New Gymnasium Champaign, IL 19–15 5,926 3–2 1–0 1/13/1930 yes Michigan Yost Field House Ann Arbor, MI 24–18 – 4–2 2–0 1/18/1930 yes Wisconsin University of Wisconsin Armory and Gymnasium Madison, WI 9–14 – 4–3 2–1 2/5/1930 1929 Chicago Maroons University of Chicago New Gymnasium Champaign, IL 28–25 6,924 5–3 3–1 2/8/1930 yes 1929 Minnesota Golden Gophers Minnesota Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN 21–26 – 5–4 3–2 2/10/1930 yes yes 1929 Northwestern Wildcats Northwestern Patten Gymnasium Evanston, IL Rivalry 30–24 – 6–4 4–2 2/15/1930 Minnesota New Gymnasium Champaign, IL 26–22 5,739 7–4 5–2 2/17/1930 yes Ohio State Ohio Expo Center Coliseum Columbus, OH 26–16 – 7–5 6–2 2/22/1930 Northwestern New Gymnasium Champaign, IL Rivalry 32–34 6,591 7–6 6–3 2/24/1930 Wisconsin New Gymnasium Champaign, IL 17–23 6,905 7–7 6–4 3/1/1930 Michigan New Gymnasium Champaign, IL 30–17 6,900 8–7 7–4 3/5/1930 yes University of Chicago Bartlett Gymnasium Chicago, IL 22–35 8–8 7–5 Central Time SourceUniversity of Illinois Fighting Illini Statistics Summary for 1929–30 pg.76, FightingIllini.com References Illinois Fighting Illini Category:Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball seasons Fighting Illini Fighting Illini