1923–24 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 1923–24 Illinois Fighting Illini File:The 1923-24 fighting illini basketball team.png 300px Big Ten Conference Big Ten 11–6 8–4 J. Craig Ruby 2nd Glenn Potter Kenney Gym Big Ten Conference Champion The 1923–24 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team season represented the University of Illinois. Regular season Second year Fighting Illini coach, Craig Ruby, took advantage of 12 returning players from a team that finished tied for fourth in the Big Ten a season earlier. The 1923–24 campaign was the first of two conference titles during Ruby's tenure as the Fighting Illini's head coach. The final conference record of eight wins and four losses tied the Illini with Wisconsin and Chicago in the race to be the best in the Big Ten.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 overall record for this team was 11 wins and 6 losses. The starting lineup included captain G.E. Potter, T.D. Karnes and John Mauer at forward, Leland Stillwell at center, and Jack Lipe and R.H. Popken as guards.Fighting Illini Basketball: A Hardwood History By News-Gazette, Sports Publishing LLC 1-58261-356-7 Roster 1923 Illinois Fighting Illini y Glenn E. Potter 1 F SR Orange, California n C Leland "Slim" Stillwell 2 C SR Olney, Illinois n Roland H. Popken 3 F SR Oak Park, Illinois n Wally Roettger 4 F SR St. Louis, Missouri y Jack Lipe 5 G SO Decatur, Illinois n Lawrence Moore Plummer 6 F SO Wheaton, Illinois n James Richard Broderick 7 F SO East St. Louis, Illinois n Herbert Roy Helsing 8 F SO Chicago, Illinois n Leonard Haines 9 G SO Belvidere, Illinois n Earl Tanner Britton 10 G SO Elgin, Illinois n John Mauer 11 F SO Batavia, Illinois y Curtis R. Parker 12 F JR Fort Wayne, Indiana n Russell Daugherity 13 F FR Streator, Illinois y William Green 14 F SO Urbana, Illinois n Hollie Martin 15 F SO Perrysville, Indiana n Cecil F. Hollopeter 16 G JR Spencerville, Indiana n Richard Clifford Valentine 17 C JR Rockford, Illinois n John Wilbur "Hank" Hansen 18 G SR Brookston, Indiana n Eugene Melvin Pattison 19 G SO Wilmette, Illinois n Harry Jackson Roth 20 F SO Mattoon, Illinois n Don Karnes 23 F JR Fairbury, Illinois y Craig Ruby (University of Missouri) (2nd year) https://fightingillini.com/sports/2015/7/18/mbb_alltimerosters_1906_1924.aspx#1924 Schedule SourceUniversity of Illinois Fighting Illini Statistics Summary for 1923-24 https://web.archive.org/web/20150210105149/http://www.fightingillini.com/sports/m-baskbl/records/year-1923.html 2015-02-10 , FightingIllini.com yes |- !colspan=12 style="background:#DF4E38; color:white;"| Non-Conference regular season |- align="center" bgcolor="" 12/12/1923 yes Depauw Kenney Gym Urbana, IL 28–29 3,592 0-1 12/15/1923 yes Washington University Kenney Gym Urbana, IL 15–17 3,692 0-2 12/21/1923 yes Iowa State Kenney Gym Urbana, IL 16–12 3,131 1-2 1/2/1924 yes 1923 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Notre Dame Kenney Gym Urbana, IL 29–21 1,887 2-2 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#DF4E38; color:#FFFFFF;"|Big Ten regular season 1/5/1924 yes 1923 Minnesota Golden Gophers Minnesota University of Minnesota Armory Minneapolis, MN 20–36 - 2-3 0-1 1/12/1924 yes 1923 Ohio State Buckeyes Ohio State Ohio Expo Center Coliseum Columbus, OH 27–24 - 3-3 1-1 1/14/1924 yes Michigan Yost Field House Ann Arbor, MI 23–24 - 3-4 1-2 1/17/1924 1923 Northwestern Wildcats Northwestern Kenney Gym Urbana, IL Rivalry 38–18 4,124 4-4 2-2 2/5/1924 yes 1923 Butler Bulldogs Butler Kenney Gym Urbana, IL 28–27 3,455 5-4 2/11/1924 Ohio State Kenney Gym Urbana, IL 22–25 4,145 5-5 2-3 2/16/1924 yes Wisconsin University of Wisconsin Armory and Gymnasium Madison, WI 12–13 - 5-6 2-4 2/23/1924 yes 1923 Iowa Hawkeyes Iowa Iowa Armory Iowa City, IA Rivalry 26–14 - 6-6 3-4 2/25/1924 Wisconsin Kenney Gym Urbana, IL 31–20 4,393 7-6 4-4 2/29/1924 Iowa Kenney Gym Urbana, IL Rivalry 38–19 4,209 8-6 5-4 3/4/1924 yes Northwestern Patten Gymnasium Evanston, IL Rivalry 36–35 - 9-6 6-4 3/8/1924 Michigan Kenney Gym Urbana, IL 23–20 4,556 10-6 7-4 3/10/1924 Minnesota Kenney Gym Urbana, IL 31–19 4,664 11-6 8-4 Central Time References Illinois Fighting Illini Category:Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball seasons Illinois Fighting Illini men's b Illinois Fighting Illini men's b