1927–28 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 1927–28 Illinois Fighting Illini File:1927–28_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_men's_basketball_team.jpg 300px Big Ten Conference Big Ten 5–12 2–10 J. Craig Ruby Jack Lipe 6th 4th Everett Olson Huff Hall The 1927–28 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team represented the University of Illinois. Regular season The 1927–28 season produced the only losing campaign in the 14-year tenure of head coach Craig Ruby at the University of Illinois. Having only one returning senior on a team predominantly consisting of Juniors, Ruby entered his sixth season as head coach of the Fighting Illini with an overall record of 50 wins and 33 losses. This season also produced the Ruby's only losing season in the Big Ten with a conference record of 2 wins and 10 losses. The starting lineup included captain Everett Olson at center, Ernest Dorn and Earl H. Drew at forward, and future head coach Douglas R. Mills, Keston J. Deimling and Andrew R. Solyom at guard.Fighting Illini Basketball: A Hardwood History By News-Gazette, Sports Publishing LLC 1-58261-356-7 Roster 1927 Illinois Fighting Illini y Forrest H. Lindsay 3 C JR Tulsa, Oklahoma n Huber Hughes Edwards 4 F JR Newton, Illinois n Ernest Dorn 5 F JR Chicago, Illinois n Fremont G. Cann 6 G JR Oregon, Illinois n Douglas R. Mills 7 G SO Elgin, Illinois y Andrew R. Solyom 8 C SO Hammond, Indiana n Omar C. Lee 9 F SR Frankfort, Illinois n John D. How 10 F JR Lakeville, Indiana n Earl H. Johnson 11 G SO Batavia, Illinois n C. Donnelly Gamble 12 G JR Champaign, Illinois n Keston J. Deimling 14 G JR Stevens Point, Wisconsin n James W. Lewis 15 G SO Waukegan, Illinois n Roy Greene 16 G JR Renovo, Pennsylvania n Carl H. Bergeson 17 G SO Batavia, Illinois n Raymond Eugene Fisher 18 G SO Champaign, Illinois n Edwin J. Simionich 19 G JR Joliet, Illinois n William Lincoln Julian 20 F JR Grant Park, Illinois n Vance Cummins 21 F JR Joliet, Illinois n Everette Olson 22 G SR Champaign, Illinois n C Lee Hickox 23 C SO Evanston, Illinois n Herbert Gustave Lind 24 G JR Chicago, Illinois n William E. Short 25 F SO Frontenac, Kansas n Herbert K. Smock 26 F SO Moweaqua, Illinois n William Bunn 27 F SR Byron, Illinois n Earl Drew 28 F JR Champaign, Illinois n Rufus Glass 29 C JR Kokomo, Indiana n Henry Thomas Winterbauer R G JR Athens, Illinois n Richard Anthony Floberg R F SO Rockford, Illinois n Harry Lambert Logan R G JR Salem, Illinois n Darrell Ova Overpeck R F SO Clinton, Indiana n John H. Pribble R G SO Salem, Illinois n Ernest W. Schultz R G SR Geneseo, Illinois n Roland Sanford Wachob R F JR Cherry Tree, Pennsylvania n Craig Ruby (University of Missouri) (6th year) Jack Lipe (University of Illinois) (4th year) https://fightingillini.com/sports/2015/7/18/mbb_alltimerosters_1925_1949.aspx?#1928 Schedule yes |- !colspan=12 style="background:#DF4E38; color:white;"| Non-Conference regular season |- align="center" bgcolor="" 12/10/1927 yes Knox New Gymnasium Champaign, IL 22–18 6,007 1–0 12/17/1927 yes 1927 Bradley Braves Bradley New Gymnasium Champaign, IL 41–35 6,149 2–0 12/27/1927 yes yes Washington UW Pavilionhttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=FQxWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=FuIDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4804%2C4855141 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Associated Press U. of W. wins from Illinois December 28, 1927 13 Seattle, WA Pavilion dedication 23–34 7,500 2–1 12/29/1927 yes yes Washington UW Pavilion Seattle, WA 34–24 3–1 12/30/1927 yes yes Washington UW Pavilion Seattle, WA 26–32 3–2 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#DF4E38; color:#FFFFFF;"|Big Ten regular season 1/7/1928 1927 Purdue Boilermakers Purdue New Gymnasium Champaign, IL 24–30 7,176 3–3 0–1 1/13/1928 yes 1927 Iowa Hawkeyes Iowa Iowa Field House Iowa City, IA Rivalry 30–36 3–4 0–2 1/16/1928 yes Wisconsin UW Armory and Gymnasium Madison, WI 34–33 4–4 1–2 1/21/1928 yes Indiana Men's Gymnasium Bloomington, IN Rivalry 29–44 4–5 1–3 2/8/1928 1927 Northwestern Wildcats Northwestern New Gymnasium Champaign, IL Rivalry 32–20 6,675 5–5 2–3 2/14/1928 yes Purdue Memorial Gymnasium West Lafayette, IN 14–40 5–6 2–4 2/17/1928 yes 1927 Chicago Maroons Chicago Bartlett Gymnasium Chicago, IL 26–52 5–7 2–5 2/24/1928 Iowa New Gymnasium Champaign, IL Rivalry 27–41 5,359 5–8 2–6 3/1/1928 yes Northwestern Patten Gymnasium Evanston, IL Rivalry 31–39 5–9 2–7 3/3/1928 Chicago New Gymnasium Champaign, IL 18–19 5,457 5–10 2–8 3/6/1928 Indiana New Gymnasium Champaign, IL Rivalry 23–27 5,737 5–11 2–9 3/9/1928 Wisconsin New Gymnasium Champaign, IL 22–32 5,642 5–12 2–10 Central time SourceUniversity of Illinois Fighting Illini Statistics Summary for 1927–28 https://web.archive.org/web/20150210104739/http://www.fightingillini.com/sports/m-baskbl/records/year-1927.html 2015-02-10 , FightingIllini.com References Illinois Fighting Illini Category:Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball seasons Illinois Fighting Illini Illinois Fighting Illini